| EUKARYOTIC | • eukaryotic adj. (Biology) Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei. • eukaryotic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to a eukaryote. • eukaryotic n. Such a cell or organism. |
| FLYSTRIKES | • FLYSTRIKE n. the infestation of wounded sheep by blowflies or maggots. |
| HYSTERICKY | • hystericky adj. (Informal) Hysterical; inclined to hysterics. • HYSTERICKY adj. (colloquial) hysterical. |
| KARYOLYTIC | • karyolytic adj. Relating to, or causing karyolysis. • KARYOLYTIC adj. relating to karyolysis. |
| KARYOTYPIC | • karyotypic adj. (Genetics) Of or pertaining to karyotypes. • KARYOTYPIC adj. of or like a karyotype, the appearance, number and arrangements of chromosomes, also KARYOTYPICAL. |
| KEFALOTYRI | • kefalotyri n. A Greek cheese similar to parmesan. |
| KERYGMATIC | • kerygmatic adj. Relating to the kerygmata. • kerygmatic adj. Presumptuous. • KERYGMATIC adj. of or relating to preaching the Gospel. |
| KRYPTONITE | • kryptonite n. (Figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel. • KRYPTONITE n. something that renders a person or thing helpless. |
| MATRYOSHKI | • matryoshki n. Plural of matryoshka. • MATRYOSHKA n. (Russian) a hollow wooden doll, also MATRIOSHKA, MATROYSHKA. |
| PERJINKETY | • PERJINKETY adj. (Scots) prim, finical, also PERJINK, PREJINK. |
| PERJINKITY | • PERJINKITY n. (Scots) a nicety. |
| PERNICKETY | • pernickety adj. (Chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious. • pernickety adj. Requiring attention to minor details. • PERNICKETY adj. fussy about small details, also PERSNICKETY. |
| SKYWRITERS | • skywriters n. Plural of skywriter. • SKYWRITER n. one who skywrites. |
| SKYWRITING | • skywriting n. Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground. • SKYWRITING n. tracing words on the sky using smoke from an aircraft. |
| SKYWRITTEN | • skywritten v. Past participle of skywrite. • SKYWRITE v. to write in the sky with vapour from a plane. |
| STRICKENLY | • strickenly adv. In a stricken manner. • STRICKEN adv. strongly affected or afflicted. |
| STRIKINGLY | • strikingly adv. (Manner) In a striking way. • strikingly adv. (Degree) To a remarkable degree or extent. • strikingly adv. (Evaluative) Remarkably, surprisingly. |
| TINKERTOYS | • TINKERTOY n. (tradename) a child's construction set. |
| TRICKISHLY | • trickishly adv. In a trickish manner. • TRICKISH adv. given to tricks. |
| YARDSTICKS | • yardsticks n. Plural of yardstick. • YARDSTICK n. a stick three feet long; any standard of measurement, also YARDWAND. |