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n. [ Hexose + -kinase. ] (Biochem.) an enzyme catalyzing the transfer of a phosphate residue from ATP to a hexose, as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose. [ PJC ]

a. (Physiol.) Kinesodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kinei^n to move + &unr_; perception. ] (Physiol.) The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles; the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [ Also spelled kin`es*the"sia and kin`es*the"sis. ] Bastian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biochemistry) One of a class of enzymes that catalyze transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to another molecule; it is a type of phosphorylase. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. kinate. ] (Chem.) See Quinate. [ Obsolescent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, a. Of, pertaining to, or involving, kinaesthesia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ . }[ From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians. ] 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. [ wns=4 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [ Local, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. The namaycush. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From the native name: cf. Pg. mariquinha. ] (Zool) A small marmoset (Midas rosalia); the silky tamarin. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April-June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting US marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans.
Syn. -- Okinawa campaign. [ WordNet 1.5 ]