A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
antilacrosse
celebrations
celebrations
noun
plural of celebration
centrodorsal
centrodorsal
adj
(anatomy) central and dorsal
chlorinities
chlorinities
noun
plural of chlorinity
citronellals
citronellals
noun
plural of citronellal
citronellols
citronellols
noun
plural of citronellol
coleopterans
coleopterans
noun
plural of coleopteran
contrastable
contrastable
adj
Capable of being contrasted (with something else); admitting contrast.
contrastedly
contrastedly
adv
in contrast
controlments
controlments
noun
plural of controlment
controversal
controversal
adj
(obsolete) Subject to controversy; controversial.
(obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
conversantly
conversantly
adv
In a familiar manner.
convertibles
convertibles
noun
plural of convertible
correlations
correlations
noun
plural of correlation
costocentral
costocentral
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of costovertebral
costosternal
costosternal
adj
Relating to the ribs and sternum.
counterblast
counterblast
noun
A work that strongly refutes or criticises another.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
counterplans
counterplans
noun
plural of counterplan
counterplays
counterplays
noun
plural of counterplay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterplay
counterpleas
counterpleas
noun
plural of counterplea
counterplots
counterplots
noun
plural of counterplot
counterploys
counterploys
noun
plural of counterploy
counterpoles
counterpoles
noun
plural of counterpole
counterscale
counterscale
noun
(obsolete) counterbalance
counterslope
counterslope
noun
An overhanging slope.
countersmile
countersmile
noun
A smile in response to another person's smile.
countersnarl
countersnarl
noun
A snarl in response to another person's snarl.
counterspell
counterspell
noun
A magic spell that reverses the effects of some other previous spell.
verb
(transitive) To cast a counterspell against.
counterstyle
counterstyle
noun
A style that opposes another style.
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
crenelations
crenelations
noun
plural of crenelation
crenulations
crenulations
noun
plural of crenulation
culteranismo
culteranismo
noun
(literature) A literary style during the Baroque period of Spain, characterized by a very ornamental, ostentatious vocabulary and a message that is complicated by a sea of metaphors and complex syntactical order.
declarations
declarations
noun
plural of declaration
derelictions
derelictions
noun
plural of dereliction
discolorment
discolorment
noun
A loss of color.
discretional
discretional
adj
discretionary
doroscentral
dorsocentral
dorsocentral
adj
dorsal and central
noun
Any such structure, especially a seta
efflorescent
efflorescent
adj
Bursting into flower.
Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.
Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
electioneers
electioneers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electioneer
electronicas
electrotonus
electrotonus
noun
(biology) The variation of the excitability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle as an electric current passes through it
endosclerite
enteroclisis
enteroclysis
enteroclysis
noun
A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
enterocoeles
enterocoeles
noun
plural of enterocoele
entosclerite
fluorescents
fluorescents
noun
plural of fluorescent
frictionless
frictionless
adj
(finance) Of a transaction or trade, without tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
Of or pertaining to lack of friction.
gastroplenic
granulocytes
granulocytes
noun
plural of granulocyte
iconolatries
iconolatries
noun
plural of iconolatry
inflorescent
inflorescent
adj
Of, pertaining to or causing inflorescence
insectologer
insectologer
Noun
A scientist who studies insects
inspectorial
inspectorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
interclusion
interclusion
noun
interception; a stopping or obstruction
intercoastal
intercoastal
adj
From one coast to another.
intercoolers
intercoolers
noun
plural of intercooler
intercostals
intercostals
noun
plural of intercostal
interloculus
intolerances
intolerances
noun
plural of intolerance
lachnosterna
lectionaries
lectionaries
noun
plural of lectionary
leptostracan
leptostracan
noun
Any crustacean of the order Leptostraca.
lienogastric
lienogastric
adj
Relating to the spleen and the stomach.
monocultures
monocultures
noun
plural of monoculture
narcoleptics
narcoleptics
noun
plural of narcoleptic
necrologists
necrologists
noun
plural of necrologist
nectareously
nectareously
adv
In a nectareous manner.
neorealistic
neorealistic
adj
Of or pertaining to neorealism.
neuroblastic
neuroblastic
adj
Of or pertaining to a neuroblastoma.
neuroleptics
neuroleptics
noun
plural of neuroleptic
nitroglucose
nitroglucose
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound derived from glucose by the action of nitric acid and sulfuric acid, given as an arterial stimulant.
nomenclators
nomenclators
noun
plural of nomenclator
nonancestral
nonancestral
adj
Not ancestral.
nonrealistic
nonrealistic
adj
Deliberately unrealistic.
nonsectorial
nonsectorial
adj
Not sectorial.
overcontrols
overcontrols
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcontrol
pansclerotic
pansclerotic
adj
(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
phrenocostal
phrenocostal
Adjective
Relating to the ribs and diaphragm.
plastochrone
plastochrone
noun
Alternative form of plastochron
plecopterans
plecopterans
noun
plural of plecopteran
pleuronectes
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.
preconsultor
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
proconsulate
proconsulate
noun
(historical) The district under proconsul’s government.
(historical) The office of a proconsul.
psiloceratan
reclamations
reclamations
noun
plural of reclamation
reconsulting
reconsulting
verb
present participle of reconsult
reescalation
reflorescent
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
sclerotinial
sclerotinial
adj
Relating to Sclerotinia fungi.
selenotropic
selenotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to selenotropism.
servocontrol
servocontrol
noun
A control that uses a servomechanism.
stenocranial
sternocostal
sternocostal
adj
Of or pertaining to both the sternum and the ribs
sternofacial
sternonuchal
supercontrol
telocentrics
telocentrics
noun
plural of telocentric
thermoclines
thermoclines
noun
plural of thermocline
translocated
translocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of translocate
translocates
translocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of translocate
trilarcenous
uncloistered
uncloistered
adj
Not cloistered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncloister
underclothes
underclothes
noun
(plural only) clothes worn next to the skin and underneath outer clothing