A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
aegopodium
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
anomaliped
apodematal
attempered
attempered
adj
Having a moderate temperament; sober.
Modified by admixture; well blended.
Of a moderate temperature; mild.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attemper
beldamship
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campholide
campodeoid
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
compleated
compleated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compleat
compradore
compradore
noun
Alternative form of comprador
coprodaeum
dampcourse
dampnesses
dampnesses
noun
plural of dampness
decampment
decampment
noun
A prompt departure.
The act of decamping.
decempedal
decempedal
adj
(obsolete) Ten feet in length or height.
Having ten feet; decapodal.
deemphasis
deemphasis
noun
Alternative spelling of de-emphasis
demipesade
demipillar
demipomada
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demophobia
demophobia
noun
(rare) A phobia, or fear, of crowds, masses, or people.
department
department
noun
(historical) A military subdivision of a country
(in a university) One of the divisions of instructions
(obsolete) Act of departing; departure.
(often in proper names) One of the principal divisions of executive government
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
A part, portion, or subdivision.
A specified aspect or quality.
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.
deplumated
deplumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplumate
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermaptera
dermatopsy
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermoptera
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmopexia
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
diparentum
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
dipneumona
disemplane
disemplane
verb
Synonym of deplane (“disembark from an airplane”)
dreamscape
dreamscape
noun
The landscape within a dream
empanelled
empanelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empanel
emparadise
emparadise
verb
Alternative form of imparadise
empathized
empathized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empathize
emphasised
emphasised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emphasise
emphasized
emphasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emphasize
endophragm
endoplasma
endoplasma
noun
plural of endoplasm
ependymary
ependymoma
ependymoma
noun
(pathology, oncology) A tumour of the central nervous system.
ephemerida
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epidemical
epidemical
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of epidemic
epididymal
epididymal
adj
Of, in or pertaining to the epididymis, the tube in male mammals which connects the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens.
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
flapperdom
flapperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of flappers (young women).
hamperedly
harrumphed
harrumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrumph
hecatomped
hemapodous
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
hypodermal
hypodermal
adj
Below the epidermis
Of or pertaining to the hypodermis
impanelled
imparadise
imparadise
verb
(transitive, poetic) To place in paradise; to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy.
(transitive, poetic) To transform into a paradise.
impedances
impedances
noun
plural of impedance
impetrated
impetrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impetrate
impleading
impleading
verb
present participle of implead
implicated
implicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of implicate
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
jamshedpur
laemodipod
laemodipod
noun
(zoology) Any of the Laemodipoda.
lampadaire
lampyridae
lepismidae
leptomonad
leptomonad
noun
(biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
lipoidemia
lipoidemia
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The presence of lipoids in the blood.
lymphedema
lymphedema
noun
(medicine) The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels.
madreporal
madreporal
adj
Characteristic of or associated with reef coral of genus Madrepora; madreporic.
Pertaining to a sieve-like plate in echinoderms, which admits water into the ambulacral tubes;
madreporic
madreporic
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
maidenship
maidenship
noun
(obsolete) The state of being a maiden.
mainprised
mainprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mainprise
maladapted
maladapted
adj
Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.
mapleshade
mappemonde
mappemonde
noun
A medieval map of the known or imagined world.
maxilliped
maxilliped
noun
One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).
mediapolis
megaphoned
megaphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of megaphone
megapodius
mercaptide
mercaptide
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) thiolate
mercaptids
mesopodial
mesopodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia (the bones of the carpus and tarsus)
metapodial
metapodial
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
noun
A metapodial bone.
metapodium
metapodium
noun
The metatarsus.
The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
misadapted
misadapted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misadapt
misapplied
misapplied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misapply
misopaedia
misopaedia
noun
(rare) dislike of children
mispainted
mispainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispaint
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
misphrased
misphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misphrase
misplanted
misplanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misplant
mispleaded
mispleaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misplead
missampled
pachyderma
pachyderma
noun
(medicine) Abnormal thickening of the skin.
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
paddymelon
paddymelon
noun
(Australia) Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
Alternative form of pademelon
paedometer
paedometer
noun
(medicine) a device used to measure the weight and height of a child.
paedonymic
palaemonid
palaemonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the species of family Palaemonidae.
palamedean
palamedean
Adjective
Of or relating to
palindrome
palindrome
noun
(by extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
(by extension) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards.
(genetics) A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.
palmdesert
palmelloid
palmelloid
adj
Relating to, or resembling a palmella (of algae)
palmerdale
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
palmilobed
palmipedes
palmipedes
noun
plural of palmipede
paludament
paludament
noun
A paludamentum.
pamperedly
pamperedly
adv
In a pampered manner.
pandemonic
pandemonic
adj
Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.
pandermite
pandermite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of lime, resembling priceite.
pansideman
pantomimed
pantomimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pantomime
paramedian
paramedian
adj
(surgery) to one side of the median position
paramedics
paramedics
noun
plural of paramedic
parethmoid
parethmoid
adj
(anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.
noun
(anatomy) A parethmoid bone.
parmelioid
parmelioid
noun
any lichen of the family Parmeliaceae
parmenides
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
pedagogism
pedagogism
noun
The character, manner, occupation, or system of pedagogues.
pedatiform
pediastrum
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pedimental
pedimental
adj
Of or pertaining to a pediment.
pelomedusa
pentamerid
pentatomid
pentatomid
noun
(zoology) Any shield bug in the family Pentatomidae
perameloid
peridermal
peridermal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the periderm
permutated
permutated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of permutate
peucedanum
phymatidae
phymatodes
physoderma
piebaldism
piebaldism
noun
(medicine) A rare autosomal dominant disorder of melanocyte development, whose common characteristics include a congenital white forelock, scattered normally-pigmented and hyperpigmented macules, and a triangular depigmented patch on the forehead.