(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
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.
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.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
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
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
dermaskeleton
dermoskeletal
dermoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to the dermoskeleton.
dermoskeleton
dermoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) An exoskeleton.
deuterotokous
deuterotokous
adj
Relating to deuterotoky.
ekaterinoslav
electroshocks
electroshocks
noun
plural of electroshock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroshock
endoskeletons
endoskeletons
noun
plural of endoskeleton
enterokinesia
ghostlikeness
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.
hydrokinetics
hydrokinetics
noun
(physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
kaolinisation
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
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
koridethianus
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.
mackintoshite
mackintoshite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of thorogummite
mcknightstown
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.
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.
nonskeletally
outskirmisher
outspokenness
outspokenness
noun
The quality of being outspoken.
overskeptical
overskeptical
adj
Excessively skeptical.
overthickness
parakeratosis
parakeratosis
noun
(pathology) Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.
penthouselike
penthouselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a penthouse.
petropavlovsk
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.
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.
probasketball
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
scoffingstock
scutcheonlike
shuttlecocked
shuttlecocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock
skateboarders
skateboarders
noun
plural of skateboarder
skateboarding
skateboarding
noun
the act of riding on a skateboard
verb
present participle of skateboard
skeletogenous
skeletogenous
adj
Forming or producing parts of the skeleton.
skeletonising
skeletonising
verb
present participle of skeletonise
skeletonizing
skeletonizing
verb
present participle of skeletonize
slockingstone
spitchcocking
spitchcocking
verb
present participle of spitchcock
sportsmanlike
sportsmanlike
adj
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
stockholdings
stockholdings
noun
plural of stockholding
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.
teknonymously
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
thunderstroke
thunderstroke
noun
thunderbolt
toadstoollike
toadstoollike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a toadstool.
tompkinsville
trackingscout
troublemakers
troublemakers
noun
plural of troublemaker
turquoiselike
turquoiselike
adj
Similar to or resembling turquoise.
understocking
understocking
noun
A stocking intended to be worn under another stocking.