(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.
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
antipewism
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
asepticism
asepticism
noun
(dated) freedom from sepsis; asepsis
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
compositae
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
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.
empathizes
empathizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empathize
episematic
episematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves to assist individuals of the same species to identify each other.
epistomata
epistomian
heptasemic
heptasemic
adj
(ancient prosody) containing seven morae or units of time.
hetmanship
hetmanship
noun
The role or status of hetman.
imparities
imparities
noun
plural of imparity
implicates
implicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate
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
metalepsis
metalepsis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.
metapepsis
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
metaphysis
metaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development
change of form; transformation
metaplasia
metaplasia
noun
(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
metaplasis
metaplasis
noun
(biology) Metaplasia: the conversion of one type of tissue into another.
(biology, archaic) Fulfilled growth and development seen in the stage between anaplasis and cataplasis.
misadapted
misadapted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misadapt
misbaptize
mispainted
mispainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispaint
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
mispatches
mispatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispatch
misplanted
misplanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misplant
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
palimpsest
palimpsest
noun
(archaic) Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.
(astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
(computing) Memory that has been erased and re-written.
(cultural studies) The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.
(geology) Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.
verb
On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.
To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.
panthelism
pantomimes
pantomimes
noun
plural of pantomime
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pantomime
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
peacetimes
peacetimes
noun
plural of peacetime
peasantism
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.
plastidome
plastidome
noun
The entirety of the plastids of a cell.
pleomastia
pleomastic
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
pneumatism
pneumatism
noun
spiritualism centred on the belief in the pneuma
pneumatist
postmedial
postmedial
adj
(biology) Located behind (further towards the rear than) the middle.
(linguistics) Located after the medial element.
postmedian
postmedian
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the median
praesertim
prestomial
prismatize
proatheism
psalmister
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
ptolemaism
ptolemaist
ptolemaist
Noun
One who accepts the astronomical system of Ptolemy.
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
semipapist
semipostal
semipostal
adj
(of a postage stamp) Issued and sold for a higher price than its face value, with the excess monies transferred to a third party, typically a charity.
noun
A postage stamp of this kind.
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.
septicemia
septicemia
noun
(pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.
septimanae
septimanal
septimanal
adj
Relating to weeks; weekly.
shapesmith
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.
spittleman
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
steamships
steamships
noun
plural of steamship
sympathies
sympathies
noun
plural of sympathy
sympathise
sympathise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sympathize.
sympathize
sympathize
verb
(intransitive) To agree; to be in accord; to harmonize.
(intransitive) To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain.
(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected.
(intransitive) To support, favour, have sympathy (with a political cause or movement, a side in a conflict / in an action).
(transitive, obsolete) To share (a feeling or experience).
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.
timestamps
timestamps
noun
plural of timestamp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of timestamp
trapeziums
trapeziums
noun
plural of trapezium
tympanites
tympanites
noun
(medicine) A distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.