An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar
acetimetry
acetimetry
noun
(obsolete) The ascertaining of the strength of vinegar by measurement of the proportion of acetic acid in it
acetometer
acetometer
noun
Alternative form of acetimeter
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acidimeter
acidimeter
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acouometer
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
actinomere
actinomere
noun
(zoology) One of the radial segments making up the body of one of the Coelenterata or similar organism
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
adramelech
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
aerocamera
aerocamera
noun
A device for taking photographs from the air.
aeromancer
aeromancer
noun
A practitioner of aeromancy
aeromantic
aeromantic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of aeromancy.
aerometric
aerometric
adj
Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity.
aeronomics
affirmance
affirmance
noun
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
aftercomer
aftercomer
noun
One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
aircrewman
aircrewman
noun
A member of a military aircrew.
aircrewmen
aircrewmen
noun
plural of aircrewman
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
amarynceus
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
amerceable
amerceable
adj
Liable to be amerced.
amercement
amercement
noun
(law) A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture, usually applied at the discretion of a court.
amerciable
amerciable
adj
Alternative form of amerceable
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
americanum
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amphimacer
amphimacer
noun
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
ancramdale
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
anemochord
anemochore
anemochore
noun
An organism that spreads by wind, as a plant with wind-borne seeds.
anhydremic
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anticamera
antichrome
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
aramaicize
archchemic
archchemic
adj
(rare) Of supreme chemical powers.
archemorus
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
archisperm
archistome
archmocker
areometric
areometric
adj
Relating to, or measured by, an areometer.
arithmetic
arithmetic
adj
(arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition.
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
noun
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
armchaired
armchaired
adj
Based on general knowledge or theory rather than data.
Furnished with armchairs.
Seated in an armchair.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armchair
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
arsenicism
arsenicism
noun
(pathology) A diseased condition produced by gradual arsenic poisoning.
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
atmometric
atmometric
adj
Relating to atmometry.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autodermic
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
bacteremia
bacteremic
bacteremic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
beachlamar
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beckemeyer
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
bergamasca
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bescramble
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bichelamar
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
blockmaker
blockmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blocks for use in printing.
A manufacturer of nautical blocks.
bolometric
bolometric
adj
Of or pertaining to bolometry
as measured using a bolometer
boucherism
brachtmema
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brevicomis
brickmaker
brickmaker
noun
A maker of bricks.
bromacetic
bromcresol
bromcresol
noun
Alternative form of bromocresol
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
bullcomber
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
cablegrams
cablegrams
noun
plural of cablegram
caelometer
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
calamander
calamander
noun
A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a kind of ebony obtained from species of Diospyros, especially Diospyros quaesita.
calamaries
calamaries
noun
plural of calamary
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
calcimeter
calcimeter
noun
An apparatus that is used to estimate the amount of limestone (or similar calcium mineral) in a sample (often by measuring the carbonate content)
calciminer
calciminer
noun
A person who calcimines.
calotermes
camberwell
cambresine
cambresine
noun
Alternative form of cambrasine
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
cameograph
cameralism
cameralism
noun
The theories and practices of the cameralists.
cameralist
cameralist
noun
(economics) An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy.
A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
cameration
cameration
noun
A vaulting or arching over.
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
camerlengo
camerlengo
noun
The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
camerlingo
cameronian
cameronian
Noun
A follower of (1648?–1680), a leader of the militant Presbyterians, known as Covenanters, who resisted attempts by the Stuart monarchs to control the affairs of the Church of Scotland.
camoufleur
camoufleur
noun
one who camouflages
campaigner
campaigner
noun
(by extension) A military veteran.
A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.
A person who has served in a military campaign.
Someone with experience in a certain field.
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
camphorize
camphorone
campimeter
campimeter
noun
A device used to measure a person's field of vision
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
campmaster
campmaster
noun
The person in charge of a camp.
camporeale
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
capernaism
caramboled
caramboled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carambole
caramelise
caramelise
verb
Alternative spelling of caramelize
caramelize
caramelize
verb
(cooking, intransitive) To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.
(cooking, transitive) To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.
(cooking, transitive) To convert (sugar) into caramel.
carbonemia
carchemish
carchemish
Proper noun
ancient city in Mesopotamia on the Euphrates, near modern-day Turkish-Syrian border