(organic chemistry) any univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O⁻, where R is an alkyl group
alkoxyl
alkoxyl
noun
The alkoxy radical
alkylamino
alkylamino
noun
(chemistry) A group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group
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
alkylogen
alkylol
alkyloxy
alkyloxy
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of alkoxy
ankylenteron
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
ankylocheilia
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankyloglossia
ankyloglossia
noun
(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
ankylomele
ankylomerism
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
ankylopodia
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
ankylorrhinia
ankylos
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
ankylotome
ankylotomy
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
autoalkylation
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
beknottedly
bialystok
bialystoker
billycock
billycock
noun
(dated) A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler.
blackbody
blackbody
noun
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum
blackboy
blackboy
noun
(Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
(Australia, obsolete, possibly offensive) An Aboriginal boy or servant.
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blockishly
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
blocky
blocky
adj
Resembling a block in shape.
boguslawsky
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
boutylka
boylike
boylike
adj
Resembling a boy.
boylikeness
bradyteleokinesis
brailowsky
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brokenly
brokenly
adv
(Of speech) with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.
In a broken manner.
brokerly
brokerly
adj
(obsolete) mean; servile
brooklyn
brooklynese
brooklynese
Proper noun
The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
bullocky
bullocky
noun
(Australia and New Zealand colloquial, now historical) A person (usually a man) who drives a cart pulled by a team of bullocks.
bullyrock
bullyrook
byelostok
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
chalkography
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
cityfolk
cloakedly
cloakedly
adv
In a concealed manner; with secrecy.
cloky
closkey
closky
cockeyedly
cockeyedly
adv
In a cockeyed manner.
cockeysville
cockily
cockily
adv
In a cocky manner.
cockishly
cockly
cockly
adj
Marked with, abounding in, or infested with cockles
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cockneyland
cockneylike
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cockyolly
coldturkey
colicky
colicky
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from colic
cookishly
corymblike
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
coxankylometer
croakily
croakily
adv
In a croaky manner.
crookedly
crookedly
adv
In a crooked manner.
cryoplankton
cuckoldly
cuckoldly
adj
Possessing the qualities of a cuckold.
adv
Like or as a cuckold.
cuckoldry
cuckoldry
noun
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
cuckoldy
cuckoldy
adj
Characteristic of a cuckold.
curlylocks
cycloalkane
cycloalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
noun
A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
daktylon
daktylos
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
eikonology
eskimology
eskimology
Noun
The study of the Eskimo people.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
flocky
flocky
adj
Abounding with flocks; floccose.
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
flunkydom
flunkydom
noun
The place or region of flunkies.
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
flybook
flybook
noun
(fishing) A small case for holding fishing flies.
folksay
folksey
folksily
folksily
adv
In a folksy manner.
folksy
folksy
adj
Characteristic of simple country life.
Informal, affable and familiar.
folkway
folkway
noun
Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
folky
folky
adj
(music, informal) Having the character of folk music
forebackwardly
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
forkedly
forkedly
adv
In a forked shape or pattern.
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
frolickly
frolicky
frolicky
adj
(obsolete) frolicsome
glovsky
glykopectic
glykopexic
gobbledygook
gobbledygook
noun
(informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
(informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.