A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
crippledom
crippledom
noun
The state of being a cripple.
decompiler
decompiler
noun
(computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
demipillar
demipriest
demisphere
demorphism
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
diparentum
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispromise
distempers
distempers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distemper
emparadise
emparadise
verb
Alternative form of imparadise
ephemerida
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
epidermoid
epidermoid
adj
Similar to epidermal tissue but not histologically identical, or possibly not so (to the extent known by the pathologist so far).
noun
(pathology) An epidermoid cyst
epidermose
epidermose
noun
(biochemistry) keratin
epidermous
epimerised
epimerized
epimerized
adj
(chemistry) Converted into an epimer
hemosporid
hermokopid
hippodrome
hippodrome
noun
(US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
(archaic) A circus with equestrian performances.
A horse racing course.
verb
(US, slang, sports, especially baseball) To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.
hypodermic
hypodermic
adj
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis
noun
A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
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.
imperdible
imperdible
adj
(obsolete) Not destructible.
imperilled
imperilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imperil; alternative spelling of imperiled
impetrated
impetrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impetrate
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
imprisoned
imprisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprison
improvided
improvided
adj
Unforeseen.
improvised
improvised
adj
created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of improvise
imprudence
imprudence
noun
(countable) An imprudent act.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
lampadaire
lampyridae
madreporic
madreporic
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
mainprised
mainprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mainprise
meperidine
meperidine
noun
(pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of pethidine.
mercaptide
mercaptide
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) thiolate
mercaptids
meropodite
meropodite
noun
(biology) A segment of the endopodite of a crustacean between the ischiopodite and the carpopodite
middleport
misphrased
misphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misphrase
misprinted
misprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misprint
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
misprovide
misprovide
verb
(intransitive) To provide badly or wrongly.
misreposed
misspender
misspender
noun
One who misspends.
misusurped
mudskipper
mudskipper
noun
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
myoproteid
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
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.
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
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
pedatiform
peddlerism
pediastrum
pedicurism
pedicurism
noun
The practice or the art of giving pedicures.
pedometric
pedometric
adj
Relating to pedometrics
Relating to, or measured by, a pedometer
pentamerid
perameloid
perbromide
perbromide
noun
(chemistry) A bromide having a higher proportion of bromine than any other bromide of the same substance or series.
peridermal
peridermal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the periderm
peridermic
peridermic
adj
Relating to the periderm.
peridermis
peridesmic
peridinium
peridiolum
peridiolum
noun
(botany) An inner peridium inside of which the hymenium is formed.
peridromoi
peridromos
picturedom
pioneerdom
placodermi
plumieride
polymeride
polymeride
noun
(organic chemistry) Polymer.
pomaderris
pomeridian
pomeridian
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to the afternoon.
praeludium
praeludium
noun
Obsolete spelling of preludium
praesidium
praesidium
noun
Alternative form of presidium
prairiedom
preadamite
preadmired
preadmirer
precordium
precordium
noun
(anatomy) The region of the body over the heart and thorax.
predaytime
predaytime
adj
Before daytime.
prediploma
prediploma
adj
(education) Prior to a diploma.
predismiss
prehominid
prehominid
noun
Any evolutionary ancestor of the hominids.
preimbibed
preimbibed
adj
imbibed prior to some other action
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preimbibe
preimposed
preimposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preimpose
prelimited
prelimited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prelimit
premankind
premarried
premedical
premedical
adj
Describing activities prior to, or in preparation for, a study of medicine.
premolding
premolding
verb
present participle of premold
preomitted
presidiums
princedoms
princedoms
noun
plural of princedom
printerdom
printerdom
noun
The world of printers and printing.
proclaimed
proclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proclaim
proskomide
prosodemic
pteromalid
pteromalid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.
pyramidale
pyramidate
pyramidize
pyramidize
verb
(transitive) To form into a pyramid
pyrimidine
pyrimidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine
recompiled
recompiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recompile
redemptine
redemption
redemption
noun
Rescue upon payment of a ransom.
Salvation from sin.
The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.
redemptive
redemptive
adj
Causing, or relating to, redemption or saving; redeeming.
reimported
reimported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reimport
repremised
reprimands
reprimands
noun
plural of reprimand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprimand
repromised
repromised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repromise
reptiledom
reptiledom
noun
The state of being a reptile, or of belonging to the world of reptiles; reptiles, collectively.
ripplemead
semiperoid
semiputrid
semiputrid
adj
Somewhat or partly putrid.
semitorpid
semitorpid
adj
Somewhat torpid.
semperidem
slipformed
slipformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of slipform
spermatoid
spermatoid
adj
(biology) Resembling sperm or semen.
spermicide
spermicide
noun
A substance used for killing sperm.
spermidine
spermidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The triamine N-(3-aminopropyl)butane-1,4-diamine, originally obtained from semen, that is involved in cell metabolism.
spermiduct
spermiduct
noun
Synonym of vas deferens
temporised
temporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of temporise
temporized
temporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of temporize
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.
unimpaired
unimpaired
adj
Not impaired.
unimparted
unimparted
adj
Not imparted.
unimplored
unimplored
adj
Not implored.
unimported
unimported
adj
Not imported.
unimproved
unimproved
adj
Not selectively bred for better quality or productiveness
Not used or employed advantageously
not tilled, built on, or otherwise improved for use.