(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
automaker
automaker
noun
One who manufactures automobiles; typically used to refer to a large corporation such as General Motors.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
bakeout
bakeout
noun
The act of heating a material in a vacuum in order to drive off volatile components
beothukan
blacktongue
breakout
breakout
adj
Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to mainstream success.
noun
(aviation) The point at which visibility returns after passing through cloud.
A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts.
A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.
An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
An escape from prison.
An outbreak (sudden eruption of disease etc.).
breakouts
breakouts
noun
plural of breakout
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breakthroughes
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantankerousness
cantankerousness
noun
The state of being cantankerous.
cantankerousnesses
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
counterattacked
counterattacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterattack
counterattacker
counterattacker
noun
One who carries out a counterattack.
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterattacks
counterattacks
noun
plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbreastwork
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countertack
cuckoomate
eukaryote
eukaryote
noun
(cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
euromarket
euromarket
noun
(finance) Any financial market that issues securities in currencies other than the country of origin (whether or not any European currency is involved).
(finance) The market of the European Union as a whole.
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
freakout
freakout
noun
(slang) A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.
(slang) An occurrence of unrestrained or irrational behaviour.
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
goatsucker
goatsucker
noun
Any bird in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
katipuneros
katsuwonidae
keratinous
keratinous
adj
Consisting of, or made from keratin.
keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva.
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
keratogenous
keratogenous
adj
That produces horny tissue
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoglossus
keratoleukoma
keratoleukoma
noun
(pathology) A white opacity of the cornea
keratoncus
keratonosus
ketonuria
ketonuria
noun
(medicine) A medical condition in which ketone bodies are present in the urine.
khartoumer
koelreuteria
koridethianus
leukoblast
leukoblast
noun
An immature leukocyte.
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
leukocythemia
leukocytoblast
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukotaxin
leukotaxine
leukothea
leukothea
Proper noun
A nymph or minor sea goddess of Greek mythology.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
maquoketa
microleukoblast
mountainlike
mountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mountain.
mountebank
mountebank
noun
(obsolete) An acrobat.
Any boastful, false pretender.
One who sells by deception; a con artist.
One who sells dubious medicines.
verb
(intransitive) To act as a mountebank.
(transitive) To cheat by boasting and false pretenses.
mountebanked
mountebanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mountebank
mountebankeries
mountebankeries
noun
plural of mountebankery
mountebankery
mountebankery
noun
The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
mountebankism
mountebankism
noun
The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
mountebankly
mountebanks
mountebanks
noun
plural of mountebank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mountebank
musculoskeletal
musculoskeletal
adj
of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
neurokeratin
neurokeratin
noun
(biochemistry) The protein component of the myelin sheath.
neuroskeletal
neuroskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton.
oaktongue
outasked
outasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outask
outbacker
outbacker
noun
One who lives in the outback.
outbake
outbake
verb
(transitive) To heat (equipment) at low pressure to remove adsorbed gas from surfaces.
(transitive) To surpass in baking; to bake better than.
outbaked
outbaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbake
outbakes
outbakes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbake
outbarked
outbarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbark
outblacken
outbreak
outbreak
noun
(figurative) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
A sudden increase.
An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
Synonym of breakout (“escape from prison”)
verb
(intransitive) To burst out or break forth.
outbreaker
outbreaker
noun
One who breaks out; an escapee from prison.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outbreaks
outbreaks
noun
plural of outbreak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbreak
outflanked
outflanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outflank
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
outknave
outlandishlike
outrake
outranked
outranked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrank
outshake
outshake
verb
(transitive) To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than.
outskate
outskate
verb
(ice hockey, skating, transitive) To skate better than.
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
outspeak
outspeak
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud.
(transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
outspeaks
outspeaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak
outtake
outtake
noun
A complete version of a recording or film that is dropped in favour of another version, reject.
A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.
An opening for outward discharge; a vent.
prep
(archaic) except; besides.
verb
(obsolete) To except.
To take out, remove.
outtaken
outtaken
Preposition
except; save
outtakes
outtakes
noun
plural of outtake
outtalked
outtalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtalk
outtasked
outtasked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtask
outthanked
outthanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outthank
outwake
outwalked
outwalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwalk
petrouchka
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.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
(engineering) The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.
An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
The shaking of an object to spread it wide and eject any debris.
shakeouts
shakeouts
noun
plural of shakeout
skeletomuscular
skeletomuscular
adj
Relating to the skeleton and muscles.
snakemouth
snakemouth
noun
The orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides.
snakemouths
snakemouths
noun
plural of snakemouth
stackencloud
stackencloud
noun
A cumulus cloud.
stackhousiaceae
stackhousiaceous
stakeout
stakeout
noun
The act of watching a location and/or people, generally covertly.
stakeouts
stakeouts
noun
plural of stakeout
steaakhouse
steakhouse
steakhouse
noun
A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of meat, particularly steak.
steakhouses
steakhouses
noun
plural of steakhouse
stockhausen
superacknowledgment
takeout
takeout
adj
(Canada, US) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
noun
(Canada, US, Philippines) Food purchased from a takeaway.
(bridge) A double of an opponent's bid, intended to invite one's partner to compete in the auction, rather than to penalise one's opponents.
(curling) A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play.
(television) A detailed news segment.
takeouts
takeouts
noun
plural of takeout
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
tokelau
toughkenamon
troublemaker
troublemaker
noun
A complainer.
One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
troublemakers
troublemakers
noun
plural of troublemaker
troublemaking
troublemaking
adj
Causing trouble.
noun
Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way
tuckahoe
tuckahoe
noun
(uncommon, US, Virginia dialect, largely obsolete) A person, especially if poor and malnourished (or if implied to be), living east of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
Any edible root of a plant used by Native Americans of colonial-era Virginia.
The sclerotium of the wood-decay fungus Wolfiporia extensa, used by Native Americans and the Chinese as food and as a herbal medicine.
The wild potato, the arrow arum, Peltandra virginica.