ANTILEUKEMIC | • antileukemic adj. (Oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia. • antileukemic n. Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia. • ANTILEUKEMIC adj. counteracting the effects of leukemia. |
CHEMOKINESIS | • chemokinesis n. (Chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level. • CHEMOKINESIS n. the random movement of cells, such as leucocytes, stimulated by substances in their environment. |
CHIMNEYLIKE | • chimneylike adj. Resembling a chimney, especially in shape. • CHIMNEYLIKE adj. like a chimney. |
KREMLINOLOGIES | • KREMLINOLOGY n. the study of the policies and practices of the former Soviet government. |
LEMMINGLIKE | • lemminglike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a lemming, especially in having a propensity to follow blindly after a leader. • LEMMINGLIKE adj. like a lemming. |
MACHINELIKE | • machinelike adj. Resembling a machine; mechanical in form. • MACHINELIKE adj. resembling or suggesting a machine esp. in regularity of action or stereotyped uniformity of product. |
MAIDENLIKE | • maidenlike adj. Like a maiden; gentle, demure. • MAIDENLIKE adj. like a maiden; modest; coy. |
MARLINESPIKE | • marlinespike n. Alternative spelling of marlinspike. • marline␣spike n. Alternative spelling of marlinspike. • MARLINESPIKE n. a tool used to separate rope strands while splicing, also MARLINGSPIKE, MARLINSPIKE. |
MARLINESPIKES | • marlinespikes n. Plural of marlinespike. • marline␣spikes n. Plural of marline spike. • MARLINESPIKE n. a tool used to separate rope strands while splicing, also MARLINGSPIKE, MARLINSPIKE. |
MILKINESSES | • milkinesses n. Plural of milkiness. • MILKINESS n. the state of being milky. |
MIRKINESSES | • MIRKINESS n. the state of being mirky, dark, gloomy, also MURKINESS. |
MISKEEPING | • miskeeping v. Present participle of miskeep. • MISKEEP v. to keep wrongly. |
MISLEEKING | • MISLEEKE v. (Spenser) to dislike, also MISLIKE. |
NIKETHAMIDE | • nikethamide n. A stimulant which mainly affects the respiratory cycle. • NIKETHAMIDE n. a drug used as a heart stimulant, aka coramine. |
NIKETHAMIDES | • NIKETHAMIDE n. a drug used as a heart stimulant, aka coramine. |
SKIMPINESSES | • SKIMPINESS n. the state of being skimpy. |
TIMEKEEPING | • timekeeping n. The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is. • timekeeping n. The quality of being punctual, keeping to a set time. • timekeeping v. Present participle of timekeep. |
TIMEKEEPINGS | • timekeepings n. Plural of timekeeping. • TIMEKEEPING n. keeping punctual time. |