archaea

(plural) unicellular microorganisms. The singular form is archaeon.

Archaea are different from bacteria.

by uttam maharjan April 20, 2010

Balticization

a political process in which an independent country is subjected to annexation of a powerful country and gains independence again. The term comes from the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) that were independent from 1920 till 1940, when they were annexed to the Soviet Union, only to secede as independent countries in 1991.

Balticization differs from Balkanization.

by uttam maharjan July 03, 2010

antsy-pantsy

having a feeling of irritation; peevish; having ants in pants.

He is an antsy-pantsy type of person.

by uttam maharjan August 14, 2012

maychance

by chance.

I maychance met her on the road yesterday.

by uttam maharjan April 22, 2011

homoclite

1. a person or thing with normal behaviour.
2. a noun that does not have an irregular form in declension.

1. He always behaves idiosyncratically and so he cannot be a homoclite.

2. Most nouns in English are homoclites.

by uttam maharjan December 08, 2010

piscotaxonomy

the classification of fish into various categories such as classes, orders, families and genera.

Piscotaxonomy is beyond my ken.

by uttam maharjan November 15, 2011

parachromism

inability to identify a particular colour.

The boy is suffering from parachromism and cannot distinguish between red and rose colours.

by uttam maharjan October 12, 2010