(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
bellowsmaking
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
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
czechoslovaks
dermaskeleton
dermoskeletal
dermoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the dermoskeleton.
diadkokinesia
dikaryophasic
ekaterinoslav
enterokinesia
fibrinokinase
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
heterokinesia
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
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
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinosternidae
kleptomaniacs
kleptomaniacs
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
koridethianus
krameriaceous
kshatriyahood
kshatriyahood
noun
The quality of being a kshatriya.
laughingstock
laughingstock
noun
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
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
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
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.
nonshrinkable
nonshrinkable
adj
Not shrinkable.
nonskeletally
novocherkassk
overfrankness
overfrankness
noun
Excessive frankness.
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
parakeratosis
parakeratosis
noun
(pathology) Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
petropavlovsk
phosphokinase
phosphokinase
noun
(biochemistry) kinase
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.
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
psychokinesia
psychokinesia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) Abnormal impulsive behaviour unaccompanied by depression or other mental disorder.
rollerskating
rollerskating
noun
Alternative spelling of roller skating
verb
present participle of rollerskate
saproplankton
seasoninglike
skateboarders
skateboarders
noun
plural of skateboarder
skateboarding
skateboarding
noun
the act of riding on a skateboard
verb
present participle of skateboard
spokesmanship
spokesmanship
noun
The position of being a spokesman.
spookological
spookological
adj
(informal) Relating to the study of ghosts.
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
streptokinase
streptokinase
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) An enzyme produced by some streptococci which is involved in breaking down red blood cells by activating plasminogen to produce plasmin. It is used to treat blood clots and inflammation.
tektosilicate
tektosilicate
noun
(mineralogy) Any silicate, of formula (SiO₂)ₙ in which each tetrahedral group shares all of its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups.
thrombokinase
thrombokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin into thrombin during the clotting of blood
toadstoollike
toadstoollike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a toadstool.
trackingscout
troublemakers
troublemakers
noun
plural of troublemaker
unscholarlike
unscholarlike
adj
Not scholarlike.
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
whiskerandoed
womanlikeness
womanlikeness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being womanlike; femininity.