(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.
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
imparities
imparities
noun
plural of imparity
imprecates
imprecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate
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
mehtarship
mehtarship
noun
The role or status of a mehtar.
mercaptids
passimeter
passimeter
noun
(rail transport) A turnstile operated from a ticket booth or by a ticket machine.
A pocket pedometer.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pediastrum
pentaprism
pentaprism
noun
(photography) A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most single-lens reflex cameras
periastrum
periostoma
peristomal
peristomal
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
praesertim
prestomial
prismatize
proatheism
psalmister
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
reimplants
reimplants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reimplant
restamping
restamping
noun
The act of stamping something again.
verb
present participle of restamp
separatism
separatism
noun
A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).
The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.
shipmaster
shipmaster
noun
The master of a ship; a captain; a commander.
slipstream
slipstream
noun
(figurative, by extension) A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
(uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
verb
(computing, transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
spearmints
spearmints
noun
plural of spearmint
spermaceti
spermaceti
noun
A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics etc.
spermalist
spermatial
spermatial
adj
Of or relating to the spermatium.
spermation
spermatism
spermatism
noun
(historical) Spermism.
The emission of sperm or semen.
spermatist
spermatist
noun
Synonym of spermist
spermatium
spermatium
noun
One of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi.
spermatize
spermatize
verb
(obsolete) To produce or emit sperm.
spermatoid
spermatoid
adj
(biology) Resembling sperm or semen.
sympatries
sympatries
noun
plural of sympatry
templarism
temporalis
temporalis
noun
(anatomy) A fan-shaped muscle which arises from the surface of the temporal fossa and converges to an aponeurosis which contracts into a thick flat tendon inserted into the coronoid process of the mandible; it serves to raise the lower jaw and is involved in closing the mouth and chewing.