pseudo (2) | (adj.) - from the word = a sham, something fake, bogus or counterfeit. |
pseudoallele (5) | (noun) - false + allele = one of two or more closely linked genes which act like a single member of an allelic pair but occasionally cross-over and recombine. |
pseudocholinesterase (5) | (noun) - false + cholinesterase = an enzyme that hydrolyzes choline esters and found in blood plasma. |
pseudoclassic (4) | (adj.) - false + classic = acting as if or wrongly regarded as classic. Pseudoclassic is the noun form. |
pseudoclassicism (4) | (noun) - false + classic + ism = imitative copying of classicism in literature, art, etc. |
pseudocoel (5) | (noun) - false + hollow = a kind of body cavity which does not have a well-defined mesodermal membrane. |
pseudocoelomate (5) | (noun) - false + hollow = an invertebrate with a pseudocoelal body cavity. Pseudocoelomate is the adjective form. |
pseudocyesis (5) | (noun) - false + pregnancy = a psychosomatic state where a female is not pregnant, but displays some of the physical symptoms and changes in hormonal balance associated with pregnancy. |
pseudomorph (5) | (noun) - false + shape = a deceiving or irregular form; a mineral with the outward form of another kind. Pseudomorphic and pseudomorphous are adjective forms and pseudomorphism is a noun. |
pseudonym (3) | (noun) - false + name = a fictitious name; a pen name used by a writer. |
pseudonymity (4) | (noun) - false + name + ity = the use of a pseudonym. |
pseudonymous (4) | (adj.) - false + name + ous = using a fictitious name. Pseudonymously is the adverb form and pseudonymousness is the noun form. |
pseudopod (4) | (noun) - false + foot = pseudopodium; a temporary, leg-like protrusion that acts to provide locomotion or food gathering capacity in some one cell organisms. Pseudopodal and pseudopodial are adjective forms. |
pseudopregnancy (4) | (noun) - false + pregnancy = see pseudocyesis; a state resembling pregnancy in some mammals, usually after non-productive copulation. Pseudopregnant is the adjective form. |
pseudorandom (4) | (adj.) - false + random = numbers or items selected by a fixed computational process but still satisfy standard tests for statistical randomness. |
pseudoscience (3) | (noun) - false + knowledge = a set of theories or methods erroneously regarded as scientific. Pseudoscientific is the adjective form and pseudoscientist is the noun for a person who practices this. |
pseudoscorpion (5) | (noun) - false + scorpion = one of the Pseudoscorpiones; tiny arachnids with no stinger which feed on tiny insects and mites. |
pseudosophistication (3) | (noun) - false + clever = false or pretended sophistication. Pseudosophisticated is the adjective form. |
pseudotuberculosis (4) | (noun) - false + small lump + osis = a disease characterized by granulomas resembling tubercular nodules but are not caused by the tubercle bacillus. |