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
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
aphthartodocetism
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apperceptionism
archaeopterygiformes
archdiplomatist
archeptolemus
archimpressionist
aristorepublicanism
arteriosympathectomy
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
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
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
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
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.
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
centropomus
centrospermae
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptivities
chemoserotherapy
chemosorption
chemosorptive
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
chemotropism
chemotropism
noun
(biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
chondroseptum
chorioepitheliomas
chorioepitheliomas
noun
plural of chorioepithelioma
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.
chromotropism
chromotropism
noun
(biology) orientation relative to a colour stimulus
chronotropism
chronotropism
noun
(physiology) Modification of the regularity of a periodical movement, such as the heart's action
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cicrumspections
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumposition
circumposition
noun
(chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
(linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.
circumscription
circumscription
noun
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
circumscriptions
circumscriptions
noun
plural of circumscription
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
cirsophthalmia
climatotherapeutics
climatotherapies
colpohysterotomy
colpohysterotomy
noun
(surgery, obsolete) A hysterotomy carried out via the vagina.
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
compester
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
competitorship
competitorship
noun
The role or status of a competitor.
competitress
competitress
noun
(archaic) A female competitor.
complementaries
complementaries
noun
plural of complementary
complementariness
complementariness
noun
The state or quality of being complementary; complementarity.
complementarism
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
completers
completers
noun
plural of completer
completories
completories
noun
plural of completory
complicators
complicators
noun
plural of complicator
complimentariness
complimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being complimentary.
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
comportments
comportments
noun
plural of comportment
comports
comports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comport
compositor
compositor
noun
(computer graphics) A system that puts images together in a buffer (such as individual windows on a desktop) to generate a final display image.
A person who sets type; a typesetter.
One who, or that which, composes or sets in order.
compositorial
compositorial
adj
Relating to a compositor.
noun
(mathematics) The product of all composite numbers less than or equal to a particular number.
compositors
compositors
noun
plural of compositor
compositure
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
compresbyter
compresbyterial
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
compressibilities
compressibilities
noun
plural of compressibility
compressibility
compressibility
noun
(thermodynamics) The product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.
The degree to which something is compressible.
compressometer
comprest
comprest
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of compress
compriest
comptrollers
comptrollers
noun
plural of comptroller
comptrollership
comptrollership
noun
The position or office of a comptroller.
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
computerdoms
computerese
computerese
noun
(informal, dated) The jargon associated with computers.
computereses
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
computerises
computerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerise