A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
crepitated
crepitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crepitate
cryptodire
cryptodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
deaspirate
deaspirate
verb
(transitive, phonetics) To change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
decrepitly
decrepitly
adv
In a decrepit way.
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
demipriest
dennisport
depatriate
depatriate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To withdraw, or cause to withdraw, from one's country; to banish.
deperition
depertible
depertible
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) divisible
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depositors
depositors
noun
plural of depositor
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
depreciant
depreciate
depreciate
verb
(intransitive) To decline in value over time.
(transitive) To belittle or disparage.
(transitive) To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
descriptor
descriptor
noun
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
(linguistics) A word or expression used to describe or identify something.
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
dexiotrope
diaphorite
diaphorite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
diastrophe
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
diotrephes
diparentum
diphtheria
diphtheria
noun
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
diphtheric
diphtheric
adj
Relating to, or having, diphtheria.
diploptera
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
discrepate
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispergate
dispersant
dispersant
noun
(chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid.
dispersity
dispersity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is dispersed.
(uncountable) The state of being dispersed, of being a dispersion.
dispirited
dispirited
adj
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispirit
disportive
disreputed
disreputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrepute
disreputes
disreputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrepute
disrespect
disrespect
noun
A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.
verb
(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disrupture
disrupture
noun
Alternative form of disruption
disscepter
dissceptre
dissipater
dissipater
noun
Alternative form of dissipator
distempers
distempers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distemper
dopplerite
dopplerite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-black native hydrocarbon occurring in elastic or jelly-like masses, derived from the maceration of peat.
driftpiece
dryopteris
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
endotrophi
endotropic
epidiorite
epidiorite
noun
A greenish metamorphic rock composed of plagioclase and hornblende.
eupatridae
eupatridae
Noun
The ancient nobility of the Greek region of Attica.
eurypterid
eurypterid
noun
A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land.
expediters
expediters
noun
plural of expediter
expenditor
expertised
expertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expertise
expertized
expertized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expertize
extirpated
extirpated
adj
(of a species) Locally extinct (though alive elsewhere).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extirpate
fieldstrip
fieldstrip
verb
Alternative form of field strip
forcipated
forcipated
adj
Like a pair of forceps.
gliderport
gliderport
noun
(aviation) An airport for gliders.
heptandria
heredipety
impetrated
impetrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impetrate
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
indescript
indescript
adj
(rare) undescribed
inspirited
inspirited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inspirit
interloped
interloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlope
interpaved
interplead
interplead
verb
(law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an interpleader.
interposed
interposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interpose
interppled
intrepidly
intrepidly
adv
In an intrepid manner
leopardite
lepidopter
lepidopter
noun
lepidopteran; one of the Lepidoptera.
leptandrin
leptandrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter glucoside obtained from plants in the genus Leptandra.
mercaptide
mercaptide
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) thiolate
mercaptids
meropodite
meropodite
noun
(biology) A segment of the endopodite of a crustacean between the ischiopodite and the carpopodite
middleport
misprinted
misprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misprint
myoproteid
nonproteid
nonproteid
adj
(archaic) Synonym of nonprotein
nonstriped
nonstriped
adj
Not striped.
notopterid
notopterid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Notopteridae, the featherbacks.
offprinted
offprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of offprint
orthopedia
orthopedia
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
orthopedic
orthopedic
adj
Of, or relating to orthopedics.
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
paediatric
paediatric
adj
Alternative spelling of pediatric
paedotribe
pandermite
pandermite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of lime, resembling priceite.
parcidenta
parethmoid
parethmoid
adj
(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.
noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
parotidean
parotidean
Adjective
Relating to the parotid gland.
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pastorised
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
patricides
patricides
noun
plural of patricide
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
patronized
patronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronize
pedantries
pedantries
noun
plural of pedantry
pedatiform
pederastic
pederastic
adj
In a manner which suggests pederasty.
Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.
pedestrial
pedestrial
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to the feet; using the foot or feet.