The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalinity
alkalinity
noun
(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
alkalometry
alkatively
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylate
alkylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent
alkylated
alkylated
adj
That has been modified by alkylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkylate
alkylates
alkylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkylate
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
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
amethystlike
ampherotoky
amphikaryotic
amphitoky
analkalinity
ankylenteron
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
ankylotome
ankylotomy
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
antakiya
antakya
anthokyan
anthokyan
noun
(archaic) anthocyanin
antikythera
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
aralkylated
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
arrhenotoky
noun
(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
attackingly
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autarky
autarky
noun
National economic self-sufficiency.
The state of personal self-sufficiency.
autoalkylation
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backstay
backstay
noun
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.
backstays
backstays
noun
plural of backstay
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
basketry
basketry
noun
Baskets collectively.
The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
battycake
beknottedly
berkeleyite
bialystok
bialystoker
blackheartedly
blanketry
blankety
blankety
adj
(dated, euphemistic) damnable, damned
Resembling or related to a blanket.
blavatsky
boutylka
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
bradyteleokinesis
breakability
breakability
noun
The state or property of being breakable.
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
buckety
buckety
adj
Resembling a bucket.
buckeystown
buckstay
buckstay
noun
A vertical support for a furnace or boiler, to give it rigidity.
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
buttinsky
buttinsky
noun
(derogatory) One who is prone to butt in, interrupt, or get involved where they are not welcome; a busybody.
(telecommunications) Alternative spelling of buttinski (“a robust portable one-piece telephone instrument with clips, used by technicians and lines staff for testing telephone circuits or making a temporary connection to a telephone line”)
bycoket
bycoket
noun
(historical) A type of medieval cap with a wide brim that comes to a point in the front and is turned up at the rear, originally worn by Western European nobility and royalty.
byelostok
byrthynsak
bytalk
bytalk
noun
incidental conversation, chit-chat; small talk
bytalks
candystick
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cattleyak
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
cityfolk
citylike
citylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a city.
clackety
clackety
intj
A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as of a railway train.
clankety
clankety
intj
A clanking sound suggesting mechanical motion.
cockneity
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coldturkey
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
coxankylometer
crackability
crackability
noun
Quality or degree of being crackable.
crickety
crickety
adj
(informal) Of or pertaining to the sport of cricket.
Full of crickets.
Of or pertaining to crickets.
intj
Alternative form of crikey
cryoplankton
crystallike
cuttyhunk
cuttyhunk
noun
(fishing) A fishing line made from linen threads twisted together.
cytokineses
cytokineses
noun
plural of cytokinesis
cytokinesis
cytokinesis
noun
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.
cytokinetic
cytokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to cytokinesis or to cytokinetics
cytokinin
cytokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of plant hormones involved in cell growth and division
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
dakoity
dakoity
noun
Alternative spelling of dacoity
daktyi
daktyl
daktyli
daktylon
daktylos
daktyls
daystreak
dealkylate
dealkylate
verb
(organic chemistry, transitive) To remove alkyl groups from (a compound), especially as part of the oil refining process.
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
deuterotoky
deuterotoky
noun
The production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis.
dickty
dickty
noun
(African-American Vernacular) An upper-class black.
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
diktyonite
diktyonite
noun
(geology) Alternative form of dictyonite
dimethyldiketone
dimethylketol
dimethylketone
domeykite
domeykite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric copper arsenide mineral, Cu₃As.
doostoevsky
dostoevsky
dostoyevski
dostoyevsky
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
drinkability
drinkability
noun
The extent to which something is drinkable.
The state or property of being drinkable.
dukhobortsy
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
dyskinetic
dyskinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to dyskinesia
earthshakingly
earthshakingly
adv
In an earthshaking manner.
eckerty
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
eukaryote
eukaryote
noun
(cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
eyestalk
eyestalk
noun
(anatomy) A motile stalk having an eye at the tip.