(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
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
anakoluthia
arosaguntacook
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
autoalkylation
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.
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.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
beothukan
blacktongue
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
chaunoprockt
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
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
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
keratoncus
keratonosus
ketonuria
ketonuria
noun
(medicine) A medical condition in which ketone bodies are present in the urine.
knockabout
knockabout
adj
Boisterous
Suitable for rough use.
noun
(circus) A tumbler.
(entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
(sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
A person living in rough, violent conditions.
A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
Clothing suitable for rough use.
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
koltunna
kommandatura
koridethianus
korntunna
kuomintang
kuomintang
Proper noun
A nationalist political party in pre-Communist China that ruled China from 1928 until the Communists overthrew it in 1949, and was subsequently the major administrative party of Taiwan.
kuropatkin
kuropatkin
Proper noun
Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904.
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
laughingstocks
laughingstocks
noun
plural of laughingstock
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukotaxin
leukotaxine
montauk
montauk
Proper noun
A town in New York.
The easternmost part of Long Island, New York, site of a lighthouse.
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
neurokeratin
neurokeratin
noun
(biochemistry) The protein component of the myelin sheath.
neuroskeletal
neuroskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton.
nouakchott
nouakchott
Proper noun
The capital of Mauritania.
oaktongue
outasking
outasking
verb
present participle of outask
outbaking
outbaking
verb
present participle of outbake
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outblacken
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
outdrank
outdrank
verb
simple past tense of outdrink
outflank
outflank
verb
(transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
(transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
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.
outflanking
outflanking
noun
The act of one who outflanks.
verb
present participle of outflank
outflanks
outflanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank
outknave
outlandishlike
outrank
outrank
verb
(transitive) To be more important than.
(transitive) To be of a higher rank than.
outranked
outranked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrank
outranking
outranking
verb
present participle of outrank
outranks
outranks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrank
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
outspeaking
outspeaking
verb
present participle of outspeak
outstank
outstank
verb
simple past tense of outstink
outtaken
outtaken
Preposition
except; save
outtalking
outtalking
verb
present participle of outtalk
outtasking
outtasking
verb
present participle of outtask
outthank
outthank
verb
(transitive) To surpass in thanking; to give more thanks than.
outthanked
outthanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outthank
outthanking
outthanking
verb
present participle of outthank
outthanks
outthanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outthank
outwalking
outwalking
verb
present participle of outwalk
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.
phitsanulok
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
probankruptcy
pseudobankrupt
pumpkinification
pumpkinification
noun
The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in jocular opposition to deification.
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
A recording of such music for sale.
Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
verb
To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
stackencloud
stackencloud
noun
A cumulus cloud.
stockhausen
superacknowledgment
tandjungpriok
tanjungpriok
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
thankyou
thankyou
intj
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of thank you
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of thank-you
toughkenamon
trackhound
trackingscout
troublemaking
troublemaking
adj
Causing trouble.
noun
Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way
tunkhannock
tunkhannock
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
turkification
turkification
Noun
assimilation into the various historical Turkic states and cultures, such as the Ottoman Empire
turkoman
turkoman
Noun
one of the Turkmen ethnic group
Adjective
Of, or relating to, these people
turkomania
turkomanic
turkomanize
turkomans
tutankhamon
tutankhamon
Proper noun
Egyptian Pharaoh known for his young age, for the restoration of Egyptian religion, and for being the only Pharaoh whose tomb was preserved intact to the modern age.