| BACKWOODSIEST | • BACKWOODSY adj. uncouth, rustic. |
| BOOTLICKERS | • bootlickers n. Plural of bootlicker. • BOOTLICKER n. a toady. |
| CHOLECYSTOKININ | • cholecystokinin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK. • CHOLECYSTOKININ n. a hormone secreted esp. by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain. |
| COMSTOCKERIES | • COMSTOCKERY n. overzealous censorship of material considered obscene, also COMSTOCKISM. |
| CONTRACLOCKWISE | • contraclockwise adv. Counterclockwise. • contraclockwise adj. Counterclockwise. • CONTRACLOCKWISE adv. anticlockwise. |
| CRINKLEROOTS | • crinkleroots n. Plural of crinkleroot. • CRINKLEROOT n. any of several species of toothwort. |
| KETOACIDOSES | • ketoacidoses n. Plural of ketoacidosis. • KETOACIDOSIS n. a condition in which excessive levels of ketone bodies and glucose cause the blood to become acidic. |
| KETOACIDOSIS | • ketoacidosis n. (Biology, medicine) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone… • KETOACIDOSIS n. a condition in which excessive levels of ketone bodies and glucose cause the blood to become acidic. |
| KINETOCHORES | • kinetochores n. Plural of kinetochore. • KINETOCHORE n. a structure forming at the centromere during mitosis for binding microtubules. |
| KINETOSCOPE | • kinetoscope n. An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated… • kinetoscope n. An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements… • KINETOSCOPE n. an instrument for producing curves by the combination of circular movements. |
| KINETOSCOPES | • kinetoscopes n. Plural of kinetoscope. • KINETOSCOPE n. an instrument for producing curves by the combination of circular movements. |
| LEUKOCYTOLYSIS | • LEUKOCYTOLYSIS n. the destruction of leucocytes, also LEUCOCYTOLYSIS. |
| LEUKOCYTOPENIAS | • leukocytopenias n. Plural of leukocytopenia. • LEUKOCYTOPENIA n. a decrease in the number of leucocytes in blood. |
| LEUKOCYTOSIS | • leukocytosis n. Alternative spelling of leucocytosis. • LEUKOCYTOSIS n. an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| MOONSTRICKEN | • moonstricken adj. Moonstruck. • MOONSTRICKEN adj. simpleminded, as if affected by the moon, also MOONSTRUCK. |
| OVERSTOCKING | • overstocking n. A stocking intended to be worn over another stocking. • overstocking v. Present participle of overstock. • OVERSTOCK v. to stock in excess. |
| PHENAKISTOSCOPE | • phenakistoscope n. An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through… • phénakistoscope n. Alternative form of phenakistoscope. • PHENAKISTOSCOPE n. an early form of cinematograph. |
| POIKILOCYTES | • poikilocytes n. Plural of poikilocyte. • POIKILOCYTE n. an irregular red blood corpuscle. |
| STOCKJOBBERIES | • STOCKJOBBERY n. the profession of stockjobber. |