(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiketogenic
antiketogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the formation of ketones during the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates in the liver
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
catakinetomer
catakinomeric
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
comstockeries
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
cottonpicking
counterattack
counterattack
noun
Alternative form of counter-attack
counterstrike
counterstrike
noun
(military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking
verb
(intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
counterstroke
counterstroke
noun
A blow given in return.
A retaliation.
countersunken
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
dikaryophytic
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
enterokinetic
enterokinetic
adj
Relating to enterokinesis.
epiplanktonic
epiplanktonic
adj
Relating to epiplankton
fredericktown
heterokinetic
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
katabolically
katachromasis
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratocricoid
keratomalacia
keratomalacia
noun
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
kinetogenetic
kinetogenetic
adj
Of or relating to kinetogenesis.
kinetographic
kinetographic
adj
(photography) Relating to kinetography.
kinetonucleus
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kittycornered
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
leukocythemia
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
macroplankton
macroplankton
noun
Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.
mcknightstown
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.
microplankton
microplankton
noun
microscopic zooplankton
nickelization
nickelization
noun
The process of nickelizing.
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overthickness
pickpocketism
pickpocketism
noun
pickpocketing
polykaryocyte
polykaryocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell that has many nuclei
probankruptcy
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.
receptionreck
scoffingstock
scutcheonlike
shuttlecocked
shuttlecocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock
slockingstone
spitchcocking
spitchcocking
verb
present participle of spitchcock
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
stockholdings
stockholdings
noun
plural of stockholding
tektosilicate
tektosilicate
noun
(mineralogy) Any silicate, of formula (SiO₂)ₙ in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups.
trackingscout
turkification
turkification
Noun
assimilation into the various historical Turkic states and cultures, such as the Ottoman Empire
understocking
understocking
noun
A stocking intended to be worn under another stocking.