| acculturate | trans. To adapt or assimilate (an idea, object, etc.) to a culture different from the one… | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| agarophyte | Any of various seaweeds from which agar can be extracted. Cf. agar-agar n. 1. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| biogeochemist | An expert or specialist in biogeochemistry. | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| biomechanist | An expert or specialist in biomechanics. | 1921 | Go To Quotation |
| carbon-dated | Subjected to carbon dating; = radiocarbon-dated adj. at radiocarbon n. adj. Compounds. | 1951 | Go To Quotation |
| chemolytical | = chemolytic adj. | 1834 | Go To Quotation |
| chemoreceptive | Sensitive or responsive to chemical stimuli; of or relating to chemoreception. Cf. chemosensory adj. | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| citizen advocate | A citizen who is an advocate for a position or policy (as a phenomenon considered characteristic of a democracy). rare. | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| computer scientist | An expert or specialist in computer science; a student of computer science. | 1957 | Go To Quotation |
| food chain | A series of organisms, each of which is dependent on the next for food, esp. by direct consumption or predation. | 1920 | Go To Quotation |
| geneticize | trans. To explain, treat, or define in terms of genetics; to attribute to genetic… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| immunoglobulin | Any of a group of glycoproteins, including all known antibodies, characterized by… | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| meteoriticist | An expert in or student of meteoritics. | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| microcinematographic | Involving or resulting from microcinematography. | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| microprobe | A probe used for small-scale analysis; esp. a microanalyser. Also: a very small or microscopic probe. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| mirror-write | intr. To produce writing which resembles ordinary writing reflected in a mirror. | 1951 | Go To Quotation |
| misorientate | trans. To orientate badly or wrongly; to impart an erroneous or different orientation to. Cf. misorient v. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| moronic | Of or relating to a moron; characteristic of a moron; foolish, idiotic. | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| multisectional | Having more than one section or part. | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| Namibian | Of, relating to, or designating the Namib Desert. | 1950 | Go To Quotation |
| necropsy | trans. To perform a necropsy on (a dead body); = autopsy v. | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| neisserian | = neisserial adj. | 1925 | Go To Quotation |
| neophobic | Of or relating to neophobia; characterized by fear of the new. | 1923 | Go To Quotation |
| neuroanatomist | An expert or specialist in neuroanatomy. | 1919 | Go To Quotation |
| neuroradiologic | = neuroradiological adj. | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| nomenclative | Of, relating to, or concerned with the act of naming. | 1831 | Go To Quotation |
| nomologically | In a nomological manner. | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| non-allergenic | Not causing an allergic reaction. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| noogenesis | In or with reference to the writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: the development of… | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| nucleosynthesis | The formation of atomic nuclei more complex than the hydrogen nucleus, occurring by various processes in the universe. | 1957 | Go To Quotation |
| nutricial | Of or relating to the rearing of larvae by social insects; spec. in nutricial castration… | 1922 | Go To Quotation |
| obsessiveness | The quality of being obsessive; obsessive behaviour. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| overprescribing | The action of overprescribe v. | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| particle physicist | An expert or specialist in the physics of subatomic particles. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| passivating | That brings about passivation. | 1918 | Go To Quotation |
| pathophysiology | The abnormal physiological processes that cause or are associated with disease or injury; the study of such processes. | 1925 | Go To Quotation |
| photomacrograph | = macrophotograph n. | 1946 | Go To Quotation |
| photoproduct | A product of the chemical action of light. | 1925 | Go To Quotation |
| phylogeneticist | An expert in or student of phylogenetics. | 1929 | Go To Quotation |
| physiotherapist | A person skilled or trained in physiotherapy. | 1922 | Go To Quotation |
| phytosociology | The branch of science which deals with plant communities, their composition and… | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| phytotoxicant | A substance poisonous or injurious to plants; esp. one present in the air. Also attrib. or as adj.: phytotoxic. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| pisteur | In French-speaking African countries: a person familiar with animal tracks; a game warden. rare. | 1936 | Go To Quotation |
| plastic film | Film and Photogr. = celluloid n. | 1937 | Go To Quotation |
| pneumatization | The development or presence of air-filled cavities in bone or other tissue. | 1919 | Go To Quotation |
| poliovirus | A virus that causes poliomyelitis; spec. a human virus belonging to the genus Enterovirus… | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| predatism | Predation; the behaviour of a predator. | 1920 | Go To Quotation |
| pre-drill | trans. and intr. To drill holes in (a material) before sale or use; to drill (a hole) beforehand. | 1951 | Go To Quotation |
| prefocusing | The action or process of focusing beforehand or in advance. | 1950 | Go To Quotation |
| prosocial | Of, relating to, or designating something, esp. behaviour, which is positive, helpful… | 1925 | Go To Quotation |
| protogalaxy | A vast mass of gas, contracting under its own gravity but not yet (or not extensively)… | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| protohominid | Of or relating to primitive hominids, or to evolutionary ancestors of the hominids. | 1930 | Go To Quotation |
| protosun | The sun at an early stage of its formation, before becoming dense enough to sustain nuclear reactions. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| radioanalysis | The identification and quantification of radionuclides; an examination for this purpose. | 1950 | Go To Quotation |
| radio astronomer | A person engaged in radio astronomy. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| radiochemist | An expert in radiochemistry. | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| radio-luminous | Emitting visible light as a result of excitation caused by ionizing radiation; radioluminescent. | 1943 | Go To Quotation |
| superlight | Designating a speed greater than that of light; = superluminal adj. | 1929 | Go To Quotation |
| supraspecific | Above the level or rank of the species. | 1936 | Go To Quotation |
| taxon | A taxonomic group, as a genus or species. Also fig. | 1929 | Go To Quotation |
