(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
heterokaryosis
heterokaryosis
noun
(biology) The condition of being a heterokaryon.
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratoses
hyperkeratoses
noun
plural of hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keratoscopy
keratoscopy
noun
(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
keratosropy
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
keyesport
keynoters
keynoters
noun
plural of keynoter
keystoner
keystroke
keystroke
noun
The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device.
verb
To enter (data etc.) by pressing keys on a keyboard.
keystrokes
keystrokes
noun
plural of keystroke
keystroking
keystroking
verb
present participle of keystroke
koreshanity
kryolites
kryolites
noun
plural of kryolite
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.
locksmithery
locksmithery
Noun
The work of a locksmith.
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
overskeptically
oysterlike
oysterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an oyster.
pharyngokeratosis
prokaryotes
prokaryotes
noun
plural of prokaryote
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
sempstrywork
shakespearolatry
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.
skywrote
skywrote
verb
simple past tense of skywrite
stethokyrtograph
stethokyrtograph
noun
An instrument for measuring a person's chest.
stockjobbery
storymaker
trotskyite
trotskyite
Noun
An advocate of the communist doctrines of Leon Trotsky.
Adjective
Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating the doctrines of Leon Trotsky.