(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemosorption
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chondroseptum
cocitizenship
colinephritis
conrectorship
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
copartnership
copartnership
noun
A partnership or firm.
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
craftsmenship
ctenocephalus
cytopharynges
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
dodecaphonist
dodecaphonist
noun
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave
ectosphenotic
elephantiasic
elephantiasic
adj
Relating to elephantiasis.
encephalartos
encipherments
encipherments
noun
plural of encipherment
epigonichthys
gastrophrenic
gastrophrenic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
heptachronous
hyperisotonic
hyposecretion
hyposecretion
noun
A secretion below the normal value.
ideophonetics
ideophonetics
noun
(linguistics) The representation of ideas by sounds
inspectorship
inspectorship
noun
The condition of being an inspector; the office of an inspector
leucosphenite
leucosphenite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, boron, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
lycanthropies
lycanthropies
noun
plural of lycanthropy
meconophagist
meconophagist
noun
(rare) One who uses or consumes opiates including heroin.
mesonephritic
metaphysician
metaphysician
noun
(philosophy) A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics.
nepenthaceous
nepenthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Nepenthaceae of pitcher plants.
nephrectomies
nephrectomies
noun
plural of nephrectomy
nephrectomise
nephrectomise
verb
Alternative form of nephrectomize
nephrogastric
nontheosophic
notencephalus
nyctipithecus
opisthocomine
opisthocomine
adj
(zoology, ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Opisthocomidae, which is represented by the sole extant genus Opisthocomus and species Opisthocomus hoazin (hoazin).
pantheistical
pantheistical
adj
of or relating to pantheism
parasynthetic
parasynthetic
adj
(grammar) Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.
pentastichous
pentastichous
adj
(botany) Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks.
periconchitis
perisphinctes
phenomenistic
phenomenistic
adj
Synonym of phenomenalistic
philotechnist
philotechnist
noun
A person who is fond of the arts.
phreneticness
phrenogastric
phthisiogenic
physicomental
physicomental
adj
Alternative form of physico-mental
physiogenetic
physiogenetic
adj
Relating to physiogeny.
phytocoenoses
phytocoenoses
noun
plural of phytocoenose
phytocoenosis
phytocoenosis
noun
(biology) All the plants of a biocenosis
pickthankness
picturephones
picturephones
noun
plural of picturephone
pleuracanthus
polysynthetic
polysynthetic
adj
(grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
(mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals
postnephritic
postnephritic
adj
(pathology) After the onset of nephritis.
preanesthetic
preanesthetic
adj
Alternative form of preanaesthetic
precentorship
precentorship
noun
The role or office of a precentor.
prosenchymata
psychasthenia
psychasthenia
noun
(dated) A psychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety.
psychasthenic
psychasthenic
adj
Affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia.
noun
An individual who has psychasthenia.
psychogenetic
psychogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to psychogenesis.
psychokinetic
psychokinetic
adj
Of or relating to psychokinesis.
noun
A person having the paranormal ability of psychokinesis.
psychotogenic
psychotogenic
adj
That causes psychosis
schizopetalon
semiphrenetic
semnopithecus
septibranchia
siphonostelic
siphonostelic
adj
Relating to a siphonostele.
siphunculated
siphunculated
adj
(zoology) Having a siphuncle.
spectrophonic
spectrophonic
adj
Relating to the spectrophone.
sphacelotoxin
stenocephalia
stenocephalic
stephanoceros
sulphocyanate
sulphocyanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of sulphocyanic acid; a thiocyanate.
sulphozincate
terpsichorean
terpsichorean
adj
(dance) Of or relating to dancing.
noun
A person who dances, especially professionally.
trichinoscope
trichinoscope
noun
An apparatus for the detection of trichinae in the flesh of animals.