| ANKYLOSED | • ankylosed v. Simple past tense and past participle of ankylose. • ankylosed adj. (Of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible. • ankylosed adj. (Figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid. |
| ANKYLOSES | • ankyloses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ankylose. • ANKYLOSE v. to fuse as the bones of a joint. |
| ANKYLOSIS | • ankylosis n. (Anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit. • ankylosis n. (Medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion. • ankylosis n. (Figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility. |
| ANKYLOTIC | • ankylotic adj. Of or pertaining to ankylosis. • ANKYLOTIC adj. relating to ankylosis, the joining together of bones or hard parts, also ANCHYLOTIC. |
| BLACKBODY | • blackbody n. (Physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident… • black␣body n. (Physics) Alternative form of blackbody. • black␣body n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, body. |
| BLACKBOYS | • blackboys n. Plural of blackboy. • black␣boys n. Plural of black boy. • BLACKBOY n. an Australian grass tree, aka yacca. |
| GOLOMYNKA | • golomynka n. Alternative form of golomyanka. • GOLOMYNKA n. (Russian) a very oily fish found in Lake Baikal. |
| KALOTYPES | • kalotypes n. Plural of kalotype. • KALOTYPE n. (tradename) an early type of photography, also CALOTYPE. |
| KARYOLOGY | • karyology n. (Biology, medicine) The study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain. • karyology n. (Biology, medicine) The characteristics of a particular cellular nucleus or group of nuclei, or of the… • KARYOLOGY n. the study of cell nuclei. |
| KILOGRAYS | • kilograys n. Plural of kilogray. • KILOGRAY n. a unit of absorbed radiation, one thousand grays. |
| LOCKAWAYS | • lockaways n. Plural of lockaway. • LOCKAWAY n. in finance, a long-term security. |
| MOLLYHAWK | • MOLLYHAWK n. the juvenile of the southern black-backed gull. |
| MOLLYMAWK | • mollymawk n. Any of a group of medium- to large-sized albatrosses in the genus Thalassarche. • mollymawk n. Any of the similar, related sooty albatross (Phoebetria). • molly-mawk n. Alternative form of mollemoke. |
| PLAYBOOKS | • playbooks n. Plural of playbook. • PLAYBOOK n. a printed book of plays. |
| REVOKABLY | • REVOKABLE adv. that can be revoked, also REVOCABLE. |
| SOAKINGLY | • soakingly adv. To the point of soaking; imparting extreme wetness. • SOAKING adv. very wet. |
| THYLAKOID | • thylakoid n. (Biology) a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis. • THYLAKOID n. any of a membranous disk of lamellae within plant chloroplasts. |
| WARLOCKRY | • warlockry n. Wizardry; witchcraft. • WARLOCKRY n. sorcery. |
| WORKMANLY | • workmanly adj. Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike. • workmanly adv. Befitting a workman; in skilful or workmanlike manner. • WORKMANLY adj. in the fashion of a workman. |