(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphysician
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistic
aphrodisiacal
aphrodisiacal
adj
Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
archaeohippus
archaeopteris
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archespsporia
archhypocrisy
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arthroplastic
arthroplastic
adj
Relating to arthroplasty
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
aspidocephali
aspidochirota
associateship
associateship
noun
The rank or period of being an associate.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
autopsychosis
bathysophical
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
bronchiospasm
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
cacomorphosis
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
carphiophiops
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catastrophist
catastrophist
adj
Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
noun
A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
catchpoleship
cephaloclasia
cephalodiscid
cephalodiscus
cephalomyitis
cephalospinal
cephalosporin
cephalosporin
noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
cercopithecus
chairmanships
chairmanships
noun
plural of chairmanship
chamaecyparis
championships
championships
noun
plural of championship
charlatanship
charlatanship
noun
The state of being a charlatan; charlatanism.
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chenopodiales
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
snow blindness
chirographers
chirographers
noun
plural of chirographer
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chiropractics
chiropractics
noun
The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic.
chiropractors
chiropractors
noun
plural of chiropractor
chloroplastic
chloroplastic
adj
Containing chloroplasts
Of or pertaining to a chloroplast
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chorepiscopal
chorepiscopal
adj
Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his change or authority.
chorepiscopus
chorepiscopus
noun
A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choriphyllous
chorisepalous
choristership
chorographies
chorographies
noun
plural of chorography
christophanic
christophorus
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
chromoplasmic
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chromospheric
chromospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the chromosphere
chromotropism
chromotropism
noun
(biology) orientation relative to a colour stimulus
chronotropism
chronotropism
noun
(physiology) Modification of the regularity of a periodical movement, such as the heart's action
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
circumspheral
cladosiphonic
clinocephalus
clodhopperish
clodhopperish
adj
Characteristic of a clodhopper
cnemapophysis
cnemidophorus
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthorships
coauthorships
noun
plural of coauthorship
coburghership
cocitizenship
cocreatorship
cocreatorship
noun
Joint creatorship.
colinephritis
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
collectorship
collectorship
noun
The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
committeeship
committeeship
noun
The position or office of being on a committee.
companionship
companionship
noun
(archaic) An association, a fellowship.
An organized group of people.
The state of being a journeyman.
The state of having or being a companion.
comprehension
comprehension
noun
(Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
(logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
(programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
Thorough understanding.
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
conrectorship
consigneeship
consigneeship
noun
The role or status of a consignee.
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.
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
coremorphosis
correctorship
correctorship
noun
The state or business of a corrector.
cosmographies
cosmographies
noun
plural of cosmography
cosmographist
cosmographist
noun
A cosmographer.
cosponsorship
cosponsorship
noun
joint sponsorship by more than one party
councilorship
councilorship
noun
Alternative form of councillorship
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
crescographic
crescographic
adj
Of or relating to the crescograph.
cryotherapies
cryotherapies
noun
plural of cryotherapy
cryptesthesia
cryptesthetic
cryptorrhesis
cunctatorship
cunctatorship
noun
A policy of delaying or lingering.
cuneoscaphoid
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
cyclostrophic
cyclostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the opposing effects of the horizontal pressure gradient and the centrifugal force on a rotating air mass.
cystophthisis
cytomorphosis
cytomorphosis
noun
(biology) The changes in form of a cell as it develops.