| HYPERMARKET | • hypermarket n. A combination of department store and supermarket. • HYPERMARKET n. a very large self-service store, also HYPERMART. |
| KARYOTYPING | • karyotyping v. Present participle of karyotype. • karyotyping n. The separation and identification of karyotypes. • KARYOTYPE v. to determine the karyotype of. |
| KERATOPHYRE | • keratophyre n. (Petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz. • KERATOPHYRE n. a fine-grained soda trachyte. |
| KINESIPATHY | • kinesipathy n. Kinesiatrics. • KINESIPATHY n. the practice of treating illness with exercise. |
| KLEPTOCRACY | • kleptocracy n. A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by greed. • KLEPTOCRACY n. a government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain. |
| KRYPTONITES | • KRYPTONITE n. something that renders a person or thing helpless. |
| OUTSPOKENLY | • outspokenly adv. In an outspoken manner. • OUTSPOKEN adv. frank, speaking one's mind. |
| PACKABILITY | • packability n. The quality or state of being packable. • PACKABILITY n. the ability to be packed. |
| PASTRYCOOKS | • pastrycooks n. Plural of pastrycook. • pastry␣cooks n. Plural of pastry cook. • PASTRYCOOK n. a maker or seller of pastry. |
| 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. |
| POIKILOCYTE | • poikilocyte n. (Physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably… • POIKILOCYTE n. an irregular red blood corpuscle. |
| POLYKETIDES | • polyketides n. Plural of polyketide. |
| PROKARYOTES | • prokaryotes n. Plural of prokaryote. • PROKARYOTE n. a bacterium or blue-green algae whose nucleus lacks a limiting membrane, also PROCARYOTE, PROKARYOT. |
| 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. |
| PYKNOMETERS | • pyknometers n. Plural of pyknometer. • PYKNOMETER n. an instrument for measuring specific gravity or density, also PYCNOMETER. |
| SKEPTICALLY | • skeptically adv. (American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism. • SKEPTICAL adv. inclined to questioning and disbelief, also SCEPTICAL. |
| TEPPANYAKIS | • teppanyakis n. Plural of teppanyaki. |