| 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. |
| DIPHENYLKETONES | • diphenylketones n. Plural of diphenylketone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
| ENKEPHALINES | • enkephalines n. Plural of enkephaline. • ENKEPHALINE n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALIN. |
| ENKEPHALINS | • enkephalins n. Plural of enkephalin. • ENKEPHALIN n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALINE. |
| KNIGHTLINESS | • knightliness n. Knightly behaviour; chivalry. • KNIGHTLINESS n. the state of being knightly. |
| KNIGHTLINESSES | • knightlinesses n. Plural of knightliness. • KNIGHTLINESS n. the state of being knightly. |
| NONSHRINKABLE | • nonshrinkable adj. Synonym of unshrinkable. • NONSHRINKABLE adj. not shrinkable. |
| SCHNORKELING | • schnorkeling v. Present participle of schnorkel. • SCHNORKEL v. (German) to swim underwater using a breathing-tube, also SNORKEL. |
| SCHNORKELLING | • schnorkelling v. Present participle of schnorkel. • SCHNORKEL v. (German) to swim underwater using a breathing-tube, also SNORKEL. |
| SPINDLESHANKS | • spindleshanks n. (Archaic, derogatory) A thin, lanky person with long legs. • SPINDLESHANKS n. long thin legs; a person who has these, also SPINDLELEGS. |
| THINKABLENESS | • thinkableness n. The property of being thinkable. • THINKABLENESS n. the state of being thinkable. |
| THINKABLENESSES | • THINKABLENESS n. the state of being thinkable. |
| UNCHRISTIANLIKE | • unchristianlike adj. Not Christian-like. • unchristian-like adj. Alternative spelling of unchristianlike. • un-Christian-like adj. Rare spelling of unchristianlike. |
| UNKNIGHTLIEST | • UNKNIGHTLY adj. not knightly. |
| UNKNIGHTLINESS | • unknightliness n. The quality of being unknightly. • UNKNIGHTLINESS n. the state of being unknightly. |
| UNSHRINKABLE | • unshrinkable adj. That cannot shrink and cannot be shrunk. • UNSHRINKABLE adj. not shrinkable. |
| UNTHINKABLENESS | • unthinkableness n. The property of being unthinkable. • UNTHINKABLENESS n. the state of being unthinkable. |