(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anisometrope
anthospermum
compartments
compartments
noun
plural of compartment
compensators
compensators
noun
plural of compensator
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
comportments
comportments
noun
plural of comportment
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
contemporise
contemporise
verb
Alternative form of contemporize
counterstamp
counterstamp
noun
A countermark made with a stamp.
verb
To countermark with a stamp.
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience
cryptomnesic
cryptomnesic
adj
Relating to cryptomnesia.
disportments
disportments
noun
plural of disportment
disprovement
emancipators
emancipators
noun
plural of emancipator
empowerments
empowerments
noun
plural of empowerment
expansometer
hemoproteins
hemoproteins
noun
plural of hemoprotein
herpetomonas
impersonated
impersonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impersonate
impersonates
impersonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impersonate
impersonator
impersonator
noun
An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.
One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
impetrations
impetrations
noun
plural of impetration
implementors
implementors
noun
plural of implementor
importancies
importancies
noun
plural of importancy
imprecations
imprecations
noun
plural of imprecation
impregnators
impregnators
noun
plural of impregnator
imprisonment
imprisonment
noun
A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.
improvements
improvements
noun
plural of improvement
inspirometer
inspirometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the force, frequency, or volume of the inspirations in breathing.
lithospermon
meganthropus
mesoplastron
metrosalpinx
mifepristone
mifepristone
noun
(pharmacology) A steroid pharmaceutical (trademark RU-486) that inhibits the action of progesterone given orally in early pregnancy to induce abortion, or as an emergency contraceptive.
misanthropes
misanthropes
noun
plural of misanthrope
misreporting
misreporting
noun
Incorrect reporting
verb
present participle of misreport
monoterpenes
monoterpenes
noun
plural of monoterpene
montparnasse
mucoproteins
mucoproteins
noun
plural of mucoprotein
nephrostomes
nephrostomes
noun
plural of nephrostome
nephrotomies
nephrotomies
noun
plural of nephrotomy
nephrotomise
neurotropism
neurotropism
noun
(biology) An affinity for nervous tissue
operationism
operationism
noun
(philosophy) The doctrine that the meaning of a term consists of the operation(s) performed in defining it
overpayments
overpayments
noun
plural of overpayment
parastemonal
perineostomy
permutations
permutations
noun
plural of permutation
petroselinum
pinkertonism
polycentrism
polycentrism
noun
(genetics) (of a chromosomes, etc) the existence of multiple central parts
a political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control
the existence of more than one culture in a particular country or region
pomegranates
pomegranates
noun
plural of pomegranate
portmanteaus
postmeridian
postmeridian
adj
of or pertaining to the afternoon
poverishment
predominates
predominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predominate
premoistened
premoistened
adj
Moistened in advance.
premonitions
premonitions
noun
plural of premonition
premonstrant
premonstrant
Noun
A Premonstratensian.
premunitions
prenominates
prenominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prenominate
presumptions
presumptions
noun
plural of presumption
pretestimony
proamusement
procurements
procurements
noun
plural of procurement
profeminists
profeminists
noun
plural of profeminist
promodernist
promontories
promontories
noun
plural of promontory
promptnesses
promptnesses
noun
plural of promptness
proscynemata
proscynemata
noun
plural of proscynema
pyrenematous
reassumption
reassumption
noun
Assumption again or anew.
receptionism
receptionism
noun
(theology) The Anglican doctrine that, during the Eucharist, the bread and wine remain unchanged after consecration, but that communicants receive the body and blood of Christ by faith when they consume the bread and wine.
recompensate
recompensate
verb
To recompense.
reimposition
reimposition
noun
The act of reimposing; the act of imposing something again.
semipunitory
semisporting
sempiternous
sempiternous
adj
(formal) everlasting; endless
serpentiform
serpentiform
adj
Having the form of a serpent.
speramtozoon
spermatogene
spermatogeny
spermatogeny
noun
The generation of spermatozoa.
spermatozoan
spermatozoan
adj
Of or pertaining to spermatozoa.
noun
A spermatozoon.
spermatozoon
spermatozoon
noun
(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.
spermocenter
sphingometer
spiritmonger
stenophragma
stenotaphrum
streptomycin
streptomycin
noun
(pharmacology) An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is administered via intramuscular injection especially in the treatment of infections by gram-negative bacteria. It was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.
strophomenid
strophomenid
noun
(zoology) Any of the Strophomenida, a large extinct order of articulate brachiopods.
stumpknocker
supermoisten
temporalness
temporalness
noun
The state or quality of being temporal.
temporaneous
temporaneous
adj
(obsolete) temporary
thermosiphon
thermosiphon
noun
An arrangement of siphon tubes for assisting circulation in a liquid.