In an abject fashion; with great shame; desperately.
acetenyl
acetenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) ethynyl
acetonyl
acetonyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone
acetoxyl
acetoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acetylic
acetylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl.
acetylid
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
acrylate
acrylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
actually
actually
adv
(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
(obsolete) Actively.
(obsolete) Currently; at the time.
acxoyatl
acylated
acylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acylate
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
alacrity
alacrity
noun
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Promptness; speed.
alytarch
alytarch
noun
An official responsible for maintaining order at the ancient Olympic Games.
analytic
analytic
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.
(logic, of a proposition) that follows necessarily; tautologous.
(mathematical analysis) Being defined in terms of objects of differential calculus such as derivatives.
(mathematics) Of, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
(mathematics, of a function) Being able to be locally represented by convergent power series around every point of the domain.
Having the ability to analyse.
Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
atypical
atypical
adj
Not conforming to the normal type.
Unusual or irregular.
noun
(pharmacy) An atypical antipsychotic.
baetylic
baetylic
adj
Of or relating to a baetyl.
biacetyl
bidactyl
biolytic
biolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Broken down by a biochemical process
(dated) of, or relating to the destruction of life
bitchily
bitchily
adv
(vulgar) In a bitchy manner.
blatancy
blatancy
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being blatant.
botchily
botchily
adv
In a botchy manner.
calamity
calamity
noun
An event resulting in great loss.
The distress that results from some disaster.
calidity
calidity
noun
(obsolete) Heat.
calotype
calotype
noun
A talbotype
calybite
calycate
calypter
calypter
noun
(biology, entomology) Either of two posterior wing lobes that appear in dipteran flies of the subsection Calyptrata, and that cover the halteres.
calyptra
calyptra
noun
(botany) Any of various coverings at the tips of structures, in the terminology of various authors; for example rootcaps and the apical cells of trichomes.
(botany) In bryophytes, a thin, hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.
(botany) any cap-like covering of a flower or fruit, such as the operculum over the unopened buds of Eucalyptus flowers
(entomology) In flies such as the housefly, Musca, in the taxonomic order Diptera, zoological section Schizophora, subsection Calyptrata, the calyptra is a membranous rearward extension of the forewing; it covers the haltere.
calyptro
carterly
carterly
adj
(obsolete) Of a rude or churlish disposition, like a carter.
cassalty
casselty
castlery
castlery
noun
Land controlled by a castle
The government of a castle.
casualty
casualty
noun
(Britain) The accident and emergency department of a hospital providing immediate treatment; a casualty department or emergency room.
(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
(obsolete) Chance nature; randomness.
(proscribed) Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
An incidental charge or payment.
Someone or something adversely affected by a decision, event or situation.
Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
catalyse
catalyse
verb
(chemistry, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of catalyze
catalyst
catalyst
noun
(automotive) A catalytic converter.
(chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
(fantasy) An object that facilitates the casting of a spell (such as a magic wand).
(literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.
Something that encourages progress or change.
catalyte
catalyze
catalyze
verb
(transitive) To accelerate a process.
(transitive) To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
(transitive) To inspire significantly by catalysis.
catchfly
catchfly
noun
Any of several unrelated plants that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
cattleya
cattleya
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Cattleya, a species of orchid.
celerity
celerity
noun
(hydrology) The speed with which a perturbation to the flow propagates through the flow domain.
(oceanography) The speed of individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves).
(telecommunications, dated) The speed of symbol transmission, now called baud rate.
Speed, swiftness.
celestyn
celotomy
celotomy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of cutting, to relieve the structure in strangulated hernia.
centuply
centuply
adv
One hundredfold.
cetology
cetology
noun
The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
cetylene
chartley
chastely
chastely
adv
In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisque manner)
chattily
chattily
adv
In a chatty manner.
chestily
chestily
adv
In a chesty manner.
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
christly
christly
Adjective
Christlike
chrystal
chrystal
noun
Obsolete spelling of crystal
chrystel
cityfolk
cityless
cityless
adj
Without a city or cities.
citylike
citylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a city.
civility
civility
noun
(chiefly in the plural) An individual act or expression of polite behaviour; a courtesy.
(now archaic) The state or fact of being civilized; civilization.
(obsolete) A civil office; a civil capacity.
Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy.
clackety
clackety
intj
A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as of a railway train.
clankety
clankety
intj
A clanking sound suggesting mechanical motion.
clattery
clattery
adj
(informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
clayiest
clayiest
adj
superlative form of clayey: most clayey
claymont
clientry
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
cloyment
cloyment
noun
(obsolete) satiety
clustery
clustery
adj
Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
cluttery
cluttery
adj
Cluttered; full of clutter.
Resembling or characteristic of clutter.
clypeate
clypeate
adj
(botany) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
(zoology) Furnished with a protective plate or shell.
clysters
clysters
noun
plural of clyster
cogently
cogently
adv
In a cogent manner.
cogglety
coitally
coitally
adv
In terms of coitus.
colchyte
colotomy
colotomy
noun
(music) The rhythmic and metric patterns of gamelan music, involving the use of specific instruments to mark off nested time intervals.
