(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
aldoketene
alkalinisation
alkalinisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalinization
alkalinization
alkalinization
noun
The conversion of something to an alkali.
The process of becoming more alkaline.
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkalization
alkalization
noun
alkalinization
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkapton
alkapton
noun
homogentisic acid
alkaptone
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
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allokinetic
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
anakoluthia
ankylenteron
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
ankylotome
ankylotomy
antiblock
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
autoalkylation
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
balkanization
balkanization
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
blackington
blackstone
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blacktongue
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bradyteleokinesis
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brooktondale
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
clarkston
clarkton
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cornstalk
cornstalk
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
coxankylometer
cryoplankton
daktylon
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
ekaterinoslav
electrokinematics
endoskeletal
endoskeletal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
foretalking
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
franklinization
franklinton
franklintown
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
heartbrokenly
heartbrokenly
adv
In a heartbroken manner.
hemiplankton
hokaltecan
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hydrofranklinite
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hypoalkalinity
hypoplankton
hypoplanktonic
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
kameelthorn
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kaolinate
kaolinate
noun
A salt or ester of kaolinic acid.
kaolinisation
kaolinite
kaolinite
noun
(mineralogy) A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄; one of the kaolin group of minerals.
kaolinization
kaolinization
noun
The act or process of kaolinizing.
kathemoglobin
keelboatman
keelboatman
noun
The person who operates a keelboat.
keelboatmen
keelboatmen
noun
plural of keelboatman
kenogenetically
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
kimballton
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinetogenetically
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kjeldahlization
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal
kleptomaniacal
adj
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
klockmannite
klockmannite
noun
A copper-selenium mineral (CuSe)
klootchman
klootchman
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects) Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
koggelmannetje
koggelmannetje
noun
(South Africa) The lizard Agama atra.
koltunna
konzentrationslager
korenblat
kostelanetz
lakefront
lakefront
adj
Adjacent to a lake. Usually used to describe real estate.
noun
Land or an area which is adjacent to a lake.
lankton
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukotaxin
leukotaxine
limnoplankton
limnoplankton
noun
(biology) The plankton of fresh waters, especially of lakes