(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
acclimates
acclimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate
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.
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.
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.
archistome
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
asceticism
asceticism
noun
The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.
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.
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
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.
cacomistle
cacomistle
noun
The Bassariscus sumichrasti.
cacostomia
calamities
calamities
noun
plural of calamity
calamitous
calamitous
adj
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
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
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.
catabolism
catabolism
noun
(biochemistry) Destructive metabolism, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
catamnesis
catamnesis
noun
The follow-up history of a patient after the onset of illness, or after discharge from treatment
catechisms
catechisms
noun
plural of catechism
cathismata
cathismata
noun
plural of cathisma
catmalison
catostomid
catostomid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Catostomidae
causticism
causticism
noun
A caustic attitude or utterance.
cemetaries
centesimal
centesimal
adj
Describing a hundredth part
Divided into a hundred parts
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
centralism
centralism
noun
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.
ceramicist
ceramicist
noun
A person who makes ceramics, such as pottery.
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.
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chiasmatic
chiasmatic
adj
Relating to the optic chiasma.
chikamatsu
chilostoma
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
cinematics
cinematics
noun
The use of cinematic techniques; production of material that will make effective cinema viewing.
plural of cinematic
cismontane
cismontane
adj
Favoring French control over local church matters in conflicts with the Pope.
From this side of the mountains.
clamourist
clematises
clematises
noun
plural of clematis
coachsmith
coachsmith
noun
A builder of coaches.
collimates
collimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate
comatosity
committals
committals
noun
plural of committal
complaints
complaints
noun
plural of complaint
compositae
cosmetical
cosmetical
adj
Alternative form of cosmetic
costmaries
costmaries
noun
plural of costmary
cremations
cremations
noun
plural of cremation
culminates
culminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate
cumulatist
cymbalists
cymbalists
noun
plural of cymbalist
cysteamine
cysteamine
noun
(biochemistry) The simplest stable aminothiol, a degradation product of the amino acid cysteine, used to treat cystine excretion disorders and radiation sickness.
decimalist
decimalist
noun
A person who supports the use of the decimal system for weights, money, etc.
diactinism
docimastic
docimastic
adj
(dated) of, or relating to an experiment, test or assay
dokimastic
dokimastic
adj
Alternative form of docimastic
dynamistic
dynamistic
adj
Of or relating to dynamism.
eleaticism
eleaticism
Proper noun
The Eleatic doctrine.
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.
emuscation
emuscation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The removal of moss.
episematic
episematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other.
erraticism
erraticism
noun
erratic behaviour
ethicalism
ethicalism
noun
ethical beliefs and behaviour generally
eustachium
factionism
factualism
factualism
noun
A form of evaluation that emphasizes the usage of facts, falsifiability, logic and reason.
familistic
familistic
adj
Pertaining to familism.
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
fasciotomy
fasciotomy
noun
(surgery) The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
gamostelic
gasometric
gasometric
adj
Of or relating to gasometry or gasometrics
gastricism
gastricism
noun
(medicine, dated) Any gastric disorder, such as dyspepsia or indigestion.
grammatics
grammatics
noun
metagrammar
gymnastics
gymnastics
noun
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.
hemostatic
hemostatic
adj
Of or pertaining to hemostasis
That checks bleeding; styptic
noun
Any medicine that stops bleeding.
heptasemic
heptasemic
adj
(ancient prosody) containing seven morae or units of time.
histaminic
histaminic
adj
Relating to or containing histamines
humanistic
humanistic
adj
Of or pertaining to humanism.
implicants
implicants
noun
plural of implicant
implicates
implicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate
imprecates
imprecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate
incasement
incasement
noun
Archaic form of encasement.
inocystoma
intimacies
intimacies
noun
plural of intimacy
iotacismus
iotacismus
noun
(obsolete) iotacism
islamistic
ismaelitic
isogametic
isogametic
adj
Pertaining to, or exhibiting isogamy
jacobitism
jacobitism
Noun
The political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland.
kinematics
kinematics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
lachrymist
lachrymist
noun
(rare) One who weeps.
larithmics
larithmics
noun
(obsolete) The study of population statistics.
lemniscata
lemniscata
noun
Archaic form of lemniscate. (type of curve)
lemniscate
lemniscate
noun
(mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.
(mathematics) The lemniscate of Bernoulli
The infinity symbol (∞).
maastricht
maastricht
Proper noun
The capital of the province of Limburg in The Netherlands.
machinates
machinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate
machinists
machinists
noun
plural of machinist
mackintosh
mackintosh
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
By extension, any waterproof coat or raincoat.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
maestricht
magestical
magiristic
magistracy
magistracy
noun
The collective body of magistrates.
The dignity or office of a magistrate.
majestatic
majestatic
adj
(obsolete) majestic
majestical
majestical
adj
(now chiefly poetic) Majestic.
majoristic
manicurist
manicurist
noun
A person who performs manicures.
manostatic
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.