A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphithere
amphithere
noun
(heraldry) A type of winged serpent
amphitrite
amphitrite
noun
Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
antiprimer
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
atropamine
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
bitterbump
campimeter
campimeter
noun
A device used to measure a person's field of vision
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
competitor
competitor
noun
(obsolete) Partner, associate, one working with another toward a common goal.
A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
demipriest
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
diparentum
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
distempers
distempers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distemper
embioptera
emmetropia
emmetropia
noun
The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.
emmetropic
emmetropic
adj
Pertaining to emmetropia.
emphractic
emphractic
adj
(medicine) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
empiricist
empiricist
noun
an advocate or supporter of empiricism
empiristic
empiristic
adj
(physics) Relating to, or resulting from, experience or experiment; following from empirical methods or data.
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
ephemerist
ephemerist
noun
One who collects or studies ephemera.
One who keeps an ephemeris; a diarist.
One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets.
ephraimite
ephraimite
Noun
An of the tribal patriarch a member of the tribe purportedly descended from him, or an inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (930–720 B.C.), in which the tribe of Ephraim was preëminent.
epicentrum
epimeritic
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
epithermal
epithermal
adj
(geology) Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth
(physics) Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion
epitomator
epitomator
noun
An epitomist
epitomiser
epitomiser
noun
Alternative form of epitomizer
epitomizer
epitomizer
noun
An epitomist.
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
exotropism
experiment
experiment
noun
(obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
verb
(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.
(transitive, obsolete) To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.
(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
helipterum
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemipteran
hemipteran
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous
noun
A hemipter.
hemipteron
hemipteron
noun
Alternative form of hemipteran
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.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
hempstring
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hermitship
hermitship
noun
The state of being a hermit.
hippometer
hippometer
noun
An instrument for measuring a horse's height in hands.
hippometry
hipsterism
hipsterism
noun
Something typical of a hipster.
hipness
impairment
impairment
noun
(accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
A deterioration or weakening
A disability or handicap
The result of being impaired
an inefficient part or factor.
impapyrate
imparities
imparities
noun
plural of imparity
impartable
impartable
adj
Capable of being imparted.
impartance
impartance
noun
impartation
impartible
impartible
adj
capable of being imparted or communicated; impartable.
not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible
impartment
impartment
noun
The act of imparting something, or the thing imparted; disclosure.
imperation
imperation
noun
Synonym of empire
The action of governing or commanding; governance.
imperative
imperative
adj
(computing theory) Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
(grammar) Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
Essential; crucial; extremely important.
Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
noun
(countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
(countable, grammar) A verb in imperative mood.
(uncountable, grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
imperatory
imperatory
adj
(archaic) imperative
imperatrix
imperatrix
noun
(historical or archaic) female equivalent of imperator; empress
imperfects
imperfects
noun
plural of imperfect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperfect
imperialty
imperialty
noun
People of imperial rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
The rank, status, power or authority of an imperial.
impetrable
impetrable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
impetrated
impetrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impetrate
impetrator
impetrator
noun
One who impetrates.
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importance
importance
noun
Something of importance.
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
personal status or standing.
significance or prominence.
importless
importless
adj
(obsolete) meaningless
importment
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impostress
impostress
noun
A female impostor.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
imprecates
imprecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate
imprecator
imprecator
noun
One who imprecates or curses.
impregnant
impregnant
adj
(obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
noun
(obsolete) That which impregnates.
impregnate
impregnate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
(transitive) To fertilize.
(transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
(transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
imprinters
imprinters
noun
plural of imprinter
impuberate
impuberate
adj
not puberate
impurities
impurities
noun
plural of impurity
intemporal
inwrapment
jimpricute
limitrophe
limitrophe
adj
Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
lithosperm
mariposite
mariposite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium-rich variety of mica, giving a green color to the generally white dolomitic marble in which it is commonly found.
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
mastership
mastership
noun
(obsolete) Chief work; masterpiece.
A title of respect, sometimes ironic.
Mastery: dominion, superiority, control.
Mastery: superior skill.
The state or office of a master.
maupertuis
mehtarship
mehtarship
noun
The role or status of a mehtar.
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
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
mesotropic
metaphoric
metaphoric
adj
Synonym of metaphorical
metempiric
metempiric
adj
Of or relating to metempirics.
metropolic
metropolis
metropolis
noun
(Orthodox Christianity) The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
(ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
(history, especially Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
micropipet
micropipet
noun
Alternative form of micropipette
middleport
mispresent
mispresent
verb
(transitive) To present badly or wrongly.
misprinted
misprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misprint
misreports
misreports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misreport
misreprint
monopteroi
monopteroi
noun
plural of monopteros
montpelier
montpelier
Proper noun
The state capital of Vermont in the United States of America
A district of Bristol, England.
Any of several other towns in the USA, Canada and the UK.
morphinate
morphinate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt of morphine
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
multiparae
multiparae
noun
plural of multipara
multiplier
multiplier
noun
(arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
(economics) A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
(grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.
(physics) Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
(physics, obsolete) a coil; when Johann Schweigger in 1820 invented the electric coil, increasing the electro-magnetic field from a single wire, this invention was called a multiplier.
A multiplier onion.
myoproteid
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
omniparent
omniparent
adj
That produces all things
noun
A universal parent; god
opacimeter
opacimeter
noun
Any instrument that measures opacity
opisometer
opisometer
noun
A device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.
opsiometer
opsiometer
noun
An old instrument for measuring vision and determining the focal length of a lens that can correct an individual's imperfect eyesight.
optimizers
optimizers
noun
plural of optimizer
optometric
optometric
adj
Of or pertaining to optometry
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
overimport
overimport
verb
(transitive) To import too much of.
palermitan
pandermite
pandermite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of lime, resembling priceite.
parametric
parametric
adj
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or defined using parameters.
noun
A parametric equation
paramitome
paramitome
noun
(biology) The fluid portion of the protoplasm of a cell.
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.
parimutuel
parimutuel
noun
Alternative form of pari-mutuel
parliament
parliament
noun
(historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.
(now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
parmentier
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
partimento
passimeter
passimeter
noun
(rail transport) A turnstile operated from a ticket booth or by a ticket machine.
A pocket pedometer.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pateriform
pateriform
adj
Resembling a patera.
pedatiform
pediastrum
pedometric
pedometric
adj
Relating to pedometrics
Relating to, or measured by, a pedometer
peirameter
peirameter
noun
(dated) A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
pelvimeter
pelvimeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the pelvis.
pelvimetry
pelvimetry
noun
The assessment of the female pelvis in relation to the birth of a baby.
pentamerid
pentaprism
pentaprism
noun
(photography) A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most single-lens reflex cameras
pentremite
pentremite
noun
(zoology) Any member of species of †Pentremites.
peppermint
peppermint
noun
(countable) A confection containing extract of peppermint.
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.