(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amphimorula
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
calomorphic
capilliform
capilliform
adj
Having the form of a hair
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
chromophile
chromophile
noun
(cytology) Any cell that can be easily stained.
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.
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.
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
copolymeric
copolymeric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a copolymer
corporalism
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
dimercaprol
dimercaprol
noun
(organic chemistry) The mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning.
electropism
fibrolipoma
fibrolipoma
noun
(pathology) A lipoma characterised by the presence of fibrous connective tissue
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
foreglimpse
foreglimpse
noun
A glimpse or revelation of the future.
verb
To glimpse something in the future.
halomorphic
halomorphic
adj
Of soil: containing enough salt to affect plant growth.
heliamphora
hemeralopia
hemeralopia
noun
(medicine) The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
(medicine, archaic) Night blindness.
hemeralopic
hemeralopic
adj
(medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
hermoupolis
holomorphic
holomorphic
adj
(complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain.
Having holohedral symmetry.
hylomorphic
hylomorphic
adj
Pertaining to hylomorphism.
hyperbolism
hyperbolism
noun
(countable) An instance of hyperbole
(countable, geometry) A blow-up of a curve at a point.
(uncountable) The use of hyperbole
hypermotile
hypermotile
adj
Abnormally or excessively motile.
hypsiliform
imperiously
imperiously
adv
In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
implementor
implementor
noun
Alternative spelling of implementer
implicatory
implicatory
adj
Relating to implication.
imploration
imploration
noun
The action of imploring; begging, beseeching.
imploratory
imploratory
adj
supplicatory; entreating
imploringly
imploringly
adv
Beseechingly; in a manner that beseeches or implores.
impopularly
importantly
importantly
adv
(sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance.
In an important manner.
importunely
importunely
adv
(obsolete) In an importune manner.
improvingly
improvingly
adv
In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person).
laeotropism
lagomorphic
lagomorphic
adj
Characteristic of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha.
Shaped like a hare.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lapilliform
lapilliform
adj
Having the form of small stones.
leprosarium
leprosarium
noun
An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
lipochromic
lipofibroma
lipofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign fibroma characterised by ectopic fatty tissue in the dermis
liposarcoma
liposarcoma
noun
(pathology) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue
lipotropism
loimography
luminophore
luminophore
noun
(chemistry, physics) That part of a molecule that is responsible for a given emission band when it undergoes luminescence.
macroplasia
macroplasia
noun
(medicine) Excessive development of part of the body
mailpersons
mailpersons
noun
plural of mailperson
malapropian
malapropian
adj
malapropic
malapropish
malapropish
adj
Relating to, or inclined toward, malapropism.
malapropism
malapropism
noun
(countable) An instance of this; malaprop.
(uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.
malapropist
malapropist
noun
One who utters malapropisms.
maleruption
maleruption
noun
(dentistry) The abnormal eruption of a tooth.
maliceproof
manipulator
manipulator
noun
A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something.
A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.
Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates.
mariupolite
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.
metropoleis
metropoleis
noun
(rare) plural of metropolis
In the sense of any large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas:
metropolite
metropolite
noun
(obsolete) A metropolitan.
microcephal
microphylls
microphylls
noun
plural of microphyll
microphytal
microphytal
adj
(botany) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.
microscopal
microscopal
adj
Of or pertaining to microscopy or microscopes
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
milksoppery
milksoppery
noun
weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour
milleporine
milleporite
milleporite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil millepore.
milleporous
millersport
miniproblem
misproposal
monoplasric
monopolaric
monopoliser
monopoliser
noun
Alternative form of monopolizer
monopolizer
monopolizer
noun
One who monopolizes.
monopylaria
montpellier
montpellier
Proper noun
The capital city of the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France.
morphically
morphically
adv
In a morphic manner
morphologic
morphologic
adj
Of or pertaining to morphology; morphological
multiparous
multiparous
adj
Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.
Producing several offspring at one time.
multiplexor
multiplexor
noun
Alternative spelling of multiplexer
multiported
multiported
adj
Having more than one port.
naupliiform
nonimperial
nonimperial
adj
Not imperial.
obpyramidal
ombrophilic
ombrophilic
adj
Synonym of ombrophilous
overamplify
overamplify
verb
To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal
To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud.
palindromes
palindromes
noun
plural of palindrome
palindromic
palindromic
adj
Beginning and ending in a similar way.
Of, relating to, or being a palindrome.
pallometric
palmatiform
palmiferous
palmiferous
adj
Bearing palms.
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
panoramical
panoramical
adj
Archaic form of panoramic.
papilliform
papilliform
adj
Shaped like a papilla
paracolpium
paralimnion
paralogisms
paralogisms
noun
plural of paralogism
paromologia
paromologia
Noun
A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument.
pastoralism
pastoralism
noun
The state of being pastoral.
animal husbandry; the raising and herding of farm animals
patelliform
patelliform
adj
Having the shape of a patella.
Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.
patrimonial
patrimonial
adj
Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors.
Of or pertaining to patrimony.
paxilliform
paxilliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a paxilla.
pelargonium
pelargonium
noun
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, commonly called geraniums.
pelicometer
penciliform
peristomial
peristomial
adj
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
permoralize
peroxisomal
peroxisomal
adj
Of or pertaining to the peroxisome
personalism
personalism
noun
(philosophy) A doctrine of subjective idealism that regards personality as the means of interpreting reality.
The character of being personal.
pimpleproof
piroplasmic
piroplasmic
adj
Related to piroplasmata
planariform
planariform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the planarians.
planomiller
planuliform
planuliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a planula.
platformish
platformism
platformism
noun
(anarchism) An anarchist tendency stressing the need for organizations that can influence working-class and peasant movements through ideological and tactical unity, collective responsibility, and federalism.
platformist
platformist
noun
A supporter of platformism.
pleiomerous
pleiomerous
adj
(botany, of a flower) having a greater than normal number of parts
pleochroism
pleochroism
noun
(physics) The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.
pleomorphic
pleomorphic
adj
of, related to, or exhibiting pleomorphism
pleurosigma
pleurotomid
plinthiform
pliothermic
pliothermic
adj
Of or relating to a period in geological history of above-average temperature.
plumiformly
plumigerous
plumigerous
adj
Feathered; having feathers.
plumuliform
pluviometer
pluviometer
noun
(meteorology) A scientific instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall.
pluviometry
pluviometry
noun
The scientific measurement of rainfall.
plyometrics
plyometrics
noun
A form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.
pocilliform
pocilliform
adj
(biology, rare) In the shape of a small cup.
poecilomere
polarimeter
polarimeter
noun
An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound; cf. colmascope.
polarimetry
polarimetry
noun
(chemistry) Analysis using a polarimeter
(physics) The measurement of the polarization of electromagnetic radiation
policymaker
policymaker
noun
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
pollinarium
pollinarium
noun
(botany) The structure in an orchid flower which becomes attached to an insect during pollination. Includes the pollinia, caudicle, and viscidium.
poltroonism
poltroonism
noun
Synonym of poltroonery
polyandrism
polyandrism
noun
(rare) polyandry
polyandrium
polyandrium
noun
A polyandrion.
polybromide
polybromide
adj
(chemistry, of a molecule or ion) containing three or more bromine atoms
noun
(chemistry) A molecule or ion containing three or more bromine atoms