(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
archisperm
asepticism
asepticism
noun
(dated) freedom from sepsis; asepsis
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
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
champenois
compagnies
compassive
compositae
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
emancipist
emancipist
noun
(Australia, historical) In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.
epiplasmic
episematic
episematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other.
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
heptasemic
heptasemic
adj
(ancient prosody) containing seven morae or units of time.
impeachers
impeachers
noun
plural of impeacher
impedances
impedances
noun
plural of impedance
implicates
implicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate
imprecates
imprecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate
megascopic
megascopic
adj
(of a picture, etc.) Enlarged or magnified.
Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.
Visible to the naked eye.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
menopausic
mercaptids
mesocarpic
mesocarpic
adj
Relating to, or composed of mesocarp
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
microspace
microspace
noun
A very small space
miscompare
miscompare
verb
To compare incorrectly.
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
mispatches
mispatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispatch
panspermic
panspermic
adj
(biology) Relating to panspermy or to panspermia.
paramedics
paramedics
noun
plural of paramedic
peacetimes
peacetimes
noun
plural of peacetime
peacockism
pharmacies
pharmacies
noun
plural of pharmacy
pleomastic
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
premusical
premusical
adj
Before music.
pseudomica
rampancies
rampancies
noun
plural of rampancy
sachemship
sachemship
noun
The office or position of a sachem.
scampering
scampering
noun
A quick, light running motion.
verb
present participle of scamper
semaphoric
semaphoric
adj
involving waving the arms, as if using semaphore
using semaphore
semicupola
semiepical
septicemia
septicemia
noun
(pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.
specialism
specialism
noun
(countable) Speciality.
(uncountable) The concentration of one's efforts upon a particular field of study.
spermaceti
spermaceti
noun
A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics etc.