(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ketosuccinic acid or its derivatives
kicksorter
kicksorter
noun
A device for analyzing the amplitudes of electrical pulses.
kinetochores
kinetochores
noun
plural of kinetochore
kinetonucleus
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a 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.
kionectomies
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
knockstone
knockstone
noun
(mining) A block upon which ore is broken up.
konstance
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leatherstocking
leatherstocking
Noun
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
leukocytes
leukocytes
noun
plural of leukocyte
leukocytoblast
leukocytoses
leukocytoses
noun
plural of leukocytosis
leukocytosis
leukocytosis
noun
Alternative spelling of leucocytosis
livestock
livestock
noun
Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
livestocks
livestocks
noun
plural of livestock
lockets
lockets
noun
plural of locket
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
lockstep
lockstep
noun
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
locksteps
locksteps
noun
plural of lockstep
lockstitched
lockstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lockstitch
lockstitches
lockstitches
noun
plural of lockstitch
locustlike
locustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a locust.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
markgenossenschaft
mckeesport
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
mesoplanktonic
mesoplanktonic
adj
Relating to mesoplankton.
microleukoblast
moonstricken
moonstricken
adj
moonstruck
musculoskeletal
musculoskeletal
adj
of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
neckstock
netherstock
netherstock
noun
(historical) A 16th-century stocking reaching above the knee and worn with upperstocks.
A stocking.
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
oatcakes
oatcakes
noun
plural of oatcake
ockster
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
ostrichlike
ostrichlike
adj
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
outsucken
outsucken
adj
(law, Scotland) Pertaining to a district not astricted to a particular mill.
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overskeptically
overskepticalness
overskeptticism
overstock
overstock
noun
An excessive stock; a surplus or glut.
verb
To stock to an excessive degree.
overstocked
overstocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstock
overstocking
overstocking
noun
A stocking intended to be worn over another stocking.
verb
present participle of overstock
overstocks
overstocks
noun
plural of overstock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstock
overstricken
overstricken
verb
past participle of overstrike
overstruck
overstruck
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstrike
overthickness
paddockstone
peacockiest
peacockiest
adj
superlative form of peacocky: most peacocky
penstock
penstock
noun
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
The barrel of a wooden pump.
penstocks
penstocks
noun
plural of penstock
pentstock
pentstock
noun
Alternative form of penstock
petcocks
petcocks
noun
plural of petcock
pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
noun
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
pickpocketism
pickpocketism
noun
pickpocketing
pickpockets
pickpockets
noun
plural of pickpocket
pocketableness
pocketbooks
pocketbooks
noun
plural of pocketbook
pocketcase
pocketers
pocketers
noun
plural of pocketer
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketknives
pocketknives
noun
plural of pocketknife
pocketless
pocketless
adj
Without pockets.
pockets
pockets
noun
plural of pocket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pocket
pocketsful
pockiest
politickers
politickers
noun
plural of politicker
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
prestock
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.
restock
restock
noun
The act of stocking again.
verb
To stock again; to resupply with a stock of goods.
restocked
restocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of restock
restocking
restocking
noun
An act of replenishing stock.
verb
present participle of restock
restocks
restocks
noun
plural of restock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of restock
retrorockets
retrorockets
noun
plural of retrorocket
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
rocketers
rocketers
noun
plural of rocketer
rocketries
rocketries
noun
plural of rocketry
rockets
rockets
noun
plural of rocket
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rocket
rocketsonde
rocketsonde
noun
A sounding rocket carrying a radiosonde for atmospheric observations.
rockiest
rockiest
adj
superlative form of rocky: most rocky
rudderstock
rudderstock
noun
(nautical) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or similarly, with the sternpost of a vessel.
sackclothed
sackclothed
adj
Dressed in sackcloth.
schaghticoke
schaghticoke
Proper noun
An Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.
The Algonquian lect formerly spoken by this tribe.
A town in Rensselaer County, New York, incorporated in 1788.
A village in the Town of Schaghticoke, originally settled as Harts Falls, incorporated in 1867 and renamed Schaghticoke in 1881.
Noun
A member of this tribe.
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
schlockiest
schlockiest
adj
superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky
schoolmasterlike
sclerokeratitis
sclerokeratoiritis
scleroskeletal
scleroskeleton
scleroskeleton
noun
(anatomy, rare) That part of the skeleton which is developed in tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses.
screwstock
scutcheonlike
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
semistock
shackleton
sheetrock
sheetrock
noun
(uncountable) A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall
verb
To install and finish sheetrock.
sheetrocked
sheetrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sheetrock
sheetrocking
sheetrocking
verb
present participle of sheetrock
shortcake
shortcake
noun
A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
shortcakes
shortcakes
noun
plural of shortcake
shuttlecock
shuttlecock
noun
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.
verb
To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
shuttlecocked
shuttlecocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock
shuttlecocking
shuttlecocking
verb
present participle of shuttlecock
shuttlecocks
shuttlecocks
noun
plural of shuttlecock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shuttlecock
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
skeletomuscular
skeletomuscular
adj
Relating to the skeleton and muscles.
skeletonic
skeletonic
Adjective
Like a skeleton.
skeltonic
skeltonical
skeltonics
sketchbook
sketchbook
noun
(dated) A printed book of literary sketches or skits.
A book of printed sketches.
A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.
sketchbooks
sketchbooks
noun
plural of sketchbook
skyrocket
skyrocket
noun
(UK, Australia, rhyming slang) pocket.
(by extension) A rebuke, a scolding.
A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
verb
(intransitive) To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
(transitive) To cause to increase suddenly and extremely.
The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.
skyrocketed
skyrocketed
adj
Suddenly and rapidly increased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skyrocket
skyrocketing
skyrocketing
verb
present participle of skyrocket
skyrockets
skyrockets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skyrocket
skyrockety
skyrockety
adj
Suddenly surging or spiking upward.
slickstone
slickstone
noun
Synonym of sleekstone
slockingstone
slockster
smokestack
smokestack
noun
A conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out, as on a steam locomotive, ship, factory, or power plant using fossil fuels.
smokestacks
smokestacks
noun
plural of smokestack
socket
socket
noun
(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
(computing) One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
The hollow of a candlestick.
verb
To place or fit in a socket.
socketed
socketed
adj
Having a socket.
socketful
socketing
socketing
verb
present participle of socket
socketless
socketless
adj
(computing) Without the use of network sockets.
Without a socket.
sockets
sockets
noun
plural of socket
spatterdock
spatterdock
noun
A species of water lily, Nuphar advena
spatterdocks
spatterdocks
noun
plural of spatterdock
spitchcocked
spitchcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spitchcock
spitscocked
splanchnoskeletal
splanchnoskeleton
splanchnoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera.
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
sprocket
sprocket
noun
(architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
(mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
(usually in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.