(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.
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
completers
completers
noun
plural of completer
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
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
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
importless
importless
adj
(obsolete) meaningless
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impostress
impostress
noun
A female impostor.
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
impurities
impurities
noun
plural of impurity
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
leptosperm
lithosperm
manstopper
manstopper
noun
A weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
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.
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
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.
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.
mispresent
mispresent
verb
(transitive) To present badly or wrongly.
misprinted
misprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misprint
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.
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
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
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
palmdesert
palmerston
parameters
parameters
noun
plural of parameter
parastemon
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
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
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
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
plastomere
poormaster
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.
postmortem
postmortem
noun
Alternative spelling of post mortem
postremote
postremote
adj
More remote in subsequent time or order.
praescutum
praescutum
noun
Archaic form of prescutum.
praesertim
preformist
preformist
noun
Synonym of preformationist
premastery
premastery
adj
Before reaching the level of mastery.
premoisten
premoisten
verb
To moisten in advance.
presbytism
presbytism
noun
Presbyopia.
prestamped
prestamped
adj
Having been stamped in advance.
presternum
presternum
noun
(anatomy) The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.
prestimuli
prestomial
prestomium
presymptom
primitives
primitives
noun
plural of primitive
prismatize
prisometer
prisonment
prisonment
noun
(now rare) Imprisonment.
proatheism
problemist
problemist
noun
(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
promotress
promotress
noun
(archaic) A female promoter.
promptness
promptness
noun
The habit of adhering to a designated time.
The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
promptress
promptress
noun
(archaic) A female prompter.
prophetism
prophetism
noun
The work of prophets; prophecy.
prosternum
prosternum
noun
(zoology) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.
proteosoma
proteosome
proteosome
noun
Alternative spelling of proteasome
protostome
protostome
noun
Any animal, of the taxon Protostomia, in which the mouth is derived from the embryonic blastopore
psalmister
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
pterygiums
pulsimeter
pulsimeter
Noun
A sphygmograph.
pulsometer
pulsometer
noun
A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
pyrometers
pyrometers
noun
plural of pyrometer
reattempts
reattempts
noun
plural of reattempt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reattempt
recomputes
recomputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompute
reimplants
reimplants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reimplant