| ABIOGENIST | • abiogenist n. (Biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life. • ABIOGENIST n. a believer in abiogenesis, the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter. |
| ECUMENISTS | • ecumenists n. Plural of ecumenist. • ECUMENIST n. an adherent of ecumenism, the doctrines and practice of the Christian ecumenical movement. |
| EPIGENISTS | • epigenists n. Plural of epigenist. • EPIGENIST n. one who studies the gradual development of the embryo. |
| EUTHENISTS | • euthenists n. Plural of euthenist. • EUTHENIST n. a student of euthenics, the science concerned with improving living conditions. |
| GENISTEINS | • GENISTEIN n. a plant oestrogen found in soya, thought to be effective in fighting cancer. |
| HYGIENISTS | • hygienists n. Plural of hygienist. • HYGIENIST n. one skilled in hygiene, also HYGEIST, HYGIEIST. |
| LARCENISTS | • larcenists n. Plural of larcenist. • LARCENIST n. one who commits larceny, also LARCENER. |
| LICHENISTS | • lichenists n. Plural of lichenist. • LICHENIST n. one who studies lichen. |
| MONOGENIST | • monogenist n. (Anthropology, historical) One who maintains that all members of the human race belong to a single species. • MONOGENIST n. a believer in monogenism. |
| PENISTONES | • penistones n. Plural of penistone. • PENISTONE n. a cloth, a coarse frieze. |
| POLYGENIST | • polygenist n. One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair. • POLYGENIST n. one who maintains that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair. |
| RIPIENISTS | • ripienists n. Plural of ripienist. • RIPIENIST n. a supplementary instrumentalist. |
| TOKENISTIC | • tokenistic adj. Serving as a token of support, compliance, etc., but lacking substance; exhibiting or relating to tokenism. • tokenistic adj. (Obsolete) Constituting a token or symbol. • TOKENISTIC adj. relating to tokenism. |