(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphoterus
antichrome
archistome
arthroderm
arthroderm
noun
(zoology) The external covering of an arthropod.
arthromere
arthromere
noun
(anatomy) Any of the constitutive body segments of a jointed animal.
arthrotome
arthrotome
noun
(surgery) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.
atheromata
atheromata
noun
plural of atheroma
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autothermy
bartholemy
bathometer
bathometer
noun
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
bathometry
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
botherment
botherment
noun
bother; annoyance
bothersome
bothersome
adj
Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
brightsome
brightsome
adj
(archaic) Marked by brightness or brilliance; resplendent in appearance; shining.
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
centrahoma
cetomorpha
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
charlemont
chemotroph
chemotroph
noun
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
chirometer
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
chromatone
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromitite
chromitite
noun
(geology) An igneous rock composed mostly of chromite
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
cytochrome
cytochrome
noun
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
dermotherm
dichromate
dichromate
noun
(chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
earthmover
earthmover
noun
A vehicle designed to excavate or transport earth in large quantities.
earthsmoke
earthworms
earthworms
noun
plural of earthworm
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
ektachrome
elotherium
endothermy
endothermy
noun
(biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism
enomotarch
enomotarch
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of an enomoty.
enthraldom
enthraldom
noun
Alternative form of enthralldom
eremophyte
eremophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment
erymanthos
erymanthos
Proper noun
A mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
A river in the southwestern Peloponnese in southwestern Greece, it flows into the Achaia and the Ilia prefectures
etheriform
etheriform
adj
Having the form of ether.
ethmovomer
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
exothermal
exothermal
adj
exothermic
exothermic
exothermic
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.
(chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat.
(zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded.
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
fathometer
fathometer
noun
(nautical) A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
foremother
foremother
Noun
A female ancestor.
forthcomer
forthcomer
noun
(archaic) One who comes forth.
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
furomethyl
futhermore
futhermore
adv
Misspelling of furthermore.
geisotherm
geisotherm
noun
Archaic form of geoisotherm.
geothermal
geothermal
adj
pertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior
geothermic
geothermic
adj
geothermal
godmothers
godmothers
noun
plural of godmother
gudemother
haemometer
haemometer
Noun
A hemadynamometer.
hammertoes
hammertoes
noun
plural of hammertoe
hammerwort
hammerwort
noun
Parietaria officinalis, a plant of the nettle family.
hamrongite
haptometer
haptometer
noun
An instrument for measuring sensitivity to touch, by adding and removing weights that produce pressure.
harrowment
hatemonger
hatemonger
noun
A person who encourages hatred towards a person or group of people.
hectograms
hectograms
noun
plural of hectogram
hectometer
hectometer
noun
US spelling of hectometre
hektometer
heliometer
heliometer
noun
An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.
heliometry
heliometry
noun
The measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc.
hematocrit
hematocrit
noun
(medicine) The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
(medicine, countable) A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood.
hemelytron
hemelytron
noun
(anatomy) An insect's forewing with both membranous and hardened portions.
hemipteron
hemipteron
noun
Alternative form of hemipteran
hemitremor
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemothorax
hemothorax
noun
(pathology) A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity
hemotrophe
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
heptameron
heptameron
noun
A literary work whose action covers a period of seven days.
herniotome
herniotomy
herniotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia.
herotheism
herotheism
noun
The worship of a human hero as a god.
heteroatom
heteroatom
noun
(chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.
(chemistry) Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogen.
heterogamy
heterogamy
noun
(biology) The state of conjugating gametes that are different in size, structure and function.
(sociology) Marriage or similar union between people of different sexes, or social strata, such as races.
heteromera
heteromeri
heteromita
heteronomy
heteronomy
noun
(biology) The condition of being heteronomous.
The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
The state of being beholden to external influences.
heteronymy
heteronymy
noun
(by extension) Dissimilarity of people in a single group.
A single word or symbol that can have different but related meanings.
Resulting from the actions of multiple or external causal agents.
The condition of being heteronyms; the relationship between two words with different meanings and either the same spelling or the same pronunciation but not both.
The unrelatedness of words for items that are related by being members of a single category.
The use of multiple names for a single person or thing; polyonymy
heterosome
heterosome
noun
(genetics) sex chromosome
heterosomi
highermost
highermost
adj
Uppermost; in the highest position.
hindermost
hindermost
adj
hindmost
hippometer
hippometer
noun
An instrument for measuring a horse's height in hands.
hippometry
hithermost
hithermost
adj
(archaic) Nearest to this side.
homeotherm
homeotherm
noun
A creature that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence.
homoerotic
homoerotic
adj
Arousing a homosexual desire.
Pertaining to homosexual love or desire
homopteran
homopteran
noun
Any insect of the former hemipteran order Homoptera.
homopteron
homothermy
hydrometer
hydrometer
noun
An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.
hydrometra
hydrometra
noun
An accumulation of thin mucus or other watery fluid in the cavity of the uterus.
hydrometry
hydrometry
noun
(physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers
hydrostome
hyetometer
hygrometer
hygrometer
noun
(meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.
hygrometry
hygrometry
noun
The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
hyosternum
hyosternum
noun
(anatomy) hyoplastron
hyotherium
hypothermy
hypothermy
noun
Alternative form of hypothermia
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
idiothermy
isothermal
isothermal
adj
Of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
Of or pertaining to an isotherm
noun
(geography) An isotherm
isothermic
isothermic
adj
(meteorology) Of equal or constant temperature with respect to space, volume, or pressure.
(physics) (Of a thermodynamic process) during which the temperature remains constant.
khartoumer
largemouth
largemouth
adj
Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
noun
A creature of this kind.
limitrophe
limitrophe
adj
Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
lithomarge
lithomarge
noun
kaolinite
lithometer
lithosperm
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
macrothere
macrothere
noun
A chalicothere of a Macrotherium
macrotherm
marathoner
marathoner
noun
Someone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races.
masterhood
masterhood
noun
The condition of being a master
matterhorn
matterhorn
Proper noun
An iconic pyramidal mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy.
Something difficult to achieve or to surmount.
medithorax
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mesothorax
mesothorax
noun
(entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present.
mesotrocha
metachrome
metachrome
adj
Designating dyes and mordants that are applied together
metamorphy
metamorphy
noun
The quality of being metamorphic.
metaphoric
metaphoric
adj
Synonym of metaphorical
metatheory
metatheory
noun
A theory about a theory.
Examination of the theory or theories relating to a certain field of study or endeavour.
metathorax
metathorax
noun
(entomology) The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present.