(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(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
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
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
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
analytical
analytical
adj
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.
analytique
anaptyctic
anaptyctic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
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
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhydrotic
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
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.
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
anticyclic
anticyclic
adj
(of an antibody) That is associated with a cyclic peptide
Varying in the opposite manner to an underlying (typically economic) cycle
antidactyl
antidotary
antidotary
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote, antidotal.
noun
(historical) A book of antidotes or pharmacological preparations.
(obsolete) An antidote.
antienzyme
antienzyme
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody or another enzyme, that counteracts the effects of a specific enzyme
antifelony
antigraphy
antigyrous
antihylist
antilyssic
antilyssic
adj
antihydrophobic
antimartyr
antimystic
antimythic
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
antipapacy
antipapacy
noun
antipapism; the office or reign of an antipope
antiphysic
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antipyonin
antipyonin
noun
(dated, medicine) borax
antipyrine
antipyrine
noun
(pharmacology) The drug phenazone.
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.
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
aquilinity
aquilinity
noun
The quality of being aquiline (resembling an eagle).
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
assistency
asyntactic
asyntactic
adj
Not syntactic
athenianly
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
attainably
attainably
adv
Such that it can be attained.
attingency
attingency
noun
Alternative form of attingence
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.
bayminette
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
berecyntia
besanctify
betweenity
betweenity
noun
An object or area located between two things.
The state of being between two things.
binaphthyl
binaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond
bitonality
bitonality
noun
(music) The simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music
bleatingly
bleatingly
adv
With bleating sounds.
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
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
bustlingly
bustlingly
adv
in a bustling manner
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
butylating
butylating
verb
present participle of butylate
butylation
butylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule
butyrinase
bynedestin
bynedestin
noun
A globulin found in malt.
candystick
canonicity
canonicity
noun
The degree to which something is canonical.
capernoity
catalyzing
catalyzing
verb
present participle of catalyze
catchingly
catchingly
adv
In a catchy or alluring manner.
cateringly
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
cecutiency
cecutiency
noun
(obsolete) Partial blindness, or a tendency toward blindness.
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
centrality
centrality
noun
(mathematics) Any of various measures of the relative importance of a vertex in a graph.
A tendency to remain at, or move towards the centre.
The state of being central.
centricity
centricity
noun
The state or quality of being centric; centricalness.
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
chantingly
chantingly
adv
in a chanting manner
chattingly
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
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.
cineplasty
cionectomy
citynesses
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.
crystaling
crystallin
crystallin
noun
(biochemistry) A globulin found in the lens of the eye.