The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afterworking
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkalization
alkalization
noun
alkalinization
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
anakinetomer
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
ankylenteron
ankylodontia
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blockbusters
blockbusters
noun
plural of blockbuster
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breaststroke
breaststroke
noun
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
verb
to swim using this stroke
brooktondale
butterworker
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook
cabinetworks
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
changepocket
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaunoprockt
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
cloisterlike
cloisterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
concertstuck
contakionkia
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
counterprick
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstock
counterstock
noun
(dated) counterfoil
crocketville
crooksterned
crooktoothed
cryoplankton
cuckoopintle
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
noun
A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
dickinsonite
dickinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, lithium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
ectoskeleton
ectoskeleton
noun
Alternative form of exoskeleton
ekaterinodar
electroshock
electroshock
noun
(An) electric shock.
(medicine) Electroconvulsive therapy.
verb
(medicine) To administer electroconvulsive therapy.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
endoskeletal
endoskeletal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
endoskeleton
endoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.
enterokinase
enterokinase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
episkotister
episkotister
noun
Alternative form of episcotister
eskimologist
eskimologist
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of Eskimologist
exoskeletons
exoskeletons
noun
plural of exoskeleton
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
foretokening
foretokening
noun
Indication in advance.
verb
present participle of foretoken
fortresslike
fortresslike
adj
Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frankforters
franklintown
frontierlike
frontierlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a frontier.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
greenockites
greenockites
noun
plural of greenockite
hackettstown
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hemikaryotic
hemiplankton
heterokaryon
heterokaryon
noun
(biology) A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei
heterokontae
heterokontan
heterokontan
adj
Belonging to the heterokonts.
hickorywithe
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
homeokinetic
homeokinetic
adj
Relating to homeokinesis.
Relating to homeokinetics.
honeystucker
hydrokineter
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hypoplankton
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
interchoking
interknotted
interknotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interknot
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
internetwork
internetwork
noun
A network of networks.
verb
(transitive) To set up as a network of networks.
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
intranetwork
intranetwork
adj
Within a network.
noun
(computing) An intranet.
jestingstock
kakistocracy
kakistocracy
noun
Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
kalokagathia
kalokagathia
noun
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.
karyokinetic
karyokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
karyomitosis
karyomitosis
noun
mitosis of the nucleus of a cell
karyomitotic
karyomitotic
adj
Relating to karyomitosis.
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
katakiribori
katakiribori
noun
A Japanese sword-making technique employing a chisel at two different angles.
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
katharometer
katharometer
noun
(sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
katsuwonidae
keraterpeton
keratodermia
keratogenous
keratogenous
adj
That produces horny tissue
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoiritis
keratometric
keratometric
adj
Measured with a keratometer
Relating to keratometry
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keratotomies
keratotomies
noun
plural of keratotomy
ketonization
ketonization
noun
(organic chemistry) The conversion (of an enol etc.) into a ketone.
ketosteroids
ketosteroids
noun
plural of ketosteroid
ketosuccinic
ketosuccinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ketosuccinic acid or its derivatives