A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
aegopodium
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
anomaliped
beldamship
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campholide
campodeoid
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
deemphasis
deemphasis
noun
Alternative spelling of de-emphasis
demipesade
demipillar
demipomada
demophobia
demophobia
noun
(rare) A phobia, or fear, of crowds, masses, or people.
desmopexia
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”)
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
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.
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
laemodipod
laemodipod
noun
(zoology) Any of the Laemodipoda.
lampadaire
lampyridae
lepismidae
lipoidemia
lipoidemia
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The presence of lipoids in the blood.
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
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
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.
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
paedonymic
palaemonid
palaemonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the species of family Palaemonidae.
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.
palmelloid
palmelloid
adj
Relating to, or resembling a palmella (of algae)
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
palmilobed
palmipedes
palmipedes
noun
plural of palmipede
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
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.
pentamerid
pentatomid
pentatomid
noun
(zoology) Any shield bug in the family Pentatomidae
perameloid
peridermal
peridermal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the periderm
phymatidae
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.
piedmontal
piedmontal
adj
Relating to a piedmont.
pillowmade
placodermi
plastidome
plastidome
noun
The entirety of the plastids of a cell.
pomaderris
pomeridian
pomeridian
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to the afternoon.
pompilidae
postmedial
postmedial
adj
(biology) Located behind (further towards the rear than) the middle.
(linguistics) Located after the medial element.
postmedian
postmedian
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the median
praeludium
praeludium
noun
Obsolete spelling of preludium
praesidium
praesidium
noun
Alternative form of presidium
prairiedom
preadamite
preadmired
preadmirer
predaytime
predaytime
adj
Before daytime.
prediploma
prediploma
adj
(education) Prior to a diploma.
premankind
premarried
premedical
premedical
adj
Describing activities prior to, or in preparation for, a study of medicine.
proclaimed
proclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proclaim
psalmodies
psalmodies
noun
plural of psalmody
psalmodize
psalmodize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To practise psalmody.
pseudimago
pseudimago
noun
subimago
pseudomica
pseudosmia
pteromalid
pteromalid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.
pyramidale
pyramidate
pyramidize
pyramidize
verb
(transitive) To form into a pyramid
reprimands
reprimands
noun
plural of reprimand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprimand
ripplemead
spermatoid
spermatoid
adj
(biology) Resembling sperm or semen.
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
sulphamide
sulphamide
noun
(chemistry) Any of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.
tepidarium
tepidarium
noun
(historical) A boiler in which the water was heated.
(historical) A warm room in a Roman baths that was usually heated by a hypocaust.