A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
crepitated
crepitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crepitate
deaspirate
deaspirate
verb
(transitive, phonetics) To change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated.
depatriate
depatriate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To withdraw, or cause to withdraw, from one's country; to banish.
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depreciant
depreciate
depreciate
verb
(intransitive) To decline in value over time.
(transitive) To belittle or disparage.
(transitive) To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
diaphorite
diaphorite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
diastrophe
diparentum
diphtheria
diphtheria
noun
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
diploptera
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
discrepate
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispergate
dispersant
dispersant
noun
(chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid.
dissipater
dissipater
noun
Alternative form of dissipator
eupatridae
eupatridae
Noun
The ancient nobility of the Greek region of Attica.
extirpated
extirpated
adj
(of a species) Locally extinct (though alive elsewhere).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extirpate
forcipated
forcipated
adj
Like a pair of forceps.
heptandria
impetrated
impetrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impetrate
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
interpaved
interplead
interplead
verb
(law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an interpleader.
leopardite
leptandrin
leptandrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter glucoside obtained from plants in the genus Leptandra.
mercaptide
mercaptide
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) thiolate
mercaptids
orthopedia
orthopedia
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
paediatric
paediatric
adj
Alternative spelling of pediatric
paedotribe
pandermite
pandermite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of lime, resembling priceite.
parcidenta
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.
parotidean
parotidean
Adjective
Relating to the parotid gland.
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
partridges
partridges
noun
plural of partridge
pastorised
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
patricides
patricides
noun
plural of patricide
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
patronized
patronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronize
pedantries
pedantries
noun
plural of pedantry
pedatiform
pederastic
pederastic
adj
In a manner which suggests pederasty.
Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.
pedestrial
pedestrial
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to the feet; using the foot or feet.