(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
academised
academised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of academise
acclaimers
acclaimers
noun
plural of acclaimer
acclimates
acclimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
achromasia
achromasia
noun
Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
The inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.
acosmistic
acosmistic
adj
Relating to acosmism or to acosmists
acousmatic
acousmatic
adj
(music) Referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers, e.g. some types of computer music.
Referring to Pythagorean disciples who for years listened to his lectures from behind a curtain, unable to see him.
Referring to a sound that has no visually identifiable cause.
acquisitum
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
acrologism
actinosoma
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adamancies
adamancies
noun
plural of adamancy
aeronomics
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alcoholism
alcoholism
noun
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
algorismic
algorismic
adj
Obsolete form of algorithmic.
alismaceae
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
ammiaceous
amphisarca
amurcosity
anacampsis
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
anarchisms
anarchisms
noun
plural of anarchism
anaseismic
anaseismic
adj
Moving up and down; said of earthquake shocks.
anchesmius
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
anglicisms
anglicisms
noun
plural of anglicism
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
antimachus
antimystic
antiracism
antiracism
adj
Acting to combat or prevent racism
noun
(sociology) Opposition to racism.
aphorismic
aphorismic
adj
Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
archaicism
archaicism
noun
(linguistics) Alternative form of archaism
archidamus
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
archiplasm
archisperm
archistome
arcosolium
arcosolium
noun
(architecture) A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
arsenicism
arsenicism
noun
(pathology) A diseased condition produced by gradual arsenic poisoning.
asceticism
asceticism
noun
The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
aseismatic
aseismatic
adj
Synonym of aseismic
That mitigates the effects of seismic shocks
asepticism
asepticism
noun
(dated) freedom from sepsis; asepsis
asiaticism
asiaticism
Noun
Something peculiar to Asia or the Asiatics.
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
astaticism
astaticism
noun
The state of being astatic.
asthamatic
asthmatics
asthmatics
noun
plural of asthmatic
astigmatic
astigmatic
adj
(medicine) Suffering from astigmatism.
noun
(medicine) One who has astigmatism.
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
atmiatrics
atmocausis
atomistics
atomistics
noun
(physics) The study of atoms and their motion.
auricomous
auricomous
adj
Having golden hair; yellow-haired.
automatics
automatics
noun
plural of automatic
avicennism
axoplasmic
axoplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to axoplasm.
balsamical
balsamical
adj
Alternative form of balsamic
balsamitic
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch
betacismus
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bigamistic
bigamistic
adj
bigamous
bimuscular
bimuscular
adj
(zoology) Having two adductor muscles.
biochemics
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
bioplasmic
bioplasmic
adj
Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
blackmails
blackmails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackmail
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
boucherism
boycottism
boycottism
noun
The methods or actions of boycotters.
brevicomis
brickmason
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
buchmanism
bucolicism
bucolicism
noun
Bucolic attitudes or behaviour.
bumsucking
cacomistle
cacomistle
noun
The Bassariscus sumichrasti.
cacostomia
cacuminous
cacuminous
adj
(rare) Having a pyramidal top.
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caffeinism
caffeinism
noun
a toxic condition caused by excessive ingestion of coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages
addiction to such beverages
calamaries
calamaries
noun
plural of calamary
calamities
calamities
noun
plural of calamity
calamitous
calamitous
adj
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
calcimines
calcimines
noun
plural of calcimine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcimine
calibanism
caligulism
calimancos
calimancos
noun
plural of calimanco
calombigas
calumnious
calumnious
adj
Possessing the traits of calumny.
camarillas
camarillas
noun
plural of camarilla
cambodians
cambresine
cambresine
noun
Alternative form of cambrasine
cameralism
cameralism
noun
The theories and practices of the cameralists.
cameralist
cameralist
noun
(economics) An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy.
A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
camisadoes
camorrista
camorristi
campaniles
campaniles
noun
plural of campanile
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
campesinos
campesinos
noun
plural of campesino
capernaism
capitalism
capitalism
noun
(economics) An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
(economics, economic liberalism) An economic system based on the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
(politics) A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital.
(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
caramelise
caramelise
verb
Alternative spelling of caramelize
carchemish
carchemish
Proper noun
ancient city in Mesopotamia on the Euphrates, near modern-day Turkish-Syrian border
carcinomas
carcinomas
noun
plural of carcinoma
carmanians
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
cashmerian
cashmirian
catabolism
catabolism
noun
(biochemistry) Destructive metabolism, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
catamnesis
catamnesis
noun
The follow-up history of a patient after the onset of illness, or after discharge from treatment
catechisms
catechisms
noun
plural of catechism
cathismata
cathismata
noun
plural of cathisma
catmalison
catostomid
catostomid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Catostomidae
caudillism
caudillism
noun
Alternative form of caudilloism
causticism
causticism
noun
A caustic attitude or utterance.
celotomies
celotomies
noun
plural of celotomy
cemetaries
cemeteries
cemeteries
noun
plural of cemetery
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
centesimal
centesimal
adj
Describing a hundredth part
Divided into a hundred parts
centesimos
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
centralism
centralism
noun
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.