(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acetomorphin
amphicentric
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
antimephitic
antimephitic
adj
Countering mephitic gases.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
attemperance
attemperance
noun
(obsolete) temperance; attemperament
becompliment
campanulatae
campanulated
campanulated
adj
Alternative form of campanulate (“bell-shaped”)
campbelltown
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
camptonville
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
cleptomaniac
cleptomaniac
noun
Alternative spelling of kleptomaniac
coemployment
companionate
companionate
adj
(now historical) Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners plan to have no children and take on no legal obligations to one another.
Friendly, companionable.
Pertaining to a (chiefly romantic) relationship that emphasises companionship and mutual respect.
compartments
compartments
noun
plural of compartment
compaternity
compaternity
noun
(obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to a person.
compellation
compellation
noun
(archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.
(archaic, rare) An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title.
(obsolete) An act of addressing or speaking to someone; also, the address or speech so made.
compenetrate
compenetrate
verb
(transitive) To penetrate every part of; to permeate.
To penetrate mutually or reciprocally; to interpenetrate.
compensating
compensating
verb
present participle of compensate
compensation
compensation
noun
(finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
(neuroscience) The ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke).
(real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
A recompense or reward for service.
Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
The act or principle of compensating.
The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
compensators
compensators
noun
plural of compensator
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
competencies
competencies
noun
plural of competency
competitions
competitions
noun
plural of competition
complacently
complacently
adv
In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
complaintive
complaintive
adj
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
(obsolete) Of persons: accomplished; talented; experienced.
(obsolete) Of the nature of a ceremony that is not essential but accessory; ceremonial; ceremonious; formal.
Complementary.
Of the nature of a complement; completing.
complemented
complemented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complement
complementer
complementer
noun
Something that serves as a complement to something else.
completement
completement
noun
(obsolete) Act of completing or perfecting; completion.
completeness
completeness
noun
(logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is valid then it must also be a theorem. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever T vDash 𝜙 is true, then T⊢𝜙 must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.
The state or condition of being complete.
complexation
complexation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex
complimental
complimental
adj
(obsolete) complimentary.
complimented
complimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compliment
complimenter
complimenter
noun
One given to complimenting; a flatterer.
One who compliments.
componential
componential
adj
Of, pertaining to, or comprising components
comportments
comportments
noun
plural of comportment
comprecation
comprecation
noun
(obsolete) The act of praying together.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
consumptible
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
contemperate
contemperate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To temper; to moderate.
contemplable
contemplable
adj
Contemplatable
contemplamen
contemplance
contemplance
noun
(obsolete) contemplation
contemplated
contemplated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemplate
contemplates
contemplates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate
contemplator
contemplator
noun
One who contemplates
contemporary
contemporary
adj
From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
noun
(dated) A rival newspaper or magazine.
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
Something existing at the same time.
contemporise
contemporise
verb
Alternative form of contemporize
contemporize
contemporize
verb
(marketing) To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context
contemptible
contemptible
adj
Deserving contempt.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
contemptuous
contemptuous
adj
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
counterstamp
counterstamp
noun
A countermark made with a stamp.
verb
To countermark with a stamp.
cryptamnesia
cryptamnesia
noun
Alternative form of cryptomnesia
cryptamnesic
cryptamnesic
adj
Alternative form of cryptomnesic
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience
cryptomnesic
cryptomnesic
adj
Relating to cryptomnesia.
decempennate
decipherment
decipherment
noun
Decryption.
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
decompensate
decompensate
verb
(medicine, psychology, of a bodily organ or mental state) To deteriorate in function due to an inability to invoke normal defensive mechanisms that compensate for ailments and other stresses.
displacement
displacement
noun
(chemistry) The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
(fencing) Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.
(grammar) The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location).
(physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
The quantity of a liquid displaced by a floating body, as water by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
emancipating
emancipating
verb
present participle of emancipate
emancipation
emancipation
noun
The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).
emancipatist
emancipatist
noun
Alternative form of emancipist
emancipative
emancipative
adj
emancipatory
emancipators
emancipators
noun
plural of emancipator
emancipatory
emancipatory
adj
Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
empiercement
emplacements
emplacements
noun
plural of emplacement
encipherment
encipherment
noun
The act or process of enciphering; encryption
enoptromancy
enoptromancy
noun
Divination by means of a mirror or other reflective surfaces.
entotympanic
entotympanic
adj
Synonym of endotympanic
hecatompedon
hypermnestic
hypermnestic
adj
Pertaining to hypermnesia; demonstrating or pertaining to a very high level of memory or recall.
hypolimnetic
hypolimnetic
adj
Relating to the hypolimnion.
hypomnematic
impactionize
impeachments
impeachments
noun
plural of impeachment
impenitences
impenitences
noun
plural of impenitence
imperception
imperception
noun
Lack of perception; failure to perceive.
impercipient
impercipient
adj
Lacking perception; unable to perceive.
imperfection
imperfection
noun
(countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc.
(uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
impertinence
impertinence
noun
(countable) An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
(countable, uncountable) Insolence; impudence.
(uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
(uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
impertinency
impertinency
noun
Absurdity; inappropriateness.
Insolence.
Irrelevancy; impertinence.
implacentate
implicitness
implicitness
noun
The state or quality of being implicit.
importancies
importancies
noun
plural of importancy
importunance
imprecations
imprecations
noun
plural of imprecation
incompatible
incompatible
adj
(chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
noun
(medicine, chemistry, chiefly in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.
(philosophy) A consequent of a contrary.
incompetence
incompetence
noun
Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.
incompetency
incompetency
noun
The condition of being incompetent.
incompetents
incompetents
noun
plural of incompetent
incompetible
incompetible
adj
(obsolete) Outside of one's competence
Archaic form of incompatible.
incompletely
incompletely
adv
In an incomplete manner.
To an incomplete degree.
incompletion
incompletion
noun
(countable) Something which is not completed.
(countable, American football) A forward pass which is not caught inbounds by the intended receiver.
(uncountable) The state or quality of not being complete.
incomplicate
incomputable
incomputable
adj
Not computable; that cannot be computed, calculated or estimated.
intemperance
intemperance
noun
Drunkenness or gluttony.
Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.
intemperancy
intercompany
intercompany
adj
Between, or involving, different companies
intercompare
intercompare
verb
To compare multiple characteristics of multiple things
kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
noun
One who steals compulsively.
magnetooptic
magnetooptic
adj
Synonym of magnetooptical
magnetoscope
magnetoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for detecting the presence (but not the intensity) of magnetism.
magnipotence
mantelpieces
mantelpieces
noun
plural of mantelpiece
mantlepieces
mantlepieces
noun
plural of mantlepiece
meatpackings
merchantship
merchantship
noun
Alternative form of merchant ship
mesotympanic
mesotympanic
adj
Relating to the mesotympanum
Situated in the middle part of the middle ear
metanepionic
metaphonical
metaphonical
adj
Alternative form of metaphonic
metapneustic
metapneustic
adj
(zootomy) Having the respiratory apparatus in the anus.
metencephala
minicomputer
minicomputer
noun
(computer hardware) A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.
misacception
miscaptioned
miscaptioned
adj
Having an incorrect caption
misplacement
misplacement
noun
Bad placement.
mispunctuate
mispunctuate
verb
To punctuate incorrectly.
monophyletic
monophyletic
adj
(biology) Deriving from a single clade (monophylum).
(biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms.
(biology) congeneric
Descending from a single ancestral species and containing all descendants of that single ancestor, holophyletic.
Descending from a single ancestral species but not containing all descendants of that ancestor, paraphyletic.
mucoproteins
mucoproteins
noun
plural of mucoprotein
mucopurulent
mucopurulent
adj
(medicine) Characterized by mucus and pus.
noncompetent
noncompetent
adj
Not competent.
noncompeting
noncompeting
adj
That does not compete with others.
noncomposite
noncomposite
adj
Not composite.
nonpneumatic
nonpneumatic
adj
Not pneumatic.
nympholeptic
nympholeptic
adj
Of, or relating to, or having characteristics of an instance of nympholepsy.
omnipotences
omnipotences
noun
plural of omnipotence
omnispective
omnispective
adj
Beholding everything; all-seeing.
onomatopoeic
onomatopoeic
adj
Having the property of onomatopoeia.
Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
outcompeting
outcompeting
verb
present participle of outcompete
outplacement
outplacement
noun
the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers, especially executives
pancreectomy
pancreectomy
noun
(archaic, medicine) Alternative spelling of pancreatectomy
paramagnetic
paramagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting paramagnetism.
parchmentize
parchmentize
verb
(transitive) To convert to a parchment-like substance, especially by sulfuric acid.