(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
agkistrodon
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allokinesis
allokinetic
amidoketone
aminoketone
aminoketone
noun
Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
amphikaryon
anakoluthia
aniseikonia
aniseikonia
noun
(pathology, ophthalmology) An ophthalmological condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images.
aniseikonic
aniseikonic
adj
Having or relating to aniseikonia.
ankylopodia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antiketogen
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
archikaryon
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.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
backadation
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpointer
balloonlike
balloonlike
adj
Resembling a balloon in form
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blackington
blockmaking
blockmaking
noun
The manufacture of blocks for use in printing.
The manufacture of nautical blocks.
bookmakings
bookmakings
noun
plural of bookmaking
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
brainworker
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
broommaking
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
captaincook
cartoonlike
cartoonlike
adj
Resembling a cartoon
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
cloakmaking
cloakmaking
noun
The manufacture of cloaks.
clockmaking
clockmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaking
coachmaking
noun
The manufacture of coaches (vehicles).
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
colormaking
colormaking
noun
The manufacture of paints or dyes.
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
deadlocking
deadlocking
verb
present participle of deadlock
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
demarkation
demarkation
noun
Alternative spelling of demarcation
diamondback
diamondback
noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).
diamondlike
diamondlike
adj
Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
diazoalkane
diazoalkane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any diazo derivative of an alkane
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
dockization
dockization
noun
conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
downpatrick
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
epimanikion
epimanikion
noun
A cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches.
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
foretalking
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
franklinton
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
gazingstock
gazingstock
noun
(archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at by many people; a spectacle.
ginkgoaceae
glovemaking
glovemaking
noun
The manufacture of gloves.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
goalkeeping
goalkeeping
noun
The art of a goalkeeper.
verb
present participle of goalkeep
handistroke
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harpoonlike
headworking
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
homemakings
homemakings
noun
plural of homemaking
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
imbarkation
imparkation
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
jackarooing
jackarooing
verb
present participle of jackaroo
jackerooing
jackerooing
verb
present participle of jackeroo
jackrolling
jackrolling
noun
(South Africa) gang rape of women by men
joukahainen
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kalsomining
kalsomining
verb
present participle of kalsomine
kamelaukion
kamelaukion
noun
A stiff cylindrical head-covering worn for religious reasons in Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic traditions.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kangarooing
kangarooing
verb
present participle of kangaroo
kaolinising
kaolinising
verb
present participle of kaolinise
kaolinizing
kaolinizing
verb
present participle of kaolinize
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
katipuneros
kawchodinne
keratogenic
keratogenic
Adjective
Relating to keratogenesis.
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
kilimanjaro
kilimanjaro
Proper noun
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kinoplasmic
kinoplasmic
adj
of or related to kinoplasm
kinorhyncha
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
kochliarion
kochliarion
noun
(historical) A kind of spoon used for eating in the Early Byzantine period.
koeberlinia
koilonychia
koilonychia
noun
A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface
koniophobia
konstantine
kordofanian
kordofanian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a geographic grouping of three to five language families spoken in the Nuba hills of Kordofan Province, Sudan.
koreshanity
kristianson
kyanization
kyanization
noun
The act or process of kyanizing.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukotaxine
lopatnikoff
lovemakings
lovemakings
noun
plural of lovemaking
madonnalike
mantoloking
maskinonges
maskinonges
noun
plural of maskinonge
modelmaking
modelmaking
noun
The creation of scale models.
monarchlike
monarchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a monarch.
moneymaking
moneymaking
adj
Alternative form of money-making
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
moviemaking
moviemaking
noun
The production of movies
noisemakers
noisemakers
noun
plural of noisemaker
noisemaking
noisemaking
noun
The production of noise.
nonalkaloid
nonalkaloid
noun
Any substance that is not an alkaloid.
noncranking
noncranking
adj
That does not crank.
nonpickable
nonpickable
adj
Not pickable.
nonsinkable
nonsinkable
adj
Not sinkable.
nonsparking
nonsparking
adj
That does not give off sparks.
nonspeaking
nonspeaking
adj
Not speaking.
nordmarkite
nordmarkite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of syenite with quartz, mostly composed of microperthite.
nosegaylike
oklahannali
ottomanlike
ottomanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ottoman (furniture).