An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
accountrement
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetbromamide
acetometrical
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
achromobacter
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
actiniochrome
actiniochrome
noun
A red to violet pigment present in some Actinozoa
actinometricy
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
alcoholimeter
alcoholmetric
alcoholometer
alcoholometer
noun
A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alcovinometer
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectoromancy
alectoromancy
noun
Alternative form of alectryomancy
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
alectryomancy
alectryomancy
noun
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaranthaceae
americanistic
americanistic
Adjective
Relating to the academic discipline of American studies
ammocoetiform
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
anemometrical
anemometrical
adj
Alternative form of anemometric
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anteoperculum
anthracometer
anthracometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
antisymmetric
antisymmetric
adj
(of a bilinear form) For which B(w,v) = -B(v,w).
(of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
(of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
archeptolemus
archimandrite
archimandrite
noun
(ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
(ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
archvestryman
argentometric
argentometric
adj
Relating to argentometry.
arithmetician
arithmetician
noun
(now rare) One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.
arthrectomies
arthrectomies
noun
plural of arthrectomy
ascertainment
ascertainment
noun
The act of ascertaining.
astrometrical
astrometrical
Adjective
astrometric
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
atriocoelomic
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
azurmalachite
bartramiaceae
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
betulinamaric
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
biotelemetric
biotelemetric
adj
Relating to biotelemetry.
bisymmetrical
bisymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of bisymmetric
bromometrical
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cambridgeport
cameralistics
cameralistics
noun
The science of finance or public revenue.
campimetrical
campimetrical
adj
Related to campimetry.
capitelliform
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
cardiectomize
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
carriagesmith
carvomenthene
carvomenthene
noun
(organic chemistry) The monoterpene (4R)-1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene
catakinetomer
catakinomeric
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
categorematic
categorematic
adj
(logic, of a word) Capable of being employed alone as a term.
cathedraticum
cathetometric
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
centrisciform
centrodesmose
centropomidae
centrospermae
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
ceratophyllum
ceremonialist
ceremonialist
noun
A person who is fond of ceremonial in religion
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
chartermaster
chartermaster
noun
(mining, historical) A contractor for working a pit or part of a pit.
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
cheirotherium
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptor
chemoreceptor
noun
a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chlormethylic
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chloromethane
chloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any chlorinated derivative of methane, but especially CH₃Cl (methyl chloride) once used as a refrigerant
chloromycetin
chloromycetin
noun
(medicine) The antibiotic chloramphenicol
cholesteremia
chondroseptum
chondrosteoma
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chrematistics
chrematistics
noun
The study of wealth.
chrestomathic
chrestomathic
adj
(of teaching or learning) That has a practical use
noun
A practical handbook.
chrismatories
chrismatories
noun
plural of chrismatory
christmastide
christmastide
Noun
The Christmas season.
The Twelve Days of Christmas.
christmastime
chromaticness
chromaticness
noun
The quality of being chromatic.
chromatometer
chromatophile
chromatophore
chromatophore
noun
A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
noun
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.