(biology) The production of male offspring by parthenogenesis.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
bialystoker
bradyteleokinesis
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cocksurety
cocksurety
noun
The condition of being cocksure
coldturkey
comstockery
comstockery
noun
(US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
coxankylometer
cryoplankton
deuterotoky
deuterotoky
noun
The production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis.
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikaryotic
dikaryotic
adj
(biology) Relating to a dikaryon
(cytology, of a cell) Containing two nuclei
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
dukhobortsy
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
eukaryote
eukaryote
noun
(cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
grannyknot
heartbrokenly
heartbrokenly
adv
In a heartbroken manner.
hemikaryotic
heterokaryon
heterokaryon
noun
(biology) A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei
heterokaryosis
heterokaryosis
noun
(biology) The condition of being a heterokaryon.
heterokaryotic
heterokaryotic
adj
Relating to heterokaryosis or to heterokaryons
hickorywithe
honeymoonstruck
honeystucker
hydrofranklinite
hydrokineter
hydrokinetic
hydrokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics
Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids
hydrokinetical
hydrokinetical
adj
Synonym of hydrokinetic
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
hydroxyketone
hydroxyketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.
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.
hyperkeratotic
hyperkeratotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
hypokeimenometry
hypokoristikon
intraleukocytic
intraleukocytic
adj
(cytology) Between leukocytes.
kakistocracy
kakistocracy
noun
Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
karyocyte
karyocyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that has a nucleus
karyokinetic
karyokinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
karyolitic
karyolytic
karyolytic
adj
relating to, or causing karyolysis
karyomerite
karyomitoic
karyomitome
karyomiton
karyomiton
noun
(cytology, rare, obsolete) The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of a cell is in part composed.
karyomitosis
karyomitosis
noun
mitosis of the nucleus of a cell
karyomitotic
karyomitotic
adj
Relating to karyomitosis.
karyoplasmatic
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
karyotin
karyotin
noun
chromatin
karyotins
karyotype
karyotype
noun
(genetics) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic.
(genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
(obsolete, genetics) A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics.
verb
To investigate or record such characteristics
karyotypic
karyotypic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes
karyotypical
karyotypical
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype
karyotyping
karyotyping
noun
The separation and identification of karyotypes
verb
present participle of karyotype
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
keratectomy
keratectomy
noun
(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis
keratohyal
keratolysis
keratolysis
noun
(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
The removal of dead surface skin cells, used to treat various types of wart.
keratolytic
keratolytic
adj
Pertaining to keratolysis.
noun
Any substance that promotes keratolysis.
keratometry
keratometry
noun
measurement with a keratometer
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.
keratophyr
keratophyre
keratophyre
noun
(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
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
keratotomy
keratotomy
noun
(medicine) A surgical incision in the cornea.
kerectomy
kerectomy
noun
Synonym of keratectomy
keyboardist
keyboardist
noun
Someone who plays a keyboard.
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
keyesport
keynoter
keynoter
noun
A speaker who delivers the keynote speech of a conference.
The keynote speech itself.
keynoters
keynoters
noun
plural of keynoter
keyport
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
kidneyroot
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
kinematographically
kinematography
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
kittycorner
kittycornered
klystron
klystron
noun
(physics) an electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
klystrons
klystrons
noun
plural of klystron
knickknackatory
knickknackatory
noun
(rare) A collection of knick-knacks.
knotberry
knotberry
noun
(archaic) The cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus.
koreshanity
kryokonite
kryolite
kryolite
noun
Alternative form of cryolite
kryolites
kryolites
noun
plural of kryolite
kryolith
kryoliths
kryptocyanine
kryptocyanine
noun
Alternative form of cryptocyanine
kryptol
kryptomere
krypton
krypton
noun
The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
kryptonite
kryptonite
noun
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.
kryptons
kryptons
noun
plural of krypton
kshatriyahood
kshatriyahood
noun
The quality of being a kshatriya.
kylertown
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.
markworthy
markworthy
adj
Worthy of note or remark.
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
noun
(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.
megakaryocytic
megakaryocytic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes
megalokaryocyte
megalokaryocyte
noun
megakaryocyte
mountebankery
mountebankery
noun
The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
nonmarketability
overskeptically
overtalkatively
overthickly
oysterlike
oysterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an oyster.
pastrycook
pastrycook
noun
A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pharyngokeratosis
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phenylketonuric
phenylketonuric
adj
Having or relating to phenylketonuria.
noun
A person who has phenylketonuria.
piatigorsky
pickpocketry
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
poikilothermy
poikilothermy
noun
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.
polykaryocyte
polykaryocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell that has many nuclei
pothookery
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
probankruptcy
prokaryote
prokaryote
noun
An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).
prokaryotes
prokaryotes
noun
plural of prokaryote
prokaryotic
prokaryotic
adj
Of cells, lacking a nucleus.
Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.
proleukocyte
protoleukocyte
puttywork
pyatigorsk
pyatigorsk
Proper noun
spa city in south-Stavropol krai, administrative center of the of Russia
rocketry
rocketry
noun
The making and launching of rockets, its science and practice.