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. |
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. |
KELYPHITIC | • KELYPHITIC adj. as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock. |
KINESTHETICALLY | • kinesthetically adv. In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics. • KINESTHETIC adv. relating to kinesthesia, also KINAESTHETIC. |
KITSCHILY | • kitschily adv. In a kitschy way. • KITSCHY adv. having the quality of kitsch, trashy. |
KITTENISHLY | • kittenishly adv. In a kittenish manner. • KITTENISH adv. of or like a kitten. |
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. |
SHOCKABILITY | • shockability n. The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked. • SHOCKABILITY n. the quality of being shockable. |
SKETCHABILITY | • sketchability n. The quality of being sketchable. • SKETCHABILITY n. the quality of being sketchable. |
SKITTISHLY | • skittishly adv. In a skittish manner. • SKITTISH adv. easily frightened. |
THINKINGLY | • thinkingly adv. With thought or thinking. • THINKINGLY adv. THINKING. |
TICKLISHLY | • ticklishly adv. In a ticklish way. • TICKLISH adv. sensitive to tickling. |
TRICKISHLY | • trickishly adv. In a trickish manner. • TRICKISH adv. given to tricks. |
UNTHINKABILITY | • unthinkability n. The property of being unthinkable. • UNTHINKABILITY n. the state of being unthinkable. |
UNTHINKINGLY | • unthinkingly adv. In an unthinking manner. • UNTHINKING adv. UNTHINK, to dismiss from the mind. |