(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
acclamatory
acclamatory
adj
Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accumulator
accumulator
noun
(Britain) A wet-cell storage battery.
(UK, education, historical) One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
(cryptography) A one way membership function.
(engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
(gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
(literally) One who, or that which, accumulates.
(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
acrostolium
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
admiralties
admiralties
noun
plural of admiralty
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglomerate
agglomerate
adj
collected into a ball, heap, or mass
noun
(geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
A collection or mass.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
albumimeter
alchemister
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
aldermanate
aldermanate
noun
The members of the aldermanate, collectively.
The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town.
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aldermaston
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algometries
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalometry
alloerotism
alloerotism
noun
Synonym of alloeroticism
alloiometry
allometries
allometries
noun
plural of allometry
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
altimetries
altimetries
noun
plural of altimetry
amalgamater
amalgamator
amalgamator
noun
(dentistry) A device for preparing amalgam.
One who amalgamates.
amatorially
amatorially
adv
In an amatory manner, romantically.
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambilateral
ambilateral
adj
(medicine) Affecting both sides of the body, or of an organ.
ambrosterol
ambulatoria
ameliorated
ameliorated
adj
Having had problem(s) improved upon; having been the subject of amelioration.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate
ameliorates
ameliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate
ameliorativ
ameliorator
ameliorator
noun
A person who, or thing which, ameliorates.
amherstdale
amobarbital
amobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₃ as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum.
amoralities
amoralities
noun
plural of amorality
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
amphistylar
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
antemarital
antimalaria
antimalaria
adj
Acting to relieve or prevent a malaria infection
antirealism
antirealism
noun
(philosophy) Any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities, or denial that certain general statements are objectively either true or false.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
apartmental
apartmental
adj
Of or relating to apartment buildings.
apparelment
apparelment
noun
The manner in which someone is clothed, including accessories.
archambault
arhythmical
arhythmical
adj
Arrhythmic, having no rhythm.
armorplated
arrythmical
assimilator
assimilator
noun
A person or thing which assimilates.
In algae, a filament of cells involved with photosynthesis, usually full of chloroplasts.
baltimorean
baltimorite
barbitalism
barbitalism
noun
(pathology) barbital poisoning
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartolommeo
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
bdellometer
bdellometer
noun
(medicine) A cupping glass to which a scarificator and an exhausting syringe is attached.
biomaterial
biomaterial
noun
A nonviable, biocompatible material used in a medical device, intended to interact with biological systems or to evaluate, treat, augment, or replace any tissue, organ, or function of the body.
biometrical
biometrical
adj
Of or pertaining to biometrics.
bitterbloom
blairmorite
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blastomeres
blastomeres
noun
plural of blastomere
blastomeric
blastomeric
adj
Relating to blastomeres.
blemmatrope
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
brabblement
brabblement
noun
(dated) A brabble; a noisy contest or wrangle.
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
brittlestem
brittlestem
noun
A plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
bromgelatin
bromothymol
bromothymol
noun
(organic chemistry) A brominated derivative of thymol that is formally part of the structure of the dye bromothymol blue
brotuliform
brulyiement
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
buttermilks
buttermilks
noun
plural of buttermilk
calamistral
calamistrum
calamistrum
noun
(zoology) A comb-like structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibres in the construction of their webs.
calathiform
calorimeter
calorimeter
noun
(physics) An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.
calorimetry
calorimetry
noun
(physics) The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.
calorimotor
calorimotor
noun
A voltaic battery with a large surface of plate, producing powerful heating effects.
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
caprolactam
caprolactam
noun
(organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.
carmelitess
ceilometers
ceilometers
noun
plural of ceilometer
centinormal
centinormal
adj
(chemistry) Having a concentration one hundredth that of a normal solution
centralisms
centralisms
noun
plural of centralism
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
chlorimeter
chlorimeter
noun
Alternative form of chlorometer
chlorimetry
chlorimetry
noun
Alternative form of chlorometry
chlorometer
chlorometer
noun
An instrument to test the bleaching power of chloride of lime.
chlorometry
chlorometry
noun
The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine.
chromatical
chromatical
adj
(obsolete) chromatic
chromeplate
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
chromoplast
chromoplast
noun
(biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
circumflect
circumflect
verb
(transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
To bend around.
circumlitio
circumplect
clamatorial
clamatorial
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the Clamatores.
climacteric
climacteric
adj
(medicine) Relating to a period of physiological change during middle age; especially, menopausal.
Climactic.
Critical or crucial; decisive.
Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life.
noun
(medicine) The period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women; the menopause.
A critical stage or decisive point; a turning point.
A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place, calculated in different ways by different authorities (often identified as every seventh or ninth year).
clinometers
clinometers
noun
plural of clinometer
clinometria
clinometric
clinometric
adj
Relating to the oblique crystalline forms, or to solids which have oblique angles between the axes.
Relating to, or measured by, a clinometer.
cliometrics
cliometrics
noun
The use of econometrics to study economic history.
cliseometer
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
clutterment
colletarium
colleterium
colleterium
noun
(zoology) An organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
collimators
collimators
noun
plural of collimator
collutorium
collutorium
noun
Synonym of mouth wash
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
colorimeter
colorimeter
noun
(analytical chemistry) An analytic instrument that estimates the concentration of a substance in a sample by measuring its color against the solution's complementary color.
Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.
colorimetry
colorimetry
noun
(analytical chemistry) Analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour.
The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.