| AUTOCRINE | • autocrine adj. (Biology) Of a hormone, neuropeptide, etc.: acting on the cell that produced it. • AUTOCRINE adj. relating to self-stimulation. |
| 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. |
| CRINGIEST | • cringiest adj. Superlative form of cringy: most cringy. • CRINGY adj. causing acute feelings of embarrassment or disgust, also CRINGEY. |
| CRINGINGS | • cringings n. Plural of cringing. • CRINGING n. acting in a servile way. |
| CRINKLIER | • crinklier adj. Comparative form of crinkly: more crinkly. • CRINKLY adj. crinkled. |
| CRINKLIES | • crinklies n. Plural of crinkly. • CRINKLY n. an old person. |
| CRINKLING | • crinkling v. Present participle of crinkle. • crinkling n. The act or sound or something being crinkled. • CRINKLE v. to wrinkle. |
| CRINOIDAL | • crinoidal adj. (Zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids. • CRINOIDAL adj. of or like a crinoid, a family of marine creatures. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| EXOCRINES | • exocrines n. Plural of exocrine. • EXOCRINE n. a gland that secretes through a duct. |
| 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. |
| MEPACRINE | • mepacrine n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of quinacrine. • MEPACRINE n. a bitter yellow powder, aka atebrin, formerly used against malaria. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| VOLUCRINE | • volucrine adj. (Rare) Of or pertaining to birds. • VOLUCRINE adj. of or pertaining to birds; birdlike. |