raccoon eyes

From raccoon + eyes, in reference to the colour surrounding the eyes of raccoons.

Alternative form: coon eyes

(idiomatic, informal) The state of the orbits of the eyes (especially the undereye region) having a bluish-purplish coloration.


decarbonylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a carbonyl group, especially from an aldehyde to form an alkane


adipophilin

(biochemistry) An adipose differentiation-related protein associated with globule surface membrane material


amphiregulin

(biochemistry) A particular autocrine growth factor


deoxynucleotidyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any of several DNA polymerases involved in gene recombination


multangular

From Latin multangulus, from multus (“much, many”) + angulus (“angle”). Compare French multangulaire.

The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular).

The trapezium bone (greater multangular).


calprotectin

inflammatory bowel disease
inflammatory bowel disease

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein that also functions as a cell growth inhibitory factor; its measurement in faeces is a test for inflammatory bowel disease.


mesodont

(dentistry) Having teeth of moderate size.

(dentistry, of a tooth) of moderate size.


palatal hook

For quotations using this term, see Citations:palatal hook.

(orthodontics) A small hook for attaching elastic bands on the internal side of braces fixed to the upper teeth.


lactotransferrin

en-noun

lactotransferrin (countable and uncountable, plural lactotransferrins)


peptidylprolyl isomerase

peptidylprolyl isomerase (plural peptidylprolyl isomerases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of the cis- and trans- forms of peptide bonds involving proline


phosphatidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a lecithin or other phosphatide to a lysolecithin or other lysophospholipid


apopain

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the proteolytic degradation of PARP


atrophin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins found in nervous tissue.


cyclotide

(biochemistry) Any of a group of oligopeptides, of plant origin, that have a cyclopeptide backbone bridged with multiple disulfide bonds


extein

(biochemistry) The product formed by the excision of an intein from a protein


galactosaminidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes certain glycoproteins to produce galactosamine


germin

From germination (or related word) + -in.

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins, resistant to proteases, associated with the germination of cereals


globulomer

(biochemistry) Any of a group of globular amyloid beta-peptide oligomers that are implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease


isomaltase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of isomaltose and related dextrins


adenosyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an adenosyl group, for example from ATP to an amino acid

Cob(I)yrinic acid a,c-diamide adenosyltransferase

adenosyylitransferaasi

any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an adenosyl group


adipsin

(biochemistry) A peptidase that is secreted by adipocytes into the bloodstream and is involved in the suppression of infection


caldecrin

(biochemistry) The peptidase chymotrypsin-C


carboxydipeptidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a dipeptide from the end that contains a free carboxyl group


carboxyprothrombin

(biochemistry) A form of prothrombin that has undergone posttranslational carboxylation.


depolymerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a depolymerization reaction


diphenoloxidase

(biochemistry) Any of a class of copper-containing oxidoreductase enzymes that oxidize catechols to quinones


erythroagglutinin

Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris#Translingual

(biochemistry) A lectin, isolated from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), that is involved in red cell agglutination


follistatin

follistatin (countable and uncountable, plural follistatins)

(biochemistry) A protein that binds to, and neutralizes, activin


granulysin

granulysin (countable and uncountable, plural granulysins)

(biochemistry) A type of antimicrobial protein released by cytotoxic T cells


senocular

From Latin sēnī (“six each”), from sex (“six”) + oculus (“eye”).

spiders[…], for the most part octonocular, and ſome[…] senocular

1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC:


methylprednisone

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Alternative form of methylprednisolone


peptidyldipeptidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a dipeptide from the C-terminal end of an oligopeptide


protegrin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of polypeptides, first discovered in porcine leukocytes, that have antimicrobial activity


relaxase

(biochemistry) A single-stranded DNA transesterase produced by some prokaryotes and viruses.


transesterase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a transesterification reaction


thiopeptide

(biochemistry, medicine) Any of a family of antibiotics composed of a ring structure containing highly modified amino acids and a linear peptide containing dehydroalanines extending from the ring at a pyridyl group


translin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of DNA-binding proteins that specifically recognise consensus sequences at the breakpoint junctions in chromosomal translocations


zygomaticofrontal

(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and frontal bone.


cellobiohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any form of a cellulase that removes molecules of cellobiose from the ends of cellulose chains


cyclomaltodextrinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a cyclomaltodextrin to produce a linear maltodextrin


goosecoid

transcription factor
transcription factor

(biochemistry) A particular homeobox protein that acts as a transcription factor


granuphilin

granuphilin (countable and uncountable, plural granuphilins)

(biochemistry) A synaptotagmin-like protein expressed in pancreatic beta-cells and in the pituitary gland.


internalin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins found on the surface of bacteria of the genus Listeria.


septomaxillary

(anatomy) septomaxilla (small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.)


cockeye

From cock + eye. See cock (“to turn up”).

(engineering) The socket in the ball of a millstone, which sits on the cockhead.


muramidase

muramidase (countable and uncountable, plural muramidases)


neopullulanase

(biochemistry) A form of pullulanase that catalyzes the hydrolysis and transglycosylation of α-1,4 and α-1,6 linkages in polysaccharides


pullulanase

(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzyme that catalyze the hydrolysis and transglycosylation of α-1,4 or α-1,6 linkages in polysaccharides such as pullulan.


beau-catcher

From beau + catcher, suggesting that it might ensnare a young man.

(humorous, dated) A small flat curl on a woman's forehead.


phosphogluconolactonase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of phosphogluconolactone to phosphogluconate


sternothyroid

/ˌstɝ.noʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/

Borrowed from New Latin sternothyreoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + thyroid. Doublet of sternothyroideus.

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sternothyroid muscle
sternothyroid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of sternothyroid muscle..


sulfotyrosine

(biochemistry) The product of posttranslational sulfation of tyrosine residues in protein


afamin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein that binds vitamin E


affibody

(biochemistry) Any of a series of commercial antibody-mimetic proteins


antennapedia

(biochemistry) A homeobox protein (and associated gene) whose overexpression in the head segment of insects can lead to the formation of legs instead of antennae.


botrocetin

(biochemistry) A coagglutinin, present in snake venom, that causes platelet aggregation


ginsenosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a ginsenoside glycoside


glycodelin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of progestagen-associated endometrial glycoproteins.


granulocytin

Sarcophaga peregrina
Sarcophaga peregrina

(biochemistry) A lectin from the flesh fly Sarcophaga peregrina


microtubulin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with microtubules.


myotoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of small myotoxic peptides present in rattlesnake venom


naringinase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of glucosidases that catalyze the hydrolysis of naringin glycosides (and thus reduce the bitter taste of grapefruit)


stathmin

en-noun

stathmin (countable and uncountable, plural stathmins)

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates microtubule activity


synphilin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins, a mutated form of which is implicated in Parkinson's disease.


peripherin

peripheral nervous system
peripheral nervous system

(biochemistry) An intermediate filament protein expressed mainly in neurons of the peripheral nervous system

(biochemistry) A photoreceptive glycoprotein


male circumcision

male circumcision (countable and uncountable, plural male circumcisions)

An operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.

sometimes included under male genital mutilation


mulletlike

en-adj

mulletlike (comparative more mulletlike, superlative most mulletlike)

more mulletlike (comparative)
most mulletlike (superlative)

[…] we saw gannets plummet, guided by some sort of magical mud vision, and emerge with mulletlike prey held pincerwise.

1955, William Beebe, Adventuring with Beebe, page 142:

Resembling or characteristic of a mullet (fish).


shaveable

shaveable (comparative more shaveable, superlative most shaveable)

more shaveable (comparative)
most shaveable (superlative)

For my part, I think we ought to rejoice that this same beard is of real tangible shaveable hair.

1863, Jemima Montgomery Tautphoeus, At Odds: Volume 2, page 253:

In this new decade, diapers morphed into status symbols. The industry became overrun with a new generation of marketing geniuses. Youngsters not yet of a shaveable age,^([sic]) spewed forth designer diapers with the regularity of Old Faithful.

2001, Kim Bolton, Chris Wave, Conversations at the Girlville Diner:


plicidentine

(dentistry) A form of dentin which shows sinuous lines of structure in a transverse section of the tooth.


oat milk

en-noun

oat milk (countable and uncountable, plural oat milks)

A milky liquid made from oats and used as a milk substitute, cooking ingredient or beverage.


hemp milk

hemp milk (countable and uncountable, plural hemp milks)

A milky liquid made from hemp and used as a milk substitute, cooking ingredient or beverage.


mylohyoid

/ˌmʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μῠ́λη (mŭ́lē, “a molar”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to mylo- (“molar”) + hyoid.

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mylohyoid muscle
mylohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of mylohyoid muscle..


basihyoid

Both sutures are passed dorsal to the basihyoid bone, with the most dorsal suture exiting on the ipsilateral side of the lingual process (asterisk) and the most ventral suture on the contralateral side of the lingual process.

2009, Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, page 259:

From the basihyoid, however, it extends dorsally to wrap around the M. sternothyroideus before returning ventrally and curving under the M. episternocleidomastoideus toward the scapula (Herrel et al., 2001b; Meyers et al., 2002)

2013, Krystal A. Tolley, Anthony Herrel, The Biology of Chameleons, page 21:

(anatomy) The central part of the hyoid bone, which is found at the base of the tongue.


hemastatics

(obsolete) The laws relating to the equilibrium of the blood in the blood vessels.


cockshaft

She writhed beneath him with soft urgency as he pumped into her, his cockshaft feeling the pressure of Portia's fingers through the thin muscular membrane that divided Olivia's vagina from her rectum.


dishwater blond

en-adj

dishwater blond (comparative more dishwater blond, superlative most dishwater blond)

more dishwater blond (comparative)
most dishwater blond (superlative)

She had a pert, dishwater blond hairdo, kind of like a Doris Day cut.

2006, Pierce Scranton, Death on the Learning Curve, Elite Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page 129:

Of a dark blond color bordering on light brown.


dishwater blond

en-noun

dishwater blond (plural dishwater blonds)

dishwater blond:

"Dishwater blond is just as attractive as it sounds. Get highlights."

2006, Christina Dodd, Trouble in High Heels, Signet, published 2006, →ISBN, page 21:

A dark shade of blond, bordering on light brown.

Russ tipped the magazine slightly to reduce the glare from the lamp. The dishwater blond in the picture smiled at him, Russ thought, in just the right way.

