(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(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.
apokatastasis
apokatastasis
noun
Alternative form of apocatastasis
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
archidiskodon
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
backswordsman
beknottedness
beknottedness
noun
(mathematics) The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
bellowsmaking
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
booksellerism
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breaststroker
breaststroker
noun
(swimming) A person swimming using the breaststroke.
breaststrokes
breaststrokes
noun
plural of breaststroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breaststroke
chalkosideric
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
chokecherries
chokecherries
noun
plural of chokecherry
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.
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
crookednesses
crookednesses
noun
plural of crookedness
czechoslovaks
dermaskeleton
dermoskeletal
dermoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the dermoskeleton.
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
desmopyknosis
deuterotokous
deuterotokous
adj
Relating to deuterotoky.
diadkokinesia
dikaryophasic
dislikelihood
dislikelihood
noun
(obsolete) improbability
ekaterinoslav
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
endoskeletons
endoskeletons
noun
plural of endoskeleton
enterokinesia
fibrinokinase
ghostlikeness
glockenspiels
glockenspiels
noun
plural of glockenspiel
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
gobbledegooks
gobbledegooks
noun
plural of gobbledegook
gobbledygooks
gobbledygooks
noun
plural of gobbledygook
heterokinesia
heterokinesis
hodgkinsonite
hodgkinsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour.
holluschickie
holluschickie
noun
A bachelor seal; a young male seal which is prevented from mating by its herd's older males, mated bulls defending their territory.
plural of holluschick
homoeokinesis
hopkinsianism
housebreakers
housebreakers
noun
plural of housebreaker
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
housekeeperly
housekeeperly
adj
Befitting a housekeeper.
hunkerousness
hunkerousness
noun
The quality of being hunkerous.
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
kaleidoscopes
kaleidoscopes
noun
plural of kaleidoscope
kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopic
adj
(figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
kaolinisation
karyopyknosis
karyopyknosis
noun
(biology) Synonym of pyknosis
katachromasis
kathenotheism
kathenotheism
noun
Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kathopanishad
keratectomies
keratectomies
noun
plural of keratectomy
keratoglossus
keratomycosis
keratomycosis
noun
fungal infection of the cornea
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratorrhexis
keratorrhexis
noun
rupture of the cornea
keraunoscopia
kinesiologies
kinesiologies
noun
(rare) plural of kinesiology
kinetogenesis
kinetogenesis
noun
(biology, historical) The neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.
kinetonucleus
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinosternidae
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
knowledgeless
knowledgeless
adj
Devoid of knowledge; ignorant.
koridethianus
krameriaceous
kshatriyahood
kshatriyahood
noun
The quality of being a kshatriya.
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
mcknightstown
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
milksoppiness
monkeyishness
monkeyishness
noun
The quality of being monkeyish.
monkishnesses
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
mountebankism
mountebankism
noun
The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
nakomgilisala
neuroskeletal
neuroskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton.
neuroskeleton
neuroskeleton
noun
(anatomy) The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
nonshrinkable
nonshrinkable
adj
Not shrinkable.
nonskeletally
novocherkassk
outskirmisher
outspokenness
outspokenness
noun
The quality of being outspoken.
overbookishly
overbulkiness
overfrankness
overfrankness
noun
Excessive frankness.
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overthickness
parakeratosis
parakeratosis
noun
(pathology) Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pembrokeshire
pembrokeshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
petropavlovsk
phosphokinase
phosphokinase
noun
(biochemistry) kinase
pickpocketism
pickpocketism
noun
pickpocketing
planktologist
planktologist
noun
One who studies planktology.
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pollocksville
porokeratosis
porokeratosis
noun
(pathology) A disorder of keratinization that is characterized by the presence of a cornoid lamella, a thin column of closely stacked, parakeratotic cells extending through the stratum corneum with a thin or absent granular layer.
postbreakfast
postbreakfast
adj
After breakfast.
pranksomeness
pranksomeness
noun
The quality or state of being pranksome.
probasketball
proboscislike
proboscislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proboscis.
professorlike
professorlike
adj
Resembling a professor, characteristic of a professor.
provokingness
provokingness
noun
The state or condition of being provoking.
psychokineses
psychokineses
noun
plural of psychokinesis
psychokinesia
psychokinesia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Abnormal impulsive behaviour unaccompanied by depression or other mental disorder.
psychokinesis
psychokinesis
noun
(parapsychology) The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK.
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.
rollerskating
rollerskating
noun
Alternative spelling of roller skating
verb
present participle of rollerskate
saproplankton
schoolbookish
schoolbookish
adj
Characteristic of a schoolbook; dry, pedantic, etc.
schoolkeeping
scoffingstock
scoliokyposis
scutcheonlike
seasoninglike
shopkeeperess
shopkeeperess
noun
(dated) female equivalent of shopkeeper
shopkeeperish
shopkeeperish
adj
Characteristic of a shopkeeper.
shopkeeperism
shopkeeperism
noun
The characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.
shuttlecocked
shuttlecocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock