AMPHIARTHROSIS | • amphiarthrosis n. (Anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage. • AMPHIARTHROSIS n. a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone. |
BRINKSMANSHIPS | • brinksmanships n. Plural of brinksmanship. • BRINKSMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKMANSHIP. |
CHEMISORPTIONS | • chemisorptions n. Plural of chemisorption. • CHEMISORPTION n. the act of chemisorbing. |
COMMISSARYSHIP | • commissaryship n. The position or employment of a commissary. • COMMISSARYSHIP n. the office of commissary. |
HYPERIMMUNISES | • hyperimmunises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperimmunise. • HYPERIMMUNISE v. to induce a high level of immunity or of circulating antibodies in, as by a long course of injections of antigen, also HYPERIMMUNIZE. |
IMMUNOPHORESIS | • IMMUNOPHORESIS n. a technique for identifying an (unknown) antigen or testing for a specific antibody in serum. |
IMPERATORSHIPS | • IMPERATORSHIP n. the office of imperator. |
ISODIMORPHISMS | • ISODIMORPHISM n. isomorphism between each of the two forms of a dimorphous substance and the corresponding forms of another dimorphous substance. |
MAGISTRATESHIP | • magistrateship n. The role or status of magistrate. • MAGISTRATESHIP n. the office of magistrate. |
MICROPHYSICIST | • microphysicist n. One who studies microphysics. • MICROPHYSICIST n. a physicist who specializes in microphysics. |
MISANTHROPISTS | • misanthropists n. Plural of misanthropist. • MISANTHROPIST n. one who dislikes human beings. |
MISWORSHIPPING | • misworshipping v. Present participle of misworship. • MISWORSHIPPING n. worshipping in a false way. |
PSILANTHROPISM | • psilanthropism n. Psilanthropy. • PSILANTHROPISM n. the denial of Christ's divinity. |
SEISMOGRAPHIES | • seismographies n. Plural of seismography. • SEISMOGRAPHY n. measurement by use of the seismograph. |
THIGMOTROPISMS | • thigmotropisms n. Plural of thigmotropism. • THIGMOTROPISM n. the response of an organism to direct contact with a surface, e.g. a creeping plant that twines itself around a support. |
TIMBROPHILISTS | • TIMBROPHILIST n. a stamp-collector. |