2003, David M. Pierce, Elf Child, The Hatworth Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 1:


sternohyoid

Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + hyoid. Doublet of sternohyoideus.

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sternohyoid muscle
sternohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of sternohyoid muscle..


disco stick

Popularized by a lyric in the 2008 song "LoveGame" by Lady Gaga: "Let's have some fun, this beat is sick / I wanna take a ride on your disco stick." Gaga explained how she coined the term in a Rolling Stone interview: "It's another of my very thoughtful metaphors for a cock. I was at a nightclub, and I had quite a sexual crush on somebody, and I said to them, 'I wanna ride on your disco stick'."

But Frankie still gave him the condom. "That I know. What I don't know is where your disco stick has been."

2011, Erin McCarthy, The Chase, Berkley Sensation, →ISBN, page 51:


frohawk

Thousands of black rock fans use Afropunk.com’s message boards to discuss bands, commiserate about their outsider status and share tips on how to maintain their frohawk hairstyles.

2007 January 28, Jessica Pressler, “Truly Indie Fans”, in The New York Times:

A Mohawk hairstyle worn by someone with afro-textured hair, with the crest generally standing up naturally.


sanguification

en-noun

sanguification (usually uncountable, plural sanguifications)

From New Latin sanguificātiō. Equivalent to sanguify + -ication or sangui- + -fication. Compare French sanguification.

(physiology) The formation of blood cells.


photopsin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of photoreceptor proteins present in the cones of the retina


baby gravy

Why anyone would ever want to have kids is beyond this Scream Queen. They're smelly, messy, dirty, they never sleep — and those are the ones who haven't been fathered by Satan. Think of the potential for things going wrong when it's Lucifer's baby gravy that gets the eggs-a-cookin'.

2010, Meredith O'Hayre, The Scream Queen's Survival Guide: Avoid Machetes, Defeat Evil Children, Steer Clear of Bloody Dismemberment, and Conquer Other Horror Movie Clichés, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 106:


baby batter

Because semen can fertilize ova, resulting in pregnancy and subsequently the birth of a baby; it also has approximately the color and consistency of pancake batter.

Another look at butch, beautiful, bareass, bronze-tanned Hank, a silent direction, and the hot number I'd just made baby batter with, leaped onto the bed, burrowed his tousled head in my crotch, and started sucking hot and hungry at my loins.

I could ride around some and listen to country music songs about drinking and cheating and losing love and finding it, since it looked like I wasn't going to be pumping any red-hot baby batter into my own favorite womb any time soon.

If the idea of a kid who shares genes with you running around somewhere doesn't freak you out, then by all means, sell your baby batter to a sperm bank.

2009, Trent Hamm, editor, 1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare, Adams Business, →ISBN, page 48:

That's cause you sittin' there sippin' on that water, child. Throw some baby batter in there. Lubricate them vocal chords. Trust me, it works.


atrial natriuretic peptide

atrial natriuretic peptide (plural atrial natriuretic peptides)

(biochemistry, endocrinology) A strong vasodilatory, peptide hormone, secreted by the cardiac muscle cells.


melanocyte-stimulating hormone

melanocyte-stimulating hormone (plural melanocyte-stimulating hormones)

(endocrinology, biochemistry) Any of a class of peptide hormones released by the pituitary gland that are involved in regulating the production of melanin.


parathyroid hormone

parathyroid hormone (plural parathyroid hormones)

(biochemistry) A polypeptide hormone that is released by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands and is involved in raising the levels of calcium ions in the blood.


bluenette

A girl with pale blue hair and a translucent dress wears see-through underwear (she's not a natural bluenette).

2000 November, B. Werde, “The Love”, in CMJ New Music Monthly:

(slang) A person with blue hair, especially a woman.


caried

a caried tooth

(dentistry) Of a tooth: affected by caries; decayed.


prosenchyma

(botany) The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, such as the principal cells of ordinary wood.

προσέγχυμα

the tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities


nervous tissue

nervous tissue (countable and uncountable, plural nervous tissues)

(neurology) The principal constituent of the central and peripheral nervous system comprising neurons and neuroglia cells.


temporization

temporization (countable and uncountable, plural temporizations)

(dentistry) The application of a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.


chlorenchyma

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”) (in reference to chloroplast) + -enchyma.

(botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts.


ground tissue

ground tissue (countable and uncountable, plural ground tissues)

(botany) The basic supportive tissues in plants.


arginase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine

arginaasi

an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine


milkaholic

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He's said to be a milkaholic, and to pack a hip-flask of Half & Half.

1993, Edward Dorn, Way West: Stories, Essays & Verse Accounts, 1963-1993, Black Sparrow Press, →ISBN, page 228:

(informal) One who likes to drink milk, particularly an excessive amount.


MPO

(biochemistry) Initialism of myeloperoxidase.


baloney pony

We read the first scene — Bernadette telling Paul that she's taken a vow of chastity before he rakishly persuades her to ride the baloney pony in the attic.

1994, Christian McLaughlin, Glamourpuss, Dutton, published 1994, page 179:


synsacrum

synsacrum (plural synsacrums or synsacra)

(anatomy, ornithology) The bone in birds composed of the sacrum and some lumbar or caudal vertebrae fused together.


netherhair

netherhair (countable and uncountable, plural netherhairs)

On the smooth white flesh of the most beautiful of women they saw the black curls of her nether hair, coiling and glistening, covering and revealing.

2000, Shifra Horn, Dalya Bilu, Four Mothers: A Novel:

Aside from the need to scrape the occasional strand out of his way—both his head-hair and her nether-hair—Koranen let her play with his mane.

My uh, netherhair is naturally minimalist, as they all are now. As everyone is now. Is that evolution too? Like men stopping having beards?

She couldn't quite bring herself to look at him—not with her face so red—but she asked, “Are your natural netherhairs this soft?” He choked again, coughed, cleared his throat, […]

(rare, nonstandard) Hair on or around the lower parts of the body, specifically around the genital areas; pubic hair.


happy trail

His shirt has come dislodged from his pants, revealing a hint of his happy trail.

2011, E. L. James, Fifty Shades Freed, Vintage Books, published 2012, →ISBN, pages 424–425:

(slang) A vertical line of hair that extends up along the middle of a person's abdomen from pubic hair to navel.


treasure trail

As he says good-bye, he puts both arms over his head and stretches big, causing his shirt to lift up a few inches, exposing the sexiest abs and treasure trail I've ever seen.

2006, Karyn Bosnak, 20 Times a Lady, Harper, →ISBN, page 73:

(slang) A vertical line of hair that extends up along the middle of a person's (usually a man's) abdomen from pubic hair to navel.


map of Tasmania

map of Tasmania (plural maps of Tasmania)

From the perceived similarity between the roughly triangular shapes of a woman's pubic hair and the Australian island state of Tasmania.

Walking down the street I'm the lady - ah / Showing off my map of Tasmania

2011, Amanda Palmer (feat. The Young Punx), "Map of Tasmania", Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under

(Australia, slang) The female pubic hair.


shutter shades

From the trademarked name of a brand of sunglasses created by Shutter Shades, Inc., in 2007. Similar louvered/slatted sunglasses which existed as early as the 1950s and were popular in the 1980s were known by other names, such as "Venetian blinders".

"Never trust anything you read online," Tanya said, pushing up her shutter shades.

2012, Alec Nevala-Lee, The Icon Thief, Signet, →ISBN:

A style of sunglasses which have frames containing horizontal slats as opposed to tinted lenses.


stylohyoid

Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdēs, from stylus (“a stake or pale”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to stylo- + hyoid. Doublet of stylohyoideus.

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stylohyoid muscle
stylohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of stylohyoid muscle..


pike-devant

From pike (“point”) (from French pique) + French devant (“before”).


brush one's teeth

en-verb

brush one's teeth (third-person singular simple present brushes one's teeth, present participle brushing one's teeth, simple past and past participle brushed one's teeth)

brushes one's teeth (present singular third-person)
brushing one's teeth (participle present)
brushed one's teeth (participle past)
brushed one's teeth (past)

To clean one's teeth, especially by using a toothbrush and toothpaste. (This entry is a translation hub.)


comb one's hair

comb one's hair (third-person singular simple present combs one's hair, present participle combing one's hair, simple past and past participle combed one's hair)

combs one's hair (present singular third-person)
combing one's hair (participle present)
combed one's hair (participle past)
combed one's hair (past)

To straighten one's hair with a comb. (This entry is a translation hub.)


emo bangs

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He was supercute, with emo bangs over one eye and a hint of guyliner that would've sent my heart aflutter not too long ago.

2011, Megan Hart, Collide, Spice Books, →ISBN:

Bangs swept down over the forehead which hang in or cover at least one eye.


connectin

en-noun

connectin (countable and uncountable, plural connectins)


galacturonosyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyzes the transfer of a galacturonic acid residue


chocolate milk

chocolate milk (usually uncountable, plural chocolate milks)

/ˌt͡ʃɑkɫɪtˈmɪɫk/

/ˈt͡ʃɑkɫɪtmɪɫk/

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Historically, it would appear that the Certain-Thyson Milk Company of Miami, Florida, began the manufacture and distribution of chocolate milk in bottles during the late fall of 1919.

1940, International Association of Milk Sanitarians, Journal of Milk Technology, volumes 3-4, page 74:

A sweetened cocoa-flavored drink, typically created by mixing chocolate syrup or chocolate powder with milk, and typically served cold.


merenchyma

/ˌmɛɹɪŋˈkaɪmə/

(archaic, botany) tissue composed of spheroidal cells


hypoconid

Differs from Catopithecus and Oligopithecus by the retention of P 2 2, its single-cusped P 4, its P 3-4 of about the same size, its hypoconid nontwinned with entoconid on lower molars, its upper premolars without inner cusps, and by its broader upper molars with only very slight hypocone swelling.

1999 October 15, J.-J. Jaeger et al., “A New Primate from the Middle Eocene of Myanmar and the Asian Early Origin of Anthropoids”, in Science, volume 286, number 5439, →DOI, pages 528–530:

(dentistry) One of the main cusps, at the posterolabial side.


hypoconulid

Two upper incisors vertically implanted with I 1 slightly larger than I 2 (judging from the remaining roots), strong vertical upper and lower canine with rounded crown sections, reduced and single-rooted P 2, P 3 as large as P 4, simple with their crown obliquely orientated and high protoconid, M 1 with low paraconid, metaconid widely separated from protoconid, and buccodistally projecting hypoconulid.

