Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alkalinisation
alkalinisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalinization
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
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
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
antalkalies
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiskeptical
antislickens
asklent
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
(figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person.
The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
beanstalks
beanstalks
noun
plural of beanstalk
bernkasteler
bespecklement
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blackstone
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blankest
blankest
adj
superlative form of blank: most blank
blanketers
blanketless
blanketless
adj
Without a blanket or blankets.
blankets
blankets
noun
plural of blanket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanket
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.
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.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bottlenecks
bottlenecks
noun
plural of bottleneck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bottleneck
bradyteleokinesis
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
candlesticked
candlesticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candlestick
candlesticks
candlesticks
noun
plural of candlestick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candlestick
candlestickward
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
clarkston
clatskanie
clinkstone
clinkstone
noun
phonolite
coltskin
coltskin
noun
The skin of a colt.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cornstalk
cornstalk
noun
(Australia, slang, derogatory) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
cornstalks
cornstalks
noun
plural of cornstalk
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
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.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
crescentlike
crescentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
crinkliest
crinkliest
adj
superlative form of crinkly: most crinkly
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
noun
A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
deathlikeness
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
dermaskeleton
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
ectoskeleton
ectoskeleton
noun
Alternative form of exoskeleton
ekaterinoslav
electrokinematics
electrokinetics
electrokinetics
noun
(physics) the electrodynamics of electrical circuits
endoskeletal
endoskeletal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
endoskeleton
endoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.
endoskeletons
endoskeletons
noun
plural of endoskeleton
eskilstuna
exoskeleton
exoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.
exoskeletons
exoskeletons
noun
plural of exoskeleton
finkelstein
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
folkston
folkston
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States
franklinist
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
gentlefolks
gentlefolks
noun
Synonym of gentlefolk
gentlemanlikeness
gentlemanlikeness
noun
The quality of being gentlemanlike.
ghostlikeness
giantlikeness
glaiketness
glaikitness
glossokinesthetic
helsingkite
helterskelteriness
ilkeston
ilkeston
Proper noun
A town in Derbyshire, England.
inkblots
inkblots
noun
plural of inkblot
insectlike
insectlike
adj
Resembling an insect in any of various attributes such as form, behavior, or sound
interleukins
interleukins
noun
plural of interleukin
interlinks
interlinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlink
interlocks
interlocks
noun
plural of interlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlock
intersprinkle
intersprinkle
verb
(transitive) To sprinkle between.
intersprinkled
intersprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intersprinkle
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
kaiserslautern
kanteles
kanteles
noun
plural of kantele
kaolinisation
katsunkel
khlustino
kilnstick
kilotons
kilotons
noun
plural of kiloton
kiltings
kiltings
noun
plural of kilting
kinaesthetically
kinaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of kinesthetically
kindliest
kindliest
adj
superlative form of kindly: most kindly
kineplasty
kinesthetically
kinesthetically
adv
In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics
kinetonucleus
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).