(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
andreyevka
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
bodymaking
bradykinin
bradykinin
noun
(biochemistry) A compound released in the blood in some circumstances which causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide with nine amino-acid residues.
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
candystick
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cockabondy
cockabondy
noun
(fishing, dated) An angler's artificial fly.
damnyankee
dealkylate
dealkylate
verb
(organic chemistry, transitive) To remove alkyl groups from (a compound), especially as part of the oil refining process.
dekadarchy
dekadarchy
noun
(politics) Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
dharmakaya
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
diyarbakir
diyarbekir
dobzhansky
donkeyback
donkeyback
noun
(with on, upon, etc.) The back of a donkey.
dyskinesia
dyskinesia
noun
(countable) A disorder involving such state.
(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.
hydrocrack
hydrocrack
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert hydrocarbons by hydrocracking
jackyarder
kailyarder
kailyarder
noun
A writer of the Kailyard school, a group of Scottish authors who offered a sentimental and idyllic representation of rural life.
keyboarded
keyboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keyboard
keyboarder
keyboarder
noun
Someone who keyboards; a typist.
Synonym of keyboardist
kneadingly
kneadingly
adv
(rare) In the manner of one who is kneading.
kyphosidae
lackadaisy
lackadaisy
adj
(archaic) lackadaisical
intj
(archaic) lackaday
ladykiller
ladykiller
noun
Alternative spelling of lady-killer
ladylikely
ladylikely
adv
In a ladylike manner.
madhyamika
madhyamika
Proper noun
The central philosophy of Buddhism that was systematized by Nagarjuna. It establishes that all phenomena are empty of independent reality.
paddywhack
paddywhack
noun
(dated) A blow; a slap.
(dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
(slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).
verb
(dated, transitive) To slap.
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
remarkedly
remarkedly
adv
markedly
stinkardly
stockyards
stockyards
noun
plural of stockyard
streakedly
streakedly
adv
With a pattern of streaks.
sundaylike
sundaylike
Adjective
Resembling a Sunday or some aspect of one, especially the religious observances and abstinence from work of the Christian Sabbath.