(dentistry) The distal cusp of a lower molar.


supercock

[…] You know, I could understand your anxiety if you were betting on just any rooster. But when you wager on a supercock like this, why, it's just like putting your money on San Miguel."

1959, Alejandro Roces, Of Cocks and Kites, and Other Short Stories, Regal Publishing Co, published 1959, page 61:

(Philippines, dated) A formidable gamecock.


horsecock

horsecock (countable and uncountable, plural horsecocks)

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superpenis

The youngster calmed down somewhat and recognized that he had been saying, in effect, that he had a "superpenis." He laughingly asked, "I guess I made it sound like it was long enough to polevault with, eh?"

1971, John A. Meeks, The Fragile Alliance: An Orientation to the Outpatient Psychotherapy of the Adolescent, Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 123:

The celebrated American sexologists William Masters and Virginia Johnson discovered that superpenises tend to behave differently from average-sized versions.

1977, John Sparks, The Sexual Connection: Mating the Wild Way, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 8:

Despite persistent legends of "superpenises," the length of the average human penis is three to three-and-a-half inches while flaccid […]

1978, Donald A. Read, Judith Sutton, The Concept of Health, Holbrook Press, →ISBN, page 164:

It soon became clear that what Sepp had done by buying this "superbike" was to go from having a non-functional penis to a "superpenis."

2004, Vamik D. Volkan, “Actualized unconscious fantasies and 'therapeutic play' in adults' analyses: further study of these concepts”, in Aira Laine, editor, Power of Understanding: Essays in Honour of Veikko Tahka, Karnac Books, →ISBN, page 138:

(slang) A very large or exceptional penis.


superdick

The amateur sleuths of the Donovan committee, many of them former socialite appeasers from the state department, follow the same practices as the superdicks in the Army and Navy.

1942 November 30, Drew Pearson, “'Junior Gestapo' Listens in On Army and Navy Telephone Calls”, in St. Petersburg Times:

But unlike his peers who readily identified with the hard-boiled superdicks played by Humphrey Bogart and William Powell, Dyer found it easier to relate to the villains and supporting characters like Clifton Webb's prissy Waldo in Laura and Peter Lorre's scented sissy in The Maltese Falcon.

1996 April 11, Derrick Mathis, “Film Notes: remembering the real movie queens”, in Chicago Reader:

(informal) A talented or famous detective.


monstercock

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He was clawing the green felt as a tall, powerfully-built stud with the front of his white tanktop pulled up behind his neck and his frayed denim cutoffs pulled down around his ankles fucked him hard and deep with his veiny monstercock.

2004, Michael Huxley, Men Amplified, page 84:

His mind went back to the baby daddy assaulting Shameka with his monstercock.

Brutal anal penetrations, Monica Sweetheart gets monstercock in ass

2005, Sylia Aire, Terraformations, link:

(rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of monster cock


monster-cock

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monster cock

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mesiobuccal

Molar buccal cingulae are absent except for tiny remnants at the base of the buccal cleft and on the mesiobuccal surface of the protoconid of M 1 .

1999 August 27, Steve Ward et al., “Equatorius: A New Hominoid Genus from the Middle Miocene of Kenya”, in Science, volume 285, number 5432, →DOI, pages 1382–1386:

(dentistry) Of or relating to the mesial and the buccal surfaces of a tooth.


mesiodistal

However, Afrotarsius displays lower molars with much more acute cusps, a more protruding shelf-like paraconid, a metaconid opposite to the protoconid, a mesiodistal cristid obliqua, a strong labial cingulum, and a more distal entoconid.

(dentistry) Of or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth


metaconid

(dentistry) The mesiolingual cusp of a lower molar tooth.


bebang

en-verb

bebang (third-person singular simple present bebangs, present participle bebanging, simple past and past participle bebanged)

bebangs (present singular third-person)
bebanging (participle present)
bebanged (participle past)
bebanged (past)

(transitive, intransitive) To bang about.


desulfhydrase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the elements of hydrogen sulfide from a compound


bebanged

en-adj

bebanged (comparative more bebanged, superlative most bebanged)

more bebanged (comparative)
most bebanged (superlative)

Price sits down on a weathered tomb strewn with ivy and dead leaves, adjusts his blond bebanged Prince Valiant wig and glances at Ruddigore's Gothic arches heavily encrusted with skulls.

1982, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (U.S.), Emmy:


metaconule

Very reduced P 2, broad upper molars with welldeveloped cingulum surrounding the crowns, very slight hypocone swelling on M 1 and M 2 and strongly reduced paraconule and metaconule, lingually bent paracone and metacone on M 2 .

(dentistry) The distal intermediate cusp of an upper molar tooth


chest hair

en-noun

chest hair (countable and uncountable, plural chest hairs)

The androgenic hair of the chest (anterior thorax).


androgenic hair

androgenic hair (countable and uncountable, plural androgenic hairs)

(anatomy) The terminal hair that develops on the human body during and after puberty, on the face, chest, legs, armpits, pubic region, etc.


body hair

body hair (countable and uncountable, plural body hairs)

(anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.


manhair

manhairs (countable and uncountable, plural manhairs)

Darkling cheeks of undisguisable, sprouting manhair...

1973, Edmund Miller, Fucking animals: a book of poems, link:

1981, Generalist Association, Pulpsmith: Volume 1, link
Pus-filled stitches pocked the sweaty manhair like stones jutting from a Scottish moor.

The young men became crazy-wild because a straight guy nicknamed Pretty Boy had to sniff some dude-navel and triangular manhair between a frat guy's toned legs.

2011, Mickey Erlach, Boys of Chi Omega Chi Kappa, page 53:


vellus hair

vellus hair (countable and uncountable, plural vellus hairs)

Short, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body during childhood.


terminal hair

terminal hair (countable and uncountable, plural terminal hairs)


hair salon

The establishment of a beautician or barber.

صَالُون اَلشَّعْر

ṣālūn aš-šaʕr


ciliary body

(anatomy) circumferential tissue inside the eye composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes


Schlemm's canal

Schlemm's canal (plural Schlemm's canals)

(anatomy) a circular channel in the eye that collects aqueous humour from the anterior chamber and delivers it into the bloodstream; if it is blocked, a glaucoma results


canal of Schlemm

canal of Schlemm (plural canals of Schlemm)

(anatomy) Alternative form of Schlemm's canal


aqueous humor

(anatomy) Alternative spelling of aqueous humour


metallophosphatase

(biochemistry) Any metalloenzyme that functions as a phosphatase


cytase

(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes, found especially in cereals, that solubilize cell walls by hydrolyzing mannan, galactan, xylan and araban.


chloremia

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, chlor- + -emia.

chlorémie

the presence of chloride in the bloodstream

en:any degree of chloride in the blood
en:excess chloride in the blood

(physiology, medicine) The presence of chloride in the bloodstream (which is always true, in some amount or other).

(physiology, medicine) The presence of excess chloride in the bloodstream.


crustacyanin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of complexes of astaxanthin and protein found in the carapace of lobsters


Twitard

From twilight + -tard, after the pattern of Twihard.

If I go missing, please reference this, as Twitards have more than likely kidnapped me, all because I seem to be the one person on the planet not to understand the vampire hype.

2010, Felicia Mancini, “2009: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly”, in View Magazine, 7 January - 13 January 2010 issue:

(slang, derogatory) An avid fan of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the associated films.


horse cock

en-noun

horse cock (countable and uncountable, plural horse cocks)

[…] Those who served on the Mediterranean convoys may remember that we had to carry food for the round trip, and the last 1000-2000 miles were a steady diet of baloney. We felt "horse cock" was good enough for prisoners too, especially those who ordered "Fire!" on our ships.

2004, Lewis M. Andrews, Tempest, Fire & Foe: Destroyer Escorts in World War II and the Men Who Manned Them, Trafford Publishing, published 2004, →ISBN, page 50:

(uncountable, slang, chiefly military) Sausage such as baloney or salami.


horse dick

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, dick.


phosvitin

(biochemistry) A yolk protein that is important in sequestering calcium, iron, and other cations.


galactowaldenase

From galacto- + Walden + -ase, in reference to the Walden inversion.

(biochemistry) Synonym of phosphogalactoisomerase


phosphoglyceromutase

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in glycolysis that catalyzes the internal transfer of a phosphate group from C-3 to C-2, resulting in the conversion of 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phosphoglycerate through a 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate intermediate.


crossbite

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-crossbite.wav

(dentistry) An occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position than its corresponding antagonist tooth in the upper or lower arcade.


amelodentinal

(anatomy, dentistry) Relating to the enamel and dentin.


amelocemental

(anatomy, dentistry) Relating to the enamel and cement.


amelo-

(anatomy, dentistry) involving tooth enamel


draculin

From Dracula + -in, named after Count Dracula.

(organic chemistry, zoology) A glycoprotein with anticoagulant properties, found in the saliva of vampire bats.


striated muscle

striated muscle (usually uncountable, plural striated muscles)

Muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).

橫紋肌 /横纹肌

muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope


mannoprotein

(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein based on mannose.


arabinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arabinans

arabinase

any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arabinans


grifonin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides, derived from the protein griffithsin, that has antiviral properties


phosphoribulokinase

(biochemistry) A phosphotransferase that acts on ribulose phosphate


renalase

(biochemistry) An enzyme, released by the kidney, that breaks down adrenaline and related compounds


sedolisin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptidases that hydrolyze serine derivatives


hemicellulase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of hemicellulose


protectin

(biochemistry) A membrane-bound protein that prevents lysis by complement


quormone

(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic peptides active in quorum sensing.


seroprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein found in blood serum


bobby pin

From bob haircut, which the bobby pin was designed to keep under control.

