| AMPHIASTER | • amphiaster n. (Biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected… • AMPHIASTER n. the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end. |
| ANTIASTHMA | • antiasthma adj. Countering asthma. • ANTIASTHMA adj. designed to prevent asthma. |
| CHILIASTIC | • chiliastic adj. Pertaining to the religious doctrine of a thousand-year period of peace and prosperity. • CHILIASTIC adj. of or relating to a thousand years. |
| DIASTALSES | • DIASTALSIS n. a downward wave of contraction occurring in the intestine during digestion. |
| DIASTALSIS | • diastalsis n. A form of peristalsis (as in the intestines) in which the wave of contraction is preceded by a period of inhibition. • DIASTALSIS n. a downward wave of contraction occurring in the intestine during digestion. |
| DIASTALTIC | • diastaltic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to diastalsis. • diastaltic adj. (Music) Of Ancient Greek music: having an elevating influence. • DIASTALTIC adj. (Greek music) of intervals, extended; of style, bold. |
| DIASTEMATA | • diastemata n. Plural of diastema. • DIASTEMA n. (Greek) a space between consecutive teeth. |
| ECCLESIAST | • ecclesiast n. A member of the Athenian ecclesia (public legislative assembly). • ecclesiast n. (Rare) A member of any ecclesia (church or other assembly). • ecclesiast n. A cleric; someone (such as a priest) who administers a church (ecclesia) or other religious gathering/group. |
| ECDYSIASTS | • ecdysiasts n. Plural of ecdysiast. • ECDYSIAST n. a striptease performer. |
| ENCOMIASTS | • encomiasts n. Plural of encomiast. • ENCOMIAST n. a person who utters encomiums. |
| ENTHUSIAST | • enthusiast n. A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm. • enthusiast n. (Archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour. • ENTHUSIAST n. a person filled with enthusiasm. |
| GYMNASIAST | • gymnasiast n. One who attends the kind of school called a gymnasium. • GYMNASIAST n. a pupil in a gymnasium. |
| MEDIASTINA | • mediastina n. Plural of mediastinum. • MEDIASTINUM n. the chest cavity containing the heart. |
| PERIASTRON | • periastron n. (Astronomy) That point of the orbit of a celestial body which is closest to the star around which the… • PERIASTRON n. that point, in the real or apparent orbit of one star revolving around another, at which the former is nearest to the latter. |
| SCHOLIASTS | • scholiasts n. Plural of scholiast. • SCHOLIAST n. a commentator; a writer of marginal notes. |
| SYMPOSIAST | • symposiast n. One engaged with others at a banquet or merrymaking. • symposiast n. A participant in a symposium. • SYMPOSIAST n. a participant at a conference. |