LEKYTHOI | • lekythoi n. Plural of lekythos. • LEKYTHOS n. an oil jar used in ancient Greece, also LECYTHUS, LEKYTHUS. |
THELYTOKIES | • THELYTOKY n. the parthenogenetic production of females only. |
HYDROKINETIC | • hydrokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics. • hydrokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids. • HYDROKINETIC adj. of or relating to the motions of fluids or the forces which produce or affect such motions, also HYDROKINETICAL. |
LOCKSMITHERY | • locksmithery n. The work of a locksmith. • LOCKSMITHERY n. the craft of the locksmith. |
HYDROKINETICS | • hydrokinetics n. (Physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids. • HYDROKINETICS n. the study of the motion of fluids. |
POIKILOTHERMY | • poikilothermy n. (Biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature… • POIKILOTHERMY n. the state of being cold-blooded, also POIKILOTHERMISM. |
PSYCHOKINETIC | • psychokinetic adj. Of or relating to psychokinesis. • psychokinetic n. A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis. • PSYCHOKINETIC adj. relating to psychokinesis. |
DIPHENYLKETONE | • diphenylketone n. (Organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone diphenylmethanone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
HETEROKARYOSIS | • heterokaryosis n. (Biology) The condition of being a heterokaryon. • HETEROKARYOSIS n. the condition of having cells that are heterokaryons. |
HETEROKARYOTIC | • heterokaryotic adj. Relating to heterokaryosis or to heterokaryons. • HETEROKARYOTIC adj. relating to heterokaryosis. |
HYDROKINETICAL | • hydrokinetical adj. Synonym of hydrokinetic. • HYDROKINETICAL adj. of or relating to the motions of fluids or the forces which produce or affect such motions, also HYDROKINETIC. |
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. |
KINEMATOGRAPHY | • kinematography n. Cinematography. • KINEMATOGRAPHY n. the art of the kinematograph. |
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. |
DIPHENYLKETONES | • diphenylketones n. Plural of diphenylketone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
PHENYLKETONURIA | • phenylketonuria n. (Medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase… • PHENYLKETONURIA n. an inherited metabolic disorder in infants. |
PHENYLKETONURIC | • phenylketonuric adj. Having or relating to phenylketonuria. • phenylketonuric n. A person who has phenylketonuria. • PHENYLKETONURIC adj. suffering from phenylketonuria, an inherited metabolic disorder in infants. |