[H]e still didn't like looking down the drain. The brass cross-hatch inside that was supposed to catch things like clots of hair or dropped bobby-pins had disappeared years ago, and so there was only a dark hole rimmed by a circle of tarnished steel.


archwire

(dentistry) An orthodontic wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch.

arco

an orthodontic wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch


protolophule

(dentistry) A small crest in the paraflexus, connected to the protocone.


mesostyle

(dentistry) A style at the labial margin between the paracone and metacone.


metalophule

(dentistry) A small crest attached to the front side of the metacone


metaloph

(dentistry) A crest attaching the paracone to the hypocone.


posteroloph

(dentistry) A crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypocone.


posterostyle

(dentistry) A crest on the posterolabial corner of the molar.


protostylid

(dentistry) A stylid in front of the protoconid, in the protoflexid.


protoflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the protoconid and the anterolabial conulid.


hypoflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the protoconid and the hypoconid.


anteroloph

(dentistry) A crest between the paracone and the anterolabial conule that may connect to a parastyle.


anterolophid

(dentistry) A crest between the metaconid and the anterolabial conulid that may connect to a metastylid.


anteroflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the anterolophid and the anterolingual conulid.


metaflexid

(dentistry) A flexid in front of the metaconid.


metastylid

(dentistry) A stylid in front of the metaconid.


protolophulid

(dentistry) A small crest in the mesoflexid, connected to the protoconid.


metalophid

(dentistry) A crest attaching the metaconid to the protoconid or the anterior murid.


metalophulid

(dentistry) A small crest attached to the back side of the metaconid.


mesoflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the mesolophid and the paraconid.


mesoloph

(dentistry) A crest in front of the metaflexus, connected to the median mure.


parastyle

(dentistry) A style in front of the paracone.


anteroconid

(dentistry) A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conulids.


ectostylid

(dentistry) A stylid between the protoconid and the hypoconid, in the hypoflexid.


ectolophid

(dentistry) A crest connecting the ectostylid to the mesoconid.


mesoconid

(dentistry) A conulid in the median murid where the mesolophid is attached to it.


mesolophid

(dentistry) A crest in front of the entoflexid, connected to the median murid.


entoflexid

(dentistry) A flexid in front of the entoconid.


protoconid

(dentistry) One of the main cusps, at the anterolabial side.


paralophule

(dentistry) A small crest attached to the back side of the paracone.


entolophulid

(dentistry) A small crest attached to the front side of the entoconid.


entoconid

(dentistry) One of the main cusps, at the posterolingual side.


entolophid

(dentistry) A crest attaching the entoconid to the hypoconid or median murid.


posteroflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the posterolophid and the metaconid.


hypolophulid

(dentistry) A small crest in the posteroflexid attached to the posterolophid.


mesostylid

(dentistry) A stylid at the labial margin between the metaconid and entoconid.


posterostylid

(dentistry) A crest on the posterolingual corner of the molar.


posterolophid

(dentistry) A crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypoconid.


mesocone

(dentistry) A conule in the median mure where the mesoloph is attached to it.


enteroloph

(dentistry) A crest connecting the enterostyle to the mesocone.


enterostyle

(dentistry) A style between the protocone and the hypocone, in the hypoflexus.


protostyle

(dentistry) A style in front of the protocone, in the protoflexus.


anterocone

(dentistry) A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conules.


procingulum

(dentistry) The front part of the tooth, before the anterior murid.


metaflexus

(dentistry) A flexus in front of the metacone.


mesoflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the mesoloph and the paracone.


posteroflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the posteroloph and the metacone.


paraloph

(dentistry) A crest attaching the paracone to the protocone or the median mure.


paraflexus

(dentistry) A flexus in front of the paracone.


hypoflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the protocone and the hypocone.


protoflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the protocone and the anterolingual conule.


anteroflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the anteroloph and the anterolabial conule.


antero-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin anterior.

(anatomy, dentistry) anterior; front; forward

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary

ventri-

same direction in bipeds; homologous direction in nonbipedal animals


mesiofacial

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the mesial and facial surfaces of a tooth.


distolingual

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the distal and lingual surfaces of a tooth.


distobuccal

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the distal and buccal surfaces of a tooth.


distofacial

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the distal and facial surfaces of a tooth.


distoincisal

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the distal and incisal surfaces of a tooth.


mesioincisal

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the mesial and incisal surfaces of a tooth.


brush cut

He wore a brush cut that looked like static electricity firing up from his pink skull.

1999 April 4, Lance Morrow, “The Balkans' Heritage of Hatred”, in Time:

(hairstyling) A closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.


glycophorin

glycophorin (countable and uncountable, plural glycophorins)

(biochemistry) a sialoglycoprotein of the membrane of red blood cells.


heparanase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of heparan sulfate into oligosaccharides


leukosialin

(biochemistry) The major sialoglycoprotein of thymocytes and mature T-cells


monomethylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes monomethylation


nicastrin

(biochemistry) A protease that is a regulator of neprilysin


neprilysin

neprilysin (countable and uncountable, plural neprilysins)

membrane metallo-endopeptidase
membrane metallo-endopeptidase

(biochemistry) A particular type of metalloprotease, namely membrane metallo-endopeptidase (MME)

common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen


recoverin

recoverin (countable and uncountable, plural recoverins)

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein found in the photoreceptor cell of the eye.


ladybits

Many women think their ladybits are ugly or disfigured — let me reassure you that in 99.9% of cases they're not, […]

2011, Julie Peasgood, The Greatest Guide to Sex, Greatest Guides Limited, →ISBN, page 21:

(euphemistic, slang) Synonym of ladyparts.


transcarbamoylase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyzes the transfer of a carbamoyl group.


guanylylcyclase

guanylylcyclase (countable and uncountable, plural guanylylcyclases)

guanosine triphosphate
guanosine triphosphate

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the cyclization of guanosine triphosphate


invasin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins associated with the penetration of bacteria into mammalian cells


galanin

(biochemistry) A particular inhibitory neuropeptide


canon bone

From French canon, from Latin canon (“a rule”).

(equestrianism, anatomy) Alternative spelling of cannon bone


astacin

astacin (countable and uncountable, plural astacins)

(biochemistry) Any of a group of endopeptidases containing a motif that binds zinc


cystathionase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of cystathionine into cysteine


deoxygenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a deoxygenation reaction


FGF

FGF (countable and uncountable, plural FGFs)

fibroblast growth factor
fibroblast growth factor#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of fibroblast growth factor.


monokine

(biochemistry) A cytokine produced by monocytes (or macrophages)


valosin

(biochemistry) A gastrointestinal oligopeptide that stimulates gastric and exocrine pancreatic secretion


cycloisomerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a cycloisomerization reaction


dechlorinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dechlorination reaction


dehydrochlorinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dehydrochlorination reaction


thiolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a thiol group.


ribotoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of toxic ribonucleases


shooting glasses

(firearms) A type of impact-resistant eyewear worn by shooters to prevent injury due to a cartridge or gun malfunction blowing hot gas or metal particles into the shooter's face.


bursicon

bursicon (countable and uncountable, plural bursicons)

(biochemistry) A heterodimeric protein that is an insect hormone which mediates tanning in the cuticle of adult flies


neuroprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that is associated with the nervous system


sulfakinin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of neuropeptides found in crustaceans and insects.


gap-toothed

From Middle English gap tothed, gapt tothed (also gaptothe), alteration of earlier gat-tothed (literally “gate-toothed”), equivalent to gap + toothed.

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, another gap-toothed woman, appears in a clip from her address to the Salvation Army.

1997, Sharon R. Sherman, Documenting Ourselves: Film, Video, and Culture, →ISBN, page 118:

Exhibiting a gap between the teeth, especially between the two upper central incisors.


proboscipedia

(biochemistry) A homeotic protein (and associated gene) required for the formation of labial and maxillary palps in flies


syndapin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of membrane-active scaffold proteins that participate in endocytosis


benzoyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a benzoyl group


doublecortin

(biochemistry) A microtubule-associated protein expressed by neuronal precursor cells and immature neurons in embryonic and adult cortical structures.


hydroxycinnamoyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a hydroxycinnamoyl group


macin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial proteins


carboxylesterase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a carboxylic ester


nesprin

From nuclear + envelope + spectrin + repeat.

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins, found in the outer membrane of cell nuclei, that bind to actin or plectin filaments


plectin

plectin (countable and uncountable, plural plectins)

(biochemistry) A very large protein that maintains the structural integrity of tissue


headhair

headhair (usually uncountable, plural headhairs)

From Middle English *heed-heer, from Old English hēafodhǣr (“hair of the head, headhair”), equivalent to head + hair. Cognate with Dutch hoofdhaar (“headhair”), German Haupthaar (“headhair”), Danish hovedhår (“headhair”), Swedish huvudhår (“headhair”).

inh

[...] breakfasted before dressing, cleaned up; floors swept, dusted, things moved around and, replaced listened to the news on the radio, shaved carefully, going over the white stubble two times. "Funny how my headhair is dark, not one grey hair, you see, and how my beard, if I let it grow is all white. [...]"

[...] Brothers strut like generals spinning & tangling of hair entanglement of headhairs was among them [...]

1973, George Quasha, Jerome Rothenberg, America, a prophecy:

The midwife shaves the headhair of the child, takes it in a Phumk (vessel of Sal leave) and immerse in the water of Bonga-Pokhri.

1992, Buddhadeb Chaudhuri, Religion, Rituals and Festivals:

I could see my snipped-to-pieces and differentlengthed ^([sic]) headhair all over her knees.

If something else (gets in the ear) put the tips of the headhair in the ear as far as possible.

2009, Barbara Zipser, John the Physician's Therapeutics:


scap

(bodybuilding, exercise, colloquial) The scapula.


myoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.


melanoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that contains melanin as a chromagen


conotoxin

(biochemistry, toxicology) A neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of a marine cone snail of genus Conus.


gelonin

Gelonium multiflorum
Gelonium multiflorum

(biochemistry) A protein toxin found in the seeds of the Himalayan plant Gelonium multiflorum


amphoterin

(biochemistry) The nonhistone chromosomal protein HMG-1

anfoterina

the nonhistone chromosomal protein HMG-1


thyrotropin

en-noun

thyrotropin (countable and uncountable, plural thyrotropins)

(biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.


polycystin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins, mutation of which is implicated in polycystic kidney disease.


viroplasmin

(biochemistry) A multifunctional viral protein.


conid

This high crowned tooth presents a complex pattern of conids, conulids, accessory tubercles and valleys.

1987, Rajan Gaur, Environment and ecology of early man in northwest India:

At the end of the oblique cristid there is only a very faint swelling which might be called the mesolingual conid. The anterolingual conid is not well developed.

1989, Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 226:

PUPC 96/44 is an isolated first molar of left mandibular ramus and all the four conids are fully developed.

