(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
analkalinity
ankylodontia
ankylomerism
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antislickens
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
blackballing
blackballing
noun
An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed
verb
present participle of blackball
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackjacking
blackjacking
verb
present participle of blackjack
blacklegging
blacklegging
noun
The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
verb
present participle of blackleg
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bolshevikian
bombernickel
booksellings
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
businesslike
businesslike
adj
Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
candlemaking
candlemaking
noun
The manufacture of candles.
candlesticks
candlesticks
noun
plural of candlestick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candlestick
carnivallike
carnivallike
adj
Like a carnival; festive.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
choleokinase
cinnamonlike
cinnamonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of cinnamon.
clankingness
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
confervalike
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
crescentlike
crescentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
cuckoopintle
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
cylinderlike
cylinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cylinder.
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
dialkylamine
dialkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any secondary amine formed from two alkyl groups
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
dovelikeness
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
ducklingship
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
evilspeaking
ficklenesses
ficklenesses
noun
plural of fickleness
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
folksinesses
folksingings
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
franklandite
frankliniana
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
franklintown
frontierlike
frontierlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a frontier.
galligaskins
galligaskins
noun
(archaic, historical) Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries.
gallygaskins
gallygaskins
noun
Alternative form of galligaskins
girllikeness
glassmakings
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
gluelikeness
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hawkinsville
heilungkiang
helmetmaking
hemiplankton
homelikeness
homelikeness
noun
The quality of being homelike.
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
hypoalkaline
inattackable
inniskilling
interleukins
interleukins
noun
plural of interleukin
interlinkage
interlinkage
noun
linkage together
interlinking
interlinking
adj
Linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing.
noun
A linking between things or concepts; an interconnection.
interlocking
interlocking
noun
(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
verb
present participle of interlock
jacklighting
jacklighting
noun
(hunting, US, Canada) The action of the verb to jacklight; the act of illuminating an animal for the purpose of hunting.
verb
present participle of jacklight
jacksonville
jacksonville
Proper noun
Name for a number of cities and towns in the United States, including the largest city in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
jenkinsville
kalamansanai
kalamansanai
noun
The wood of Neonauclea calycina.
kalandariyah
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kalymmaukion
kamelaukions
kanarraville
kangaroolike
kangaroolike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a kangaroo.
kendallville
kennedyville
kentallenite
kentallenite
noun
(mineralogy) A monzonite containing olivine.
kernersville
kettlemaking
kidneylipped
killickinnic
kindlinesses
kindlinesses
noun
plural of kindliness
kinesiologic
kinesiologic
adj
Alternative form of kinesiological
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kinglessness
kinglessness
noun
Absence of a king.
kinglinesses
kinglinesses
noun
plural of kingliness
kissableness
kithlessness
kithlessness
noun
(rare) Absence of friends or acquaintances.
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
klingerstown
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
klockmannite
klockmannite
noun
A copper-selenium mineral (CuSe)
klutzinesses
kneadability
kneadability
noun
Ability to be kneaded, or worked into a mass.
knightlihood
knightlihood
noun
Quality of being knightly.
knightliness
knightliness
noun
knightly behaviour; chivalry
knightsville
knowlesville
kremlinology
kremlinology
Noun
The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the USSR.
The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization.