| ANIMALCULISM | • animalculism n. (Biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms… • animalculism n. (Biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism. • ANIMALCULISM n. the former biological theory that the spermatozoon contains all future generations in germ. |
| ANIMALCULIST | • animalculist n. (Historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent… • animalculist n. (Obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules. • animalculist adj. (Historical) Pertaining to animalculism. |
| ANTIMALARIAL | • antimalarial n. An agent that prevents or counteracts malaria. • antimalarial adj. Preventing or counteracting malaria. • ANTIMALARIAL adj. effective against malaria, also ANTIMALARIA. |
| CENTESIMALLY | • centesimally adv. According to a division into 100 parts. • CENTESIMAL adv. counting or counted by hundreds or hundredths. |
| DECIMALISING | • decimalising v. Present participle of decimalise. • DECIMALISE v. to convert to a decimal system, also DECIMALIZE. |
| DECIMALIZING | • decimalizing v. Present participle of decimalize. • DECIMALIZE v. to convert to a decimal system, esp. the metric system, also DECIMALISE. |
| DUODECIMALLY | • duodecimally adv. In a duodecimal manner; by twelves. • DUODECIMAL adv. of or relating to the number twelve. |
| HEXADECIMALS | • hexadecimals n. Plural of hexadecimal. • HEXADECIMAL n. a number system with a base of 16. |
| MILLESIMALLY | • millesimally adv. In thousandths. • MILLESIMAL adv. thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts. |
| MINIMALISTIC | • minimalistic adj. Exhibiting or relating to minimalism. • MINIMALISTIC adj. (of an artistic style) using simple elements with little embellishment. |
| NONAGESIMALS | • nonagesimals n. Plural of nonagesimal. • NONAGESIMAL n. the point of the ecliptic 90 degrees from its intersection by the horizon. |
| OPTIMALISING | • optimalising v. Present participle of optimalise. • OPTIMALISE v. to bring to the most desirable or most efficient state, also OPTIMALIZE. |
| OPTIMALITIES | • optimalities n. Plural of optimality. • OPTIMALITY n. the state of being optimal. |
| OPTIMALIZING | • optimalizing v. Present participle of optimalize. • OPTIMALIZE v. to bring to the most desirable or most efficient state, also OPTIMALISE. |
| PLANETESIMAL | • planetesimal n. (Astronomy) Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through… • planetesimal adj. (Astronomy) Being or relating to one of these astronomical objects. • PLANETESIMAL n. an asteroid or similar tiny celestial body. |
| SEXAGESIMALS | • sexagesimals n. Plural of sexagesimal. • SEXAGESIMAL n. a sexagesimal fraction. |
| SUBMAXIMALLY | • submaximally adv. In a submaximal manner; less than maximally. |
| SUBOPTIMALLY | • suboptimally adv. In a less than optimal manner. |