2007, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, volume 39, page 335:

(dentistry) One of the vaguely cone-shaped bumps (cusps) that appear on the surface of a lower molar.


spondin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that are involved in axon guidance.


sterolin

(biochemistry) Either of two proteins (and associated genes) that regulate sterol absorption and excretion.


chymopapain

chymopapain (countable and uncountable, plural chymopapains)

(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme isolated from the latex of papaya and used to treat herniated lower lumbar discs in the spine.


antizyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that inhibits the action of another


myocilin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins, normally secreted into the aqueous humor of the eye, that sometimes accumulate to cause glaucoma.


olfactomedin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of polymeric glycoproteins that are a major component of the extracellular matrix of olfactory neuroepithelium


optimedin

(biochemistry) A particular olfactomedin


rhotekin

(biochemistry) A scaffold protein that interacts with Rho proteins


arfaptin

(biochemistry) A protein (or associated domain) that interacts with ARF1


kallidinogenase

kallidinogenase (countable and uncountable, plural kallidinogenases)


ectonucleotidase

(biochemistry) Any nucleotidase that is active outside of a cell


ectophosphodiesterase

(biochemistry) Any phosphodiesterase that is active outside of a cell.


fetuin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of plasma glycoproteins, secreted from the liver into the bloodstream


novicidin

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide derived from ovispirin


ovispirin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of ovine antimicrobial and cytotoxic cathelicidins


sacsin

(biochemistry) A protein implicated in autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of the Charlevoix Saguenay (ARSACS)


norfenefrine

(biochemistry, pharmacology) An adrenergic agent used as a sympathomimetic drug.


detangler

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-detangler.wav

(cycling) A device used with a freestyle BMX bicycle to allow the handlebars to turn 360° without tangling of the brake cables.


elafin

(biochemistry) A polypeptide inhibitor of some peptidases and elastases


peroxin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins, found in peroxisomes, that are associated with several peroxisomal disorders


proprotease

(biochemistry) Any proenzyme that is converted into a protease


tryptase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of serine proteinase contained in mast cells


hemojuvelin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein involved in axon guidance of retinal ganglion neurons.


carbapenemase

carbapenemase (countable and uncountable, plural carbapenemases)

(biochemistry) Any lactamase that can hydrolyze carbapenem antibiotics and thus provide resistance to them


cellulosome

(biochemistry) A complex of enzymes that degrade the polysaccharide surface of cells and mediate cell attachment


obestatin

obestatin (countable and uncountable, plural obestatins)

(biochemistry) An oligopeptide sequence, present in ghrelin, that binds to a specific orphan receptor


autolysin

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced


conglycinin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of storage proteins, found in soybean, that is a food allergen


dehydrin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins expressed in plants in response to dehydration


glycinin

(biochemistry) Any of the main proteins found in soybean.


uridylyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of a uridylyl group between molecules


decorin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteoglycans that "decorate" collagen fibres


desmoplakin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins isolated from desmosomes


endosulfatase

(biochemistry) Any sulfatase that acts as an endoenzyme


epiphycan

(biochemistry) A small proteoglycan related to osteoglycin


osteoglycin

(biochemistry) A proteoglycan that has osteoinductive activity


fibulin

From Latin fibula (“clasp, buckle”) + -in.

(biochemistry) Any of a family of calcium-binding glycoproteins found in the extracellular matrix and in plasma.


formylpeptide

(biochemistry) Any of a group of small proteins, that have a formylated N-terminal methionine, that stimulate the motor and secretory activities of leucocytes


lipocortin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of calcium-binding proteins that suppress the activity of phospholipases


lumican

(biochemistry) The major keratin sulfate proteoglycan of the cornea.


nephronectin

(biochemistry) An extracellular matrix protein, expressed in developing endocrine organs, that is a ligand for integrin.


serglycin

serglycin (countable and uncountable, plural serglycins)

(biochemistry) An intracellular proteoglycan found in the storage granules of connective tissue mast cells


synstatin

(biochemistry) A peptide, derived from syndecan, that disrupts the interaction of integrins


bloodlet

en-verb

bloodlet (third-person singular simple present bloodlets, present participle bloodletting, simple past and past participle bloodlet)

bloodlets (present singular third-person)
bloodletting (participle present)
bloodlet (participle past)
bloodlet (past)

From Middle English blodleten, from Old English blōdlǣtan (“to let blood, bleed”), equivalent to blood + let. Cognate with German Blutlassen (“bloodletting”), Icelandic blóðlátinn (“bled”, past participle).

cog

(transitive) To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.


serratiopeptidase

A proteolytic enzyme (protease) produced by Serratia enterobacteria.


cruzipain

(biochemistry) A particular cysteine protease


jacalin

(biochemistry) A lectin found in jackfruit.


methylesterase

(biochemistry) Any esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a methyl ester


thyroliberin

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
thyrotropin-releasing hormone


pornstache

If--and this is a substantial if--you can get past the neon rainbows, the jolly robots and the crooner with the Ron Jeremy pornstache on the cover of Danish duo Junior Senior's debut D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat, you're in for the most delirious, charmingly silly dance-pop you've heard since some jerkoff filched your Jackson 5 Greatest Hits cassette.

2003 August 14, “Listening Station”, in Las Vegas Mercury:

This was a far cry from Hall's original look, which resembled a 1970s adult film star. With his bushy hair and magnificent pornstache, Hall could have easily doubled for a muscle-bound John Holmes.

2007, R. D. Reynolds, Blade Braxton, The WrestleCrap Book of Lists!, ECW Press, →ISBN, page 65:

It wasn't Bo's girlfriend behind the wheel, unless she had what looked like a '70s pornstache attached to her upper lip.

2011, Tanya Huff, The Wild Ways, Daw Books, →ISBN:

(slang) A moustache that resembles one worn by an adult film actor, especially associated with the 1970s.


muropeptidase

(biochemistry) Any peptidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a muropeptide


abocclusion

From ab- (“not”) + occlusion (“teeth alignment”).

prefix

(dentistry) Condition in which the upper and lower teeth are not in contact.


diphyodont

Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).

uder

a diphyodont mammal; diphyodont dentition

(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.


shelterin

(biochemistry) A complex of proteins associated with telomeres that protect the ends of chromosomes


cingulin

en-noun

cingulin (countable and uncountable, plural cingulins)

From Latin cingulum (“girdle, belt”) + -in

(biochemistry) A dimeric protein found in tight junctions


ficolin

(biochemistry) Either of a pair of binding proteins that have domains related to either collagen or fibrinogen.


folliculin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with tumour suppression


plakophilin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins, found in the cytoskeleton, that are essential for the formation and stabilization of desmosomal cell contacts.


pleiohomeotic

(biochemistry, genetics) A protein, with associated gene, that can link polycomb to DNA and mediate transcriptional repression


polyesterase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polyesters


sequestosome

(biochemistry) Any of a group of adapter-proteins that bind ubiquitin


ubiquitylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of a ubiquitin molecule from a protein.


endochitinase

(biochemistry) Any chitinase that can cleave a chitin molecule at a random point within the its chain


tankyrase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins, associated with telomeres, that contain ankyrin repeats


bestrophin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that channel chloride ions across membranes


ectoapyrase

(biochemistry) Any extracellular apyrase


mutanolysin

(biochemistry) A muralytic enzyme, obtained from Streptomyces, that is used in laboratories to degrade bacteria and to isolate DNA


sideroflexin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of mitochondrial tricarboxylate carrier proteins


contrapsin

contrapsin (usually uncountable, plural contrapsins)

(biochemistry) A serpin found in rodent serum


prothymosin

(biochemistry) Any precursor of a thymosin polypeptide


synexin

(biochemistry) A particular adrenal medullary protein involved in calcium metabolism


isoprotein

The different isoproteins have been correlated with changes in plasma lipoprotein levels.

1991, George Steiner, Primary Hyperlipoproteinemias, page 47:

(biochemistry) Any of a family of closely-related proteins that have similar structural and functional properties.


aquaglyceroporin

(biochemistry) A form of aquaporin that is active in the transport of water and glycerol


blondism

Blondism artificially produced in Micronesia and Melanesia as in Polynesia indicates a blond element in the last conquering immigration.

1927, John Macmillan Brown, Peoples & problems of the Pacific, volume 2, page 276:

In the beard latent blondism is likely to come out.

1931, Carleton Stevens Coon, Tribes of the Rif, page 348:

(anthropology) The presence of blond hair and relatively pale skin and eyes in a member of a usually darker race.


galactase

galactase (countable and uncountable, plural galactases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that produces galactose by the hydrolysis of lactose


risorius

/ɹɪˈsɔː.ɹi.əs/

/ɹɪˈzɔː.ɹi.əs/

Borrowed from Late Latin rīsōrius (“ridiculous, laughing”), clipping of mūsculus rīsōrius (“laughing muscle”).

clipping

(anatomy) A narrow band of facial muscle arising from the fascia over the masseter and inserting into the tissues at the corner of the mouth, which it draws laterally, as is used when smiling.


palatopharyngeus

Borrowed from Late Latin palātopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus palātopharyngeus (“palatopharyngeal muscle”). Doublet of palatopharyngeal.

palatopharyngeal arch
palatopharyngeal arch

(anatomy) A long, fleshy longitudinal muscle, narrower in the middle than at either end, that arises from the soft palate, contributes with the mucous membrane covering its surface to the structure of the palatopharyngeal arch, and is inserted into the thyroid cartilage and the wall of the pharynx; it serves to constrict the fauces and draw the larynx and pharynx upwards.


victory roll

(aviation) An aileron roll performed to celebrate a victory.


dimethylaminohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that catalyses the removal of dimethylamine residues from a molecule


compstatin

(biochemistry) A cyclic tridecapeptide that is used to treat problems with the human complement system


tridecapeptide

(biochemistry) Any oligopeptide having thirteen amino acid residues


transcobalamin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of carrier proteins which bind cobalamin.


crotonase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydration of crotonyl-coenzyme A


prokineticin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of secreted proteins that contract gastrointestinal smooth muscle


flavocytochrome

(biochemistry) A flavoprotein that is also a cytochrome


metalloregulator

(biochemistry) Any protein that regulates biochemical interactions with metals, often by binding to them


bed-headed

en-adj

bed-headed (comparative more bed-headed, superlative most bed-headed)

more bed-headed (comparative)
most bed-headed (superlative)

Amidst the aseptically-perfumed bare functionality, typifying a hospital ward, a pretty and petite elfin teenage girl stirs – tawny hair all tousled and bed-headed, lips full yet petulant.

