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
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
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.
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
cryoplankton
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
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
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
paleokinetic
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
pinakiolite
pinakiolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
plankinton
plankinton
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota, USA.
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.
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
rheoplankton
saproplankton
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
telekinematography
unoutspeakable
unoutspeakable
adj
(archaic) Unspeakable.
unsportsmanlike
unsportsmanlike
adj
violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship
unsportsmanlikeness
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.
