| CYTOKINES | • cytokines n. Plural of cytokine. • CYTOKINE n. a protein chemical messenger that assists the immune system. |
| DOOHICKEY | • doohickey n. A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall). • doo-hickey n. Rare form of doohickey. • DOOHICKEY n. a doodad, a thingy. |
| EURYOKIES | • EURYOKY n. the ability of an organism to live under variable conditions, also EUROKY. |
| HYGRODEIK | • hygrodeik n. A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage… • HYGRODEIK n. a form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers. |
| IRKSOMELY | • irksomely adv. In an irksome manner; tediously. • IRKSOME adv. tending to irk. |
| IVORYLIKE | • ivorylike adj. Resembling ivory. • IVORYLIKE adj. like ivory. |
| JOCKEYING | • jockeying v. Present participle of jockey. • jockeying n. The act of one who jockeys. • JOCKEY v. to maneuver for position. |
| JOCKEYISH | • JOCKEYISH adj. like a jockey. |
| JOCKEYISM | • jockeyism n. The practice or techniques of jockeys; the skill of riding a horse in a race. • JOCKEYISM n. the practice of jockeys. |
| KEYNOTING | • keynoting v. Present participle of keynote. • KEYNOTE v. to deliver the main speech at a function. |
| KILOBYTES | • kilobytes n. Plural of kilobyte. • KILOBYTE n. one thousand bytes. |
| KILOCYCLE | • kilocycle n. A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon). • kilocycle n. (Elliptically) A thousand cycles per second; a kilohertz. • KILOCYCLE n. a unit of frequency: 1 kilocycle per second equals 1 kilohertz. |
| KRYOLITES | • kryolites n. Plural of kryolite. • KRYOLITE n. a mineral, also CRYOLITE, KRYOLITH. |
| MONKEYING | • monkeying v. Present participle of monkey. • MONKEY v. to mimic. |
| MONKEYISH | • monkeyish adj. Like a monkey. • MONKEYISH adj. like a monkey. |
| MONKEYISM | • monkeyism n. Tomfoolery; silly or foolish behaviour. • monkeyism n. (Derogatory, dated) The Darwinian theory of evolution. • MONKEYISM n. being like a monkey. |
| TINKERTOY | • TINKERTOY n. (tradename) a child's construction set. |