BROKENHEARTEDLY | • brokenheartedly adv. In a brokenhearted manner. • broken-heartedly adv. Alternative form of brokenheartedly. • BROKENHEARTED adv. greatly depressed or hurt. |
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. |
DIPHENYLKETONE | • diphenylketone n. (Organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone diphenylmethanone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
DIPHENYLKETONES | • diphenylketones n. Plural of diphenylketone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
HEARTBROKENLY | • heartbrokenly adv. In a heartbroken manner. • HEARTBROKEN adv. having a broken heart. |
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. |
LEKYTHOI | • lekythoi n. Plural of lekythos. • LEKYTHOS n. an oil jar used in ancient Greece, also LECYTHUS, LEKYTHUS. |
LEKYTHOS | • lekythos n. A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil. • LEKYTHOS n. an oil jar used in ancient Greece, also LECYTHUS, LEKYTHUS. |
LEUKODYSTROPHY | • leukodystrophy n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter… • LEUKODYSTROPHY n. any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. |
LOCKSMITHERY | • locksmithery n. The work of a locksmith. • LOCKSMITHERY n. the craft of the locksmith. |
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. |
PHYTOPLANKTER | • phytoplankter n. A single phytoplankton organism. • PHYTOPLANKTER n. a planktonic plant. |
PHYTOPLANKTERS | • phytoplankters n. Plural of phytoplankter. • PHYTOPLANKTER n. a planktonic plant. |
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. |
THELYTOKIES | • THELYTOKY n. the parthenogenetic production of females only. |
THELYTOKOUS | • thelytokous adj. That produces female offspring (only). • THELYTOKOUS adj. producing only female offspring. |
THELYTOKY | • thelytoky n. (Biology) A form of parthenogenesis in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs. • THELYTOKY n. the parthenogenetic production of females only. |