| ALKALOID | • alkaloid n. (Organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have… • alkaloid adj. Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali. • ALKALOID n. any of a class of complex organic bases of vegetable origin. |
| ALKOXIDE | • alkoxide n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with… • ALKOXIDE n. a basic salt derived from an alcohol by the replacement of a hydroxyl hydrogen with a metal. |
| CHOKIDAR | • chokidar n. Alternative form of chaukidar. • CHOKIDAR n. (Urdu) a watchman, also CHOWKIDAR. |
| COOKMAID | • cookmaid n. (Dated) A female servant who dresses provisions and assists the cook. • COOKMAID n. a maid who cooks. |
| DAIMOKUS | • DAIMOKU n. (Japanese) a Buddhist chant. |
| DAKOITIS | • dakoitis n. Plural of dakoiti. • DAKOITI n. (Hindi) robbery by dacoits, also DACOITAGE, DACOITY, DAKOITY. |
| GOADLIKE | • goadlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a goad. • GOADLIKE adj. resembling a goad. |
| HAPKIDOS | • HAPKIDO n. (Japanese) a Korean martial art. |
| KATHODIC | • kathodic adj. Dated form of cathodic. • KATHODIC adj. relating to a kathode, the positive terminal of a battery, also CATHODAL, CATHODIC, CATHODICAL, KATHODAL. |
| KELOIDAL | • keloidal adj. Of, pertaining to or causing keloids. • KELOIDAL adj. relating to a keloid, a hard growth of scar tissue. |
| KERATOID | • keratoid adj. Of a cusp, having its two branches curving in opposite directions. • keratoid adj. (Biology) Resembling horn; horny. • KERATOID adj. resembling horn or keratin, also CERATOID. |
| KILOBAUD | • kilobaud n. (Computing) one thousand baud; symbol kBd. • KILOBAUD n. a unit of data transmission speed. |
| KILORADS | • kilorads n. Plural of kilorad. • KILORAD n. a unit of nuclear radiation. |
| ODALISKS | • odalisks n. Plural of odalisk. • ODALISK n. (French) a female slave; a concubine in a harem, also ODALIQUE, ODALISQUE. |
| PINAKOID | • pinakoid n. Alternative form of pinacoid. • PINAKOID n. a type of crystal face, also PINACOID. |
| PYINKADO | • pyinkado n. Burmese ironwood, Xylia xylocarpa. • PYINKADO n. (Burmese) the ironwood tree, also PYENGADU. |
| ROADKILL | • roadkill n. (Chiefly US) the killing of an animal by a road vehicle. • roadkill n. (Chiefly US) the animal(s) so killed. • roadkill n. (By extension) a helpless victim. |
| TOADLIKE | • toadlike adj. Similar to, or resembling, a toad. • toad-like adj. Alternative form of toadlike. • TOADLIKE adj. like a toad. |