2009, Garth P Toyntanen, Institutionalized 2, page 11:

William and a bed-headed Harry were joshing around at the altar like Luke and Han.


cruciferin

(biochemistry) A storage protein found in the seeds of some crucifers


storage protein

en-noun

storage protein (plural storage proteins)

(biochemistry) Any of many proteins, found especially in seeds, that act as reservoirs of amino acids and metal ions that are needed by growing organisms


epoxidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes an epoxidation reaction.


phosphoglycerate kinase

phosphoglycerate kinase (plural phosphoglycerate kinases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group between ATP and phosphoglycerate


tenomodulin

(biochemistry) A protein responsible for tenocyte proliferation


vicilin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of storage proteins found in legumes


dextrinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin


kindlin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of adhesion plaque proteins that activate integrins


oligopeptidase

From oligo- + peptidase or from oligopeptide + -ase.

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein


retropepsin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of retroviral proteases


signalase

(biochemistry) A peptidase that cleaves signal peptides from secreted proteins cotranslationally


aspartase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the deamination of aspartic acid to fumaric acid and ammonia

aspartase

any enzyme that catalyses the deamination of aspartic acid to fumaric acid and ammonia


glutamyltranspeptidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of glutamic acid residues between proteins.


heparinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic cleavage of heparins


phosphomutant

(biochemistry, genetics) A mutant protein that is a phosphoprotein, wherein the mutation changes one or more amino acids modifiable by phosphorylation into non-phosphorylatable residues.


mutant protein

(biochemistry, genetics) Any protein produced via a mutated gene


corneodesmosin

(biochemistry) A highly polymorphic glycoprotein that is secreted by differentiated keratinocytes and by inner root sheath cells of hair follicles.


corneodesmosome

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that hold corneocytes together; their degradation leads to desquamation


browline

Face B has prominent arched browlines, wide eyes, well-proportioned nose with recessed nostrils, indistinct smiling mouth, knob-like chin, and fat cheeks.

1995, E. M. Stern, Toledo Museum of Art, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First Through Sixth Centuries (page 243)


circed

I have another friend with a circed husband. Their son is circed. DAD's choice.

1998 May 10, Edward and Phantom MacLennan, “Re: Don't Lose Your Son Over It”, in misc.kids.pregnancy (Usenet):

My mother has no need to know if my son is circed or intact.

2001 July 31, Esther Paris, “Re: OT Sorta: Dealing with People's Comments, etc.”, in misc.kids.pregnancy (Usenet):

Even if your son is circed, I doubt that your great-grandson will be.

2004 September 2, Troy McClure [username], “Re: Parents must do what they think is best for their son.”, in alt.circumcision (Usenet):


uncirced

Both of my boys are uncirced and their pediatricians say that I should never try to pull their foreskins back.

2000 April 11, Cheryl Nakao, “Re: question”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet):

I had never seen an uncirced penis before meeting him and thought it was kind of strange.

2001 February 5, Victoria Anne McDonnell, “Re: Circumcision”, in misc.kids.pregnancy (Usenet):

I'm uncirced and have opted to remain that way - not from ignorance, but because it hasn't caused me *any* problems.

2006 January 30, Anonymous Jack [username], “Re: Circumcision (male)”, in soc.sexuality.general (Usenet):


acropsin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of opsins found in corals of the genus Acropora.


asporin

(biochemistry) A protein similar to decorin


calgranulin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of calcium-bonding proteins that inhibit kidney stone formation


chemerin

(biochemistry) A chemoattractant protein that promotes calcium mobilization and chemotaxis of immature dendritic cells and macrophages


chronophin

(biochemistry) A serine protein phosphatase that regulates cofilin-dependent actin dynamics


cnidopsin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of opsins found in cnidarian jellyfish


encephalopsin

encephalopsin (countable and uncountable, plural encephalopsins)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of opsins that are expressed within the brain


endoplasmin

endoplasmic reticulum
endoplasmic reticulum

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding glycoprotein found in the endoplasmic reticulum.


mimecan

(biochemistry) A keratan sulfate proteoglycan found in the bovine cornea


myozenin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of actinin- and filamin-binding proteins expressed predominantly in skeletal muscle


neuropsin

(biochemistry) A type of opsins expressed mostly in the eye and nervous tissue.


anti-circ

The next morning I typed “circumcision” into Yahoo! Twenty-three site matches appeared. Many were the same affirmative reports I’d already examined, but there was also a promising list of anti-circ groups.

1997 August 20, Hank Hyena, “Foreskin or against it?”, in Salon:

Guerin Woodgate Jr., 29, says he never thought much about his circumcision until he stumbled upon some anti-circ Web sites about ten years ago.

2007 July 12, Craig Malisow, “The Fantastic Foreskin”, in Houston Press:

Circumcision has been widespread as a routine neonatal procedure in America, resulting in an enduring clash between the medical community and the anti-circ (anti-circumcision) movement that hosts conferences, rallies, anti-circ days, and numerous Web sites.

2010, Shirley R. Steinberg, Michael Kehler, Lindsay Cornish, editors, Boy Culture: An Encyclopedia, Greenwood, →ISBN, page 135:


omentin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of secretory proteins expressed predominantly in visceral adipose tissue.


panopsin

panopsin (countable and uncountable, plural panopsins)

(biochemistry) An opsin that is expressed in the brain and testis


peropsin

peropsin (countable and uncountable, plural peropsins)

(biochemistry) An opsin, found in the eye, that modulates vitamin A


pro-circ

Sensing victory, the pro-circ enthusiasts gleefully chirped it meant that “circumcised men have more fun,” are more creative, and have a more expansive libido.

2002, Terri Hamilton, Skin Flutes & Velvet Gloves: A Collection of Facts and Fancies, Legends and Oddities About the Body's Private Parts, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 238:

For example, my own work was erroneously construed as "pro-circ" by a posting on the anticircumcision Internet listserv called INTACT-L (short for intact-list). "Who's this?" asked the participant. "Seems like pro-circ works in progress at DePauw University in Indiana. Any intactivists on campus?"

2006, Eric Kline Silverman, From Abraham to America: A History of Jewish Circumcision, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 244:

Her husband was circumcised, and his family was very pro-circ — not for any religious reason, they just "thought it looked better."

2012, Willow Yamauchi, Bad Mommy, Insomniac Press, →ISBN, page 70:

(informal) Supportive of male infant circumcision.


photoisomerase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the isomerization of photopigments


pinopsin

pinopsin (countable and uncountable, plural pinopsins)

(biochemistry) A type of opsin found in the pineal gland (mostly of chickens)


prelamin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of precursors of lamins


proelastase

proelastase (countable and uncountable, plural proelastases)


stratifin

(biochemistry) A protein found in stratified keratinizing epithelial cells.


dentary bone

The mandible of a vertebrate, or homologous bone in the lower jaw of ancestral and related animals, which holds teeth.


ubiquitinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a ubiquitination reaction


tolloid

(biochemistry) A metalloproteinase, similar to astacin, that functions in the development of sea urchins


calsarcin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of sarcomeric calcineurin-binding proteins.


merosin

(biochemistry) A form of laminin found in placenta, striated muscle, and peripheral nerve


myopalladin

(biochemistry) A particular sarcomeric protein


nexilin

(biochemistry) A particular protein that binds actin filaments


pacsin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of cytoplasmic phosphoproteins that play a role in vesicle formation and transport


pleiotrophin

(biochemistry) A protein, similar to midkine, that has a number of functions related to heparin


tropomodulin

tropomodulin (countable and uncountable, plural tropomodulins)

(biochemistry) A protein that binds tropomyosin and thus weakens its interaction with actin.


galactosylceramidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that removes galactose from ceramide derivatives (galactocerebrosides).


verdoperoxidase

verdoperoxidase (countable and uncountable, plural verdoperoxidases)


farnesyltranstransferase

farnesyltranstransferase (usually uncountable, plural farnesyltranstransferases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction trans,trans-farnesyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate ⇌ diphosphate + geranylgeranyl diphosphate, involved in steroid and terpenoid biosynthesis.


folacin

folacin (countable and uncountable, plural folacins)

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) folic acid


fibularis

Borrowed from New Latin fībulāris, clipping of mūsculus fībulāris (“fibular muscle”).

clipping

Meronyms: fibularis brevis, fibularis longus, fibularis tertius


levansucrase

(biochemistry) A hexosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction sucrose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n ⇌ glucose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n⁺1.


apoptin

(biochemistry) A short, nonstructural viral protein encoded by Chicken anemia virus.

apoptina

a short, nonstructural viral protein encoded by Chicken anemia virus


club hair

A hair, having a club-shaped bulb, that is in a resting state, prior to shedding


plasmepsin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of aspartic acid protease enzymes produced by the plasmodium parasite.


rhamnulokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + L-rhamnulose ⇌ ADP + L-rhamnulose 1-phosphate.


ribulokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + L(or D)-ribulose ⇌ ADP + L(or D)-ribulose 5-phosphate.


ribokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-ribose ⇌ ADP + D-ribose 5-phosphate.


recalcification

en-noun

recalcification (countable and uncountable, plural recalcifications)

(medicine, dentistry) The restoration of calcium or calcium compounds to a tissue that is decalcified.


ficain

(biochemistry) An enzyme derived from figs.


calneuron

(biochemistry) Any of a family of calcium sensor proteins expressed in the nervous system


neurexophilin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of glycoprotein neuropeptides that bind to neurexins


galactokinase

galactokinase (countable and uncountable, plural galactokinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP.


gluconokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.


gluconolactonase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-glucono-1,5-lactone + H₂O ⇌ D-gluconate.


glycosylceramidase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine + H₂O ⇌ N-acylsphingosine + a sugar.


guanase

(biochemistry) guanine deaminase, an enzyme


guanylyltransferase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that transfers a guanosine monophosphate group, usually from GTP to another molecule, releasing pyrophosphate.


guidewire

(medicine, dentistry) A wire used to restrict and control the movement of other equipment, such as a catheter being inserted into the body.


semimembranosus

(anatomy) A muscle in the back of the thigh; the most medial of the three hamstring muscles (meaning it is more to the inner of the thighs, not between the two others in one leg, which is the semitendinosus).


immunoprotein

(immunology, biochemistry) Any protein with immunological activity


imidazolonepropionase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction (S)-3-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-3H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoate + H₂O ⇌ N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate + H⁺.


iduronidase

iduronidase (countable and uncountable, plural iduronidases)

/ˌaɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɑn.əˌdeɪs/

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in the degeneration of glycosaminoglycans, and found in the lysosomes of cells.


hair roller

A small tube that is rolled into a person's hair in order to curl it, making a new hairstyle.

bigudí

a small tube that is rolled into a person's hair


spidroin

(biochemistry) The main type of protein in spiders' dragline silk.


