(chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphichrome
amphichromy
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphierotic
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
apoturmeric
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
cacomorphia
cacospermia
calomorphic
campaniform
campaniform
adj
In the shape of a bell
camphoronic
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
circumpolar
circumpolar
adj
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
Located or found throughout a polar region.
comparatist
comparatist
noun
a person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
comparisons
comparisons
noun
plural of comparison
comparition
compatriots
compatriots
noun
plural of compatriot
compendiary
compilatory
compilatory
adj
Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
complicator
complicator
noun
One who or that which complicates.
comprachico
comprachico
noun
(folklore) A person who deliberately mutilates a growing child in order to induce freakish physical traits.
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copartiment
corporalism
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.
crackpotism
creophagism
crepidomata
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cuprammonia
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
cypraeiform
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
dermatoptic
dermatropic
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dimercaprol
dimercaprol
noun
(organic chemistry) The mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning.
emancipator
emancipator
noun
A person who emancipates.
gramophonic
gramophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the gramophone.
gymnocarpic
halomorphic
halomorphic
adj
Of soil: containing enough salt to affect plant growth.
hemeralopic
hemeralopic
adj
(medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
hemoproctia
homographic
homographic
adj
(geometry) Having the same invariants.
Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound.
Spelled identically.
hypocarpium
hypocarpium
noun
(botany) An enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.
hypochromia
hypochromia
noun
(pathology) hypochromic anemia
implicatory
implicatory
adj
Relating to implication.
importances
importances
noun
plural of importance
importunacy
importunacy
noun
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.
The quality of being importunate.
imprecation
imprecation
noun
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
imprecators
imprecators
noun
plural of imprecator
imprecatory
imprecatory
adj
That imprecates or invokes evil.
improcreant
isopicramic
katamorphic
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lagomorphic
lagomorphic
adj
Characteristic of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha.
Shaped like a hare.
liposarcoma
liposarcoma
noun
(pathology) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue
machiasport
macrophagic
macrophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to macrophages
macrophytic
macrophytic
adj
Relating to macrophytes.
macroplasia
macroplasia
noun
(medicine) Excessive development of part of the body
macropodian
macropodian
noun
(zoology, archaic) A macropod.
macropodine
macropodine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the kangaroos and wallabies
noun
Any marsupial of the subfamily Macropodinae
macroscopic
macroscopic
adj
(physics) Having an appreciable mass.
Visible to the unassisted eye.
macrosporic
macrosporic
adj
Of or pertaining to macrospores.
maliceproof
mancipatory
mancipatory
adj
Of or pertaining to mancipation.
mediocarpal
mediocarpal
adj
(anatomy) In the middle of the carpal region.
melographic
melographic
adj
(dated, of a musical instrument) Capable of producing a written transcription of any music played upon it.
metamorphic
metamorphic
adj
(geology) Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).
(zoology) Pertaining to metamorphosis.
Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.
noun
(mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.
metatrophic
metatrophic
adj
Deriving sustenance from dead organic matter.
metrectopia
metropathic
metropathic
adj
Of or relating to metropathia.
microampere
microampere
noun
One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of an ampere.
microcephal
micrographs
micrographs
noun
plural of micrograph
micrography
micrography
noun
An ancient Jewish form of calligram, using tiny Hebrew letters to form designs.
Examination or study by means of the microscope, as of an etched surface of metal to determine its structure.
The description of microscopic objects.
microphages
microphages
noun
plural of microphage
microphakia
microphakia
noun
Abnormal small size of the lens of the eye.
microphobia
microphobia
noun
A morbid fear of microbes.
microphytal
microphytal
adj
(botany) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.
microscopal
microscopal
adj
Of or pertaining to microscopy or microscopes
mogigraphic
monocarpian
monographic
monographic
adj
Drawn in lines without colours.
Of or pertaining to a monograph or treatise.
monoplasric
monopolaric
morphactins
morphactins
noun
plural of morphactin
morphically
morphically
adv
In a morphic manner
motographic
motographic
adj
Relating to the motograph.
nomographic
nomographic
adj
Relating to nomograms
palindromic
palindromic
adj
Beginning and ending in a similar way.
Of, relating to, or being a palindrome.
pallometric
panharmonic
panicmonger
panicmonger
noun
A person who spreads panic among others, a fearmonger, a scaremonger.
panoramical
panoramical
adj
Archaic form of panoramic.
pantometric
paracolpium
paramoecium
paramoecium
noun
Alternative spelling of paramecium
paramorphic
paramorphic
adj
Of, relating to, or produced by paramorphism.
paronychium
paronychium
noun
perionychium
pathoformic
pathogermic
patrocinium
patrocinium
noun
(historical) The distinctive relationship in Ancient Roman society between a patron and a client.
patronymics
patronymics
noun
plural of patronymic
perisomatic
perisomatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a perisome
Surrounding a soma of a neuron
phonogramic
phonogramic
adj
Alternative form of phonogrammic
piroplasmic
piroplasmic
adj
Related to piroplasmata
pockmarking
pockmarking
verb
present participle of pockmark
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
polychromia
polychromia
noun
A genetic disorder resulting in irregular or excessive coloration of the skin.
polymicrian
polypharmic
pomacentrid
pomacentrid
noun
(Ichthyology) Any of the Pomacentridae, a family of perciform fish comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes
praecordium
precosmical
precosmical
adj
precosmic
preromantic
preromantic
adj
Prior to the Romantic movement.
proacademic
proamniotic
proamniotic
adj
Relating to the proamnion
problematic
problematic
adj
(logic, dated) Only affirming the possibility that a predicate be actualised.
(sociology) Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).
Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.
Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.
a problematic analysis
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.