| AEROPLANKTON | • aeroplankton n. The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind. • AEROPLANKTON n. minute organisms carried in the air. |
| ANTALKALINES | • ANTALKALINE n. a substance that neutralizes alkalis, esp. one used to treat alkalosis. |
| CANTANKEROUS | • cantankerous adj. Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby. • CANTANKEROUS adj. difficult or irritating to deal with. |
| ENTEROKINASE | • enterokinase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of… • ENTEROKINASE n. an enzyme esp. of the duodenal mucosa that activates trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin. |
| FRANKLINITES | • franklinites n. Plural of franklinite. • FRANKLINITE n. a zinc-manganese mineral, mined at Franklin Forge, New Jersey, USA. |
| HETEROKONTAN | • heterokontan adj. Belonging to the heterokonts. • HETEROKONTAN adj. of or like a heterokont, a kind of yellow-green alga. |
| KAINOGENETIC | • KAINOGENETIC adj. relating to kainogenesis, the state where adaptations to the needs of the young stages develop early, and disappear in the adult stage. |
| KERATINISING | • keratinising v. Present participle of keratinise. • KERATINISE v. to make keratinous, also KERATINIZE. |
| KERATINIZING | • keratinizing v. Present participle of keratinize. • KERATINIZE v. to make keratinous, also KERATINISE. |
| KINDERGARTEN | • kindergarten n. (North America, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and… • kindergarten n. (North America, Australia) The elementary school grade before first grade. • kindergarten n. (Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool. |
| LANDSKNECHTS | • landsknechts n. Plural of landsknecht. • Landsknechts n. Plural of Landsknecht. • LANDSKNECHT n. (historical) a mercenary foot-soldier of the 16th century, also LANSQUENET, LANZKNECHT. |
| MEROPLANKTON | • meroplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton. • MEROPLANKTON n. plankton consisting of certain larvae that do not spend all their life as plankton. |
| MISTAKENNESS | • mistakenness n. The state or condition of being mistaken. • MISTAKENNESS n. the state of being mistaken. |
| MOUNTEBANKED | • mountebanked v. Simple past tense and past participle of mountebank. • MOUNTEBANK v. to act as a mountebank. |
| NOMENKLATURA | • nomenklatura n. (Now historical) A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union… • nomenklatura n. The people on such lists; (by extension), any privileged class, a social or political elite. • NOMENKLATURA n. (Russian) officeholders and managers in a communist regime. |
| TAKINGNESSES | • TAKINGNESS n. the quality of being taking. |
| TELEBANKINGS | • TELEBANKING n. an electronic banking service accessed by telephone. |
| THANKFULNESS | • thankfulness n. The state of being thankful. • THANKFULNESS n. the state of being thankful. |
| UNDERBLANKET | • underblanket n. A blanket placed directly on the mattress of a bed. • UNDERBLANKET n. a blanket for use under another blanket. |
| UNDERTAKINGS | • undertakings n. Plural of undertaking. • UNDERTAKING n. an enterprise. |