The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afterworking
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkalization
alkalization
noun
alkalinization
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
anakinetomer
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
ankylenteron
ankylodontia
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breaststroke
breaststroke
noun
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
verb
to swim using this stroke
brooktondale
cabinetworks
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
changepocket
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaunoprockt
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
contakionkia
cryoplankton
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
ekaterinodar
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
endoskeletal
endoskeletal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
enterokinase
enterokinase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frankforters
franklintown
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
hackettstown
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
halterbroken
halterbroken
verb
past participle of halterbreak
hemikaryotic
hemiplankton
heterokaryon
heterokaryon
noun
(biology) A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei
heterokontae
heterokontan
heterokontan
adj
Belonging to the heterokonts.
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
hypoplankton
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
intranetwork
intranetwork
adj
Within a network.
noun
(computing) An intranet.
kakistocracy
kakistocracy
noun
Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
kalokagathia
kalokagathia
noun
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.
karyokinetic
karyokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
karyomitosis
karyomitosis
noun
mitosis of the nucleus of a cell
karyomitotic
karyomitotic
adj
Relating to karyomitosis.
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
katakiribori
katakiribori
noun
A Japanese sword-making technique employing a chisel at two different angles.
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataphoretic
kataphoretic
adj
Alternative form of cataphoretic
katharometer
katharometer
noun
(sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
katsuwonidae
keraterpeton
keratodermia
keratogenous
keratogenous
adj
That produces horny tissue
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoiritis
keratometric
keratometric
adj
Measured with a keratometer
Relating to keratometry
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keratotomies
keratotomies
noun
plural of keratotomy
ketonization
ketonization
noun
(organic chemistry) The conversion (of an enol etc.) into a ketone.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
kilometrical
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophobia
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kistiakowsky
kittikachorn
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
klockmannite
klockmannite
noun
A copper-selenium mineral (CuSe)
koelreuteria
kommandatura
kosteletzkya
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
lacklustrous
lacklustrous
adj
Synonym of lackluster
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
magnitogorsk
magnitogorsk
Proper noun
A city in Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia.
malinowskite
manakinsabot
masterstroke
masterstroke
noun
An action which demonstrates great skill or artistry.
melanotekite
melanotekite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing iron, lead, oxygen, and silicon.
meroplankton
meroplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
microplakite
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
mountainlike
mountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mountain.
mountebanked
mountebanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mountebank
mountebankly
nanoplankton
nanoplankton
noun
plankton between 2 and 20 microns in size.
neurokeratin
neurokeratin
noun
(biochemistry) The protein component of the myelin sheath.
nonattacking
nonattacking
adj
Not attacking.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
nontalkative
nontalkative
adj
Not talkative.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
paddockstone
paddockstool
paleokinetic
paligorskite
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
perestroikas
perestroikas
noun
plural of perestroika
petrozavodsk
petrozavodsk
Proper noun
The capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
poikiloblast
poikiloblast
noun
A porphyroblast mineral containing small inclusions of the previous rock.
portraitlike
portraitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a portrait.
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
An Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.
The Algonquian lect formerly spoken by this tribe.
A town in Rensselaer County, New York, incorporated in 1788.
A village in the Town of Schaghticoke, originally settled as Harts Falls, incorporated in 1867 and renamed Schaghticoke in 1881.
Noun
A member of this tribe.
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
shostakovich
skateboarded
skateboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skateboard
skateboarder
skateboarder
noun
A person who rides a skateboard.
spanakopitas
spanakopitas
noun
plural of spanakopita
spanokopitas
spanokopitas
noun
plural of spanokopita
spatterdocks
spatterdocks
noun
plural of spatterdock
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
stackencloud
stackencloud
noun
A cumulus cloud.
stakeholders
stakeholders
noun
plural of stakeholder
stakhanovism
stakhanovism
Noun
A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity
stakhanovite
stakhanovite
Noun
An extremely productive or hard-working worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.
Adjective
Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working.