Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinosphaerium
alectoromorphous
amphicyrtous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropoclimatologist
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthropopsychism
antiempiricism
antiempiricism
noun
Opposition to empiricism.
antiempiricist
antiempiricist
noun
(philosophy) One who opposes empiricism.
antipragmaticism
antirepublicanism
antiscripturism
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
aphthartodocetism
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apperceptionism
archaeopterygiformes
archdiplomatist
archeptolemus
archimperialist
archimperialist
noun
A strong supporter of imperialism.
archimperialistic
archimpressionist
aristorepublicanism
arteriosympathectomy
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
astrocompass
astrocompass
noun
A form of compass in which direction is evaluated by sighting stars of known position
astrophotometrical
astrophotometrical
adj
Relating to astrophotometry.
astrospherecentrosomic
asymmetrocarpous
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
autopsychorhythmia
basiparachromatin
batrachospermum
blepharosphincterectomy
calyptrimorphous
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
campestrian
campestrian
adj
Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
campmaster
campmaster
noun
The person in charge of a camp.
camptosorus
campulitropous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
caprolactams
caprolactams
noun
plural of caprolactam
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
carpometacarpus
carpometacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
castanospermum
cataphrygianism
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
centripetalism
centripetalism
noun
The advocacy of a centripetal state.
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
centrospermae
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chapelmaster
chapelmaster
noun
A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.
chemoserotherapy
chemotherapeuticness
chemotherapeutics
chemotherapeutics
noun
plural of chemotherapeutic
chemotherapies
chemotherapies
noun
plural of chemotherapy
chemotherapist
chemotherapist
noun
One who administers chemotherapy.
chemotherapists
chemotherapists
noun
plural of chemotherapist
chorioepitheliomas
chorioepitheliomas
noun
plural of chorioepithelioma
christadelphianism
christianopaganism
chromatodysopia
chromatophilous
chromatophorous
chromatoplasm
chromatoplasm
noun
(cytology) The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment
chromatopsia
chromatopsia
noun
A visual aberration in which objects appear abnormally coloured, such as xanthopsia or cyanopia.
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
noun
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
chromatoscopy
chromatosphere
chromatosphere
noun
A chromosphere.
chromatospheric
chromoplast
chromoplast
noun
(biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chromoplasts
chromoplasts
noun
plural of chromoplast
chromotherapist
chromotherapist
noun
A practitioner of chromotherapy.
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumspatial
circumspatial
adj
Of or pertaining to the surrounding space
cirsophthalmia
climatotherapeutics
climatotherapies
commentatorship
commentatorship
noun
The office or occupation of a commentator.
compactors
compactors
noun
plural of compactor
comparatist
comparatist
noun
a person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works
comparatists
comparatists
noun
plural of comparatist
comparativeness
comparativeness
noun
The state or quality of being comparative.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
comparativist
comparativist
noun
Alternative form of comparatist
comparators
comparators
noun
plural of comparator
compartmentalizes
compartmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize
compartments
compartments
noun
plural of compartment
comparts
comparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compart
compatriotism
compatriotism
noun
The condition of being compatriots.
compatriots
compatriots
noun
plural of compatriot
compensator
compensator
noun
(literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation
(nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
A building control device used to deliver the compensation relationship or curve between the air temperature outside a building and the temperature of water or air provided to spaces or zones within the building for purposes of heating or cooling.
Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
compensators
compensators
noun
plural of compensator
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
complementaries
complementaries
noun
plural of complementary
complementariness
complementariness
noun
The state or quality of being complementary; complementarity.
complementarism
complicators
complicators
noun
plural of complicator
complimentariness
complimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being complimentary.
compositorial
compositorial
adj
Relating to a compositor.
noun
(mathematics) The product of all composite numbers less than or equal to a particular number.
compresbyterial
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
contemplators
contemplators
noun
plural of contemplator
contemporaneous
contemporaneous
adj
Existing or created in the same period of time.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
contemporaneousness
contemporaneousness
noun
The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous.
contemporaries
contemporaries
noun
plural of contemporary
contemporariness
contemporariness
noun
The state or quality of being contemporary.
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
corporationism
corporatism
corporatism
noun
(derogatory, possibly nonstandard) The influence or effects of large business corporations.
The principle or practice of corporate action; (in later use chiefly) specifically, a political ideology which advocates for government and social organization by collective interest groups.
corporatisms
corporatisms
noun
plural of corporatism
corporativism
corporativism
noun
Synonym of corporatism
cosmographist
cosmographist
noun
A cosmographer.
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
cotemporaneous
cotemporaneous
adj
Living or existing at the same time; contemporaneous.