(medicine, of a form of morphea) Manifested by sclerosis of the dermis, panniculus, fascia, muscle, and at times, the bone, all causing disabling limitation of motion of joints.
percolations
percolations
noun
plural of percolation
phenoplastic
plainclothes
plainclothes
adj
(usually of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
noun
Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.
pleistocenic
pleonastical
pleonastical
adj
pleonastic
poeticalness
poeticalness
noun
The state or quality of being poetical.
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
polycentrist
polycentrist
noun
A proponent of polycentrism.
polygenistic
polysemantic
polysemantic
adj
Having multiple meanings.
polysyndetic
polysyndetic
adj
Characterized by polysyndeton, or the multiplication of conjunctions.
polytechnics
polytechnics
noun
(dated) The science of the mechanic arts.
plural of polytechnic
polytechnist
polytechnist
noun
(archaic) One who studied at a polytechnic.
postelection
postelection
adj
Occurring after an election.
postflection
postulancies
postulancies
noun
plural of postulancy
preselection
preselection
noun
(chiefly sciences) Selection in advance
(evolutionary theory) The preference for a mate found attractive by other members of one's sex.
(politics) The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party
psiloceratan
puncticulose
reclamations
reclamations
noun
plural of reclamation
reconsulting
reconsulting
verb
present participle of reconsult
reescalation
reinoculates
reinoculates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reinoculate
reluctations
reluctations
noun
plural of reluctation
replications
replications
noun
plural of replication
retroclusion
retroclusion
noun
(dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin passes behind the artery, after its point is made to describe the greater part of a semicircle.
retrosplenic
romancealist
sanctionable
sanctionable
adj
That can be sanctioned.
sanctionless
sanctionless
adj
(archaic) unsanctionable
(of a law) For breaking which there is no sanction.
schonfelsite
sclerotinial
sclerotinial
adj
Relating to Sclerotinia fungi.
scutellation
scutellation
noun
(zoology) The entire covering or arrangement of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird.
seclusionist
seclusionist
noun
One who supports seclusionism.
sectionalise
sectionalise
verb
Alternative form of sectionalize
sectionalism
sectionalism
noun
(politics) Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation.
Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
sectionalist
sectionalist
noun
A proponent of sectionalism.
sectionality
sectionality
noun
The state or quality of being sectional; sectionalism.
sectionalize
sectionalize
verb
(transitive) To divide into sections.
selectionism
selectionism
noun
Any doctrine or theory that is based on selection, especially in terms of evolution.
selectionist
selectionist
adj
Relating to selectionism
noun
An advocate of selectionism
selenotropic
selenotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to selenotropism.
silicoethane
silicoethane
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The silane SiH₃-SiH₃
solenostelic
solenostelic
adj
Of or possessing a solenostele.
speciational
speciational
adj
Relating to speciation.
speculations
speculations
noun
plural of speculation
sphacelation
sphacelation
noun
(medicine) The process of becoming or making gangrenous; mortification.
splenectopia
splenectopia
noun
displacement of the spleen
splotchiness
splotchiness
noun
The quality of being splotchy.
stenocranial
sternofacial
stockingless
stockingless
adj
Not wearing stockings.
subinoculate
subinoculate
verb
To inoculate with an inactive material
subjectional
technologies
technologies
noun
plural of technology
technologist
technologist
noun
A scientist or an engineer who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.
technophiles
technophiles
noun
plural of technophile
telengiscope
tellinaceous
telocentrics
telocentrics
noun
plural of telocentric
telosynaptic
thermoclines
thermoclines
noun
plural of thermocline
thessalonica
tonsilectomy
trilarcenous
uncloistered
uncloistered
adj
Not cloistered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncloister