| COPYTAKER | • copytaker n. (Journalism, historical) A person employed to type up news stories telephoned in by reporters. • COPYTAKER n. a person employed to type reports as journalists dictate them over the telephone. |
| CYBERPUNK | • cyberpunk n. (Science fiction, uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information… • cyberpunk n. (Countable) A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life. • cyberpunk n. (Countable) A writer of cyberpunk fiction. |
| HARPYLIKE | • harpylike adj. Resembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish. • HARPYLIKE adj. like a harpy. |
| HYPERLINK | • hyperlink n. Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or… • hyperlink n. (By extension) The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink’s target or function. • hyperlink v. (Of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink. |
| KALYPTRAS | • kalyptras n. Plural of kalyptra. • KALYPTRA n. (Greek) a veil worn by Greek women. |
| KARYOTYPE | • karyotype n. (Genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species. • karyotype n. (Genetics) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic. • karyotype n. (Obsolete, genetics) A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics. |
| KYMOGRAPH | • kymograph n. A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure… • KYMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording fluid pressure. |
| PERIKARYA | • perikarya n. Plural of perikaryon. • PERIKARYON n. the cell body of a neuron containing the nucleus. |
| PLAYMAKER | • playmaker n. (Dated) A playwright. • playmaker n. (Sports) A sportsman who leads attacks for his team and creates chances to score. • PLAYMAKER n. a playwright. |
| POKEBERRY | • pokeberry n. Synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit). • POKEBERRY n. an American plant, a species of Phytolacca. |
| PROKARYON | • PROKARYON n. the nucleus of a blue-green alga, bacterium etc., also PROCARYON. |
| PROKARYOT | • PROKARYOT n. a bacterium or blue-green algae whose nucleus lacks a limiting membrane, also PROCARYOTE, PROKARYOTE. |
| SYRUPLIKE | • syruplike adj. Resembling syrup or some aspect of it. • SYRUPLIKE adj. like syrup. |