(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
aleksandrovac
amphikaryotic
ankylocheilia
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
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.
antiketogenic
antiketogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the formation of ketones during the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates in the liver
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
archidiskodon
backswordsman
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
catakinetomer
catakinomeric
chalkosideric
chameleonlike
chameleonlike
adj
Alternative form of chameleon-like.
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
chokecherries
chokecherries
noun
plural of chokecherry
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
comstockeries
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
cottonpicking
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterstroke
counterstroke
noun
A blow given in return.
A retaliation.
countersunken
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
craddockville
crookedbacked
crookednesses
crookednesses
noun
plural of crookedness
crookfingered
czechoslovaks
diamondbacked
dikaryophasic
dikaryophytic
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
enterokinetic
enterokinetic
adj
Relating to enterokinesis.
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
fredericktown
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
heterokinetic
holluschickie
holluschickie
noun
A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory.
plural of holluschick
hydrocracking
hydrocracking
noun
(organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
verb
present participle of hydrocrack
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
katabolically
katachromasis
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratocricoid
keratomalacia
keratomalacia
noun
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keraunophonic
keraunoscopia
kilomegacycle
kilomegacycle
noun
gigahertz (1000 megacycles)
kinetogenetic
kinetogenetic
adj
Of or relating to kinetogenesis.
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetonucleus
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kittycornered
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
knickerbocker
knickerbocker
noun
(archaic, used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickerbockers.
A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women's dresses.
krameriaceous
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
leukocythemia
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
mcknightstown
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
nickelization
nickelization
noun
The process of nickelizing.
novocherkassk
overreckoning
overreckoning
verb
present participle of overreckon
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overthickness
pickpocketism
pickpocketism
noun
pickpocketing
policemanlike
policemanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.
pollocksville
polykaryocyte
polykaryocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell that has many nuclei
porcelainlike
porcelainlike
adj
Resembling porcelain or some aspect of it.
preblockading
probankruptcy
proboscislike
proboscislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proboscis.
psychokineses
psychokineses
noun
plural of psychokinesis
psychokinesia
psychokinesia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Abnormal impulsive behaviour unaccompanied by depression or other mental disorder.
psychokinesis
psychokinesis
noun
(parapsychology) The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK.
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.
reacknowledge
reacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge again or anew.
receptionreck
schoolbookish
schoolbookish
adj
Characteristic of a schoolbook; dry, pedantic, etc.
schoolkeeping
scoffingstock
scoliokyposis
scutcheonlike
shuttlecocked
shuttlecocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock
sicknessproof
slockingstone
spitchcocking
spitchcocking
verb
present participle of spitchcock
spookological
spookological
adj
(informal) Relating to the study of ghosts.
spurlockville
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
stockholdings
stockholdings
noun
plural of stockholding
tektosilicate
tektosilicate
noun
(mineralogy) Any silicate, of formula (SiO₂)ₙ in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups.
trackingscout
turkification
turkification
Noun
assimilation into the various historical Turkic states and cultures, such as the Ottoman Empire
unbackboarded
uncolonellike
understocking
understocking
noun
A stocking intended to be worn under another stocking.