NGF

nerve growth factor
nerve growth factor#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of nerve growth factor: a neurotrophic factor and neuropeptide involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells.


arylsulfotransferase

(biochemistry) A sulfotransferase enzyme that transfers a sulfate group from phenolic sulfate esters to a phenolic acceptor substrate.


ascorbase

(biochemistry) L-ascorbate oxidase, an oxidoreductase enzyme.


arabinosyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme acting upon arabinose, involved in polymerisation of arabinogalactan.

arabinosyylitransferaasi

a transferase enzyme acting upon arabinose


amylopullulanase

amylopullulanase (countable and uncountable, plural amylopullulanases)

(biochemistry) A glycoside hydrolase enzyme with amylase and pullulanase activity.


aminase

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in amination.


copeptin

(biochemistry) The C-terminal part of the arginine vasopressin precursor peptide that is a prognostic marker in patients with some acute diseases


glutamyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a glutamyl group between molecules, especially between proteins


temporoparietalis

(anatomy) A muscle connecting the temporal fascia with the ear.


thiaminase

thiaminase (countable and uncountable, plural thiaminases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that metabolizes or breaks down thiamine into two molecular parts.


thioglucosidase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction a thioglucoside + H₂O ⇌ a sugar + a thiol.


sternothyroideus

Borrowed from New Latin sternothyroīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternothyroīdeus (“sternothyroid muscle”). Doublet of sternothyroid.

clipping

(anatomy) Alternative form of sternothyroid muscle.


thyroperoxidase

en-noun

thyroperoxidase (countable and uncountable, plural thyroperoxidases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme, expressed mainly in the thyroid, that liberates iodine for addition onto tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin for the production of thyroxine or triiodothyronine.


tomatinase

tomatinase (countable and uncountable, plural tomatinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that can degrade tomatine, found in some microbes.


transaldolase

transaldolase (countable and uncountable, plural transaldolases)

pentose phosphate pathway
pentose phosphate pathway

(biochemistry) An enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway that catalyzes the chemical reaction sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate ⇌ erythrose 4-phosphate + fructose 6-phosphate.


trichohyalin

trichohyalin (countable and uncountable, plural trichohyalins)

(biochemistry) A protein in humans that confers mechanical strength on the hair follicle's inner root sheath and other toughened epithelial tissues, such as the hard palate and filiform ridges of the tongue.


trichophobia

Rivenq (1974) used a modified systematic desensitization procedure to eliminate trichophobia in a 13-year-old male[…]

2001, Anton Došen, Kenneth Day, Treating Mental Illness and Behavior Disorders in Children and Adults With Mental Retardation, page 79:

Manifestations of delusional disorder on the scalp may be psychogenic pseudoeffluvium, delusion of parasitosis, or trichophobia.

2010, Ralph M. Trüeb, Desmond J. Tobin, Aging Hair, page 157:

A morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the hair.


typodont

(dentistry) A model of the mouth, including teeth, gingiva, and the palate, used as an educational tool.


triokinase

(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-glyceraldehyde ⇌ ADP + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.


tryptophanase

tryptophanase (countable and uncountable, plural tryptophanases)

(biochemistry) A lyase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction L-tryptophan + H₂O ⇌ indole + pyruvate + NH₃.


tyrase

(biochemistry) The enzyme tyrosine ammonia lyase.


hypolophid

(dentistry) A fusion of the entoconid and the hypoconid in some animals


medifossette

(dentistry) A fossette associated with the medisinus


metastyle

(dentistry) A ridge, covered with enamel, on the outer side of a molar tooth in animals such as the horse.


paraconid

(dentistry) The mesiobuccal cusp of a lower molar tooth


pseudometaloph

(rare, dentistry) A structure resembling a metaloph


subhypsodont

(dentistry, of a herbivore) Describing teeth that have smaller than usual crowns


mylohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin mylohȳoīdeus, clipping of musculus mylohȳoīdeus (“mylohyoid muscle”).


pterygoideus

/ˌtɛɹ.əˈɡɔɪ.di.əs/

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdeus, clipping of musculus pterygoīdeus (“pterygoid muscle”).

pterygoid muscle
pterygoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of pterygoid muscle.


fibrinopeptide

(biochemistry) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting


zymohexase

en-noun

zymohexase (countable and uncountable, plural zymohexases)


katsuwokinase

From Japanese 鰹 (katsuo,historical katsuwo, “skipjack tuna”) + kinase.

der

(biochemistry) A particular fibrinolytic enzyme.


kininogenase

en-noun

kininogenase (countable and uncountable, plural kininogenases)


FGM

Coordinate term: MGM

I met Leyla Hussein, an FGM survivor and anti-FGM activist, and we hit it off straight away. […] I worried that I didn’t have a right to talk about FGM as I don’t come from an FGM-practising community, but Leyla believes you can talk about whatever you like, regardless of whether you’ve been directly affected.

2015 April 11, Bridget Christie, “We’re a nation of armchair activists – what’s wrong with that?”, in The Guardian:

female genital mutilation
female genital mutilation#English

Initialism of female genital mutilation.


female genital mutilation

female genital mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural female genital mutilations)

Any mutilation of the female genitals done for non-medical reasons, such as the infliction of abrasion, burns (chemical or cauterizing), or cuts or slits, or amputation or piercing.


hepoxilin

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Either of two eicosanoid hormones involved in inflammation, derived from arachidonic acid via oxidation by the enzyme 12-lipoxygenase.


histidinase

(biochemistry) Histidine ammonia-lyase, an enzyme that converts histidine into ammonia and urocanic acid.


histidase

histidase (countable and uncountable, plural histidases)


hyaluronoglucosaminidase

hyaluronoglucosaminidase (countable and uncountable, plural hyaluronoglucosaminidases)

(biochemistry) A particular hyaluronidase enzyme.


hyaluronoglucuronidase

hyaluronoglucuronidase (countable and uncountable, plural hyaluronoglucuronidases)


hyperchloremia

hyperchloremia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperchloremias)

By surface analysis, hyper- + chlor- + -emia.

surf

An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally elevated level of the chloride ion in the blood.

ipercloremia

an abnormally elevated level of the chloride in the blood


hyperchloremic

en-adj

hyperchloremic (comparative more hyperchloremic, superlative most hyperchloremic)

more hyperchloremic (comparative)
most hyperchloremic (superlative)

By surface analysis, hyper- + chlor- + -emia + -ic.

surf

Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperchloremia.


galactocerebrosidase

en-noun

galactocerebrosidase (countable and uncountable, plural galactocerebrosidases)


biotinidase

biotinidase (usually uncountable, plural biotinidases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that allows the body to use and recycle biotin.


bitewing

(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.


cementoenamel

(dentistry) Relating to the enamel and cementum.


macropenis

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-macropenis.wav

Russell-Silver syndrome […] is characterised by IUGR, small triangular facies, hemihypertrophy, clinodactyly, occasionally macropenis with or without precocious puberty, and sometimes GH deficiency.

2001, Desai, Meena P., Vijayalakshmi Bhatia & P.S.N. Menon, Pediatric Endocrine Disorders, page 60:

Boys develop a macropenis usually by 2 to 3 years of age and undergo premature sexual development with growth of pubic and axillary hair and appearance of adult body odor[…]

2002, Ronald G. Davidson, PDQ Medical Genetics, page 88:


malonyltransferase

malonyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural malonyltransferases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of malonyl.


metapyrocatechase

metapyrocatechase (countable and uncountable, plural metapyrocatechases)

(biochemistry) Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction catechol + O₂ ⇌ 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde.


monellin

monellin (countable and uncountable, plural monellins)

From Monell + -in, named in 1972 after the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, USA, where it was isolated and characterized.

(biochemistry) A sweet protein found in Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii


myokinase

myokinase (countable and uncountable, plural myokinases)

(biochemistry) adenylate kinase, a phosphotransferase enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of adenine nucleotides and plays an important role in cellular energy homeostasis


agarase

agarase (countable and uncountable, plural agarases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme found in agarolytic bacteria, allowing them to use agar as their primary source of carbon.


alkylhalidase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction bromochloromethane + H₂O ⇌ formaldehyde + bromide + chloride.


aminoacylase

aminoacylase (countable and uncountable, plural aminoacylases)

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H₂O ⇌ a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.


aminoacyltransferase

aminoacyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural aminoacyltransferases)

(biochemistry) Any acyltransferase enzyme that acts upon an amino group.


alternansucrase

alternansucrase (countable and uncountable, plural alternansucrases)

(biochemistry) A glycosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction that transfers an alpha-D-glucosyl residue from sucrose alternately to the 6- and 3-positions of the non-reducing terminal residue of an alpha-D-glucan, thereby creating a glucan with alternating alpha-1,6- and alpha-1,3-bonds.


anodontia

anodontia (countable and uncountable, plural anodontias)

/ˌæn.əˈdɑn.ʃə/

From an- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, without’) + -odontia (suffix forming nouns denoting the condition of teeth).

confix

(dentistry, teratology) The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.


argininosuccinase

en-noun

argininosuccinase (countable and uncountable, plural argininosuccinases)

argininosuccinate lyase
argininosuccinate lyase


arrector pili

arrector pili (plural arrectores pilorum)

(anatomy) Any of the small muscles attached to hair follicles in mammals, the contraction of which causes the hairs to stand on end.


arylformamidase

arylformamidase (countable and uncountable, plural arylformamidases)

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H₂O ⇌ formate + L-kynurenine.


aryepiglotticus

(anatomy) A muscle of the larynx running in the aryepiglottic fold from the arytenoid cartilage to the epiglottis.


aryldialkylphosphatase

aryldialkylphosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural aryldialkylphosphatases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyzes organophosphates: an aryl dialkyl phosphate + H₂O ⇌ dialkyl phosphate + an aryl alcohol.


peptidyltransferase

peptidyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural peptidyltransferases)

(biochemistry) An aminoacyltransferase involved in protein biosynthesis.


pericoronitis

(dentistry) An acute infection causing swelling or inflammation of gums and surrounding soft tissues of a partially erupted tooth.


peroneus

Borrowed from Late Latin peroneus, clipping of mūsculus peroneus (“peroneal muscle”).

clipping

Meronyms: peroneus brevis, peroneus longus, peroneus tertius

(anatomy) Any of several muscles of the lateral side of the leg, which arise from the fibula and act to move the foot.


prolidase

en-noun

prolidase (countable and uncountable, plural prolidases)

(biochemistry) A cytosolic dipeptidase that hydrolyzes dipeptides with proline or hydroxyproline at the carboxy terminus (but not Pro-Pro), important in collagen metabolism.


clunge

clunge (countable and uncountable, plural clunges)

A nonsense word in a rant by McBlane (actor Joseph Brady) in the third series of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as "ap yer clunge!" ("up your clunge"). Probably invented by writer David Nobbs to mean "arse".
Popularised by British television series The Inbetweeners (from 2008).

