| ACETYLIDE | • acetylide n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing… • ACETYLIDE n. any of a class of carbides in which the carbon is present as a diatomic divalent ion. |
| AEOLIPYLE | • aeolipyle n. Alternative form of aeolipile. • æolipyle n. Archaic form of aeolipile. • AEOLIPYLE n. the first steam engine, with a globe made to revolve by steam jets, also AEOLIPILE, EOLIPILE, EOLOPILE. |
| AYENBITES | • AYENBITE n. (obsolete) remorse. |
| CEYLANITE | • ceylanite n. (Mineralogy) A dingy blue or greyish-black variety of spinel. • CEYLANITE n. a mineral, pleonaste, a dark-green to black variety of spinel, also CEYLONITE. |
| DEEJAYING | • deejaying v. Present participle of deejay. • DEEJAYING n. the act of compering as a disc jockey. |
| DIAPYESES | • DIAPYESIS n. release or discharge of pus. |
| EUDIALYTE | • eudialyte n. (Mineralogy) A red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites. • EUDIALYTE n. a silicate of zirconium, sodium, calcium and iron, occurring in Greenland, easily dissolved by acids. |
| EVASIVELY | • evasively adv. In an evasive manner. • EVASIVE adv. tending to evade. |
| EYESTRAIN | • eyestrain n. Tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes accompanied by headache, caused by excessive or improper use… • eye-strain n. Alternative spelling of eyestrain. • EYESTRAIN n. tiredness or irritation of the eyes. |
| HAECCEITY | • haecceity n. (Philosophy) The essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities… • hæcceity n. Alternative form of haecceity. • HAECCEITY n. the quality that makes a thing describable as 'this'; particular character, individuality. |
| HYPEREMIA | • hyperemia n. (Pathology) excess of blood in a body part. • HYPEREMIA n. an excess or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body, also HYPERAEMIA. |
| MEDIATELY | • mediately adv. In a mediate manner, by the intervention of an intermediary agent or means; indirectly. • MEDIATE adv. middle, intervening. |
| MINELAYER | • minelayer n. A ship capable of laying mines. • MINELAYER n. a ship used to lay mines. |
| REAEDIFYE | • REAEDIFYE v. (Spenser) to rebuild, also REAEDIFY, REEDIFY. |
| SERIATELY | • seriately adv. In seriate fashion. • SERIATE adv. arranged in a series or rows. |
| YEASTIEST | • yeastiest adj. Superlative form of yeasty: most yeasty. • YEASTY adj. like yeast, also YESTY. |
| YEASTLIKE | • yeastlike adj. Resembling or having characteristics of yeast. • YEASTLIKE adj. like yeast, frothy. |
| YERSINIAE | • yersiniae n. Plural of yersinia. • YERSINIA n. a bacterium spread by birds and animals, causing plague. |
| YIELDABLE | • yieldable adj. (Archaic) Disposed to yield or comply. • yieldable adj. (Engineering) Capable of yielding under pressure, rather than being bent or snapped. • YIELDABLE adj. disposed to yield or comply. |