| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| KARYOTYPING | • karyotyping v. Present participle of karyotype. • karyotyping n. The separation and identification of karyotypes. • KARYOTYPE v. to determine the karyotype of. |
| KRYPTONITES | • KRYPTONITE n. something that renders a person or thing helpless. |
| PERSNICKETY | • persnickety adj. US standard form of pernickety. • PERSNICKETY adj. fussy about small details, also PERNICKETY. |
| PLATYKURTIC | • platykurtic adj. (Statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently… • PLATYKURTIC adj. in statistics, referring to a distribution showing a particular type of kurtosis. |
| PROKARYOTIC | • prokaryotic adj. Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria. • prokaryotic adj. Of cells, lacking a nucleus. • PROKARYOTIC adj. of or like a prokaryote. |
| HYPERKINETIC | • hyperkinetic adj. (Neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity. • hyperkinetic n. A person exhibiting hyperkinesis or hyperactivity. • HYPERKINETIC adj. of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity. |
| KARYOTYPICAL | • karyotypical adj. Relating to, or characteristic of a karyotype. • KARYOTYPICAL adj. of or like a karyotype, the appearance, number and arrangements of chromosomes, also KARYOTYPIC. |
| KINESITHERAPY | • kinesitherapy n. Kinesiatrics. • KINESITHERAPY n. a method of treating disease by means of exercises or gymnastic movements, aka kinesiatrics. |
| POIKILOTHERMY | • poikilothermy n. (Biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature… • POIKILOTHERMY n. the state of being cold-blooded, also POIKILOTHERMISM. |
| HYPERKERATOSIS | • hyperkeratosis n. (Pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions. • HYPERKERATOSIS n. hypertrophy of the horny layer of the skin. |
| HYPERKERATOTIC | • hyperkeratotic adj. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis. • HYPERKERATOTIC adj. suffering from hyperkeratosis. |
| KARYOTYPICALLY | • karyotypically adv. (Cytology) With regard to the karyotype. • KARYOTYPICAL adv. of or like a karyotype, the appearance, number and arrangements of chromosomes, also KARYOTYPIC. |
| KINEMATOGRAPHY | • kinematography n. Cinematography. • KINEMATOGRAPHY n. the art of the kinematograph. |
| 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. |