(UK, vulgar, slang, chiefly Internet, originally but now rare) Arse.


foldase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes protein folding.


dickling

(vulgar, slang) A penis before circumcision.


nitrite reductase

nitrite reductase (plural nitrite reductases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of nitrite ions


hydroxymethyltransferase

hydroxymethyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxymethyltransferases)

(biochemistry) Any transferase enzyme that transfers a hydroxymethyl group.


clockweight

(slang, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.


aldehyde oxidase

aldehyde oxidase (plural aldehyde oxidases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid


oxygal

From Latin oxygala, from Ancient Greek ὀξύγαλα (oxúgala).

Oxygal, (Gr.) is sowre Milk.

1707, Glossographia Anglicana Nova, or, A dictionary, interpreting such hard words of whatever language, as are at present used in the English tongue, with their etymologies, definitions, &c: also, the terms of divinity, law, physick, mathematicks, grammar, poetry, musick, heraldry, architecture, painting, war, and all other arts and sciences are herein explain'd, from the best modern authors, as, Sir Isaac Newton, Dr. Harris, Dr. Gregory, Mr. Lock, Mr. Evelyn, Mr. Dryden, Mr. Blunt, &c. Very useful to all those that desire to understand what they read, London: Dan. Brown, Tim. Goodwin, John Walthoe, M. Newborough, John Nicholson, Benj. Took, D. Midwinter, and Fran. Goggan, page 403:

Make oxygal, or sour Milk, after this manner: Take a new pot, and bore a hole in it, hard by the bottom; then with a sprig stop up the hole you have made, and fill the vessel with the freshest ewe-milk, and to it add small bundles of green seasoning herbs, origany, mint, onion, coriander: put these herbs so far down into the milk, that the strings, wherewith they are tied, may appear on the outside.

1745, anonymous author, “How Oxygal, or sour Milk, may be made.”, in L. Junius Moderatus Columella Of Husbandry: In Twelve Books: and His Book Concerning Trees, London: A. Millar, translation of De Re Rustica: De Arboribus by Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, page 513:


ballbag

(derogatory, slang, vulgar) A thoughtless and ignorant individual.


female genital cutting

Female genital cutting (FGC) is an ancient practice that affects girls and young women around the world, defining the identity of women in cultures where it is practised.

2007 May 9, Jean-Roger Kaseki, The Guardian:

Tolerance may run out, however, when a violation breaches a sacred value, as when immigrants to Western countries practice female genital cutting, honor killings, or the sale of underage brides […].

2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 764:

Female genital mutilation
female genital mutilation


laceback

(dentistry) A kind of ligature for the canine teeth, shaped like a figure eight.


nightguard

(dentistry) A guard worn on the teeth to prevent damage from bruxism during sleep.


nicotinamidase

nicotinamidase (countable and uncountable, plural nicotinamidases)

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction nicotinamide + H₂O ⇌ nicotinate + NH₃.


stylable

en-adj

stylable (comparative more stylable, superlative most stylable)

more stylable (comparative)
most stylable (superlative)

Seven years since chemo and her hair was still not smooth and silky like it had been before. It had been so lush and gorgeous — and stylable — once.


halfro

He met us at the door with this big 'fro, or half an afro, halfro—he slept on his right side evidently.

2007, Richard Peabody, Kiss the Sky: Fiction & Poetry Starring Jimi Hendrix, Paycock Press, →ISBN, page 149:

But I think the pitchman’s Art Garfunkel-esque halfro is more offensive, since it looks different in nearly every frame.

2007 June 25, Tim Nudd, “Nothing says style quite like Members Only”, in Adweek:

One had a halfro and a Kobe Bryant Jersey that appeared to be unaccompanied by pants, toddler-sized Nikes peaked out from the bottom.

2013, Matthew T. Bell, “Earth Drum”, in The Elderly Kids: Short Stories, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 21:

(slang, humorous) An afro hairstyle that only covers half the head or is otherwise of below average size.


neovagina

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Coordinate term: neopenis

Patients with a neovagina are more likely to engage in sexual activity, and as many as 50 percent of them report a capacity for orgasm.

1994, Richard Lechtenberg, Dana A. Ohl, Sexual Dysfunction: Neurologic, Urologic, and Gynecologic Aspects, Lea & Febiger, →ISBN, page 368:

By means of replacement vaginoplasty techniques, patients can be offered the construction of a functional neovagina.

1996, Fray F. Marshall, Textbook of Operative Urology, Saunders, →ISBN:

sex reassignment surgery
sex reassignment surgery

A surgically crafted vagina, as of a trans woman who has undergone sex reassignment surgery, or any woman who lacked a vagina due to a congenital defect, illness, or injury.


make mouths

en-verb

make mouths (third-person singular simple present makes mouths, present participle making mouths, simple past and past participle made mouths)

makes mouths (present singular third-person)
making mouths (participle present)
made mouths (participle past)
made mouths (past)

Witness this army of such mass and charge
Led by a delicate and tender prince,
Whose spirit with divine ambition puffed
Makes mouths at the invisible event,
Exposing what is mortal and unsure
To all that fortune, death, and danger dare,
Even for an eggshell.

c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:

"I want to be jeered at by Punch! I want Punch to make mouths at me, and give me the benefit of his inimitable squeak and gibber.[…]"

She was saucy the next [moment], moving her head up and down, making "eyes" at Robert and making "mouths" at Beaudelet.

1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening, page 85:

(dated, usually with "at") To make faces (at someone), to fun (of someone), to laugh (at someone).


semispinalis

semispinalis cervicis
semispinalis cervicis

semispinalis capitis
semispinalis capitis

(anatomy) Any of three transversospinalis muscles of the human body: the semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, and semispinalis capitis.


transversospinalis

(anatomy) A group of muscles in the human back, used for rotation and extension of the vertebral column, and comprehending the semispinalis, multifidus, and rotatores.


GDOR

(biochemistry) Glutathione dehydrogenase (ascorbate)


fibrinase

en-noun

fibrinase (countable and uncountable, plural fibrinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in the formation of fibrin.


endodeoxyribonuclease

(biochemistry) An enzyme that is both a deoxyribonuclease and an endonuclease.


oligonucleotidase

oligonucleotidase (countable and uncountable, plural oligonucleotidases)

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligonucleotide, but especially an exoribonuclease derived from Flammulina velutipes.


permethrinase

(biochemistry) pyrethroid hydrolase, an enzyme involved in degradation of pyrethroid pesticides


nucleotidylexotransferase

nucleotidylexotransferase (usually uncountable, plural nucleotidylexotransferases)

(biochemistry) A specialized DNA polymerase expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells, which adds N-nucleotides to the V, D, and J exons during antibody gene recombination.


nattokinase

From Japanese 納豆菌 (nattōkin, “nattō-bacteria”) + -ase. (It is not a kinase.)

uder

(biochemistry) A serine protease of the subtilisin family, extracted from natto.


paradental

(dentistry) Of or relating to a family of inflammatory odontogenic cysts that typically appear in relation to crown or root of partially erupted molars.


diisopropylfluorophosphatase

en-noun

diisopropylfluorophosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural diisopropylfluorophosphatases)

(biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction diisopropyl fluorophosphate + H₂O ⇌ diisopropyl phosphate + fluoride.


diphosphotransferase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of phosphotransferase enzymes that act on pyrophosphate groups.


deamidase

deamidase (countable and uncountable, plural deamidases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme, carboxypeptidase C.


desmolase

desmolase (countable and uncountable, plural desmolases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the formation or destruction of carbon-carbon bonds within a molecule. These enzymes play a significant role in respiration and fermentation.


donkey fringe

A long fringe of hair, longer on one side and plastered down on the forehead over one eye.


protomullet

Groups of glittery girls and boys with 1960s protomullets slid past homeless people too tired to beg for money.

2003 December 10, Annalee Newitz, “The high-tech black market”, in San Francisco Bay Guardian:

Byron on the other hand, had a protomullet viz Farrah Fawcett Fangs.

2005 January 8, marika, “Re: Navigating through hazards in Internet discussions”, in alt.usenet.legends.lester-mosley (Usenet):

Able to bring together his solo songs and his Marillion career in an album and a live show that demonstrates the weight and breadth of his work, the shaven-headed figure that walks on stage tonight comes accompanied by gravitas, as well as the quirky charisma that has survived face-paint, parachute pants and that 1980s protomullet, to prosper in this more restrained era.

2006 February, John Hotten, “Fish”, in Classic Rock, page 96:

A mulletlike hairstyle which is shorter than a full-fledged mullet or which preceded the popularization of the mullet in the 1980s.


meth mouth

meth mouth (usually uncountable, plural meth mouths)

(slang, dentistry) Extreme tooth decay resulting from the long-term use of methamphetamine.


alkylglycerone phosphate synthase

alkylglycerone phosphate synthase (plural alkylglycerone phosphate synthases)

alkylglycerone phosphate synthases (plural)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 1-acyl-glycerone 3-phosphate + a long-chain alcohol ⇌ an alkyl-glycerone 3-phosphate + a long-chain acid anion.


tripeptide aminopeptidase

(biochemistry) A zinc enzyme, widely distributed in mammalian tissues, that catalyzes the release of the N-terminal residue from a tripeptide.