(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
acipenseres
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
aepyornises
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
afterspring
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anapleroses
anapleroses
noun
plural of anaplerosis
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
androlepsia
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anosphresia
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiparties
antiparties
noun
plural of antiparty
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antisnapper
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
apartnesses
apartnesses
noun
plural of apartness
aplanospore
aplanospore
noun
An immobile spore that may nevertheless potentially grow flagella.
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
apparencies
apparencies
noun
plural of apparency
appearances
appearances
noun
plural of appearance
apprentices
apprentices
noun
plural of apprentice
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprentice
aquaplaners
aquaplaners
noun
plural of aquaplaner
argiphontes
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
asparagines
asparagines
noun
plural of asparagine
aspergation
aspergillin
aspergillin
noun
A black pigment obtained from Aspergillus.
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
astropecten
astropecten
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Astropecten of sea stars.
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprizorni
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
campestrian
campestrian
adj
Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
cancerdrops
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
captainries
captainries
noun
plural of captainry
carpentries
carpentries
noun
plural of carpentry
carpogenous
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
centropomus
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
chronoscope
chronoscope
noun
(science fiction) A device for viewing the past or the future.
An optical instrument used to measure very small time intervals with precision.
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
compensator
compensator
noun
(literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation
(nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
A building control device used to deliver the compensation relationship or curve between the air temperature outside a building and the temperature of water or air provided to spaces or zones within the building for purposes of heating or cooling.
Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comprehense
compresence
compresence
noun
(philosophy) The state of existing together concurrently.
The tie or relation responsible for holding properties in the bundle theory of substance. Also called 'togetherness'
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.
conscripted
conscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscript
conspersion
conspersion
Noun
The act of sprinkling.
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
contraposed
contraposed
adj
(geology) Having a coastal region of hard rocks that is separated from the sea by a belt of overlapping softer deposits.
(logic) Forming a contraposition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrapose
contretemps
contretemps
noun
(fencing) An ill-timed pass.
An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.
cooperstein
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
coparceners
coparceners
noun
plural of coparcener
copatroness
copatroness
noun
A female copatron.
copernicans
coppernosed
copresented
copresented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copresent
copresident
copresident
noun
Someone who serves as president together within someone else.
coprisoners
coprisoners
noun
plural of coprisoner
coronership
coronership
noun
The role or office of coroner.
corpulences
corpulences
noun
plural of corpulence
corresponds
corresponds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of correspond
corruptness
corruptness
noun
The state of being corrupt.
cosplendour
cosponsored
cosponsored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosponsor
cotranspire
counterapse
counterapse
noun
(architecture) An apse opposite another apse.
counterpose
counterpose
noun
A pose taken in opposition to another.
verb
To act as a counterweight; to counterbalance.
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
counterstep
counterstep
noun
A measure taken to correct an action or situation; movement in the opposite direction.
The movement of dancers around a central point.
verb
To take an opposing step, as in dancing.
countertops
countertops
noun
plural of countertop
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crampedness
crampedness
noun
The state or quality of being cramped.
cresphontes
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crippleness
crippleness
noun
lameness
crispnesses
crispnesses
noun
plural of crispness
crypticness
crypticness
noun
The quality of being cryptic.
ctenophores
ctenophores
noun
plural of ctenophore
cusparidine
deadpanners
deadpanners
noun
plural of deadpanner
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depersonize
deportments
deportments
noun
plural of deportment
depressanth
depressants
depressants
noun
plural of depressant
depressions
depressions
noun
plural of depression
depursement
description
description
noun
(linguistics) A descriptive linguistic survey.
(linguistics) The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
(taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
desipramine
desipramine
noun
(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant C₁₈H₂₂N₂.
desorptions
desorptions
noun
plural of desorption
desperation
desperation
noun
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
Reckless fury.
Short for bladder desperation.
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
discerption
discerption
noun
The act of pulling or tearing something to pieces
discipliner
discipliner
noun
Agent noun of discipline: one who disciplines.
discrepance
discrepance
noun
Archaic form of discrepancy.
discrepancy
discrepancy
noun
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
The state or quality of being discrepant.
disemprison
dispartment
dispensator
dispensator
noun
A distributor; a person who dispenses.
dispersants
dispersants
noun
plural of dispersant
dispersions
dispersions
noun
plural of dispersion
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
dispreading
dispreading
verb
present participle of dispread
disruptment
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
drepanaspis
dunderpates
dunderpates
noun
plural of dunderpate
dyspareunia
dyspareunia
noun
(medicine) Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
eclipsareon
eclipsareon
noun
(historical) A device for measuring eclipses.
empressment
empressment
noun
Alternative form of impressment
encipherers
encipherers
noun
plural of encipherer
encompasser
encompasser
noun
One who encompasses.
encryptions
encryptions
noun
plural of encryption
endospermic
endospermic
adj
of, or relating to the endosperm
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endosporous
endosporous
adj
(botany) Having the spores contained in a case; applied to fungi.
endpleasure
enhemospore
ensculpture
ensepulcher
ensepulcher
verb
(transitive) To lay in a sepulcher; to entomb.
ensepulchre
ensepulchre
verb
(transitive) To confine in, or as if in, a sepulchre.