| MOCKERY | • mockery n. The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. • mockery n. Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock. • mockery n. (Obsolete) Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc. |
| BACKRONYM | • backronym n. A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes… • backronym v. To create a backronym. • BACKRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACRONYM. |
| CHROMAKEY | • chromakey n. (Television, film) The use of a particular colour (usually either green or blue) as a key in a TV studio… • chromakey v. (Transitive) To modify an image in this way. • chroma-key n. Alternative spelling of chromakey. |
| BACKRONYMS | • backronyms n. Plural of backronym. • BACKRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACRONYM. |
| CHROMAKEYS | • chromakeys v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chromakey. • CHROMAKEY n. a special television effect by which a coloured background can be removed from a picture and a different one substituted. |
| KARYOGAMIC | • karyogamic adj. Relating to karyogamy. • KARYOGAMIC adj. relating to karyogamy. |
| COMSTOCKERY | • comstockery n. (US) Censorship of literature and performances because of especially broad definitions of obscenity or immorality. • COMSTOCKERY n. overzealous censorship of material considered obscene, also COMSTOCKISM. |
| KERATECTOMY | • keratectomy n. (Surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis. • KERATECTOMY n. surgical incision of the cornea. |
| KYMOGRAPHIC | • kymographic adj. Of or pertaining to a kymograph. • KYMOGRAPHIC adj. relating to a kymograph. |
| POLICYMAKER | • policymaker n. One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists. • policy␣maker n. Alternative form of policymaker. • POLICYMAKER n. one who makes policy. |
| KARYOPLASMIC | • karyoplasmic adj. Relating to, or composed of karyoplasm. • KARYOPLASMIC adj. of or like karyoplasm, nucleoplasm. |
| LOCKSMITHERY | • locksmithery n. The work of a locksmith. • LOCKSMITHERY n. the craft of the locksmith. |
| MOCKUMENTARY | • mockumentary n. (Film) A film or television programme presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual… • MOCKUMENTARY n. a spoof documentary. |
| POLICYMAKERS | • policymakers n. Plural of policymaker. • policy␣makers n. Plural of policy maker. • POLICYMAKER n. one who makes policy. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTE | • megakaryocyte n. (Anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets. • MEGAKARYOCYTE n. a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp. in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |
| SHOCKUMENTARY | • shockumentary n. A form of documentary used to generate a reactionary effect in an audience; especially such a documentary… • SHOCKUMENTARY n. a documentary intended to shock. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTES | • megakaryocytes n. Plural of megakaryocyte. • MEGAKARYOCYTE n. a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp. in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTIC | • megakaryocytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes. • MEGAKARYOCYTIC adj. of or like a megakaryocyte. |