(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankylopodia
ankyroid
birdyback
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bodykins
bodymaking
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bradykinesia
bradykinesia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of movement.
bradykinesis
bradykinesis
noun
Alternative form of bradykinesia
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
bradykinin
bradykinin
noun
(biochemistry) A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
bradykinins
bradykinins
noun
plural of bradykinin
bradyteleokinesis
brickyard
brickyard
noun
A factory where bricks are produced or distributed
candylike
candylike
adj
Resembling candy, especially in flavor or appearance
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
candystick
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cycadlike
cycadlike
adj
Having the characteristics of a cycad.
cylinderlike
cylinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cylinder.
dakoity
dakoity
noun
Alternative spelling of dacoity
daktyi
daktyli
daydreamlike
daydreamlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a daydream.
daykin
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
desmopyknosis
dezinkify
dialkyl
dialkyl
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any compound containing two alkyl groups
(uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two alkyl groups in a compound
dialkylamine
dialkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any secondary amine formed from two alkyl groups
dialkylic
dickey
dickey
adj
Alternative form of dicky (“doubtful, troublesome, in poor condition”)
noun
Alternative form of dicky
dickeybird
dickeys
dickeys
noun
plural of dickey
dickeyville
dickty
dickty
noun
(African-American Vernacular) An upper-class black.
dicky
dicky
adj
(colloquial) doubtful, troublesome; in poor condition
(informal, vulgar) like a dick, foolish or obnoxious
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
(India) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
(UK, dialect) A donkey.
(UK, dialect) A hedge sparrow.
(UK, military slang) A pilot.
(colloquial) A louse.
(dated) A seat behind a carriage or early motor car, for a servant.
(dated) A seat in a carriage, for the driver.
(historical) A leather apron for a gig, etc.
(idiomatic, UK, in negative constructions) An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.
(slang, dated) A hat, especially (in the US) a stiff hat or derby, and (in the UK) a straw hat.
A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
A haddock.
A small bird; a dicky-bird.
dickybird
dikaryon
dikaryon
noun
(biology) A hypha that has two nuclei.
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
dikey
diktyonite
diktyonite
noun
(geology) Alternative form of dictyonite
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
dinkey
dinkey
noun
A small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.
dinkeys
dinkeys
noun
plural of dinkey
dinkly
dinky
dinky
adj
(informal, Britain) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
(informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
noun
A person in a relationship with double income and no kids
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diskery
diskery
noun
(dated, music) A phonograph-record manufacturer; a shop that sells phonograph records.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disyoke
disyoke
verb
(transitive, poetic) To free (someone or something) from a yoke; to disjoin, to unyoke.
disyoked
disyoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disyoke
disyokes
disyokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disyoke
disyoking
disyoking
verb
present participle of disyoke
diyarbakir
diyarbekir
dobrinsky
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
domeykite
domeykite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric copper arsenide mineral, Cu₃As.
donkeyish
donkeyish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
donkeyism
donkeyism
noun
foolishness
doohickey
doohickey
noun
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
doohickeys
doohickeys
noun
plural of doohickey
doohinkey
dostoyevski
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
drinkably
drinkery
drinkery
noun
(informal) A place where alcoholic drinks are served; a public house.
drinky
drinky
noun
(slang, informal or baby-talk) drink
drygalski
dubinsky
duskily
duskily
adv
In a dusky manner.
duskishly
duskishly
adv
In a duskish manner.
dyakisdodecahedron
dyakish
dybbukim
dyemaking
dyking
dyking
noun
Alternative spelling of diking
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
dyskinesia
dyskinesia
noun
(countable) A disorder involving such state.
(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.
dyskinesias
dyskinesias
noun
plural of dyskinesia
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
guidebooky
holidaymaker
holidaymaker
noun
(Britain) someone who is on holiday
holidaymaking
holidaymaking
noun
(Britain) Going on holiday.
hydraulicked
hydraulicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydraulic
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hydrocracking
hydrocracking
noun
(organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
verb
present participle of hydrocrack
hydrofranklinite
hydrokineter
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
hydroski
hydroski
noun
A ski allowing a seaplane to land on water.
hygrodeik
hygrodeik
noun
A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
hyperlinked
hyperlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink
kadiyevka
kailyard
kailyard
noun
(Scotland) A kitchen garden.
A late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century school of writing, set in small Scottish towns, a notable example being J. M Barrie's A Small Minister
kailyarder
kailyarder
noun
A writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
kailyardism
kailyardism
noun
The writing style of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
kailyards
kailyards
noun
plural of kailyard
kalandariyah
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
kandinsky
kandiyohi
kandiyohi
Proper noun
a small city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, USA.
karyatid
karyatid
noun
Alternative form of caryatid
karyolysidae
katydid
katydid
noun
A relative of grasshoppers and crickets, in the family Tettigoniidae.
katydids
katydids
noun
plural of katydid
kayibanda
keedysville
kennedyville
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
kiddingly
kiddingly
adv
In a kidding manner; jestingly, jokingly.
kiddy
kiddy
noun
(obsolete, UK, slang) A low thief.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A man or boy.
(slang) Alternative spelling of kiddie (“a child”)
verb
(archaic) To kid; to hoax or tease.
kidney
kidney
noun
(figuratively, dated) Constitution, temperament, nature, type, character, disposition. (usually used of people)
(obsolete, slang) A waiter.
An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.