A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
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
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
apodematal
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
compleated
compleated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compleat
decampment
decampment
noun
A prompt departure.
The act of decamping.
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.
deplumated
deplumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplumate
dermaptera
dermatopsy
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermoptera
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
diparentum
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
empathized
empathized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empathize
hecatomped
impetrated
impetrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impetrate
implicated
implicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of implicate
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
leptomonad
leptomonad
noun
(biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
maladapted
maladapted
adj
Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.
mercaptide
mercaptide
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) thiolate
mercaptids
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.
methyldopa
methyldopa
noun
(pharmacology) The compound 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-L-alanine, C₁₀H₁₃NO₄, which is used as an antihypertensive agent.
misadapted
misadapted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misadapt
mispainted
mispainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispaint
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
misplanted
misplanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misplant
paedometer
paedometer
noun
(medicine) a device used to measure the weight and height of a child.
palmdesert
paludament
paludament
noun
A paludamentum.
pandermite
pandermite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous borate of lime, resembling priceite.
pantomimed
pantomimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pantomime
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.
pedatiform
pediastrum
pedimental
pedimental
adj
Of or pertaining to a pediment.
pentamerid
pentatomid
pentatomid
noun
(zoology) Any shield bug in the family Pentatomidae
permutated
permutated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of permutate
phymatidae
phymatodes
piedmontal
piedmontal
adj
Relating to a piedmont.
planterdom
plastidome
plastidome
noun
The entirety of the plastids of a cell.
platformed
platformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platform
pneumatode
pneumatode
noun
(botany, histology) A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
(botany, histology) A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
podostemad
posostemad
postmarked
postmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postmark
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
preadamite
predaytime
predaytime
adj
Before daytime.
prestamped
prestamped
adj
Having been stamped in advance.
pteromalid
pteromalid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.
pulmonated
pulmonated
adj
(anatomy) pulmonate
pyramidate
spermaduct
spermaduct
noun
A spermatic duct.
spermatoid
spermatoid
adj
(biology) Resembling sperm or semen.
stampeding
stampeding
verb
present participle of stampede
tadpoledom
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.