A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
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.
demorphism
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
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
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
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.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
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
incompared
incompared
adj
(obsolete) peerless; incomparable
madreporic
madreporic
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
meropodite
meropodite
noun
(biology) A segment of the endopodite of a crustacean between the ischiopodite and the carpopodite
middleport
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
misprovide
misprovide
verb
(intransitive) To provide badly or wrongly.
misreposed
myoproteid
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.
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
pedatiform
pedometric
pedometric
adj
Relating to pedometrics
Relating to, or measured by, a pedometer
perameloid
perbromide
perbromide
noun
(chemistry) A bromide having a higher proportion of bromine than any other bromide of the same substance or series.
peridiolum
peridiolum
noun
(botany) An inner peridium inside of which the hymenium is formed.
peridromoi
peridromos
picturedom
pioneerdom
placodermi
polymeride
polymeride
noun
(organic chemistry) Polymer.
pomaderris
pomeridian
pomeridian
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to the afternoon.
prairiedom
precordium
precordium
noun
(anatomy) The region of the body over the heart and thorax.
prediploma
prediploma
adj
(education) Prior to a diploma.
prehominid
prehominid
noun
Any evolutionary ancestor of the hominids.
preimposed
preimposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preimpose
premolding
premolding
verb
present participle of premold
preomitted
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.
recompiled
recompiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recompile
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.
reimported
reimported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reimport
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.
semiperoid
semitorpid
semitorpid
adj
Somewhat torpid.
slipformed
slipformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of slipform
spermatoid
spermatoid
adj
(biology) Resembling sperm or semen.
temporised
temporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of temporise
temporized
temporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of temporize
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.