| acetone | (noun) the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics | Synonyms: dimethyl ketone, propanone |
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| acetonemia | (noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: ketonemia, ketosis |
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| acetonic | (adjective) of or relating to acetone | - |
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| acetonuria | (noun) excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation | Synonyms: ketoaciduria, ketonuria |
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| acetophenetidin | (noun) a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic | Synonyms: acetphenetidin, phenacetin |
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| acetose | (adjective) tasting or smelling like vinegar | Synonyms: acetous, vinegarish, vinegary |
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| acetous | (adjective) tasting or smelling like vinegar | Synonyms: acetose, vinegarish, vinegary |
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| actinomycetous | (adjective) of or belonging to the actinomycetes | Synonyms: actinomycetal |
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| ascomycetous | (adjective) related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes | - |
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| asyndeton | (noun) the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used | - |
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| athetosis | (noun) a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts | - |
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| balletomane | (noun) a ballet enthusiast | - |
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| balletomania | (noun) extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets | - |
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| basidiomycetous | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes | - |
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| betoken | (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen | Synonyms: augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
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| (verb) be a signal for or a symptom of | Synonyms: bespeak, indicate, point, signal |
| bluetongue | (noun) a viral disease of sheep and cattle that is transmitted by biting midges | - |
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| carburetor | (noun) mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion | Synonyms: carburettor |
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| chaetodon | (noun) any fish of the genus Chaetodon | - |
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| chaetognath | (noun) any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth | Synonyms: arrowworm |
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| chaetognathan | (adjective) of or relating to arrowworms | Synonyms: chaetognathous |
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| chaetognathous | (adjective) of or relating to arrowworms | Synonyms: chaetognathan |
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| chloroacetophenone | (noun) a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer | Synonyms: CN gas |
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| cosmetologist | (noun) an expert in the use of cosmetics | - |
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| cosmetology | (noun) the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin | - |
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| covetous | (adjective) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | Synonyms: avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile |
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| (adjective) showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages | Synonyms: envious, jealous |
| covetously | (adverb) in a greedy manner | Synonyms: avariciously, greedily |
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| (adverb) with jealousy; in an envious manner | Synonyms: enviously, jealously |
| covetousness | (noun) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: avarice, avaritia, greed, rapacity |
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| (noun) extreme greed for material wealth | Synonyms: avarice, avariciousness, cupidity |
| (noun) an envious eagerness to possess something | - |
| cretonne | (noun) an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies | - |
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| cytoskeleton | (noun) a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence | - |
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| detonate | (verb) cause to burst with a violent release of energy | Synonyms: blow up, explode, set off |
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| (verb) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | Synonyms: blow up, explode |
| detonation | (noun) the act of detonating an explosive | - |
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| (noun) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction | Synonyms: blowup, explosion |
| detonative | (adjective) exploding almost instantaneously | - |
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| detonator | (noun) a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive | Synonyms: cap, detonating device |
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| detour | (noun) a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) | Synonyms: roundabout way |
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| (verb) travel via a detour | - |
| detox | (noun) the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified | - |
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| (verb) treat for alcohol or drug dependence | Synonyms: detoxify |
| detoxicate | (verb) remove poison from | Synonyms: detoxify |
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| detoxification | (noun) treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver) | - |
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| (noun) a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances | - |
| detoxify | (verb) treat for alcohol or drug dependence | Synonyms: detox |
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| (verb) remove poison from | Synonyms: detoxicate |
| discomycetous | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of fungi of the subclass Discomycetes | - |
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| doubleton | (noun) (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player | - |
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| endoskeleton | (noun) the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) | - |
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| etodolac | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine) | Synonyms: Lodine |
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| excretory | (adjective) of or relating to the process of excretion | - |
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| exoskeleton | (noun) the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs | - |
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| eyetooth | (noun) one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars | Synonyms: canine, canine tooth, cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth |
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| fetology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus | Synonyms: foetology |
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| fetometry | (noun) measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) | Synonyms: foetometry |
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| fetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: foetoprotein |
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| fetor | (noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | Synonyms: foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench, stink |
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| fetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: foetoscope |
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| fetoscopy | (noun) prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood | Synonyms: foetoscopy |
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| foetology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus | Synonyms: fetology |
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| foetometry | (noun) measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) | Synonyms: fetometry |
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| foetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: fetoprotein |
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| foetor | (noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | Synonyms: fetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench, stink |
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| foetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: fetoscope |
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| foetoscopy | (noun) prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood | Synonyms: fetoscopy |
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| foretoken | (noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | Synonyms: augury, preindication, sign |
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| foretop | (noun) a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears | Synonyms: forelock |
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| (noun) a platform at the head of a foremast | - |
| gametocyte | (noun) an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis | - |
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| gametoecium | (noun) gametangia and surrounding bracts | - |
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| gametogenesis | (noun) the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis | - |
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| gametophore | (noun) a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts | - |
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| gametophyte | (noun) the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations | - |
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| halogeton | (noun) a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content | Synonyms: Halogeton glomeratus |
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| hereto | (adverb) to this writing or document | - |
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| heretofore | (adverb) used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time | Synonyms: as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, til now, until now, up to now, yet |
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| herpetologist | (noun) a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians | - |
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| herpetology | (noun) the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians | - |
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| hometown | (noun) the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence | - |
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| housetop | (noun) the roof of a house | - |
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| ketoacidosis | (noun) acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: diabetic acidosis |
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| ketoaciduria | (noun) excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation | Synonyms: acetonuria, ketonuria |
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| ketoheptose | (noun) A seven-carbon sugar possessing a ketone group. | - |
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| ketohexose | (noun) a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group | - |
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| ketone | (noun) any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | - |
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| ketonemia | (noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: acetonemia, ketosis |
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| ketonuria | (noun) excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation | Synonyms: acetonuria, ketoaciduria |
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| ketoprofen | (noun) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail) | Synonyms: Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail |
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| ketorolac | (noun) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally | Synonyms: Torodal |
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| ketose | (noun) any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal | - |
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| ketosis | (noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: acetonemia, ketonemia |
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| ketosteroid | (noun) a steroid containing a ketone group | - |
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| ketotetrose | (noun) A monosaccharide that has both a ketone and four carbons. | - |
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| ketotriose | (noun) Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone. | - |
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| kinetochore | (noun) a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape | Synonyms: centromere |
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| kinetosis | (noun) the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle | Synonyms: motion sickness |
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| magneto | (noun) a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine | Synonyms: magnetoelectric machine |
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| magnetograph | (noun) a scientific instrument that registers magnetic variations (especially variations of the earth's magnetic field) | - |
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| magnetohydrodynamics | (noun) the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal) | - |
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| magnetometer | (noun) a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields | Synonyms: gaussmeter |
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| magneton | (noun) a unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle | - |
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| magnetosphere | (noun) the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field | - |
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| megagametophyte | (noun) the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores | - |
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| metonym | (noun) a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing | - |
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| metonymic | (adjective) using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated | Synonyms: metonymical |
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| metonymical | (adjective) using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated | Synonyms: metonymic |
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| metonymically | (adverb) in a metonymic manner | - |
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| metonymy | (noun) substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | - |
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| metopion | (noun) the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull | - |
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