(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
angekut
ankuses
ankuses
noun
plural of ankus
ankushes
ankushes
noun
plural of ankush
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
antiduke
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antinuke
antinuke
adj
Opposed to nuclear weapons.
noun
(informal) One who opposes nuclear weapons.
antiturnpikeism
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
areskutan
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
auchinleck
auldfarrantlike
auntlike
auntlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an aunt.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
banjuke
banjuke
noun
Alternative form of banjouke
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
baudekin
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
beothukan
blacktongue
blockaderunning
bounceback
bounceback
noun
(Internet) An automated response to an email, indicating that it could not be delivered.
(marketing) A customized order form sent out with previously ordered goods, encouraging the customer to make a further order, perhaps motivated by a discount or free gift.
A rebound.
An economic recovery.
brankursine
brankursine
noun
A plant, the acanthus.
buckbean
buckbean
noun
Menyanthes trifoliata, a plant with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bucketman
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bucklandite
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bullsnake
bullsnake
noun
Pituophis catenifer sayi, a large non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to the central United States, northern Mexico, and southwestern Canada.
bunchbacked
bundelkhand
bungmaker
bunkerage
bunkerage
noun
(nautical) Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel
(nautical) The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
bunkerman
bunkerman
noun
(historical) A man in charge of an industrial coal storage bunker.
bunkmate
bunkmate
noun
Especially, one who shares a bunk bed.
One who sleeps in the same area as another person.
bunkmates
bunkmates
noun
plural of bunkmate
burkundauze
burkundauze
noun
Alternative form of burkundaz
buttermaking
cankerous
cankerous
adj
Causing canker; ulcerating.
Infected with canker; ulcerous.
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
chemakuan
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chunkhead
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterattacker
counterattacker
noun
One who carries out a counterattack.
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterattacks
counterattacks
noun
plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
cuckoomaiden
cuckquean
cuckquean
noun
(fetish) A woman who is attracted to or aroused by the sexual infidelity of a partner.
A woman who has an unfaithful husband.
verb
(transitive) To make a woman into a cuckquean.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
demjanjuk
doundake
earthquaken
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
eduskunta
ekatantalum
ekatantalum
noun
Alternative form of eka-tantalum
ekaterinburg
eskilstuna
eskimauan
eskualdun
eubank
euskaldun
euskarian
faulkner
faulkner
noun
Obsolete form of falconer.
faunlike
faunlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a faun.
fernambuck
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankenmuth
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
frankhouse
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
funmaker
funmaker
noun
A person who does or says funny things; a person who makes people laugh.
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
gallinulelike
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
gitanemuck
gitanemuk
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucokinases
glucokinases
noun
plural of glucokinase
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
gluemaking
gluemaking
noun
The manufacture of glue.
groundbreaker
groundbreaker
noun
First person to do, make or fight for something. A pioneer; a seminal person.
guauaenok
guerickian
gulbenkian
gunmaker
gunmaker
noun
One who manufactures guns.
haimsucken
hakenkreuz
hakenkreuz
noun
(chiefly India, often capitalized) The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
hakenkreuze
hakenkreuzler
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
heilungkiang
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
humanlike
humanlike
adj
Having characteristics of a human.
hunchbacked
hunchbacked
adj
Having an abnormally curved or hunched back
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
influenzalike
influenzalike
Adjective
Resembling influenza.
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jackquelin
jackqueline
januslike
joukahainen
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
junggrammatiker
junkdealer
kaiserslautern
kaligenous
kaligenous
adj
(chemistry) Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.
kamadhenu
kamelaukion
kamelaukion
noun
A stiff cylindrical head-covering worn for religious reasons in Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic traditions.
kamelaukions
kamerun
kanchenjunga
kangchenjunga
kangchenjunga
Proper noun
A Himalayan mountain between Nepal and India, the third highest in the world.