2-Letter Words Ending in C

Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.

COLONIALIST a believer in or advocate of colonialism{3}.

CONSUMERIST

""An apparatus for measuring the optical density of a material, such as a photographic negative.""

Following on from causes

Having all events springing from causes

Controlled by external causes and not free will

Painful menstruation.

ECTOPARASITE Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; opposed to endoparasite. endoparasite.

Pertaining to electrostatics.

""ENDOPARASITE Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozo\'94n. ectoparasite. See Entozo\'94n.""

""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a type of symbiosis in which one organism lives inside the other, the two typically behaving as a single organism. It is believed to be the means by which such organelles as mitochondria and chloroplasts arose within eukaryotic cells endosymbiotic   adj""

Poised, as a tightrope walker.

""The study of especially native or non-Western peoples from a combined historical and anthropological viewpoint, using written documents, oral literature, material culture, and ethnographic data.""

EUDAEMONIST

HISTAMINE

Statistics 1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) (of several distributions) having equal variance

ESTHETIC appreciative of the beautiful

Eccentric; dictionary (sic) (anagram)

Peculiar to the individual

Peculiar or individual

ILLUSIONIST One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer.

IMMANENTIST

Expansionist

Occurring within a species.

SPECIFIC a remedy intended for a particular disease

Arising or occurring within a species: intraspecific competition.

Having equal numbers of electrons or the same electronic configuration.

Showing constant change (of colours?)

Multicoloured spice cook laid out

Showing changing colours

LYMPHOBLAST

Adjective (-ic)

Valuing possessions and physical comfort

Keen on possessions

Coveting possessions

MEGALOBLAST

Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain.

MINIATURIST A painter of miniatures.

MONOPSONIST

Adjective (-ic)

Adjective (-ic)

Extremely patriotic

Very patriotic

Supporting one's people, revise an initial cost

""Inflected form of CELLULOSIC Inflected form of CELLULOSE Consisting of, or containing, cells.""

Inflected form of LINGUISTIC Inflected form of LINGUIST a person skilled in several languages

""SCIENTIFIC Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations. as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations.""

Inflected form of SYSTEMATIC Inflected form of SYSTEM a group of interacting elements forming a unified whole

Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm; esp. applied to a body formed in the developing ovum from the plasma of the nucleus of the germinal vesicle.

OBJECTIVIST

ODONTOBLAST One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine.

Trade

Ready to take any advantage

Taking immediate advantage

Exploiting passing advantages

""OSCILLOSCOPE An electronic measuring instrument which provides a visual representation of the time variation of electrical quantities, such as voltage or current. It may be used to measure the shape of a voltage pulse or the frequency of an oscillating voltage. It can also be used to measure properties of other physical variables, such as sound or light intensity, if they can be translated into electrical voltage or current.""

Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy.

The scientific study of parasitism.

Formed from a compound word.

Caring but condescending

Behaving in a fatherly but unwelcome way

Closely supervising

PERSONALIST

PHYSICALIST

See physical geography .

POINTILLISTE

Inflected form of CISTRONIC Inflected form of CISTRON a segment of DNA

Following the embryonic stage of development.

Adjective (-ic)

Following injury or resulting from it: posttraumatic amnesia.

""ANESTHETIC Same as An\'91sthesia, An\'91sthetic.An\'91sthesia, An\'91sthetic.""

""SCIENTIFIC Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations. as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations.""

Quite simple, with five

Like Stone Age culture

Based on chance variation

PROGESTOGEN

History

Adjective (-ic)

PSEUDOMORPH An irregular or deceptive form.

""A psychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety. No longer in scientific use.""

""(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The interaction of various conscious and unconscious mental or emotional processes, especially as they influence personality, behavior, and attitudes.""

""The origin and development of psychological processes, personality, or behavior.""

Moving things by mental force

Pertaining to mind and body, as a unit.

(Of illness) caused by mental factors

Of mind and body as a unit.

Adjective (-ic)

Thriving at relatively low temperatures. Used of organisms such as bacteria and fungi.

Adjective (-ic)

RADIOISOTOPE

""RATIONALIST One who accepts rationalism as a theory or system; also, disparagingly, a false reasoner. See Citation under Reasonist. Reasonist.""

REGIONALIST

SPIROMETRIC

SCHIZOPHRENE

A device for producing a scintigram; a scintiscanner.

Of or pertaining to a seismograph; indicated by a seismograph.

As seen or estimated from the center of the moon; with the moon central.

Like some firearms

Firearm came out with its aim suspect

Inflected form of PARASITIC Inflected form of PARASITE an organism that lives and feeds on another

Inflected form of SYNTHETIC Inflected form of SYNTH a synthesizer

Photography

Describing the interactions of communities and money

A spectroscope equipped with scales for measuring wavelengths or indexes of refraction.

""SPECTROSCOPE An optical instrument for forming and examining spectra (as that of solar light, or those produced by flames in which different substances are volatilized), so as to determine, from the position of the spectral lines, the composition of the substance.""

Formation and development of spermatozoa by meiosis and spermiogenesis.

""STEREOGRAPH Any picture, or pair of pictures, prepared for exhibition in the stereoscope. Stereographs are now commonly made by means of photography.""

Production of steroids by living organisms.

""The study of rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, and age of sedimentary rocks.""

Sky-high (informal)

Unusually, orchestra pit's very high

Belonging to the upper air

STREPTOCOCCI

STROMATOLITE

Adjective (-ic)

Adjective (-ic)

Opposing the physiological effects caused by stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system: a sympatholytic treatment.

""Of or pertaining to synchronism; arranged according to correspondence in time; as, synchronistic tables. as, synchronistic tables.""

A chronic disease of the spinal cord characterized by the presence of fluid-filled cavities and leading to spasticity and sensory disturbances.

Type of resin

THERMOSPHERE

Like the Concorde

Crossing 'the Pond'

Like some cruises

THORACIC pertaining to a {thorax=n}

""Of, pertaining to, or designating, that condition of the ovum in which there are three primary germinal layers, or in which the blastoderm splits into three layers.""

TROPHOBLAST

CHARISMATIC Of or pertaining to a charism.

Lacking compassion

Without compassion

Not likeable

See viscometer .

VOLUNTARIST

Inflected form of HISTAMINIC Inflected form of HISTAMINE

""HUMANISTIC Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion. as, humanistic devotion.""

""NEOPLASTIC of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.""

Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

""SCIENTIFIC Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations. as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations.""

Efficacious against syphilis.

""ASTHENOSPHERE the lower layer of the earth's crust, below the lithosphere. It is estimated as from fifty to several hundred miles thick. It is less rigid than the lithosphere, but still rigid enough to transmit some transverse seismic waves.""

Of or pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat.

Adjective (-ic)

Typical (of a person or thing)

Typical part of a log

Typical of particular part of a log

Synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water using energy obtained from the chemical oxidation of simple inorganic compounds. This form of synthesis is limited to certain bacteria and fungi.

CLAUSTROPHOBE

COLLECTIVIST An advocate of collectivism.

DIASTEREOMER

Adjective (-ic)

EMOTIONALIST

ERGASTOPLASM

ERYTHROBLAST a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop.

EXPANSIONIST

Of or relating to an often immoderate reverence for forebears or tradition.

Inflected form of AESTHETIC Inflected form of AESTHETE a person who affects an extravagant love of art

Inflected form of PARASITIC Inflected form of PARASITE an organism that lives and feeds on another

REALISTIC Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.

MAGNETOSPHERE the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field.

MERCANTILIST

Of or relating to a metalanguage or to metalinguistics.

CHARISMATIC Of or pertaining to a charism.

""HYGROSCOPIC Of or pertaining to, or indicated by, the hygroscope; not readily manifest to the senses, but capable of detection by the hygroscope; as, glass is often covered with a film of hygroscopic moisture. as, glass is often covered with a film of hygroscopic moisture.""

Not determined by a mechanical process; partly resulting from a creative process.

PSYCHIATRIC Of or pertaining to psychiatria.

Trade () Translations

OSCILLOGRAPH a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating .

""A form of arthritis, occurring mainly in older persons, that is characterized by chronic degeneration of the cartilage of the joints. Also called degenerative joint disease .""

""OPTIMISTIC Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.""

""SIMPLISTIC Of or pertaining to simples, or a simplist.""

Of or relating to paralanguage or its study.

A short campaign organised with many special effects (wordplay)

Adjective (-ic)

The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct.

Posterior or distal to a ganglion.

Inflected form of PSYCHEDELIC Inflected form of PSYCHED psych

Inflected form of SYMPTOMATIC Inflected form of SYMPTOM a subjective indication of a disease

Seeking to influence opinion in favour of non-religious short verse

Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon.

Sound ()

""Pl. psychoanalyses (-s z ) a. The method of psychological therapy originated by Sigmund Freud in which free association, dream interpretation, and analysis of resistance and transference are used to explore repressed or unconscious impulses, anxieties, and internal conflicts, in order to free psychic energy for mature love and work.""

""Biology the study of the relations or interrelations between body and mind, especially as exhibited in the nervous system. ; psychobiologist, ; psychobiologic, psychobiological,""

PSYCHODRAMA

Pl. psychoneuroses (-s z) Neurosis. No longer in scientific use.

REDUCTIONIST

""The science that deals with the description, classification, and origin of sedimentary rock.""

Pl. serodiagnoses (-s z) See immunodiagnosis .

""Activated by or capable of liberating serotonin, especially in transmitting nerve impulses: serotonergic neurons; serotonergic drugs.""

Of or pertaining to a somnambulist or somnambulism; affected by somnambulism; appropriate to the state of a somnambulist.

SPECTROGRAPH An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum.

SPERMATOPHYTE Any plant of the phylum Spermatophyta.

Believing in mediums communicating with the dead

STAPHYLOCOCCI

STEREOISOMER

""(Chemistry) Chem relating to or having fixed position in space, as in the spatial arrangements of atoms in certain polymers""

Calculation of the quantities of reactants and products in a chemical reaction.

""Inflected form of ATMOSPHERIC Inflected form of ATMOSPHERE The whole mass of a\'89riform fluid surrounding the earth; applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars. as, the atmosphere of Mars.""

SUBJECTIVIST One who holds to subjectivism; an egoist.

""Inflected form of METACENTRIC Inflected form of METACENTRE The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.""

""Inflected form of MICROSCOPIC Inflected form of MICROSCOPE An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by the naked eye.""

THERAPEUTIC One of the Therapeut\'91.

SUPERPATRIOT

A grand unified field theory that attempts to unify the fundamental forces by postulating a symmetry relating the known fermions to hypothetical bosons and the know bosons to hypothetical fermions.

""TACHISTOSCOPE An apparatus for exposing briefly to view a screen bearing letters or figures. It is used in studying the range of attention, or the power of distinguishing separate objects in a single impression.""

Causing or promoting blood clotting: a thromboplastic protein.

ULTRAREALIST

CHAUVINISTIC fanatically patriotic.

Apathetic flipping nuisance! Shut it!

Cool cuties hit annus horribilis

Showing no interest

Of or pertaining to the whole; universal.

""Pl. xenodiagnoses (-s z) Diagnosis of an infectious disease at an early stage by exposing a presumably infected individual or tissue to a clean, laboratory-bred mosquito, tick, or other vector and then examining the vector for the presence of the infective microorganism.""

Of or pertaining to achondroplasia.

Same as Antaphrodisiac. Antaphrodisiac.

A form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the deposition of atheromatous plaques containing cholesterol and lipids on the innermost layer of the walls of large and medium-sized arteries.

Like serpentine writing

Adjective (-ic)

COMMERCIALIST

Initially inferior count: sceptical, sadly, about making a baby (wordplay)

Flexible, as an acrobat

""Of, relating to, or derived from more than one family of languages; as, cross-linguistic evidence.as, cross-linguistic evidence.""

(used with a sing. verb) The science that deals with the interaction or interconversion of electric and acoustic phenomena.

EXHIBITIONIST a person with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals; -- usually a male.

EXPRESSIONIST

Adjective (-ic)

FUNCTIONALIST an adherent of functionalism.

Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.