(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hotelkeeper
hotelkeeper
noun
A hotelier; a hotel owner.
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypoalkalinity
hypoplankton
hypoplanktonic
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
katagelophobia
katagelophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of catagelophobia
kelyphite
kelyphite
noun
(mineralogy) A substitution mineral found surrounding garnet in peridotites.
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kitalpha
klaproth
klaprotholite
klaprotholite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of klaprothite
klepht
klepht
noun
(historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klephtic
klephtic
adj
(historical) Relating to the klephts.
klephtism
klephtism
noun
(historical) The theft and banditry characteristic of the anti-Ottoman insurgency when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
klephts
klephts
noun
plural of klepht
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
leukodystrophy
leukodystrophy
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
lightkeeper
lightkeeper
noun
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
machtpolitik
machtpolitik
noun
(politics) Power politics.
packcloth
packcloth
noun
A strong, coarse cloth used for packaging
pantherlike
pantherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a panther.
parchmentlike
parchmentlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
phantomlike
phantomlike
adj
Like a phantom; ghostly.
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
philokleptic
phitsanulok
phytoplankton
phytoplankton
noun
Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis.
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
pickthankly
pitcherlike
pitcherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.
pitchlike
pitchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of pitch (the tarry substance).
plinthlike
plinthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plinth.
poikilocythemia
poikilotherm
poikilotherm
adj
cold-blooded
noun
A cold-blooded animal
poikilothermal
poikilothermal
adj
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
poikilothermic
adj
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
poikilothermism
poikilothermism
noun
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
noun
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.
prophetlike
prophetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet.
rheoplankton
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
shakespearolater
shakespearolatry
shoptalk
shoptalk
noun
Discussion of business in a social setting, especially using jargon.
shoptalks
shoptalks
noun
plural of shoptalk
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.