A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
breaststroke
breaststroke
noun
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
verb
to swim using this stroke
cabinetworks
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal
adj
Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton.
debarkations
debarkations
noun
plural of debarkation
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis
noun
(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
embarkations
embarkations
noun
plural of embarkation
endoskeletal
endoskeletal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
enterokinase
enterokinase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin
frankforters
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
hackettstown
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
kakistocracy
kakistocracy
noun
Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
karyomitosis
karyomitosis
noun
mitosis of the nucleus of a cell
katamorphism
katamorphism
noun
(geology) Any form of metamorphism that occurs near the Earth's surface
kataphoresis
kataphoresis
noun
Alternative form of cataphoresis
katholikoses
katholikoses
noun
plural of katholikos
katsuwonidae
keratogenous
keratogenous
adj
That produces horny tissue
keratoglobus
keratoglobus
noun
(pathology) A disorder of the eye in which the cornea is enlarged and globular in shape.
keratoiritis
keratoplasty
keratoplasty
noun
(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea
keratotomies
keratotomies
noun
plural of keratotomy
keyboardists
keyboardists
noun
plural of keyboardist
kinetoplasts
kinetoplasts
noun
plural of kinetoplast
kistiakowsky
kleptomanias
kleptomanias
noun
plural of kleptomania
kleptomanist
kosteletzkya
lacklustrous
lacklustrous
adj
Synonym of lackluster
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
mackintoshed
mackintoshed
adj
Wearing a mackintosh.
mackintoshes
mackintoshes
noun
plural of mackintosh
magnitogorsk
magnitogorsk
Proper noun
A city in Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia.
malinowskite
manakinsabot
masterstroke
masterstroke
noun
An action which demonstrates great skill or artistry.
mesoplankton
mesoplankton
noun
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
nonskeptical
nonskeptical
adj
Not skeptical.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
paddockstone
paddockstool
paligorskite
perestroikas
perestroikas
noun
plural of perestroika
petrozavodsk
petrozavodsk
Proper noun
The capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
poikiloblast
poikiloblast
noun
A porphyroblast mineral containing small inclusions of the previous rock.
postcardlike
postcardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
An Eastern Woodlands tribe descended from an association of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, and Podunk peoples, recognized by Connecticut and granted a reservation in 1736, but derecognized by the United States in 2005.
The Algonquian lect formerly spoken by this tribe.
A town in Rensselaer County, New York, incorporated in 1788.
A village in the Town of Schaghticoke, originally settled as Harts Falls, incorporated in 1867 and renamed Schaghticoke in 1881.
Noun
A member of this tribe.
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
shostakovich
skateboarded
skateboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skateboard
skateboarder
skateboarder
noun
A person who rides a skateboard.
spanakopitas
spanakopitas
noun
plural of spanakopita
spanokopitas
spanokopitas
noun
plural of spanokopita
spatterdocks
spatterdocks
noun
plural of spatterdock
splatterdock
splatterdock
noun
Alternative form of spatterdock (“species of water lily”)
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
stackencloud
stackencloud
noun
A cumulus cloud.
stakeholders
stakeholders
noun
plural of stakeholder
stakhanovism
stakhanovism
Noun
A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity
stakhanovite
stakhanovite
Noun
An extremely productive or hard-working worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.
Adjective
Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working.
stocktakings
stocktakings
noun
plural of stocktaking
tankerabogus
tankerabogus
noun
(UK, regional) A bogeyman; a fanciful monster used to frighten children.
taraktogenos
tavistockite
tetraskelion
tetraskelion
noun
A type of swastika, especially a stylized one used in Mayan art.