(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.
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
bromopicrin
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
cecomorphic
cetomorphic
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chemotropic
chemotropic
adj
(biology) of, related to, or in response to chemotropism
chromophile
chromophile
noun
(cytology) Any cell that can be easily stained.
chromotypic
chromotypic
adj
Relating to chromotypes; produced by chromotypy
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
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
competitory
competitory
adj
(dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
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.
compositors
compositors
noun
plural of compositor
compositure
comprachico
comprachico
noun
(folklore) A person who deliberately mutilates a growing child in order to induce freakish physical traits.
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
compression
compression
noun
(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
compressive
compressive
adj
That compresses
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
compromised
compromised
adj
Having been compromised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compromise
compromiser
compromiser
noun
One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily
compromises
compromises
noun
plural of compromise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compromise
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
coopersmith
copartiment
copolymeric
copolymeric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a copolymer
coppersmith
coppersmith
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
A person who forges things out of copper.
copromoting
copromoting
verb
present participle of copromote
cormophytic
cormophytic
adj
Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte.
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
cryptonymic
cryptonymic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryptonyms.
cuprammonia
cymographic
cymographic
adj
Of or relating to the cymograph.
cynomorphic
cynomorphic
adj
doglike
cypraeiform
cypriniform
cypriniform
noun
Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches
cypseliform
cypseliform
adj
(zoology) Like or belonging to the swifts (Cypselidae, now known as the Apodidae.)
cytotropism
cytotropism
noun
The movement of cells in response to an external stimulus
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
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
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
dermotropic
dermotropic
adj
Synonym of dermatotropic
desmotropic
dimercaprol
dimercaprol
noun
(organic chemistry) The mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning.
dromotropic
dromotropic
adj
(physiology) Affecting the conductivity of cardiac muscle, used of the influence of cardiac nerves.
ectomorphic
ectomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an ectomorph
electropism
emancipator
emancipator
noun
A person who emancipates.
embroscopic
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endospermic
endospermic
adj
of, or relating to the endosperm
epembryonic
forcipiform
forcipiform
adj
forceps-shaped
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.
hemimorphic
hemimorphic
adj
(crystallography) Having the two ends (of an axis) modified with unlike planes.
hemoproctia
hemotrophic
hemotrophic
adj
That obtains nutrition from blood
hippodromic
hippodromic
adj
Relating to a hippodrome.
hippometric
holomorphic
holomorphic
adj
(complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain.
Having holohedral symmetry.
homographic
homographic
adj
(geometry) Having the same invariants.
Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound.
Spelled identically.
homomorphic
homomorphic
adj
(algebra) Of or pertaining to homomorphism; having a homomorphism.
hylomorphic
hylomorphic
adj
Pertaining to hylomorphism.
hypercosmic
hypercosmic
adj
(rare) Extraordinarily cosmic; that which truly transcends the very cosmos; supercosmic.
hypocarpium
hypocarpium
noun
(botany) An enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.
hypochromia
hypochromia
noun
(pathology) hypochromic anemia
hypochromic
hypochromic
adj
(medicine) Having a lower than normal amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells
(physics, chemistry) Describing a decrease in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment
hypocorisms
hypocorisms
noun
plural of hypocorism
hypocrinism
hypodermics
hypodermics
noun
plural of hypodermic
hypomorphic
hypomorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) causing a partial loss of gene function.
hypothermic
hypothermic
adj
Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.
hypsometric
hypsometric
adj
Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)
idiomorphic
idiomorphic
adj
idiomorphous; having a distinctive form
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.
imprecision
imprecision
noun
A lack of precision or exactness; poor accuracy.
improcreant
incomposure
isopicramic
katamorphic
kymographic
kymographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
lagomorphic
lagomorphic
adj
Characteristic of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha.
Shaped like a hare.
lipochromic
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