| 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. |
| DIPHENYLKETONE | • diphenylketone n. (Organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone diphenylmethanone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
| DIPHENYLKETONES | • diphenylketones n. Plural of diphenylketone. • DIPHENYLKETONE n. the aromatic ketone benzophenone. |
| GUNKHOLING | • gunkholing n. (Nautical) cruising in shallow, coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes. • gunk-holing n. Alternative spelling of gunkholing. • GUNKHOLE v. to cruise around gunkholes. |
| HALIPLANKTON | • haliplankton n. (Biology) oceanic plankton. • HALIPLANKTON n. plankton living in sea water. |
| HALIPLANKTONS | • HALIPLANKTON n. plankton living in sea water. |
| HOLOPLANKTON | • holoplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton. • HOLOPLANKTON n. organisms which remain as plankton throughout their whole life cycle. |
| HOLOPLANKTONS | • HOLOPLANKTON n. organisms which remain as plankton throughout their whole life cycle. |
| NONSHRINKABLE | • nonshrinkable adj. Synonym of unshrinkable. • NONSHRINKABLE adj. not shrinkable. |
| PHENYLKETONURIA | • phenylketonuria n. (Medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase… • PHENYLKETONURIA n. an inherited metabolic disorder in infants. |
| PHENYLKETONURIC | • phenylketonuric adj. Having or relating to phenylketonuria. • phenylketonuric n. A person who has phenylketonuria. • PHENYLKETONURIC adj. suffering from phenylketonuria, an inherited metabolic disorder in infants. |
| PHYTOPLANKTON | • phytoplankton n. Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| PHYTOPLANKTONIC | • phytoplanktonic adj. Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton. • PHYTOPLANKTONIC adj. relating to phytoplankton. |
| PHYTOPLANKTONS | • phytoplanktons n. Plural of phytoplankton. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| 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. |
| SHRINKFLATION | • shrinkflation n. (Economics, informal, neologism) The practice of making products smaller while continuing to market… • SHRINKFLATION n. a reduction in the size of an item of packaged food, such as a chocolate bar, while the price remains the same. |
| SHRINKFLATIONS | • SHRINKFLATION n. a reduction in the size of an item of packaged food, such as a chocolate bar, while the price remains the same. |