(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
adiadokokinesi
adiadokokinesia
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
agkistrodon
ahoskie
aikidos
aikidos
noun
plural of aikido
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
akimovsky
akmolinsk
akroasis
algonkins
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalinisation
alkalinisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalinization
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkaloids
alkaloids
noun
plural of alkaloid
alkalosis
alkalosis
noun
An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allokinesis
amphitokous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
amvrakikos
anagignoskomena
anakrousis
angiokinesis
aniseikonia
aniseikonia
noun
(pathology, ophthalmology) An ophthalmological condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images.
aniseikonias
aniseikonias
noun
plural of aniseikonia
aniseikonic
aniseikonic
adj
Having or relating to aniseikonia.
anisokonia
anisokonia
noun
Alternative form of aniseikonia
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.
ankylomerism
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.
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
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.
antiketogenesis
antiketogenesis
noun
The inhibition of ketogenesis
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
apikores
apikoros
apikoros
noun
A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
apokatastasis
apokatastasis
noun
Alternative form of apocatastasis
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
archidiskodon
arkosic
arkosic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to arkose.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
asklepios
askoi
askoi
noun
plural of askos
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
asterikos
asterikos
noun
(Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy) A metal cross that is placed over the diskos to prevent the veil from touching the host.
asteriskos
atkinson
atkinson
Proper noun
An English and Irish patronymic surname.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
avalokitesvara
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
baloskion
baloskionaceae
bashibazouk
bashibazouk
noun
Alternative spelling of bashi-bazouk
basilicock
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
baskonize
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaking
berkovtsi
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
bialystok
bialystoker
bibcocks
bibcocks
noun
plural of bibcock
bikols
billhooks
billhooks
noun
plural of billhook
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
biokinetics
biokinetics
noun
(medical biology) The study of movements of or within organisms
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
biskop
bitstock
bitstock
noun
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.
bitstocks
bitstocks
noun
plural of bitstock
bittocks
bittocks
noun
plural of bittock
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
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.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockiest
blockiest
adj
superlative form of blocky: most blocky
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockish
blockish
adj
Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull.
Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
Rude; clumsy; rough.
blockishly
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blockship
blockship
noun
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
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.
bloodsuckings
bloubiskop
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
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
boarskin
bobolinks
bobolinks
noun
plural of bobolink
bockstein
bodkins
bodkins
noun
plural of bodkin
bodkinwise
bodstick
bodykins
boilermakers
boilermakers
noun
plural of boilermaker
boilerworks
bolshevik
bolshevik
noun
Alternative form of Bolshevik
bolsheviki
bolshevikian
bolshevikism
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindings
bookbindings
noun
plural of bookbinding
bookies
bookies
noun
plural of bookie
bookiness
bookiness
noun
The quality of being booky.
bookings
bookings
noun
plural of booking
bookish
bookish
adj
Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.
Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
bookishness
bookishness
noun
The property of being bookish.
bookism
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
booklists
booklists
noun
plural of booklist
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmobiles
bookmobiles
noun
plural of bookmobile
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
booksellerism
bookselling
bookselling
noun
The sale of books.
booksellings
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
boomkins
boomkins
noun
plural of boomkin
bootikins
bootikins
noun
plural of bootikin
bootlickers
bootlickers
noun
plural of bootlicker
bootlicks
bootlicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bootlick