agronomist | (noun) an expert in soil management and field-crop production | - |
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alarmist | (noun) a person who alarms others needlessly | - |
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alchemist | (noun) one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone | - |
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alchemistic | (adjective) of or relating to alchemists | Synonyms: alchemistical |
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alchemistical | (adjective) of or relating to alchemists | Synonyms: alchemistic |
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anatomist | (noun) an expert in anatomy | - |
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animist | (adjective) of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism | Synonyms: animistic |
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(noun) one who accepts the doctrine of animism | - |
animistic | (adjective) of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism | Synonyms: animist |
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armistice | (noun) a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms | Synonyms: cease-fire, truce |
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atomistic | (adjective) divided into separate and often disparate elements | Synonyms: atomistical |
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atomistical | (adjective) divided into separate and often disparate elements | Synonyms: atomistic |
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bigamist | (noun) someone who marries one person while already legally married to another | - |
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biochemist | (noun) someone with special training in biochemistry | - |
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biochemistry | (noun) the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry | - |
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cacomistle | (noun) raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings | Synonyms: Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail |
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ceramist | (noun) a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln | Synonyms: ceramicist, potter, thrower |
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chemist | (noun) a scientist who specializes in chemistry | - |
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(noun) a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | Synonyms: apothecary, druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller |
chemistry | (noun) the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | Synonyms: chemical science |
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(noun) the way two individuals relate to each other | Synonyms: alchemy, interpersonal chemistry |
(noun) the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object | - |
conformist | (adjective) marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles | - |
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(adjective) adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) | Synonyms: conforming |
(noun) someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) | - |
demist | (verb) free from mist | Synonyms: defog |
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demister | (noun) heater that removes mist from the windshield of a car | - |
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dysphemistic | (adjective) of or the nature of dysphemism | - |
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economist | (noun) an expert in the science of economics | Synonyms: economic expert |
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electrochemistry | (noun) branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions | - |
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euphemistic | (adjective) of or the nature of euphemism | - |
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euphemistically | (adverb) in a euphemistic manner | - |
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extremist | (adjective) (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm | Synonyms: radical, ultra |
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(noun) a person who holds extreme views | - |
femtochemistry | (noun) the branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses | - |
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geochemistry | (noun) the chemistry of the earth's crust | - |
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headmistress | (noun) a woman headmaster | - |
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headmistressship | (noun) the position of headmistress | - |
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immunochemistry | (noun) the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) | Synonyms: chemoimmunology |
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immunohistochemistry | (noun) an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase) | - |
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macroeconomist | (noun) an economist who specializes in macroeconomics | Synonyms: macroeconomic expert |
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microeconomist | (noun) an economist who specializes in microeconomics | Synonyms: microeconomic expert |
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misogamist | (noun) a person who hates marriage | - |
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mist | (noun) a thin fog with condensation near the ground | - |
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(verb) become covered with mist | Synonyms: mist over |
(verb) spray finely or cover with mist | - |
(verb) make less visible or unclear | Synonyms: becloud, befog, cloud, fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure |
mistakable | (adjective) so similar as to be easily identified for another thing | Synonyms: confusable |
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mistake | (noun) a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | Synonyms: error, fault |
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(noun) an understanding of something that is not correct | Synonyms: misapprehension, misunderstanding |
(noun) part of a statement that is not correct | Synonyms: error |
(verb) to make a mistake or be incorrect | Synonyms: err, slip |
(verb) identify incorrectly | Synonyms: misidentify |
mistaken | (adjective) arising from error | Synonyms: false |
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(adjective) wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment | Synonyms: misguided |
mistakenly | (adverb) in a mistaken or erroneous manner | Synonyms: erroneously |
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mistaking | (noun) putting the wrong interpretation on | Synonyms: misinterpretation, misunderstanding |
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mistflower | (noun) rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium | Synonyms: ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum, mist-flower |
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mistily | (adverb) in a misty manner | - |
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(adverb) in a vague way | Synonyms: vaguely |
mistime | (verb) time incorrectly | - |
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mistiming | (noun) something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred | Synonyms: anachronism, misdating |
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mistiness | (noun) cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor | Synonyms: haziness, steaminess, vaporousness, vapourousness |
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mistletoe | (noun) Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas | Synonyms: Old World mistletoe, Viscum album |
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(noun) American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe | Synonyms: false mistletoe |
(noun) shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks | Synonyms: Loranthus europaeus |
mistral | (noun) a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter | - |
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mistranslate | (verb) translate incorrectly | - |
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mistranslation | (noun) an incorrect translation | - |
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mistreat | (verb) treat badly | Synonyms: abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, step |
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mistreated | (adjective) subjected to cruel treatment | Synonyms: abused, ill-treated, maltreated |
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mistreatment | (noun) the practice of treating (someone or something) badly | - |
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mistress | (noun) a woman master who directs the work of others | - |
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(noun) an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man | Synonyms: fancy woman, kept woman |
(noun) a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) | Synonyms: schoolma'am, schoolmarm, schoolmistress |
mistrial | (noun) a trial that is invalid or inconclusive | - |
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mistrust | (noun) the trait of not trusting others | Synonyms: distrust, distrustfulness |
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(noun) doubt about someone's honesty | Synonyms: distrust, misgiving, suspicion |
(verb) regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | Synonyms: distrust, suspect |
mistrustful | (adjective) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide | Synonyms: leery, suspicious, untrusting, wary |
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mistrustfully | (adverb) with distrust | Synonyms: distrustfully |
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misty | (adjective) filled or abounding with fog or mist | Synonyms: brumous, foggy, hazy |
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(adjective) wet with mist | - |
monogamist | (noun) someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) | Synonyms: monogynist |
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nonconformist | (adjective) not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought | Synonyms: unconformist |
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(adjective) not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion | Synonyms: nonconforming |
(noun) someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct | Synonyms: recusant |
optimist | (noun) a person disposed to take a favorable view of things | - |
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optimistic | (adjective) expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds | - |
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(adjective) expecting the best | Synonyms: affirmative |
optimistically | (adverb) with optimism; in an optimistic manner | - |
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palmist | (noun) fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms | Synonyms: chiromancer, palmister |
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palmister | (noun) fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms | Synonyms: chiromancer, palmist |
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palmistry | (noun) telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand | Synonyms: chirology, chiromancy, palm reading |
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pantomimist | (noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression | Synonyms: mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer |
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pessimist | (noun) a person who expects the worst | - |
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pessimistic | (adjective) expecting the worst possible outcome | - |
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pessimistically | (adverb) with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner | - |
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phlebotomist | (noun) someone who practices phlebotomy | - |
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photochemistry | (noun) branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light | - |
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phytochemist | (noun) a chemist who specializes in the chemistry of plants | - |
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phytochemistry | (noun) the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants | - |
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polemist | (noun) a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) | Synonyms: polemic, polemicist |
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polygamist | (noun) someone who is married to two or more people at the same time | - |
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postmistress | (noun) a woman postmaster | - |
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psalmist | (noun) a composer of sacred songs | - |
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pyrochemistry | (noun) processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures | Synonyms: pyrochemical process |
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radiochemist | (noun) a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry | Synonyms: nuclear chemist |
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radiochemistry | (noun) the chemistry of radioactive substances | Synonyms: nuclear chemistry |
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reformist | (adjective) favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) | Synonyms: progressive, reform-minded |
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(noun) a disputant who advocates reform | Synonyms: crusader, meliorist, reformer, social reformer |
schoolmistress | (noun) a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) | Synonyms: mistress, schoolma'am, schoolmarm |
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sodomist | (noun) someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) | Synonyms: bugger, sod, sodomite |
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synonymist | (noun) a student of synonyms | - |
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taskmistress | (noun) a woman taskmaster | - |
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taxidermist | (noun) a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display | Synonyms: animal stuffer, stuffer |
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taxonomist | (noun) a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior | Synonyms: systematist, taxonomer |
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thermistor | (noun) a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit | Synonyms: thermal resistor |
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thermochemistry | (noun) the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated | - |
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totemist | (noun) a person who belongs to a clan or tribe having a totem | - |
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unconformist | (adjective) not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought | Synonyms: nonconformist |
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unmistakable | (adjective) clearly evident to the mind | - |
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(adjective) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | Synonyms: apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain |
unmistakably | (adverb) without possibility of mistake | - |
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(adverb) in a signal manner | Synonyms: remarkably, signally |