(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
biscuitmaker
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bushelbasket
buttermaking
cantankerous
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
chaunoprockt
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
deutschemark
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
ekaterinburg
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
graustarkian
hurleyhacket
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.
khachaturian
koelreuteria
kommandatura
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
lacklustrous
lacklustrous
adj
Synonym of lackluster
leukoblastic
leukoblastic
adj
Relating to leukoblasts.
lumberjacket
lumberjacket
noun
A lumberjack shirt.
mantuamaking
mantuamaking
noun
The manufacture of mantuas.
mountainlike
mountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mountain.
mountebanked
mountebanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mountebank
mountebankly
mulaprakriti
multitasking
multitasking
noun
(buzzword, figuratively) The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time.
(computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
verb
present participle of multitask
narsarsukite
narsarsukite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing fluorine, iron, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
neurokeratin
neurokeratin
noun
(biochemistry) The protein component of the myelin sheath.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
patricksburg
picturemaker
preundertake
quadrantlike
quadrantlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quadrant.
quakerstreet
quarterbacks
quarterbacks
noun
plural of quarterback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback