A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
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
allokurtic
anakrousis
artukovic
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
baronduki
blockaderunning
bordiuk
boufarik
bourbaki
cherubikon
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
cocksureism
cokuloris
cokuloris
noun
Alternative form of cucoloris
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
counterdike
counterlocking
counterprick
counterreckoning
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
countersinks
countersinks
noun
plural of countersink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersink
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
courtlike
courtlike
adj
Courteous; polite.
Resembling or characteristic of a court.
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
drouking
droukit
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
duikerbok
duikerbok
noun
Alternative form of duykerbok
duikerboks
duikerboks
noun
plural of duikerbok
epikouros
eurokies
flickermouse
flourlike
flourlike
Adjective
Resembling flour.
forkunion
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
gorkiesque
gourdlike
gourdlike
adj
Resembling a gourd.
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
groupthinks
grouselike
grouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grouse.
guiderock
gumpoldskirchner
gurolinick
hiruko
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
housekeeperlike
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
isokurtic
jurkoic
kairouan
kairouan
Proper noun
A major city of the Umayyads, now in modern Tunisia.
katipuneros
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
keraunion
keraunographic
keraunographic
adj
Of or pertaining to keraunography.
keraunophobia
keraunophobia
Noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
ketonuria
ketonuria
noun
(medicine) A medical condition in which ketone bodies are present in the urine.
kilbourne
kilocurie
kilocurie
noun
A unit equal to 1,000 curies.
kodurite
koeberliniaceous
koelreuteria
kominuter
kominuter
noun
A kind of Danish ball mill with a peripheral discharge.
koridethianus
kornerupine
kornerupine
noun
(mineralogy) A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
korrigum
korrigum
noun
Damaliscus korrigum korrigum, an antelope of a subspecies of the topi.
kosiur
kouroi
kouroi
noun
plural of kouros
krameriaceous
kraurosis
kraurosis
noun
(medicine) A condition of the genitals characterized by atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membranes.
kraurotic
kraurotic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, kraurosis.
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
kuroki
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
kuroshio
kurtistown
kurtosis
kurtosis
noun
(statistics) A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.
(statistics) Excess kurtosis: the difference between a given distribution's kurtosis and the kurtosis of a normal distribution.
kurtosises
kyprianou
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
leukotriene
leukotriene
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.
leukotrienes
leukotrienes
noun
plural of leukotriene
liakoura
lickerous
lickerous
adj
(archaic) lickerish; lecherous; eager; lustful.
likerous
likerous
adj
Obsolete form of lickerish.
likoura
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
microleukoblast
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
mountebankeries
mountebankeries
noun
plural of mountebankery
muircock
mushroomlike
mushroomlike
adj
Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom
mussorgski
neighbourlike
neighbourlike
adj
(Britain, Canada) Synonym of neighbourly
neurokeratin
neurokeratin
noun
(biochemistry) The protein component of the myelin sheath.
neuromalakia
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
okruzi
okuari
ouakari
ouakari
noun
Alternative form of uakari
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outcricket
outdrink
outdrink
verb
(transitive) To drink more than (someone else).
outdrinking
outdrinking
verb
present participle of outdrink
outdrinks
outdrinks
noun
plural of outdrink
outranking
outranking
verb
present participle of outrank
outreckoning
outreckoning
verb
present participle of outreckon
outrick
outrocking
outrocking
verb
present participle of outrock
outshriek
outshriek
verb
(transitive) To surpass in shrieking.
outskirmish
outskirmisher
outskirt
outskirt
noun
A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
verb
(transitive) To surround as an outskirt.
outskirter
outskirter
noun
One who lives on the outskirts.
outskirts
outskirts
noun
The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.
plural of outskirt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outskirt
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
outstrike
outstrike
verb
(transitive) To strike faster or harder than.
outtrick
outtrick
verb
(transitive) To surpass in trickery.
outtricked
outtricked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtrick
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
outtricks
outtricks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtrick
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
overbulkily
overbulkiness
overquick
overquick
adj
Too quick; overly quick.
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
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.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.