| 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. |
| COCKNEYFICATION | • cockneyfication n. The use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys. • COCKNEYFICATION n. the process of cockneyfying. |
| CYTOKINESIS | • cytokinesis n. (Biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus. • CYTOKINESIS n. division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis. |
| CYTOKINETIC | • cytokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to cytokinesis or to cytokinetics. • CYTOKINETIC adj. relating to cytokinesis, division of the cytoplasm of a cell. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HYDROKINETICS | • hydrokinetics n. (Physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids. • HYDROKINETICS n. the study of the motion of fluids. |
| KARYOKINETIC | • karyokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to karyokinesis. • KARYOKINETIC adj. relating to karyokinesis, division of the cell nucleus. |
| KNOWLEDGABILITY | • knowledgability n. Alternative form of knowledgeability. • KNOWLEDGABILITY n. the quality of being knowledgable. |
| POIKILOCYTE | • poikilocyte n. (Physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably… • POIKILOCYTE n. an irregular red blood corpuscle. |
| POIKILOCYTES | • poikilocytes n. Plural of poikilocyte. • POIKILOCYTE n. an irregular red blood corpuscle. |
| 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. |
| REVOKABILITY | • revokability n. Alternative form of revocability. • REVOKABILITY n. the quality of being revokable, also REVOCABILITY. |