(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
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.
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
catamnesis
catamnesis
noun
The follow-up history of a patient after the onset of illness, or after discharge from treatment
catmalison
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.
chainsmith
chainsmith
noun
A person who makes metal chains.
chastiment
christmann
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.
complaints
complaints
noun
plural of complaint
cremations
cremations
noun
plural of cremation
culminates
culminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate
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.
diactinism
dynamistic
dynamistic
adj
Of or relating to dynamism.
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.
factionism
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
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.
histaminic
histaminic
adj
Relating to or containing histamines
humanistic
humanistic
adj
Of or pertaining to humanism.
implicants
implicants
noun
plural of implicant
incasement
incasement
noun
Archaic form of encasement.
inocystoma
intimacies
intimacies
noun
plural of intimacy
kinematics
kinematics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
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 (∞).
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.
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.
marcionist
marinistic
mascagnite
mascagnite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a native sulfate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts.
mastodonic
mastodonic
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the mastodon.
huge, gigantic
matachinas
matachinas
noun
plural of matachina
mechanists
mechanists
noun
plural of mechanist
melanistic
melanistic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting melanism.
mendicants
mendicants
noun
plural of mendicant
menostatic
menostatic
adj
Relating to, or undergoing, menostasis.
metarsenic
minacities
minacities
noun
plural of minacity
misaccount
misaccount
noun
A bad or wrong account; an incorrect narrative.
verb
(transitive) to account badly, wrongfully, or in error
miscasting
miscasting
verb
present participle of miscast
mischanter
miscreants
miscreants
noun
plural of miscreant
mistracing
mistracing
verb
present participle of mistrace
monadistic
monarchist
monarchist
noun
An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.
monastical
monastical
adj
Alternative form of monastic
monistical
monistical
adj
Relating to monism.
monocratis
morticians
morticians
noun
plural of mortician
myasthenic
myasthenic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
noun
An individual who has myasthenia.
mycostatin
mycostatin
noun
Synonym of nystatin
nachtmusik
nostomanic
numismatic
numismatic
adj
Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
Of or pertaining to numismatics.
onomastics
onomastics
noun
The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.
pancosmist
pancosmist
noun
A believer in pancosmism.
pancratism
phantasmic
phantasmic
adj
Like a phantasm; ghostly, unreal.
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
romanistic
rusticanum
sanctimony
sanctimony
noun
A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
sanctorium
sciomantic
semantical
semantical
adj
Pertaining to or resembling semantics
stimulance
stimulancy
stimulancy
noun
The act of stimulating; stimulation.
The quality of being stimulating.
stomaching
stomaching
noun
(obsolete) resentment
verb
present participle of stomach
syncytioma
talismanic
talismanic
adj
Of, relating to, or like, a talisman.
Possessing or believed to possess protective magical power.
unmajestic
unmajestic
adj
Not majestic.
unmonastic
unmonastic
Adjective
Not monastic.
unmystical
unmystical
Adjective
Not mystical.
unsigmatic
unsigmatic
adj
Not sigmatic.
vaticanism
vaticanism
Noun
The doctrine of papal supremacy; views in support of the authority of the pope.