The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
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
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
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
antiskeptical
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
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.
blackprint
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
crankplate
cryoplankton
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
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
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hemiplankton
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hypoalkalinity
hypoplankton
hypoplanktonic
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kineplasty
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
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
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
limnoplankton
limnoplankton
noun
(biology) The plankton of fresh waters, especially of lakes
lopatnikoff
lopatnikov
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
nannoplankton
nannoplankton
noun
Alternative form of nanoplankton
nannoplanktonic
nanoplankton
nanoplankton
noun
plankton between 2 and 20 microns in size.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
overskepticalness
painstakingly
painstakingly
adv
In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
painterlike
painterlike
adj
painterly; characteristic of a painter or paintings
paintlick
paleokinetic
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parentlike
parentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parent.
patternlike
patternlike
adj
Resembling a pattern; regular.
peasantlike
peasantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a peasant.
pendantlike
pendantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendant.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phitsanulok
phytoplankton
phytoplankton
noun
Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis.
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
pickthankly
pinakiolite
pinakiolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
planetkin
planetlike
planetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a planet.
plankbuilt
plankinton
plankinton
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA.
plankter
plankter
noun
A single organism of plankton.
plankters
plankters
noun
plural of plankter
planktologist
planktologist
noun
One who studies planktology.
planktology
planktology
noun
The study of plankton
plankton
plankton
noun
(uncountable) A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.
(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
planktonic
planktonic
adj
Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Of or pertaining to plankton.
planktons
planktons
noun
plural of plankton
planktont
plantationlike
plantationlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plantation.
plantlike
plantlike
adj
Having characteristics of a plant
platemaking
platemaking
noun
The production of plates (printing surfaces).
platemakings
pocketableness
pointblank
pointblank
adv
(obsolete or rare) point blank
potamoplankton
potamoplankton
noun
(biology) plankton that inhabit rivers
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
protestantlike
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
rheoplankton
saltsprinkler
saproplankton
semipalatinsk
skepticalness
skepticalness
noun
Quality of being skeptical.
spartanlike
spectaclemaking
spectaclemaking
noun
The manufacture of spectacles (eyewear).
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
sportsmanlikeness
superacknowledgment
superalkalinity
superalkalinity
noun
The property of being superalkaline.
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
tarpaulinmaker
telekinematography
templarlikeness
unoutspeakable
unoutspeakable
adj
(archaic) Unspeakable.
unplantlike
unplantlike
adj
Not plantlike.
unskeptical
unskeptical
adj
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
unskeptically
unskeptically
adv
In an unskeptical way.
unskepticalness
unspeakability
unspeakability
noun
unspeakableness
unsportsmanlike
unsportsmanlike
adj
violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship
unsportsmanlikeness
varnpliktige
zooplankter
zooplankter
noun
Any organism that is a zooplankton
zooplankters
zooplankters
noun
plural of zooplankter
zooplankton
zooplankton
noun
(zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.