| CHOCKSTONE | • chockstone n. A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft. • chockstone n. (Climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging… • CHOCKSTONE n. in mountaineering, a stone jammed in a crack. |
| CHOCKSTONES | • chockstones n. Plural of chockstone. • CHOCKSTONE n. in mountaineering, a stone jammed in a crack. |
| CHOLECYSTOKININ | • cholecystokinin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK. • CHOLECYSTOKININ n. a hormone secreted esp. by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain. |
| CHONDROSKELETON | • chondroskeleton n. A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage. • CHONDROSKELETON n. the cartilaginous part of the skeleton of vertebrates. |
| DURCHKOMPONIERT | • DURCHKOMPONIERT adj. (German) having the music especially adapted to each stanza, also DURCHKOMPONIRT. |
| KINETOCHORE | • kinetochore n. (Biology) The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome… • KINETOCHORE n. a structure forming at the centromere during mitosis for binding microtubules. |
| KINETOCHORES | • kinetochores n. Plural of kinetochore. • KINETOCHORE n. a structure forming at the centromere during mitosis for binding microtubules. |
| KLOOCHMEN | • kloochmen n. Plural of kloochman. • KLOOCHMAN n. (Native American) a Native American woman, wife or squaw, also KLOOCH, KLOOTCH, KLOOTCHMAN. |
| KLOOTCHMEN | • klootchmen n. Plural of klootchman. • KLOOTCHMAN n. (Native American) a Native American woman, wife or squaw, also KLOOCH, KLOOCHMAN, KLOOTCH. |
| LUCKENBOOTH | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| PHENAKISTOSCOPE | • phenakistoscope n. An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through… • phénakistoscope n. Alternative form of phenakistoscope. • PHENAKISTOSCOPE n. an early form of cinematograph. |
| PHOTOKINETIC | • photokinetic adj. Of or pertaining to photokinesis. • PHOTOKINETIC adj. relating to photokinesis. |
| POCKETPHONE | • pocketphone n. (Dated or science fiction) A telephone that fits in one’s pocket; a mobile phone. • POCKETPHONE n. a mobile phone. |
| POCKETPHONES | • pocketphones n. Plural of pocketphone. • POCKETPHONE n. a mobile phone. |