STINKPOTS | • stinkpots n. Plural of stinkpot. • STINKPOT n. a common musk turtle found in SE Canada and the eastern US, which emits a foul-smelling secretion when disturbed. |
TIPSTOCKS | • tipstocks n. Plural of tipstock. • TIPSTOCK n. a part of a gun. |
POSTSTRIKE | • poststrike adj. Occurring after a strike (work stoppage as protest). • poststrike adj. Following the striking motion of a snake. • POSTSTRIKE adj. after a strike. |
POTSTICKERS | • potstickers n. Plural of potsticker. |
SPITSTICKER | • SPITSTICKER n. a wood engraving tool with a fine point for cutting curved lines. |
TAPERSTICKS | • tapersticks n. Plural of taperstick. • TAPERSTICK n. a stick for holding a taper. |
KINETOPLASTS | • kinetoplasts n. Plural of kinetoplast. • KINETOPLAST n. a DNA body located near the base of the flagellum in flagellate protozoa, also KINETONUCLEUS. |
LICKSPITTLES | • lickspittles n. Plural of lickspittle. • lick-spittles n. Plural of lick-spittle. • LICKSPITTLE n. a fawning subordinate, a toady, also LICKSPIT. |
PLASTICKIEST | • PLASTICKY adj. of a plastic nature. |
SPIRKETTINGS | • spirkettings n. Plural of spirketting. • SPIRKETTING n. deck planking near the bulwarks. |
SPITSTICKERS | • SPITSTICKER n. a wood engraving tool with a fine point for cutting curved lines. |
STOCKPUNISHT | • STOCKPUNISHT adj. (Shakespeare) punished by being put in the stocks. |
KINESIPATHIST | • kinesipathist n. A practitioner of kinesipathy. • KINESIPATHIST n. one who practises kinesiatrics, a method of treating disease by means of exercises or gymnastic movements. |
STREPTOKINASE | • streptokinase n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) An enzyme produced by some streptococci which is involved in breaking down… • STREPTOKINASE n. a proteolytic enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that promotes the dissolution of blood clots by activating plasminogen to produce plasmin. |
KERATOPLASTIES | • keratoplasties n. Plural of keratoplasty. • KERATOPLASTY n. plastic surgery on the cornea. |
KINESIPATHISTS | • kinesipathists n. Plural of kinesipathist. • KINESIPATHIST n. one who practises kinesiatrics, a method of treating disease by means of exercises or gymnastic movements. |
PERSNICKETIEST | • PERSNICKETY adj. fussy about small details, also PERNICKETY. |
STREPTOKINASES | • streptokinases n. Plural of streptokinase. • STREPTOKINASE n. a proteolytic enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that promotes the dissolution of blood clots by activating plasminogen to produce plasmin. |