(usually uncountable, plural abetalipoproteinemias) A rare autosomal recessive disorder that interferes with the normal absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from food.
For other uses, see Grimalkin (disambiguation). A grimalkin (also called a greymalkin) is an archaic term for a cat. The term stems from grey (the colour) plus malkin, an archaic term with several meanings (a cat, a low class woman, a weakling, a mop or a name) derived from a hypocoristic form of the female name Maud. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the highlands. The term/name may first come from Beware the Cat (published 1570) by William Baldwin. The novel is a story of talking cats, and part of it relates the story of the Grimalkin's death.
Example Sentences for grimalkin. All I have strength to do now is to keep Grimalkin from devouring the birds. So narrow was it, however, that even Grimalkin could not venture to move fast. The great Mowmowsky roared amain and plunged in anguish, shunning every dart of fire-eyed fierce Grimalkin. He too pitched on the top of the fence directly in front of Grimalkin.