(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
aeronomics
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
anemoscope
anemoscope
noun
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
brickmason
cacuminous
cacuminous
adj
(rare) Having a pyramidal top.
calamancos
calamancos
noun
plural of calamanco
calimancos
calimancos
noun
plural of calimanco
calumnious
calumnious
adj
Possessing the traits of calumny.
cambodians
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
campesinos
campesinos
noun
plural of campesino
camponotus
carcinomas
carcinomas
noun
plural of carcinoma
catamounts
catamounts
noun
plural of catamount
catmalison
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
centermost
centermost
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of centremost
centesimos
centremost
centremost
adj
Closest to the centre
centrosema
centrosome
centrosome
noun
(cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules
cercomonas
ceremonies
ceremonies
noun
plural of ceremony
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champenois
chiasmodon
chilomonas
chironomus
choanosome
choanosome
noun
An inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, that contains the choanocytes
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chorasmian
chorasmian
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Chorasmia
Noun
a person from Chorasmia
Proper noun
an extinct Eastern Iranian language once spoken in Chorasmia
ciceronism
cinchonism
cinchonism
noun
A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.
cismontane
cismontane
adj
Favoring French control over local church matters in conflicts with the Pope.
From this side of the mountains.
clanswoman
clanswoman
noun
a female member of a clan.
clanswomen
clanswomen
noun
plural of clanswoman
clinoprism
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
clothesmen
clothesmen
noun
plural of clothesman
coassuming
coassuming
verb
present participle of coassume
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
coenosteum
coenosteum
noun
(zoology) The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc
colmesneil
colombians
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
columnates
columnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnate
columnists
columnists
noun
plural of columnist
columnizes
columnizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnize
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
comanagers
comanagers
noun
plural of comanager
combatants
combatants
noun
plural of combatant
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
comeliness
comeliness
noun
Quality of being comely; beauty, attractiveness.
commanders
commanders
noun
plural of commander
commandoes
commensals
commensals
noun
plural of commensal
commingles
commingles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commingle
commission
commission
noun
A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.
The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error).
The thing to be done as agent for another.
verb
(transitive) To place an order for (often a piece of art).
(transitive) To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
(transitive, especially of a ship or boat) To put into active service.
commistion
commonness
commonness
noun
The quality of being common.
commotions
commotions
noun
plural of commotion
communions
communions
noun
plural of communion
communised
communised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communise
communists
communists
noun
plural of communist
compagnies
companeros
companions
companions
noun
plural of companion
comparison
comparison
noun
(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
(phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
(rhetoric) A simile.
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
compassion
compassion
noun
Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.
verb
(obsolete) To pity.
compensate
compensate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
complaints
complaints
noun
plural of complaint
components
components
noun
plural of component
composting
composting
verb
present participle of compost
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
comprising
comprising
verb
present participle of comprise
compulsion
compulsion
noun
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
conceptism
conceptism
noun
Alternative form of conceptismo
concettism
concettism
noun
The use of concetti, or affected conceits.
concretism
concretism
noun
(art) An abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
reification; the fallacy of treating an abstraction like a real entity
condemners
condemners
noun
plural of condemner
condiments
condiments
noun
plural of condiment
condylomas
condylomas
noun
plural of condyloma
conformers
conformers
noun
plural of conformer
conformism
conformism
noun
A willingness to conform; conformity
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
consimilar
consimilar
adj
Having similarities in common
consortism
consortism
noun
(India) The relationship between consorts.
(biology) A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species.
consortium
consortium
noun
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
(law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
An association or society.
consumable
consumable
adj
That is consumed or depleted upon use.
That may be eaten.
noun
A material or product that is produced for consumption.
consumated
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
consummate
consummate
adj
Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.
verb
(intransitive) To become perfected, receive the finishing touch.
(transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
(transitive) To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.
(transitive) To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
continuums
conumerous
conundrums
conundrums
noun
plural of conundrum
convertism
convictism
convictism
noun
The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
cormorants
cormorants
noun
plural of cormorant
cornishman
cornishman
Noun
A man from Cornwall.
cornishmen
cornmaster
cosmogenic
cosmogenic
adj
cosmogenetic
produced by cosmic rays
cosmogonal
cosmogonal
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
cosmogoner
cosmogoner
noun
One who studies cosmogony.
cosmogonic
cosmogonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
cosmolined
cosmolined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmoline
cosmonauts
cosmonauts
noun
plural of cosmonaut
cosmozoans
cremations
cremations
noun
plural of cremation
criminosis
crimsoning
crimsoning
verb
present participle of crimson
ctenostome
ctenostome
noun
Any bryozoan of the order Ctenostomata
customance
cynomolgus
cynomolgus
noun
(often attributive) A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds on shellfish.
demisecond
discommend
discommend
verb
(now rare) To show disapproval of something, find fault with.
(now rare) To speak dissuasively of, to advise against.
discommons
discommons
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discommon
discommune
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
diseconomy
diseconomy
noun
(economics) A financial drawback or cost arising from a process
doctrinism
doctrinism
noun
doctrinal rigidity; using a doctrine without any criticism.
dominances
dominances
noun
plural of dominance
dominicans
dormancies
dormancies
noun
plural of dormancy
economised
economised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of economise
economiser
economiser
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of economizer
economists
economists
noun
plural of economist
economizes
economizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of economize
emuscation
emuscation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The removal of moss.
encumbrous
encumbrous
adj
(obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.
endosmosic
endosmotic
endosmotic
adj
Relating to endosmosis.
ergonomics
ergonomics
noun
(economics, rare) Political economy.
The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury.