(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
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antiskeptical
antiskepticism
antiskepticism
noun
Opposition to a skeptical viewpoint.
antiturnpikeism
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
backpointer
backpointers
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
blackprint
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bumpkinet
captaincook
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
chutzpanik
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
copintank
cottonpicking
counterprick
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
cuckoopintle
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
downpatrick
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
epiplankton
epiplankton
noun
Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
gatekeeping
gatekeeping
verb
present participle and gerund of gatekeep
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
groupthinks
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hemiplankton
hockingport
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hopkinton
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hyperkinetic
hyperkinetic
adj
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
noun
A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
hypoalkalinity
hypokeimenometry
hypokinetic
hypokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypokinesis
hypokoristikon
hypoplanktonic
impackment
imparkation
inkpot
inkpot
noun
A pot for holding ink; inkwell.
inkpots
inkpots
noun
plural of inkpot
interspeaker
interspeaker
adj
(linguistics) Between speakers of a language.
intersprinkle
intersprinkle
verb
(transitive) To sprinkle between.
intersprinkled
intersprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intersprinkle
intersprinkling
intersprinkling
noun
A sprinkling between.
verb
present participle of intersprinkle
kabirpanthi
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
kataphrenia
kathopanishad
katipunan
katipuneros
katjepiering
keratinophilic
keratinophilic
adj
Capable of thriving on keratin.
kinematograph
kinematograph
noun
Alternative form of cinematograph
kinematographer
kinematographer
noun
cinematographer
kinematographic
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
kinematography
kineplasty
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
kinetograph
kinetograph
noun
(dated) A camera for making chronophotographs.
(dated) A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
kinetographer
kinetographer
noun
A person involved in kinetography (in either sense).
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kinetophobia
kinetophone
kinetophone
noun
(historical) A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds.
kinetophonograph
kinetophonograph
noun
Synonym of kinetophone
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kinetoscope
kinetoscope
noun
An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.
An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii.
kinetoscopes
kinetoscopes
noun
plural of kinetoscope
kinetoscopic
kinetoscopic
adj
Relating to the kinetoscope.
kingpost
kingpost
noun
Alternative spelling of king post
kingposts
kingposts
noun
plural of kingpost
kingsport
kinipetu
kipton
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
kittlepins
kittlepins
Noun
The game of skittles.
kleptomania
kleptomania
noun
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
kleptomaniacal
kleptomaniacal
adj
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
knickpoint
knickpoint
noun
(geomorphology) Part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in slope, such as a waterfall or lake.
knifepoints
knifepoints
noun
plural of knifepoint
knightship
knightship
noun
(mathematics, computing) A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun.
The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
knopite
knopite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of perofskite containing cerium in place of calcium
kropotkin
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
lickspittling
lickspittling
verb
present participle of lickspittle
limnoplankton
limnoplankton
noun
(biology) The plankton of fresh waters, especially of lakes
lopatnikoff
lopatnikov
meatpacking
meatpacking
noun
(US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
meatpackings
meroplanktonic
meroplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to meroplankton
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
nannoplanktonic
nickeltype
nickpoint
nickpoint
noun
Alternative form of knickpoint
nickpot
nitpick
nitpick
verb
(archaic, literally) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
nitpicked
nitpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nitpick
nitpicker
nitpicker
noun
One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
nitpickers
nitpickers
noun
plural of nitpicker
nitpickiest
nitpickiest
adj
superlative form of nitpicky: most nitpicky
nitpicking
nitpicking
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
nitpicks
nitpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nitpick
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
nunapitchuk
nutpick
nutpick
noun
(US) A sharp tool used for digging the edible portion out of a nut.
verb
(Internet) To cherry-pick poor representatives of a viewpoint (i.e., from Internet postings) in order to disparage it.
nutpicks
nutpicks
noun
plural of nutpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nutpick
optokinetic
optokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to movement of the eyes
outkeeping
outkeeping
verb
present participle of outkeep
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed