2-Letter Words Ending in C

""Producing male and female gametangia in different structures or plants, as in some algae and fungi.""

HETEROTROPH

HISTAMINE

HOMOIOTHERM A homoiothermal animal.

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

Like water-driven power stations

Run using water, as a plant

Colder city, her cooking supplied by natural power

(used with a sing. verb) See magnetohydrodynamics .

ESTHETIC appreciative of the beautiful

EUTECTIC a mixture with a low melting point

See hyperopia .

ROMANTIC a fanciful person

""A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for "no parking" or "parking prohibited." Also called ideograph .""

Eccentric; dictionary (sic) (anagram)

Peculiar to the individual

Peculiar or individual

ILLUSIONIST One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer.

IMMANENTIST

IMMUNOGEN any substance that produces immunity when introduced into the body.

Expansionist

EPIDEMIC a widespread outbreak of a disease

Like the Enterprise in "Star Trek"

Relating to empty space

Relating to deep space

METALLIC a fabric or yarn coated with metal

PANDEMIC a widespread disease

SPECIFIC a remedy intended for a particular disease

Occurring or situated within the space of a galaxy.

Arising or occurring within a species: intraspecific competition.

Within the thora<?/ or chest.

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Having equal numbers of electrons or the same electronic configuration.

""A written symbol representing an entire spoken word without expressing its pronunciation; for example, for 4 read "four" in English, "quattro" in Italian. Also called ideogram , logograph .""

LYMPHOBLAST

""Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, magnetometric instruments; magnetometric measurements. as, magnetometric instruments; magnetometric measurements.""

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Valuing possessions and physical comfort

Keen on possessions

Coveting possessions

MEGALOBLAST

""A change in color caused by variation of the physical conditions to which a body is subjected, especially such a change caused by variation in temperature.""

""Pl. metencephala (-l ) The anterior part of the embryonic hindbrain, which gives rise to the cerebellum and pons.""

Pl. microanalyses (-s z ) The chemical identification and analysis of extremely small quantities of matter.

MICROCLIMATE

MINIATURIST A painter of miniatures.

Using only one colour

Term for all-over single color paint

Plain idle and amorous, lifting top of nightie

Monogrammic.

MONOPSONIST

Of or pertaining to morphogenesis; concerned with the process of development of the normal features of an organism.

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Extremely patriotic

Very patriotic

Supporting one's people, revise an initial cost

An apparatus used to measure the size and concentration of particles in a liquid by analysis of light scattered by the liquid.

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Inflected form of ALPHABETIC Inflected form of ALPHABET a system of letters

ANTIBIOTIC A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections.

""DEMOCRATIC Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.""

""DIPLOMATIC A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign court; a diplomatist.""

""ELECTRONIC Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons; as, electronic energy.as, electronic energy.""

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

PARAMETRIC

""PATHOGENIC Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium. as, a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium.""

""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

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

Like "buzz" and "whir"

Ready to take any advantage

Taking immediate advantage

Exploiting passing advantages

Biology ()

ENERGETIC

""(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks, used to determine the past configurations of the continents and to investigate the past shape and magnitude of the earth's magnetic field palaeomagnetic &nbsp; adj""

Fossils

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

""Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease; indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom. as, a pathognomonic symptom.""

PERSONALIST

""Centered on men or on a male viewpoint, especially one held to entail the domination of women by men.""

Donating to good causes

Doing good works

Intended to promote the welfare of others

The study of the effects of light on living organisms and biological processes.

Emitting electrons under light

Light-detecting

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PHOTOPERIOD

PHREATOPHYTE

PHYSICALIST

(Of a crystal) producing charge under pressure

Geology ()

POINTILLISTE

Multi-coloured

Multicoloured

Old mum wrapped in pricy cloth, magically displaying range of colours

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

Following the embryonic stage of development.

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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

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

""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.

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RADIOISOTOPE

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

REGIONALIST

SPIROMETRIC

A device for producing a scintigram; a scintiscanner.

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

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

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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.""

Brain

THERIOMORPH

Of a heat science

Relating heat to energy

Temperature expressed on the Kelvin scale

THERMOGRAPH An instrument for automatically recording indications of the variation of temperature.

Type of resin

THERMOSPHERE

Like the Concorde

Crossing 'the Pond'

Like some cruises

THORACIC pertaining to a {thorax=n}

Pl. triboelectricities An electrical charge produced by friction between two objects.

""CARBOXYLIC of or pertaining to the carboxyl group; having a carboxyl group (written -COOH, -CO2H or -CO.OH); as, carboxylic acids are weakly acidic.carboxyl group; having a carboxyl group (written -COOH, -CO2H or -CO.OH); as, carboxylic acids are weakly acidic.""

""The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and the angles of triangles and the calculations based on them, particularly the trigonometric functions.""

""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

""Water an instrument for measuring the turbidity of water or other fluids. ; turbidimetric ,""

Using turbine-driven generators for power

ROMANTIC a fanciful person

CHARISMATIC Of or pertaining to a charism.

*Not about to raise eyebrows

Straightforward

Lacking compassion

Without compassion

Not likeable

See viscometer .

VOLUNTARIST

""Extreme dryness and thickening of the conjunctiva, often resulting from a deficiency of vitamin A.""

ZOOPLANKTON

AGGLUTINOGEN

The study of human body measurement for use in anthropological classification and comparison.

ALLERGENIC of or pertaining to allergens or allergenicity.

ARRHYTHMIC

""DEMOCRATIC Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.""

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.

Pl. arteriographies Examination of the arteries using x-rays following injection of a radiopaque substance.

""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.""

Like a self-sufficient life (wordplay)

Of or pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat.

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Of or relating to the heart and the chest.

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.

""Classification of organisms based on differences at the biochemical level, especially in the amino acid sequences of common proteins. Also called chemosystematics .""

CLAUSTROPHOBE

COLLECTIVIST An advocate of collectivism.

COMPUTERPHOBE

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""Of, relating to, or producing pathological changes in cells.""

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DIASTEREOMER

(used with a sing. verb) The study of moving electric charges and their interaction with magnetic and electric fields.

Of or pertaining to electrokinetics.

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EMOTIONALIST

ENANTIOMORPH

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ERGASTOPLASM

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

The formation or production of red blood cells.

EXPANSIONIST

Of or being a structure that is outside the embryo: extraembryonic membranes.

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

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Pl. glycogenolyses (-s z ) The biochemical breakdown of glycogen to glucose.

""HERMAPHRODITE An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths. Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths.""

A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei.

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

ENERGETIC

KERATOTIC

""METABOLIC Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.""

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.

Inflected form of NUCLEONIC Inflected form of NUCLEON a subatomic particle

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