(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
gumpoldskirchner
housekeeperlike
housekeeperly
housekeeperly
adj
Befitting a housekeeper.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
keraphyllous
keraulophon
keraulophone
kerplunk
kerplunk
noun
A thudding or thunking sound.
verb
To make a thudding or thunking sound.
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
kolhapur
kolhapur
Proper noun
A city in Maharashtra province, western India.
kulturkampf
kulturkampf
noun
(historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
larkspur
larkspur
noun
Any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida.
larkspurs
larkspurs
noun
plural of larkspur
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
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.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
loudspeaker
loudspeaker
noun
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
loudspeakers
loudspeakers
noun
plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
mulaprakriti
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outsparkled
outsparkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsparkle
outsparkles
outsparkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outsparkle
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
packbuilder
parbuckle
parbuckle
noun
A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc.
A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is fastened aloft, and both ends of the rope are looped under, then over the cylinder and looped back towards the attachment point. The object rests in the loops, and rolls upward in them as the rope ends are hauled up, or downward when the ends are payed out.
verb
To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle
parbuckled
parbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parbuckle
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
perukeless
pervouralsk
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.
phulkari
phulkari
noun
(countable) A cloth or garment embroidered in this style.
(uncountable) A style of Punjabi embroidery characterized by patterns of flowers.
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
plucker
plucker
noun
A machine for straightening and cleaning wool.
One who plucks.
pluckerian
pluckers
pluckers
noun
plural of plucker
pluckier
pluckier
adj
comparative form of plucky: more plucky
plumemaker
plumrock
plunker
plunker
noun
(fishing) An angler who throws bait into the water and waits on the shore, rather than fishing from a boat.
plunkers
plunkers
noun
plural of plunker
pollakiuria
pollakiuria
noun
(urology) Abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine.
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
prankful
prankful
adj
Full of pranks; mischievous.
prankfulness
prankfulness
noun
The quality of being prankful.
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
proklausis
proletkult
proleukocyte
prologuelike
prologuelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prologue.
protoleukocyte
prudelike
prudelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prude; prudish.
puckerel
puckrel
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
purposelike
purposelike
adj
(Scotland) purposeful
purselike
purselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a purse.
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
skrupul
slumpwork
sparkplug
sparkplug
noun
Alternative form of spark plug
verb
(transitive) To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour).
sparkplugged
sparkplugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sparkplug
sparkplugging
sparkplugging
verb
present participle of sparkplug
spelunker
spelunker
noun
(Canada, US) One who explores caves; one who spelunks.
(derogatory) An amateur or inadequately prepared caver.
spelunkers
spelunkers
noun
plural of spelunker
spurlike
spurlike
adj
Resembling a spur.
spurlock
spurlockville
stirruplike
stirruplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stirrup.
strumpetlike
strumpetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strumpet.
subclerkship
subclerkship
noun
The state or business of a subclerk.
sulphurlike
sulphurlike
adj
Alternative spelling of sulfurlike
superacknowledgment
superalkaline
superalkaline
adj
Highly alkaline.
superalkalinity
superalkalinity
noun
The property of being superalkaline.
superblock
superblock
noun
(architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings.
(computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device.
superblocks
superblocks
noun
plural of superblock
superflacks
superflacks
noun
plural of superflack
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superlikelihood
superlucky
superlucky
adj
Extremely lucky.
superslick
superslick
adj
(informal) Very slick.
superthankful
superthankfully
superthankfulness
syruplike
syruplike
adj
Resembling syrup or some aspect of it.
tarpaulinmaker
trumpetlike
trumpetlike
adj
Resembling a trumpet or its sound.
trumplike
trumplike
adj
Resembling a trumpet, especially in sound.
turkophil
turkophile
turkophilia
turkophilism
turniplike
turniplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a turnip.
unbesprinkled
unbesprinkled
adj
Not besprinkled.
underclerkship
underclerkship
noun
The position of underclerk.
unpilgrimlike
unpilgrimlike
adj
Not pilgrimlike.
unprickled
unprickled
adj
Not bearing prickles.
unprickly
unpriestlike
unpriestlike
adj
Not priestlike.
unprincelike
unprincelike
adj
Not princelike.
unprophetlike
unprophetlike
adj
Not prophetlike.
unprovokable
unprovokable
adj
That cannot be provoked.
unprovokedly
unprovokedly
adv
Without provocation.
unprovokingly
unpurposelike
unpurposelike
adj
Not purposelike.
unsparkling
unsparkling
adj
Not sparkling.
unspecterlike
unspectrelike
unspinsterlike
unspinsterlike
adj
Not spinsterlike.
unspinsterlikeness
unsportsmanlike
unsportsmanlike
adj
violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship
unsportsmanlikeness
unspringlike
unspringlike
adj
Not springlike.
unsprinkled
unsprinkled
adj
Not having been sprinkled.
unsprinklered
unsprinklered
adj
Not fitted with automatic sprinklers for fire prevention.