(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.
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
aspidiske
assapanick
backpointers
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backspacefile
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backspeir
backspier
backspierer
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
backspins
backspins
noun
plural of backspin
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backspringing
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstrip
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankruptship
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bipacks
bipacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipack
blankenship
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
capeskin
capeskin
noun
A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
capeskins
capeskins
noun
plural of capeskin
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
clapstick
clapstick
noun
A clapperboard.
A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
crackpotism
crankpins
crankpins
noun
plural of crankpin
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikelocephalus
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dispark
dispark
verb
(archaic, transitive) To open (a private enclosure, park, etc.) to the public.
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
disworkmanship
dressmakership
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
episarkine
episkeletal
episkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Above or outside the endoskeleton; epaxial.
evilspeaker
evilspeaking
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
gainspeaker
gainspeaker
noun
(obsolete) A gainsayer; opponent.
gainspeaking
gainspeaking
noun
(obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.
gapingstock
gapingstock
noun
(archaic) A laughing stock.
garpikes
garpikes
noun
plural of garpike
grapeskin
grapeskin
noun
The skin of a grape.
gripsack
gripsack
noun
(colloquial, dated) A traveller's bag.
gripsacks
gripsacks
noun
plural of gripsack
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopkinsianism
hopkinsonian
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hyperanakinesia
hyperanakinesis
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hypermakroskelic
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
imparks
imparks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impark
inspake
inspeak
inspeak
verb
(transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak into, instill into.
inspeaking
interspeaker
interspeaker
adj
(linguistics) Between speakers of a language.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
ispravnik
ispravnik
noun
Alternative spelling of ispravnic
ispraynik
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jacksnipe
jacksnipe
noun
Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.
jacksnipes
jacksnipes
noun
plural of jacksnipe
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kaleidescope
kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
noun
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
verb
(intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
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.
kaleidoscopical
kaleidoscopical
adj
Alternative form of kaleidoscopic
kaleidoscopically
kaleidoscopically
adv
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.
kaliphs
kaliphs
noun
plural of kaliph
kalispel
kalispell
kalispell
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
kalpis
kalpis
noun
A kind of Ancient Greek water jug.
kampliles
kampsville
kannapolis
kannapolis
Proper noun
A city in North Carolina.
kanopolis
kapellmeister
kapellmeister
noun
(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
(music, historical) Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period.
kapowsin
kappellmeister
karyoplasmatic
karyoplasmic
karyoplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm
karyopyknosis
karyopyknosis
noun
(biology) Synonym of pyknosis
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
kataplasia
kataplasia
noun
Alternative form of cataplasia
kathopanishad
katipuneros
kavaphis
kephalins
kephalins
noun
plural of kephalin
keratoplastic
keratoplastic
adj
Relating to keratoplasty.
keratoplasties
keratoplasties
noun
plural of keratoplasty
keraunoscopia
khakanship
khakanship
noun
Synonym of khanship
kidnapers
kidnapers
noun
plural of kidnaper
kidnappers
kidnappers
noun
plural of kidnapper
kidnappings
kidnappings
noun
plural of kidnapping
kidnaps
kidnaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kidnap
kiloparsec
kiloparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs
kiloparsecs
kiloparsecs
noun
plural of kiloparsec
kilopascals
kilopascals
noun
plural of kilopascal
kineplasty
kinesipathy
kinesipathy
noun
kinesiatrics
kinesitherapy
kinesitherapy
Noun
kinesiatrics
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kinetoplastic
kinetoplastic
adj
Relating to a kinetoplast
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kinoplasm
kinoplasm
noun
an active protoplasm used to make filaments and mobile structures.