(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bloubiskop
bumpkinly
bumpkinly
adj
Befitting a bumpkin.
clumplike
clumplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clump.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
cuckoopintle
cuplike
cuplike
adj
Resembling a cup.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cupronickels
cupronickels
noun
plural of cupronickel
dikelocephalus
ducklingship
dunpickle
dunpickle
noun
(obsolete) marsh harrier (a bird)
gumpoldskirchner
housekeeperlike
hyperleukocytosis
hyperleukocytosis
noun
The condition of having an unusually high leukocyte count.
kalumpit
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kerplunking
kerplunking
verb
present participle of kerplunk
kilopound
kilopound
noun
(US, engineering, architecture) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.
kulpsville
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leptokurtosis
leptokurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leucoplakia
leucoplakia
noun
Alternative form of leukoplakia
leucoplakial
leukocytopenia
leukocytopenia
noun
(medicine) Leukopenia.
leukopedesis
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
leukophoresis
leukophoresis
noun
Leukapheresis.
leukoplakia
leukoplakia
noun
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
leukoplakias
leukoplakias
noun
plural of leukoplakia
leukoplakic
leukoplakic
adj
Relating to leukoplakia.
leukopoieses
leukopoiesis
leukopoiesis
noun
A form of hematopoiesis in which white blood cells are formed in bone marrow located in bones in adults and hematopoietic organs in the fetus
leukopoietic
leukopoietic
adj
Relating to leukopoiesis
linkup
linkup
noun
(climbing) enchainment
A connection.
The act of connecting.
linkups
linkups
noun
plural of linkup
loudspeaking
lumpkin
lumpkin
noun
A clumsy, heavy, stupid, silly or blundering person.
mulaprakriti
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
nikolainkaupunki
outpolitick
outpolitick
verb
(transitive) To outdo in politics.
outpoliticks
outpoliticks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpolitick
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
packbuilder
panleukopenia
panleukopenia
noun
A distemper of cats caused by a strain of Parvovirus.
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
pendulumlike
pendulumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pendulum; having a back-and-forth motion.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
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.
phitsanulok
phulkari
phulkari
noun
(countable) A cloth or garment embroidered in this style.
(uncountable) A style of Punjabi embroidery characterized by patterns of flowers.
pickelhaube
pickelhaube
noun
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
pilsudski
pipikaula
plankbuilt
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
platykurtosis
platykurtosis
noun
(statistics) The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pluckemin
pluckerian
pluckier
pluckier
adj
comparative form of plucky: more plucky
pluckiest
pluckiest
adj
superlative form of plucky: most plucky
pluckily
pluckily
adv
In a plucky manner.
pluckiness
pluckiness
noun
The characteristic of being plucky.
pluckinesses
plucking
plucking
noun
(gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked.
(printing) The undesirable situation in which printed ink becomes detached from the paper.
A fragment of something obtained by plucking.
verb
present participle of pluck
pluglike
pluglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plug.
plumelike
plumelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plume.
plumemaking
plumlike
plumlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plum.
plunking
plunking
noun
A noise that plunks.
verb
present participle of plunk
plushlike
plushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plush.
pollakiuria
pollakiuria
noun
(urology) Abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine.
pouchlike
pouchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pouch.
poultrylike
poultrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of poultry.
poundlike
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
proklausis
prologuelike
prologuelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prologue.
prudelike
prudelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prude; prudish.
pseudankylosis
pseudoalkaloid
pseudoalkaloid
noun
Any alkaloid-like compound that does not originate from amino acids.
pseudoankylosis
pseudoleukemia
pseudoleukemic
puckishly
puckishly
adv
mischievously; playfully
pucklike
pucklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puck.
puckling
puddinglike
puddinglike
adj
Resembling a pudding.
puddlelike
puddlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puddle.
puklich
pulaski
pulaski
noun
A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.
pulaskite
pulaskite
noun
(mineralogy) A massive course-grained rock composed chiefly of feldspar with some other minerals such as hornblende and biotite.
pulik
pulik
noun
plural of puli
pulplike
pulplike
adj
Resembling pulp; pulpy.
pulselike
pulselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pulse.
pumpernickel
pumpernickel
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickels
pumpernickels
noun
plural of pumpernickel
pumplike
pumplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pump.
punchlike
punchlike
adj
Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes).
Resembling or characteristic of punch (the drink).
punkling
punkling
noun
(obsolete) A young strumpet
Someone young associated with the punk movement or music.
puplike
puppetlike
puppetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puppet; mechanical, controlled by another.
puppylike
puppylike
adj
Resembling a puppy.
puritanlike
puritanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a puritan.
purposelike
purposelike
adj
(Scotland) purposeful
purselike
purselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a purse.
puslike
puslike
adj
Resembling pus.
pusslike
pustulelike
pustulelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pustule.
puttylike
puttylike
adj
Resembling putty or some aspect of it.
rumpelstiltskin
rumpelstiltskin
Proper noun
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
scheltopusik
scheltopusik
noun
Alternative form of sheltopusik
souplike
souplike
adj
Resembling soup; soupy.
sparkplugging
sparkplugging
verb
present participle of sparkplug
spelunking
spelunking
noun
The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.