(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphysician
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistic
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
archaeopteris
archeptolemus
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
arctocephalus
arthroplastic
arthroplastic
adj
Relating to arthroplasty
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
aspidochirota
associateship
associateship
noun
The rank or period of being an associate.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autopsychosis
bathysophical
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
brachiopodist
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotyphus
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
calyptranthes
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
cartographers
cartographers
noun
plural of cartographer
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catastrophist
catastrophist
adj
Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
noun
A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
catchpoleship
cephalanthous
cephalomyitis
cephalopterus
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
cercopithecus
chaetophorous
charlatanship
charlatanship
noun
The state of being a charlatan; charlatanism.
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chiropractics
chiropractics
noun
The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic.
chiropractors
chiropractors
noun
plural of chiropractor
chloroplastic
chloroplastic
adj
Containing chloroplasts
Of or pertaining to a chloroplast
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondroseptum
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choristership
christophanic
christophorus
chromatoplasm
chromatoplasm
noun
(cytology) The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
noun
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
chromatoscopy
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chromotropism
chromotropism
noun
(biology) orientation relative to a colour stimulus
chronotropism
chronotropism
noun
(physiology) Modification of the regularity of a periodical movement, such as the heart's action
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
chrysotherapy
chrysotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of gold (metallic or compounds).
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthorships
coauthorships
noun
plural of coauthorship
cocitizenship
cocreatorship
cocreatorship
noun
Joint creatorship.
colinephritis
collectorship
collectorship
noun
The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
committeeship
committeeship
noun
The position or office of being on a committee.
compsognathus
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conrectorship
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
copartnership
copartnership
noun
A partnership or firm.
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.
correctorship
correctorship
noun
The state or business of a corrector.
cosmographist
cosmographist
noun
A cosmographer.
cotylophorous
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
creatophagous
cryotherapies
cryotherapies
noun
plural of cryotherapy
cryptesthesia
cryptesthetic
cryptorrhesis
ctenocephalus
cunctatorship
cunctatorship
noun
A policy of delaying or lingering.
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
cyclostrophic
cyclostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the opposing effects of the horizontal pressure gradient and the centrifugal force on a rotating air mass.
cystomorphous
cystophthisis
cytomorphosis
cytomorphosis
noun
(biology) The changes in form of a cell as it develops.
cytopharynges
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
dictatorships
dictatorships
noun
plural of dictatorship
diplostichous
directorships
directorships
noun
plural of directorship
dodecaphonist
dodecaphonist
noun
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave
dyophysitical
ectosphenotic
electrophorus
electrophorus
noun
(dated, physics) An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity.
electropolish
electropolish
verb
(transitive) To brighten (a metal) by the electrolytic removal of its surface.
elephantiasic
elephantiasic
adj
Relating to elephantiasis.
encephalartos
encipherments
encipherments
noun
plural of encipherment
epigonichthys
erpetoichthys
escheatorship
escheatorship
noun
The state or business of an escheator.
esocataphoria
esophagectomy
esophagectomy
noun
Alternative form of oesophagectomy
ethysulphuric
euphemistical
euphemistical
adj
Archaic form of euphemistic.
exarchateship
executiveship
executiveship
noun
The state or business of an executive.
executrixship
executrixship
noun
The state or business of an executrix.
extractorship
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
galeopithecus
gasmetophytic
gastrohepatic
gastrohepatic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the stomach and the liver.
gastrophrenic
gastrophrenic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
geophysicists
geophysicists
noun
plural of geophysicist
graphostatics
haruspication
haruspication
noun
The act or practice of divination from the entrails of animals slain in sacrifice.
hematoplastic
hematoplastic
adj
Alternative form of haematoplastic
hemicatalepsy
hemiparasitic
hemiparasitic
adj
semiparasitic
hemiprismatic
hepatectomies
hepatectomies
noun
plural of hepatectomy
hepaticostomy
hepatogastric
hepatogastric
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the liver and the stomach