| 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. |
| HEATSTROKES | • heatstrokes n. Plural of heatstroke. • heat␣strokes n. Plural of heat stroke. • HEATSTROKE n. a condition marked esp. by cessation of sweating, extremely high body temperature, and collapse that results from prolonged exposure to high temperature. |
| KERATECTOMY | • keratectomy n. (Surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis. • KERATECTOMY n. surgical incision of the cornea. |
| KERATOMETER | • keratometer n. Ophthalmometer. • KERATOMETER n. an instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea. |
| KINETOPLAST | • kinetoplast n. (Microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in… • kinetoplast n. A kinetoplastid. • KINETOPLAST n. a DNA body located near the base of the flagellum in flagellate protozoa, also KINETONUCLEUS. |
| KLEPTOCRATS | • kleptocrats n. Plural of kleptocrat. |
| LATTICEWORK | • latticework n. A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips. • lattice-work n. Alternative form of latticework. • LATTICEWORK n. a network of crossed laths or bars. |
| PICKETBOATS | • picketboats n. Plural of picketboat. • picket␣boats n. Plural of picket boat. • PICKETBOAT n. a craft used (as by the coastguard) for harbour patrol. |
| SPATTERDOCK | • spatterdock n. A species of water lily, Nuphar advena. • SPATTERDOCK n. the yellow water lily of the genus Nuphar. |
| SPATTERWORK | • spatterwork n. Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface. • SPATTERWORK n. reproduction of designs by covering the surface with the pattern and spattering colour on the parts exposed. |
| STAKTOMETER | • STAKTOMETER n. a pipette with a hollow bulb in the middle for counting drops, also STACTOMETER. |
| TICKTACKTOE | • ticktacktoe n. Alternative spelling of tic-tac-toe. • tick-tack-toe n. Alternative spelling of tic-tac-toe. • TICKTACKTOE n. the game of noughts and crosses. |
| WATTLEWORKS | • WATTLEWORK n. wickerwork. |