| AUTOKINESES | • AUTOKINESIS n. voluntary or automatic movement. |
| AUTOKINESIS | • autokinesis n. A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move. • autokinesis n. Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause. • AUTOKINESIS n. voluntary or automatic movement. |
| AUTOKINETIC | • autokinetic adj. Moving by itself or automatically. • autokinetic adj. (Historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted… • AUTOKINETIC adj. relating to autokinesis. |
| 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. |
| CYTOKINE | • cytokine n. (Biochemistry, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system. • CYTOKINE n. a protein chemical messenger that assists the immune system. |
| CYTOKINES | • cytokines n. Plural of cytokine. • CYTOKINE n. a protein chemical messenger that assists the immune system. |
| CYTOKINESES | • cytokineses n. Plural of cytokinesis. • CYTOKINESIS n. division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis. |
| 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. |
| CYTOKININ | • cytokinin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of plant hormones involved in cell growth and division. • CYTOKININ n. any of numerous substances which regulate plant growth by inducing cell division. |
| CYTOKININS | • cytokinins n. Plural of cytokinin. • CYTOKININ n. any of numerous substances which regulate plant growth by inducing cell division. |
| OPTOKINETIC | • optokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to movement of the eyes. • OPTOKINETIC adj. of, relating to, or involving movements of the eyes. |
| PHOTOKINESES | • photokineses n. Plural of photokinesis. • PHOTOKINESIS n. motion or activity induced by light. |
| PHOTOKINESIS | • photokinesis n. Any movement that is in response to light. • photokinesis n. (Parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate light. • PHOTOKINESIS n. motion or activity induced by light. |
| PHOTOKINETIC | • photokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to photokinesis. • PHOTOKINETIC adj. relating to photokinesis. |
| RESTOKING | • restoking v. Present participle of restoke. • RESTOKE v. to stoke again. |
| STOKING | • stoking v. Present participle of stoke. • stoking n. The act by which something is stoked. • STOKE v. to supply a furnace with fuel. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| TOKING | • toking v. Present participle of toke. • TOKE v. to puff a marijuana cigarette. |