| AUTOCRINE | • autocrine adj. (Biology) Of a hormone, neuropeptide, etc.: acting on the cell that produced it. • AUTOCRINE adj. relating to self-stimulation.
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| CONACRING | • conacring v. Present participle of conacre. • CONACRE v. of a tenant, to let small portions of land prepared for crop or grazing, also CORNACRE.
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| CRINGIEST | • cringiest adj. Superlative form of cringy: most cringy. • CRINGY adj. causing acute feelings of embarrassment or disgust, also CRINGEY.
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| CRINGINGS | • cringings n. Plural of cringing. • CRINGING n. acting in a servile way.
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| CRINKLIER | • crinklier adj. Comparative form of crinkly: more crinkly. • CRINKLY adj. crinkled.
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| CRINKLIES | • crinklies n. Plural of crinkly. • CRINKLY n. an old person.
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| CRINKLING | • crinkling v. Present participle of crinkle. • crinkling n. The act or sound or something being crinkled.
 • CRINKLE v. to wrinkle.
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| CRINOIDAL | • crinoidal adj. (Zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids. • CRINOIDAL adj. of or like a crinoid, a family of marine creatures.
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| CRINOLINE | • crinoline n. A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair. • crinoline n. A stiff petticoat made from this fabric.
 • crinoline n. A skirt stiffened with hoops.
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| ECTOCRINE | • ectocrine adj. Producing secretions by the decomposition of organisms. • ectocrine n. Such a secretion.
 • ECTOCRINE n. any metabolite that is released into an organism's environment and influences the vital processes of other organisms.
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| ENCRINITE | • encrinite n. (Paleontology) A fossil crinoid, especially one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus. • ENCRINITE n. a fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus.
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| ENDOCRINE | • endocrine adj. Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream. • endocrine adj. Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.
 • endocrine n. The secretion of an endocrine gland.
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| EXOCRINES | • exocrines n. Plural of exocrine. • EXOCRINE n. a gland that secretes through a duct.
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| HOLOCRINE | • holocrine adj. (Anatomy, biology, histology) Of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which… • HOLOCRINE adj. applied to a gland whose secretion is composed of its own disintegrated cells.
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| MEPACRINE | • mepacrine n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of quinacrine. • MEPACRINE n. a bitter yellow powder, aka atebrin, formerly used against malaria.
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| MEROCRINE | • merocrine adj. (Anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major… • MEROCRINE adj. designating a gland in which cytoplasm is not lost during secretion.
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| PARACRINE | • paracrine adj. Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather… • PARACRINE adj. of signalling between biological senses.
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| VOLUCRINE | • volucrine adj. (Rare) Of or pertaining to birds. • VOLUCRINE adj. of or pertaining to birds; birdlike.
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