AEROSPIKE | • aerospike n. Any of several forms of rocket engine having specialized nozzles. • aerospike n. A spike, protruding from the nose cone of a missile, designed to decrease supersonic drag. • AEROSPIKE n. a rocket engine with a specially designed nozzle that allows the exhaust gases to expand and so to be used most efficiently. |
AEROSPIKES | • aerospikes n. Plural of aerospike. • AEROSPIKE n. a rocket engine with a specially designed nozzle that allows the exhaust gases to expand and so to be used most efficiently. |
PEACOCKIER | • PEACOCKY adj. vain, strutting. |
PERESTROIKA | • perestroika n. (Historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union… • perestroika n. (Historical, uncountable) The period of time in the Soviet Union during which these reforms were carried… • perestroika n. (Countable, singularity theory) A situation where a small variation of parameters leads to a sudden… |
FORESPEAKING | • forespeaking v. Present participle of forespeak. • forespeaking n. (Obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction. • forespeaking n. (Obsolete) A preface. |
PEACOCKERIES | • peacockeries n. Plural of peacockery. • PEACOCKERY n. vain ostentation. |
PERESTROIKAS | • perestroikas n. Plural of perestroika. • PERESTROIKA n. (Russian) the period of reconstruction in Russia under Mikhail Gorbachev. |
KLEPTOCRACIES | • kleptocracies n. Plural of kleptocracy. • KLEPTOCRACY n. a government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain. |
PORCELAINLIKE | • porcelainlike adj. Resembling porcelain or some aspect of it. • PORCELAINLIKE adj. like porcelain. |
REALPOLITIKER | • realpolitiker n. One who supports or engages in realpolitik. • REALPOLITIKER n. (German) one who practises realpolitik, politics based on practical, rather than moral or ideological, considerations. |
STREPTOKINASE | • streptokinase n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) An enzyme produced by some streptococci which is involved in breaking down… • STREPTOKINASE n. a proteolytic enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that promotes the dissolution of blood clots by activating plasminogen to produce plasmin. |
HYPERKERATOSIS | • hyperkeratosis n. (Pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions. • HYPERKERATOSIS n. hypertrophy of the horny layer of the skin. |
HYPERKERATOTIC | • hyperkeratotic adj. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis. • HYPERKERATOTIC adj. suffering from hyperkeratosis. |
KERATOPLASTIES | • keratoplasties n. Plural of keratoplasty. • KERATOPLASTY n. plastic surgery on the cornea. |
REALPOLITIKERS | • realpolitikers n. Plural of realpolitiker. • REALPOLITIKER n. (German) one who practises realpolitik, politics based on practical, rather than moral or ideological, considerations. |
STREPTOKINASES | • streptokinases n. Plural of streptokinase. • STREPTOKINASE n. a proteolytic enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that promotes the dissolution of blood clots by activating plasminogen to produce plasmin. |
KINEMATOGRAPHER | • kinematographer n. Cinematographer. • KINEMATOGRAPHER n. one who operates a kinematograph. |
PHENYLKETONURIA | • phenylketonuria n. (Medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase… • PHENYLKETONURIA n. an inherited metabolic disorder in infants. |