(surgery, medicine) Any incisional operation on the colon.
coltpixy
coltpixy
noun
Alternative form of coltpixie
costally
costally
adv
In terms of the ribs or costae.
cotyleus
cotyloid
cotyloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a cotyloid cavity.
(anatomy) Shaped like a cup.
couthily
covertly
covertly
adv
In a covert manner, secretly.
coystrel
craftily
craftily
adv
In a crafty manner; slyly.
crotonyl
crotonyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CH=CH-CO- derived from crotonic acid
crustily
crustily
adv
In a crusty manner.
cryolite
cryolite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral sodium aluminium fluoride (Na₃AlF₆).
crystall
crystals
crystals
noun
plural of crystal
customly
customly
adv
(rare, nonstandard) In a custom manner.
cyclists
cyclists
noun
plural of cyclist
cyclitic
cyclitis
cyclitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the ciliary body
cyclitol
cyclitol
noun
(chemistry) Any hydroxylated cycloalkane having at least three hydroxy groups attached to different carbon atoms.
cysticle
cysticle
noun
A small cyst.
cytolist
cytology
cytology
noun
(biology) The study of cells.
Cytopathology.
cytophil
cytophil
adj
Alternative form of cytophile
cytosols
cytosols
noun
plural of cytosol
dactylar
dactylar
adj
(poetry) Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.
(zoology) Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or the claw of an insect crustacean.
dactylic
dactylic
adj
(prosody) of or consisting of dactyls.
noun
a dactylic verse.
dactylis
dactylus
dactylus
noun
Synonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”)
decently
decently
adv
In a decent manner.
To a reasonable or acceptable degree.
dejectly
dejectly
adv
(obsolete) In a dejected manner.
diacetyl
diacetyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of butanedione
(organic chemistry, in combination) Two acetyl groups in a compound
dialytic
dialytic
adj
Relating to dialysis
Relating to, or producing dissolution
diclytra
dicotyls
dicotyls
noun
plural of dicotyl
didactyl
didactyl
adj
(zoology) Having only two toes, fingers or claws.
noun
A didactyl animal.
directly
directly
adv
(Midlands, Cornwall) Soon; next; when it becomes convenient.
(dated) Immediately.
Exactly; just.
In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct means.
Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
Straightforwardly; honestly.
conj
As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when)
docility
docility
noun
The quality of being docile.
doctorly
doctorly
adv
In the manner of a doctor.
dulcetly
dulcetly
adv
In a dulcet manner.
ecttypal
electary
electary
noun
Alternative form of electuary
epicotyl
epicotyl
noun
(botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons.
etypical
etypical
adj
(biology) Diverging from, or lacking conformity to, a type.
eucalypt
eucalypt
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora.
facetely
facetely
adv
(obsolete) Wittily, pleasantly.
facility
facility
noun
(Canada, US, in the plural) A toilet.
(Scotland, law) A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
(dated) Affability.
(finance, banking) Clipping of credit facility.
An institution specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
felicity
felicity
noun
(countable) Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.
(uncountable) An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.
(uncountable) Happiness; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable, rare) Good luck; success; (countable) An instance of unexpected good luck; a stroke of luck; also, a lucky characteristic.
(uncountable, semiotics) Reproduction of a sign with fidelity.
ficklety
ficklety
noun
(humorous) fickleness
gliocyte
gliocyte
noun
Synonym of glial cell
glyptics
glyptics
noun
The art of engraving on precious stones.
hecticly
hecticly
adv
Alternative form of hectically
hectorly
hectorly
adj
Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.
helicity
helicity
noun
(physics, fluid mechanics, electrodynamics) Any of certain measures of the extent to which vortex lines (in fluid flow) or field lines (in a magnetic or electromagnetic field) kink and twist and/or link and coil around one another.
(physics, quantum mechanics) The quantized spin component of a moving particle along the direction of its motion.
The quality of being helical.
heptylic
heptylic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane.
hitchily
hitchily
adv
In a hitchy manner.
hockelty
hylactic
hylicist
hylicist
noun
A philosopher who deals chiefly with matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism.
ichthyal
ichthyol
ichthyol
noun
(medicine) The ammonium salt of bitumen sulfonate; used to treat some forms of skin diseases
ilotycin
intactly
intactly
adv
In an intact manner
laschety
latchkey
latchkey
adj
Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey child.
noun
A child who is given a key to the home and is expected to remain at home alone (without adult supervision until the parents return from work).
A key, especially to an outside door.
lathyric
lectuary
lecythid
lecythis
lecythoi
lecythus
lecythus
noun
Alternative form of lekythos
lepocyta
lepocyte
lepocyte
noun
(biology, archaic) A cell with a distinct envelope.
lipocyte
lipocyte
noun
(cytology) An adipocyte in connective tissue that stores and metabolizes fat
literacy
literacy
noun
The ability to read and write.
The ability to understand and evaluate something.
locality
locality
noun
(dated, phrenology) The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.
(geography) A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village
(uncountable, mathematics, computing) The condition of being local.
An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
Limitation to a county, district, or place.
The fact or quality of having a position in space.
The features or surroundings of a particular place.
The situation or position of an object.
locutory
locutory
noun
A room for conversation; especially, a room in monasteries, where the monks were allowed to converse.