(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
ankylomerism
ankylos
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
ankylose
ankylose
verb
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
(transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
ankylosed
ankylosed
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ankylose
ankyloses
ankyloses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
ankylosis
ankylosis
noun
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
(medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
bialystok
bialystoker
blackboys
blackboys
noun
plural of blackboy
blockishly
boguslawsky
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
boylikeness
bradyteleokinesis
brailowsky
brooklynese
brooklynese
Proper noun
The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
byelostok
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
closkey
closky
cockeysville
cockishly
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
cocksurely
cocksurely
adv
In a cocksure manner.
cookishly
curlylocks
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
cytoskeleton
cytoskeleton
noun
A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
daktylos
eskimology
eskimology
Noun
The study of the Eskimo people.
folksay
folksey
folksily
folksily
adv
In a folksy manner.
folksy
folksy
adj
Characteristic of simple country life.
Informal, affable and familiar.
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
glovsky
gobbledygooks
gobbledygooks
noun
plural of gobbledygook
goldovsky
goldylocks
goldylocks
noun
(less common) Alternative spelling of goldilocks
hollyhocks
hollyhocks
noun
plural of hollyhock
homesickly
homesickly
adv
In a homesick way.
honeysuckle
honeysuckle
noun
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia
Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
Banksia aquilonia (northern banksia)
Banksia integrifolia (coast banksia)
Banksia marginata (silver banksia)
Banksia serrata (red honeysuckle)
Lambertia multiflora (many-flowered honeysuckle)
honeysuckled
honeysuckled
adj
Covered with honeysuckle.
honeysuckles
honeysuckles
noun
plural of honeysuckle
housekeeperly
housekeeperly
adj
Befitting a housekeeper.
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
irksomely
irksomely
adv
In an irksome manner; tediously.
jablonsky
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
karyologies
karyologies
noun
plural of karyology
karyolymphs
karyolymphs
noun
plural of karyolymph
karyolysidae
karyolysis
karyolysis
noun
(biology) The dissolution of the nucleus of a cell by the action of deoxyribonuclease
karyolysus
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
karyoplasma
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
keraphyllous
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
ketolyses
ketolysis
ketolysis
noun
(biochemistry) The breakdown of ketones (formed by fatty acid oxidation)
keyholes
keyholes
noun
plural of keyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyhole
keyslot
killjoys
killjoys
noun
plural of killjoy
kilobytes
kilobytes
noun
plural of kilobyte
kilocycles
kilocycles
noun
plural of kilocycle
kinesiology
kinesiology
noun
(medicine) The application of such principles to the diagnosis and treatment of muscular imbalance.
(medicine) The study of body movement.
kittysol
kittysol
noun
(historical) A Chinese parasol of paper and bamboo.
kitysol
klystron
klystron
noun
(physics) an electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
klystrons
klystrons
noun
plural of klystron
kolinsky
kolinsky
noun
The Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica
The fur of the Siberian weasel
kolkhosy
kolkhosy
noun
plural of kolkhos
kosteletzkya
kotylos
kotylos
noun
Synonym of cantharus, a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup.
kovalevsky
krobylos
krobylos
noun
(historical) An ancient Athenian hairstyle in which the hair was rolled up into a kind of knot on the crown of the head, and fastened with golden clasps in the shape of grasshoppers.
kryolites
kryolites
noun
plural of kryolite
kryoliths
kyklopes
kyklops
kyphoscoliosis
kyphoscoliosis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal curvature of the spine in both coronal and sagittal planes; i.e. backward and lateral (sideways) spinal curvature.
kyphoscoliotic
kyphoscoliotic
adj
Relating to kyphoscoliosis.
lekythos
lekythos
noun
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
leukocytoblast
leukocytoses
leukocytoses
noun
plural of leukocytosis
leukocytosis
leukocytosis
noun
Alternative spelling of leucocytosis
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.
linkboys
linkboys
noun
plural of linkboy
lobachevsky
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
lymphokines
lymphokines
noun
plural of lymphokine
lysenko
lysenkoism
lysenkoism
Noun
The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.
The use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.
malinovsky
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
milksoppy
milksoppy
Adjective
weak; timid; ineffectual
monkeyishly
monkeyishly
adv
In a monkeyish manner.
monkishly
monkishly
adv
In a monkish way.
nonbookishly
nonshrinkingly
nonskeletally
nosegaylike
oktastylos
orlosky
outspokenly
outspokenly
adv
In an outspoken manner.
overbookishly
overskeptically
oysterlike
oysterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an oyster.
peacockishly
peacockishly
adv
In a peacockish manner.
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
playbooks
playbooks
noun
plural of playbook
poikilocytosis
poikilocytosis
noun
(pathology) Presence in the blood of red blood cells with abnormal shape or an entirely different shape
pokerishly
pokerishly
adv
In a pokerish manner.
polytokous
pseudankylosis
pseudoankylosis
satyaloka
schlocky
schlocky
adj
Of inferior quality, cheap.
Tacky, of tasteless appearance.
scoliokyposis
shakespearolatry
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
shockingly
shockingly
adv
In a shocking manner.
To a shocking degree.
shockley
shoddylike
shylock
shylock
noun
(US) A loan shark; a usurer.
(offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Jewish descent.
verb
(intransitive, US) To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest.
shylocked
shylocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shylock
shylocking
shylocking
verb
present participle of shylock
shylockism
shylocks
shylocks
noun
plural of shylock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shylock