(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amphistylar
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
aspermatism
aspermatism
noun
Synonym of aspermia
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspheterism
aspheterism
noun
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atmospheres
atmospheres
noun
plural of atmosphere
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
campestrian
campestrian
adj
Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
camptosorus
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chromoplast
chromoplast
noun
(biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
comparatist
comparatist
noun
a person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works
comparators
comparators
noun
plural of comparator
compatriots
compatriots
noun
plural of compatriot
compensator
compensator
noun
(literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation
(nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
A building control device used to deliver the compensation relationship or curve between the air temperature outside a building and the temperature of water or air provided to spaces or zones within the building for purposes of heating or cooling.
Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
corporatism
corporatism
noun
(derogatory, possibly nonstandard) The influence or effects of large business corporations.
The principle or practice of corporate action; (in later use chiefly) specifically, a political ideology which advocates for government and social organization by collective interest groups.
crackpotism
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptostoma
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
diprismatic
diprismatic
adj
Doubly prismatic.
dispartment
enterospasm
enterospasm
noun
intestinal colic
entrapments
entrapments
noun
plural of entrapment
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
escarpments
escarpments
noun
plural of escarpment
esperantism
esperantism
Noun
A or of
estampedero
exstemporal
extracampus
foretopmast
foretopmast
noun
(nautical) The mast above the foretop.
gamotropism
gastrospasm
gastrospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the gastric walls.
hampshirite
hampshirite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular steatic pseudomorph, found in New Hampshire.
hemipterans
hemipterans
noun
plural of hemipteran
heptamerous
heptamerous
adj
(botany) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
heptameters
heptameters
noun
plural of heptameter
heteroplasm
heteroplasm
noun
(pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
hippeastrum
homopterans
homopterans
noun
plural of homopteran
impairments
impairments
noun
plural of impairment
imparasitic
impartments
impartments
noun
plural of impartment
imperatives
imperatives
noun
plural of imperative
imperialist
imperialist
adj
Of, or relating to imperialism.
noun
An advocate of imperialism.
impersonate
impersonate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.
(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of.
(transitive, computing) To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
importances
importances
noun
plural of importance
imprecators
imprecators
noun
plural of imprecator
impregnants
impregnants
noun
plural of impregnant
impregnates
impregnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impregnate
imprestable
imprimaturs
imprimaturs
noun
plural of imprimatur
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
intercampus
intercampus
adj
between universities or colleges
isometropia
isometropia
noun
(medicine) The normal condition of having equal refractive power in each eye
laeotropism
laserpitium
lepromatous
lepromatous
adj
Synonym of lepromatoid: Of or relating to leprous lesions (lepromas) or lepromatic leprosy.
machiasport
macrophytes
macrophytes
noun
plural of macrophyte
macroseptum
malapropist
malapropist
noun
One who utters malapropisms.
manuscripts
manuscripts
noun
plural of manuscript
mastatrophy
masterpiece
masterpiece
noun
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
masterproof
masterships
masterships
noun
plural of mastership
mercaptides
mercaptides
noun
plural of mercaptide
mesoplastra
metacarpals
metacarpals
noun
plural of metacarpal
metanephros
metanephros
noun
(anatomy) The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.
metaphorist
metaphorist
noun
One who makes metaphors.
metaphrased
metaphrased
adj
Translated literally.
metaphrases
metaphrases
noun
plural of metaphrase
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metaphrase
metaphrasis
metaphrasis
noun
metaphrase; direct word-for-word translation
metaphrase; repartee
metaspermae
metaspermic
metastrophe
metastrophe
noun
A fundamental transformation
metroptosia
misanthrope
misanthrope
noun
One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race.
misanthropi
misanthropy
misanthropy
noun
Hatred or dislike of people or mankind.
mispractice
mispractice
noun
Wrong or bad practice; misconduct.
mispractise
monograptus
morphactins
morphactins
noun
plural of morphactin
multiparous
multiparous
adj
Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.
Producing several offspring at one time.
multiphaser
multiphaser
noun
Synonym of polyphaser
multispiral
multispiral
adj
Having many closely-spaced spirals (usually of an operculum).
myographist
nematospora
nephrostoma
osmotherapy
osmotherapy
noun
The use of osmotically active substances to reduce the volume of intracranial contents.
palmistries
palmistries
noun
plural of palmistry
pancratiums
pancratiums
noun
plural of pancratium
pancreatism
panmeristic
panspermist
panspermist
noun
An advocate of panspermism; one who believes that life on Earth originated in outer space.
parabaptism
parabaptism
noun
A baptism not authorised by the established church
parachutism
parachutism
noun
The act of jumping from an aircraft using a parachute.
paracystium
paramagnets
paramagnets
noun
plural of paramagnet
paramastoid
paramastoid
adj
(anatomy) Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
noun
(anatomy) A paramastoid process.
parasitemia
parasitemia
noun
(pathology) The presence of parasites in the blood
parasitisms
parasitisms
noun
plural of parasitism
parasternum
parentalism
parimutuels
parimutuels
noun
plural of parimutuel
paristhmion
paristhmion
noun
(anatomy) tonsil
parliaments
parliaments
noun
plural of parliament
paroxysmist
partisanism
partisanism
noun
The practices of partisans; partisanship
pastoralism
pastoralism
noun
The state of being pastoral.
animal husbandry; the raising and herding of farm animals
paternalism
paternalism
noun
The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them.
patrimonies
patrimonies
noun
plural of patrimony
patriotisms
patriotisms
noun
plural of patriotism
patronymics
patronymics
noun
plural of patronymic
paymistress
paymistress
noun
A female paymaster.
pentameries
pentamerism
pentamerism
noun
five-part radial symmetry
pentamerous
pentamerous
adj
(botany) In five parts; made up of five parts.
pentameters
pentameters
noun
plural of pentameter
periosteoma
peripetasma
perisomatic
perisomatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a perisome
Surrounding a soma of a neuron
peristomial
peristomial
adj
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
permafrosts
permafrosts
noun
plural of permafrost
permeations
permeations
noun
plural of permeation
petrarchism
petrarchism
Noun
The literary style of Petrarch.
Any literary work written in this style.
petrolatums
petrolatums
noun
plural of petrolatum
pharmacists
pharmacists
noun
plural of pharmacist
phaseometer
phaseometer
noun
Alternative form of phasemeter
phasmatrope
photomurals
photomurals
noun
plural of photomural
planimeters
planimeters
noun
plural of planimeter
plastometer
plastometer
noun
A tool used to determine the flow properties of plastic materials.
plastometry
platemakers
platemakers
noun
plural of platemaker
platformish
platformism
platformism
noun
(anarchism) An anarchist tendency stressing the need for organizations that can influence working-class and peasant movements through ideological and tactical unity, collective responsibility, and federalism.