A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
bathysophical
bespatterment
bespecklement
bespottedness
bibliophagist
bibliophagist
noun
(rare) A bibliophage; one who loves to read books.
bibliophilist
bibliophilist
noun
A lover of books; a bibliophile.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
bipartisanism
bipartisanism
noun
bipartisanship
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
blastocarpous
blastophyllum
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospath
blepharydatis
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
botanophilist
botanophilist
noun
Synonym of botanophile
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brachiopodist
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brahmanaspati
bretwaldaship
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotyphus
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
buttstrapping
caesaropapist
caesaropapist
noun
A supporter of caesaropapism.
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
calyptranthes
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
capacitations
capacitations
noun
plural of capacitation
capillarities
capillarities
noun
plural of capillarity
capitalisable
capitalisable
adj
Alternative spelling of capitalizable
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
carpetbaggers
carpetbaggers
noun
plural of carpetbagger
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
cartographers
cartographers
noun
plural of cartographer
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catadioptrics
catadioptrics
noun
(optics) The construction and use of catadioptric lenses and systems
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.
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catchpoleship
centrospermae
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).
circumspatial
circumspatial
adj
Of or pertaining to the surrounding space
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
clistocarpous
clistocarpous
adj
Alternative form of cleistocarpous
clypeastridea
clypeastroida
coadaptations
coadaptations
noun
plural of coadaptation
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthorships
coauthorships
noun
plural of coauthorship
cocitizenship
coconspirator
coconspirator
noun
Alternative spelling of co-conspirator.
cocreatorship
cocreatorship
noun
Joint creatorship.
colinephritis
collectorship
collectorship
noun
The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
coloproctitis
coloproctitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the colon and the rectum
committeeship
committeeship
noun
The position or office of being on a committee.
compactedness
compactedness
noun
The state or quality of being compacted.
compactnesses
compactnesses
noun
plural of compactness
comparativist
comparativist
noun
Alternative form of comparatist
compassionate
compassionate
adj
(obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
verb
(transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
compatriotism
compatriotism
noun
The condition of being compatriots.
compensations
compensations
noun
plural of compensation
competentness
competentness
noun
The state or quality of being competent.
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
completedness
completedness
noun
The quality of being completed.
complexionist
complications
complications
noun
plural of complication
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
compositeness
compositeness
noun
The state or quality of being composite.
compositional
compositional
adj
(linguistics) Being the sum of its parts.
Of or pertaining to composition.
compositively
compositively
adv
In a compositive manner.
compositorial
compositorial
adj
Relating to a compositor.
noun
(mathematics) The product of all composite numbers less than or equal to a particular number.
compsognathus
conceptionist
conceptionist
noun
One who subscribes to conceptionism.
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
conceptualist
conceptualist
noun
(philosophy) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conrectorship
conscriptions
conscriptions
noun
plural of conscription
conscripttion
conspiratress
conspiratress
noun
A female conspirator.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
constipations
constipations
noun
plural of constipation
constupration
constupration
noun
(archaic) The act of ravishing; violation; defilement.
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
contemplatist
contemplatist
noun
One who contemplates.
contemplators
contemplators
noun
plural of contemplator
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
contraposaune
contrappostos
contrapuntist
contrapuntist
noun
(music) One skilled in counterpoint.
copartnership
copartnership
noun
A partnership or firm.
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.