A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
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
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
compradore
compradore
noun
Alternative form of comprador
coprodaeum
dampcourse
demipillar
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.
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.
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermaptera
dermatopsy
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermoptera
diparentum
dreamscape
dreamscape
noun
The landscape within a dream
emparadise
emparadise
verb
Alternative form of imparadise
endophragm
ependymary
ephemerida
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
flapperdom
flapperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of flappers (young women).
hamperedly
harrumphed
harrumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrumph
hypodermal
hypodermal
adj
Below the epidermis
Of or pertaining to the hypodermis
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.
impetrated
impetrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impetrate
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
jamshedpur
lampadaire
lampyridae
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.
mainprised
mainprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mainprise
mercaptide
mercaptide
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) thiolate
mercaptids
misphrased
misphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misphrase
pachyderma
pachyderma
noun
(medicine) Abnormal thickening of the skin.
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
paedometer
paedometer
noun
(medicine) a device used to measure the weight and height of a child.
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
palmerdale
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
pamperedly
pamperedly
adv
In a pampered manner.
pandermite
pandermite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of lime, resembling priceite.
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.
pedatiform
pediastrum
pentamerid
perameloid
peridermal
peridermal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the periderm
permutated
permutated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of permutate
physoderma
placodermi
planterdom
platformed
platformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platform
pockmarked
pockmarked
adj
having pockmarks
incomplete, lacking, having holes
pitted, or scarred with holes
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pockmark
pomaderris
pomeridian
pomeridian
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to the afternoon.
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
praeludium
praeludium
noun
Obsolete spelling of preludium
praesidium
praesidium
noun
Alternative form of presidium
prairiedom
preabdomen
preabdomen
noun
(entomology) The anterior segments of the abdomen, distinguished from the posterior segments holding the reproductive apparatus.
The enlarged anterior portion of the abdomen of a scorpion or sea scorpion
preadamite
preadmired
preadmirer
preassumed
preassumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preassume
precommand
predamaged
predamaged
adj
previously damaged
predaytime
predaytime
adj
Before daytime.
prediploma
prediploma
adj
(education) Prior to a diploma.
premadness
premadness
adj
Before the onset of madness.
premanhood
premankind
premarried
premedical
premedical
adj
Describing activities prior to, or in preparation for, a study of medicine.
premenaced
premundane
prestamped
prestamped
adj
Having been stamped in advance.
proclaimed
proclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proclaim
programmed
programmed
adj
(Quakerism) having a minister or pastor who conducts religious services.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of program
simple past tense and past participle of programme
promenaded
promenaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of promenade
promenader
promenader
noun
(chiefly UK, music) An attender at, or devotee of, promenade concerts.
Agent noun of promenade; one who promenades.
promenades
promenades
noun
plural of promenade
pteromalid
pteromalid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.
pyramidale
pyramidate
pyramidize
pyramidize
verb
(transitive) To form into a pyramid
recompared
recompared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recompare
reprimands
reprimands
noun
plural of reprimand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprimand
ripplemead
semaphored
semaphored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of semaphore
spermaduct
spermaduct
noun
A spermatic duct.
spermatoid
spermatoid
adj
(biology) Resembling sperm or semen.
templardom
templeward
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.
Any room containing a warm bath.
torpedoman
torpedoman
noun
A person in charge of the torpedoes on a military vessel.