An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
dropkickers
dropkickers
noun
plural of dropkicker
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
harpoonlike
katipuneros
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
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.
kornerupine
kornerupine
noun
(mineralogy) A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
leopardskin
leopardskin
noun
(uncountable, attributive) A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard.
Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing.
The skin or pelt of a leopard.
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
misprovoked
overpacking
overpacking
verb
present participle of overpack
overskipper
paddockride
paraskenion
pedricktown
perestroika
perestroika
noun
(countable, singularity theory) A situation where a small variation of parameters leads to a sudden change in properties.
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.
(historical, uncountable) The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried out and in effect.
perikronion
perovskites
perovskites
noun
plural of perovskite
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
poisonmaker
pokeberries
pokeberries
noun
plural of pokeberry
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
porkinesses
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
prisonbreak
prokeimenon
prokeimenon
noun
(Christianity) In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a psalm or canticle refrain sung responsorially at certain points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading.
prophetlike
prophetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet.
protonickel
proverblike
proverblike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proverb.
purposelike
purposelike
adj
(Scotland) purposeful
realpolitik
realpolitik
noun
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.
rockskipper
shriekproof
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
