| AKARYOTIC | • akaryotic adj. Relating to akaryotes. • AKARYOTIC adj. of or like an akaryote, a cell that does not have a nucleus. |
| ANTICRACK | • anticrack adj. Preventing cracks in a structure. • anticrack adj. Opposing crack cocaine. • anticrack n. Volumetric collapse caused by compression, leading to localization of compaction or compacting shear bands. |
| ANTIQUARK | • antiquark n. (Physics) The antiparticle of a quark. • ANTIQUARK n. the antimatter equivalent of a quark. |
| ANTISHARK | • antishark adj. Preventing attacks by sharks. • ANTISHARK adj. designed to keep away sharks. |
| ARTMAKING | • artmaking n. The production of art. • ARTMAKING n. the process of making art. |
| AUTARKIES | • autarkies n. Plural of autarky. • AUTARKY n. a policy of national self-sufficiency and non-reliance on imports or economic aid. |
| AUTARKIST | • autarkist n. A proponent of autarky. • AUTARKIST n. one who is autarkic, self-sufficient. |
| BACKSTAIR | • backstair adj. Clandestine, secret or furtive. • backstair n. The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building). • BACKSTAIR n. underhand. |
| CRANKBAIT | • crankbait n. (Fishing) A kind of fishing lure. • CRANKBAIT n. a fishing lure with a shape that enables it to dive and stay under water. |
| KARATEIST | • karateist n. A person who does karate. • KARATEIST n. an exponent of karate. |
| KATHARSIS | • katharsis n. Alternative form of catharsis. • KATHARSIS n. (Greek) a natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc., also CATHARSIS. |
| PARAKITES | • parakites n. Plural of parakite. • PARAKITE n. a kite used for holding up a person towed by a motorboat. |
| PARTAKING | • partaking v. Present participle of partake. • partaking n. The act of taking part in something. • partaking n. (Archaic) An act of taking sides; partiality. |
| TAMARISKS | • tamarisks n. Plural of tamarisk. • TAMARISK n. a heathlike shrub or tree of warm regions. |
| TARAKIHIS | • tarakihis n. Plural of tarakihi. • TARAKIHI n. (Maori) an Australasian food fish, also TERAKIHI. |
| TRIPITAKA | • Tripitaka n. (Buddhism) Any of several canons of Buddhist scripture. • TRIPITAKA n. (Pali) the whole body of the northern Buddhist canonical writings. |