(medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
catastrophe
catastrophe
noun
(insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
(mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
(narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
ceratophrys
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
christopher
chrysophyte
chrysophyte
noun
Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
cleethorpes
cleethorpes
Proper noun
a seaside town in North East Lincolnshire, England.
coopersmith
coppersmith
coppersmith
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
A person who forges things out of copper.
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
crapshooter
crapshooter
noun
A person who plays the game of craps.
creatorship
creatorship
noun
State or condition of a creator.
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
cresphontes
ctenophores
ctenophores
noun
plural of ctenophore
electorship
electorship
noun
The position or term of an elector.
epistrophic
geostrophic
geostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
harpocrates
harpocrates
Proper noun
The god of silence, secrets and confidentiality.
hectographs
hectographs
noun
plural of hectograph
helicopters
helicopters
noun
plural of helicopter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helicopter
heptachlors
heptachlors
noun
plural of heptachlor
heteroptics
heteroptics
noun
false optics
heteroscope
heteroscopy
hippocrates
hippocrates
Proper noun
name, notably borne by an Ancient Greek physician, circa 5th century BC, sometimes called the "father of medicine."
hopscotcher
hopscotcher
noun
One who plays the game of hopscotch.
hypocenters
hypocenters
noun
plural of hypocenter
hypsometric
hypsometric
adj
Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)
leptochrous
macrophytes
macrophytes
noun
plural of macrophyte
mesotrophic
mesotrophic
adj
(biology) describing organisms that inhabit such water
(geography, of a body of water) providing intermediate (right) level of nutrients and minerals, nor eutrophic (too high), nor oligotrophic (too low level).
neophrastic
octothorpes
octothorpes
noun
plural of octothorpe
orthopedics
orthopedics
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints
outpreaches
outpreaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpreach
panchreston
panchreston
noun
An explanation that is used in so many different cases that it becomes almost meaningless.
phenocrysts
phenocrysts
noun
plural of phenocryst
polychresty
postphrenic
pothecaries
pothecaries
noun
plural of pothecary
prehistoric
prehistoric
adj
(inexact or humorous) Ancient; very old, outdated, etc.
(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.
propithecus
prosthetics
prosthetics
noun
(medicine) branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.
plural of prosthetic
prothoraces
prothoraces
noun
plural of prothorax
psychometer
psychometer
noun
A person with the paranormal ability of psychometry.
psychometry
psychometry
noun
(parapsychology) The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.
(psychology) The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.
psychotrine
rectorships
rectorships
noun
plural of rectorship
sephirothic
spermotheca
spirochaeta
spirochaete
spirochaete
noun
Alternative spelling of spirochete
spirochetal
spirochetal
adj
Of or pertaining to a spirochete or spirochetes.
spirochetes
spirochetes
noun
plural of spirochete
spirochetic
spirochetic
adj
Relating to spirochetes.
tectosphere
tectosphere
noun
(geology) the part of the mantle lying below cratons, which moves during tectonic activity
terpsichore
terpsichore
Proper noun
The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
thecasporal
thecaspored
thermoscope
thermoscope
noun
A scientific instrument that measures changes in temperature.