(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
allylation
allylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an allyl group.
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphitryon
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhydrotic
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
antholysis
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
antidotary
antidotary
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote, antidotal.
noun
(historical) A book of antidotes or pharmacological preparations.
(obsolete) An antidote.
antifelony
antigyrous
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antipyonin
antipyonin
noun
(dated, medicine) borax
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
anxiolytic
anxiolytic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
noun
(pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
babylonite
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bitonality
bitonality
noun
(music) The simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blottingly
blottingly
adv
So as to blot out or conceal.
So as to produce blots.
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
boycotting
boycotting
noun
The act of something being boycotted.
verb
present participle of boycott
butylation
butylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule
canonicity
canonicity
noun
The degree to which something is canonical.
capernoity
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chlorinity
chlorinity
noun
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
chronicity
chronicity
noun
The condition of being chronic.
cionectomy
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
coenocytic
coenocytic
adj
Relating to coenocytes or to coenocysts
coenotypic
coetaneity
coetaneity
noun
The condition of being coetaneous.
coeternity
coeternity
noun
Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being; equal eternity.
cogitantly
coidentity
coidentity
noun
(category theory) The identity element of a cogroup.
coinfinity
concinnity
concinnity
noun
(music) The harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art.
concordity
condensity
condignity
condignity
noun
The condition of being condign; merit or worthiness
confirmity
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
conicality
conicality
noun
The condition of being conical
conjointly
conjointly
adv
In a conjoint manner; jointly or together
consistory
consistory
noun
(obsolete, Early Modern) A civil court of justice.
A church tribunal or governing body, especially of elders in a Reformed church.
A solemn assembly or council.
An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome.
The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.
contiguity
contiguity
noun
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
continency
continency
noun
Alternative form of continence
continuity
continuity
noun
(narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
(uncountable, film) Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
(uncountable, mathematics) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
(uncountable, radio, television) The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.
Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
contrarily
contrarily
adv
In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.
contritely
contritely
adv
In a contrite manner.
corybantic
corybantic
adj
frenetic, ecstatic and orgiastic
of or pertaining to a Corybant
corynteria
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
covetingly
covetingly
adv
in a coveting way
craniotomy
craniotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
crayonists
crayonists
noun
plural of crayonist
cretionary
cryoconite
cryoconite
noun
(geology) Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cyanocitta
cynodictis
cynodontia
cystinosis
cystinosis
noun
(pathology) A disorder caused by abnormal metabolism of cystine.
cystodynia
cystoidean
cystoidean
noun
(zoology) A cystidean.
cytogenies
cytogenies
noun
plural of cytogeny
cytoglobin
cytoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A globin that is produced by all types of human and other mammalian cells
dantophily
debonairty
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
dentiloguy
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
destroying
destroying
verb
present participle of destroy
dictionary
dictionary
noun
(by extension) Any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.
(computing) An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a dictionary (sense 1).
(preceded by the) A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.
A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings (senses), and sometimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, and translations, as well as other data.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To compile a dictionary.
(transitive) To add to a dictionary.
(transitive) To look up in a dictionary.
dictyonema
dictyonina
dictyonine
dicynodont
dicynodont
noun
A member of the Dicynodontia, an extinct group of therapsids.
diktyonite
diktyonite
noun
(geology) Alternative form of dictyonite
diphyodont
diphyodont
adj
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
dishonesty
dishonesty
noun
(countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
(uncountable, obsolete) Shamefulness, disgrace.
disjointly
disjointly
adv
In a disjointed state.
divinatory
divinatory
adj
Pertaining to divination.
doctrinary
doctrinary
adj
Of, relating to, or following a doctrine.
dominantly
dominantly
adv
In a dominant manner.
donatively
donatively
adv
As a donation.
By means of donations.
doubtingly
doubtingly
adv
In a doubting manner.
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endostylic
endostylic
adj
Of or relating to the endostyle.
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
epityphlon
erogeneity
erythrosin
erythrosin
noun
(chemistry) A red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine.
(chemistry) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin.
ethylation
ethylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule
ethylenoid
factionary
factionary
adj
(obsolete) Belonging to a faction; partisan; taking sides.
fictionary
fictionary
adj
Fictional.
noun
(countable, rare) A dictionary with contrived entries.
A parlor game in which participants invent definitions for an unfamiliar word found in a dictionary, and as one person reads them out, the others try to guess which one is the correct definition.
floatingly
floatingly
adv
In a floating manner.
floutingly
floutingly
adv
With flouting; insultingly.
forlornity
forlornity
noun
The state of being forlorn.
fortifying
fortifying
noun
The process by which something is fortified.
verb
present participle of fortify
frontality
frontality
noun
(art) The quality or state of being frontal
frontingly
generosity
generosity
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Good breeding; nobility of stock.
(countable) A generous act.
(uncountable) The trait of being abundant, more than adequate.
(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, time or resources.
geniolatry
geniolatry
noun
The worship of spirits.
gloatingly
gloatingly
adv
In a gloating manner.
gnosticity
gnosticity
noun
The quality of being Gnostic.
goniometry
goniometry
noun
measurement of angles
gorgythion
gymnotidae
gyniolatry
gyniolatry
noun
Alternative form of gynolatry
gynocratic
gynocratic
adj
Pertaining to government by women.
gynostegia
gynostemia
gynostemia
noun
plural of gynostemium
gyrational
gyrational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or caused by gyration
gyrogonite
gyrogonite
noun
(paleontology) The petrified fruit of several species of stonewort
herniotomy
herniotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia.
hippolytan
homonymity
homonymity
noun
The condition of being a homonym
hydrations
hydrations
noun
plural of hydration
hylobatian
hylobatine
hylobatine
adj
Of or relating to gibbons.
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise