(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
acanthomas
acclimates
acclimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
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
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
acrotomous
acrotomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a cleavage parallel with the base.
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.
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
ammocoetes
ammocoetes
noun
plural of ammocoete
amurcosity
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
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
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.
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
aquascutum
archistome
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
asceticism
asceticism
noun
The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.
ascomycete
ascomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
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.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
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.
automatics
automatics
noun
plural of automatic
balsamitic
betacismus
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bigamistic
bigamistic
adj
bigamous
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.
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.
boycottism
boycottism
noun
The methods or actions of boycotters.
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.
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
cacomistle
cacomistle
noun
The Bassariscus sumichrasti.
cacostomia
caecostomy
caecostomy
noun
(surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
calamities
calamities
noun
plural of calamity
calamitous
calamitous
adj
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
calotermes
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.
camorrista
camorristi
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
campmaster
campmaster
noun
The person in charge of a camp.
camponotus
campstools
campstools
noun
plural of campstool
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.
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
carromatas
carromatas
noun
plural of carromata
casemented
casemented
adj
Having a casement or casements.
catabolism
catabolism
noun
(biochemistry) Destructive metabolism, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
cataclysms
cataclysms
noun
plural of cataclysm
catamarans
catamarans
noun
plural of catamaran
catamneses
catamnesis
catamnesis
noun
The follow-up history of a patient after the onset of illness, or after discharge from treatment
catamounts
catamounts
noun
plural of catamount
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
catchments
catchments
noun
plural of catchment
catechisms
catechisms
noun
plural of catechism
cathismata
cathismata
noun
plural of cathisma
catmalison
catostomid
catostomid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Catostomidae
catostomus
causticism
causticism
noun
A caustic attitude or utterance.
celotomies
celotomies
noun
plural of celotomy
cementless
cementless
adj
Without cement.
cemetaries
cemeteries
cemeteries
noun
plural of cemetery
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
centermost
centermost
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of centremost
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.
centremost
centremost
adj
Closest to the centre
centrosema
centrosome
centrosome
noun
(cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules
ceramicist
ceramicist
noun
A person who makes ceramics, such as pottery.
chaetosema
chaetosema
noun
A cluster of sensory bristles on the head of some insects
chaetosoma
chainsmith
chainsmith
noun
A person who makes metal chains.
chamoisite
chamoisite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternative form of chamosite
charismata
charismata
noun
plural of charism
plural of charisma
charterism
chastiment
chattelism
chattelism
noun
The act or condition of holding chattels.
The state of being a chattel.
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
chemisette
chemisette
noun
An item of women's clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment.
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chemstrand
chiasmatic
chiasmatic
adj
Relating to the optic chiasma.
chikamatsu
chilostoma
chilostome
chilostome
noun
Alternative form of cheilostome
chloasmata
choristoma
choristoma
noun
A collection of normal cells in an abnormal location.
chrematist
chrematist
noun
One who seeks to acquire wealth; a money-grubber.
One who studies or guides the wealth of the state; a political economist.
christmann
christmasy
chromatics
chromatics
noun
(music) Chromatic harmonies or notes.
(optics) The science of colours; the branch of optics that deals with the properties of colours.
chromatism
chromatism
noun
(optics) chromatic aberration
(psychology) chromesthesia
The state of being coloured
chromatist
chromatist
noun
A person whose speciality is chromatics
chrysostom
chrysostom
Proper noun
The epithet of John Chrysostom, Dio Chrysostom and several other people, given to them for their eloquence.
cinematics
cinematics
noun
The use of cinematic techniques; production of material that will make effective cinema viewing.
plural of cinematic
circumvest
circumvest
verb
(obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
cirrostome
cirrostomi
cirsectomy
cismontane
cismontane
adj
Favoring French control over local church matters in conflicts with the Pope.
From this side of the mountains.
citizenism
citizenism
noun
politics led by citizens or based around citizenship
citromyces
clamatores
clamourist
classmates
classmates
noun
plural of classmate
clematises
clematises
noun
plural of clematis
clementius
clocksmith
closemouth
closterium
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
clothesmen
clothesmen
noun
plural of clothesman
coachsmith
coachsmith
noun
A builder of coaches.
cockmaster
cockmaster
noun
(vulgar, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
One who breeds gamecocks.
coelastrum
coenosteum
coenosteum
noun
(zoology) The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc
colbertism
coldstream
collimates
collimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate
colotomies
colotomies
noun
plural of colotomy
columnates
columnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnate