(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphoterus
apartments
apartments
noun
plural of apartment
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
atropinism
atropinism
noun
atropine poisoning
attempters
attempters
noun
plural of attempter
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
campmaster
campmaster
noun
The person in charge of a camp.
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
compactors
compactors
noun
plural of compactor
completers
completers
noun
plural of completer
compositor
compositor
noun
(computer graphics) A system that puts images together in a buffer (such as individual windows on a desktop) to generate a final display image.
A person who sets type; a typesetter.
One who, or that which, composes or sets in order.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
copromotes
copromotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copromote
demipriest
dermatopsy
desmotrope
desmotropy
diatropism
diatropism
noun
(biology) The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus.
(organic chemistry) An orthogonal arrangement of groups of atoms within a molecule, often associated with aromaticity.
The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of dissimilarity from early childhood protective and parental figures.
disparatum
distempers
distempers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distemper
empiricist
empiricist
noun
an advocate or supporter of empiricism
empiristic
empiristic
adj
(physics) Relating to, or resulting from, experience or experiment; following from empirical methods or data.
emplastrum
ephemerist
ephemerist
noun
One who collects or studies ephemera.
One who keeps an ephemeris; a diarist.
One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets.
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
epitomiser
epitomiser
noun
Alternative form of epitomizer
escarpment
escarpment
noun
A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
exotropism
filmstrips
filmstrips
noun
plural of filmstrip
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
hempstring
hermitship
hermitship
noun
The state of being a hermit.
hipsterism
hipsterism
noun
Something typical of a hipster.
hipness
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
imparities
imparities
noun
plural of imparity
imperfects
imperfects
noun
plural of imperfect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperfect
imporosity
imporosity
noun
The state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity.
importless
importless
adj
(obsolete) meaningless
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impostress
impostress
noun
A female impostor.
impostrous
impostrous
adj
(archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
imprecates
imprecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
imprinters
imprinters
noun
plural of imprinter
impromptus
impromptus
noun
plural of impromptu
impurities
impurities
noun
plural of impurity
isotropism
isotropism
noun
isotropy
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
krypticism
leptosperm
lithosperm
manstopper
manstopper
noun
A weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
manuscript
manuscript
adj
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
maplecrest
mariposite
mariposite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium-rich variety of mica, giving a green color to the generally white dolomitic marble in which it is commonly found.
marsupiata
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
martyrship
martyrship
noun
martyrdom.
mastership
mastership
noun
(obsolete) Chief work; masterpiece.
A title of respect, sometimes ironic.
Mastery: dominion, superiority, control.
Mastery: superior skill.
The state or office of a master.
matronship
matronship
noun
matronage
maupertuis
mckeesport
mehtarship
mehtarship
noun
The role or status of a mehtar.
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mercaptids
mesotropic
metacarpus
metacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
metaphrase
metaphrase
noun
An answering phrase; repartee.
a literal, word-for-word translation.
verb
to make such a literal translation.
metaphrast
metaphrast
noun
A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.
metropolis
metropolis
noun
(Orthodox Christianity) The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
(ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
(history, especially Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
metroscope
metroscope
noun
A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the vagina.
metroscopy
metroscopy
noun
The use of the metroscope.
misparting
misparting
verb
present participle of mispart
mispresent
mispresent
verb
(transitive) To present badly or wrongly.
misprinted
misprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misprint
mispursuit
mispursuit
noun
A bad or wrong pursuit.
misreports
misreports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misreport
misreprint
monopteros
monopteros
noun
(architecture) A classical temple made up of one circle of columns supporting a roof.
morphinist
morphinist
noun
(obsolete) One who is addicted to morphine.
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
motorships
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
mouthparts
mouthparts
noun
plural of mouthpart
myropolist
opisometer
opisometer
noun
A device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.
opsiometer
opsiometer
noun
An old instrument for measuring vision and determining the focal length of a lens that can correct an individual's imperfect eyesight.
optimizers
optimizers
noun
plural of optimizer
orthoprism
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
palmchrist
palmdesert
palmerston
pancratism
panoramist
panoramist
noun
A person who creates panoramas.
parameters
parameters
noun
plural of parameter
parasitism
parasitism
noun
(ecology) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
(figuratively) A similar interaction between people.
parastemon
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
paristhmic
paristhmic
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsillar.
partialism
partialism
noun
(psychiatry) The sexual attraction to specific parts of the body.
Partiality; specifically in theology the doctrine of the partialists.
passimeter
passimeter
noun
(rail transport) A turnstile operated from a ticket booth or by a ticket machine.
A pocket pedometer.
passometer
passometer
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring the number of paces taken by a walker.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pastoriums
patarinism
patriotism
patriotism
noun
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
The actions of a patriot
The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.
paymasters
paymasters
noun
plural of paymaster
pediastrum
pedometers
pedometers
noun
plural of pedometer
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
pentamerus
pentaprism
pentaprism
noun
(photography) A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most single-lens reflex cameras
perfectism
periastrum
perimeters
perimeters
noun
plural of perimeter
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
periostoma
perishment
perishment
noun
The act of perishing.
peristomal
peristomal
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
peristylum
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
peritonism
peritonism
noun
(pathology) Any condition having the symptoms of peritonitis but without the inflammation of the peritoneum
permafrost
permafrost
noun
Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.
permanents
permanents
noun
plural of permanent
permistion
pesterment
pesterment
noun
The act of pestering, or the state of being pestered; vexation; worry.
pestersome
pestersome
adj
Characterised or marked by pestering; bothersome; annoying
petroleums
petroleums
noun
plural of petroleum
pharmacist
pharmacist
noun
(pharmacy) A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.
(pharmacy, academic) One who studies pharmacy.
phasemeter
phasemeter
noun
A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
piptomeris
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
plastomere
poormaster
porismatic
porismatic
adj
Of or relating to a porism; poristic.
portsmouth
portsmouth
Proper noun
A city in southern England
A town in Dominica
A city in Iowa
A city in New Hampshire
A city in Ohio
A town in Rhode Island
A city in Virginia
postformed
postformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postform
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
postmaster
postmaster
noun
(Britain) A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
(Internet) The administrator of an electronic mail system.
(archaic) One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travellers; one who supplies post horses.
The head of a post office.
postmortal
postmortal
adj
Synonym of post mortem
postmortem
postmortem
noun
Alternative spelling of post mortem
postpartum
postpartum
adj
Of a mother: after giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).
adv
After giving birth.
noun
(informal) Ellipsis of postpartum depression.
The period immediately following childbirth.
postremote
postremote
adj
More remote in subsequent time or order.
praescutum
praescutum
noun
Archaic form of prescutum.
praesertim
pragmatics
pragmatics
noun
(linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language in a social context.
plural of pragmatic
pragmatism
pragmatism
noun
(philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.