| ANTITAKEOVER | • antitakeover adj. (Business) Countering a corporate takeover. • ANTITAKEOVER adj. against a takeover. |
| BOTTLENECKED | • bottlenecked v. Simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck. • BOTTLENECK v. to slow down or impede by creating an obstruction. |
| BREASTSTROKE | • breaststroke n. A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back… • breaststroke v. To swim using this stroke. • BREASTSTROKE n. a swimming-stroke performed breast-down, with circling movements of the arms and a froglike movement of the legs. |
| CYTOSKELETAL | • cytoskeletal adj. Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton. • CYTOSKELETAL adj. of or like a cytoskeleton. |
| CYTOSKELETON | • cytoskeleton n. A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some… • CYTOSKELETON n. the network of protein filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm that controls cell shape, maintains intracellular organization, and is involved in cell movement. |
| HETEROKONTAN | • heterokontan adj. Belonging to the heterokonts. • HETEROKONTAN adj. of or like a heterokont, a kind of yellow-green alga. |
| INTERKNOTTED | • interknotted v. Simple past tense and past participle of interknot. • INTERKNOT v. to knot together. |
| KATHAROMETER | • katharometer n. (Sciences) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity. • KATHAROMETER n. an instrument measuring changes in composition of gases. |
| KERATOMETERS | • keratometers n. Plural of keratometer. • KERATOMETER n. an instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea. |
| KERATOTOMIES | • keratotomies n. Plural of keratotomy. • KERATOTOMY n. surgery of the cornea. |
| KETOSTEROIDS | • ketosteroids n. Plural of ketosteroid. • KETOSTEROID n. a steroid, such as cortisone or estrone, containing a ketone group. |
| KNOTTINESSES | • knottinesses n. Plural of knottiness. • KNOTTINESS n. the state of being knotty. |
| MASTERSTROKE | • masterstroke n. An action which demonstrates great skill or artistry. • master␣stroke n. Alternative form of masterstroke. • MASTERSTROKE n. a masterly performance or move. |
| NETHERSTOCKS | • netherstocks n. Plural of netherstock. • NETHERSTOCK n. (obsolete) a stocking. |
| RETROROCKETS | • retrorockets n. Plural of retrorocket. • RETROROCKET n. a rocket whose function is to slow down, fired in a direction opposite to that in which a body, e.g. a spacecraft or an artificial satellite, is travelling. |
| STAKTOMETERS | • STAKTOMETER n. a pipette with a hollow bulb in the middle for counting drops, also STACTOMETER. |
| STOCKINETTES | • stockinettes n. Plural of stockinette. • STOCKINETTE n. an elastic knitted fabric for undergarments, etc., also STOCKINET. |
| TRESTLEWORKS | • trestleworks n. Plural of trestlework. • TRESTLEWORK n. a system of connected trestles supporting a structure (as a railroad bridge). |