A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
amorphotae
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphibiety
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphithect
amphithere
amphithere
noun
(heraldry) A type of winged serpent
amphitrite
amphitrite
noun
Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphorette
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphoterus
amplectant
amplectant
adj
(botany) That clasps a support, especially by twining around it
clasping or embracing
ampliative
ampliative
adj
That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampullated
ampullated
adj
ampullate
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
anemopathy
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antetemple
antetemple
noun
The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or church.
antipewism
antiprimer
apartments
apartments
noun
plural of apartment
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apodematal
apopemptic
apopemptic
adj
Pertaining to departing; farewell, valedictory.
noun
(obsolete) A farewell or parting address.
apophthegm
apophthegm
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
apostemate
apostemate
verb
To become an aposteme; to pustulate.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
appallment
appallment
noun
(obsolete) depression occasioned by terror; dismay
applotment
applotment
Noun
apportionment
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
asepticism
asepticism
noun
(dated) freedom from sepsis; asepsis
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
atropamine
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
attempters
attempters
noun
plural of attempter
attempting
attempting
verb
present participle of attempt
attemptive
attemptive
adj
(obsolete) Disposed to attempt; adventurous.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
baphometic
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
bitterbump
bumperette
bumperette
noun
A small secondary bumper to protect a car's main bumpers in the event of a collision.
butterbump
butterbump
noun
The European bittern
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
campimeter
campimeter
noun
A device used to measure a person's field of vision
campimetry
campimetry
noun
perimetry
campmaster
campmaster
noun
The person in charge of a camp.
camptonite
camptonite
noun
(mineralogy) A lamprophyre containing plagioclase and feldspar.
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
centiplume
cetomorpha
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
chemotroph
chemotroph
noun
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
compactest
compactest
adj
superlative form of compact: most compact
compactile
compacture
compacture
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure.
compartner
compartner
noun
Obsolete form of copartner.
compatable
compatable
adj
Misspelling of compatible.
compatible
compatible
adj
Able to get along well.
Capable of easy interaction.
Consistent; congruous.
noun
Something that is compatible with something else.
compatient
compatient
adj
(obsolete) suffering or enduring together
compearant
compearant
noun
(Scotland, law) A person who appears in court.
compellent
compendent
compensate
compensate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
competence
competence
noun
(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.
(countable, law, politics) the legal authority to deal with a matter.
(dated) A sustainable income.
(geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.
(linguistics) The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. linguistic competence.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
competency
competency
noun
(law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
(linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
(obsolete) A sufficient supply (of).
(obsolete) A sustainable income.
The ability to perform some task; competence.
competible
competible
adj
(obsolete) Compatible
competitor
competitor
noun
(obsolete) Partner, associate, one working with another toward a common goal.
A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
complacent
complacent
adj
Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
complanate
complanate
adj
Flattened to a level surface.
verb
(transitive) To make level.
compleated
compleated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compleat
complected
complected
adj
(US, in combination) Having a specified complexion; complexioned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complect
complement
complement
noun
(astronomy, geometry) An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.
(biochemistry) Synonym of alexin
(computing) A bit with the opposite value to the given one; the logical complement of a number.
(computing, mathematics) The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.
(computing, mathematics) The numeric complement of a number.
(computing, mathematics) The radix complement of a number; the two's complement of a binary number.
(economics) Abbreviation of complementary good.
(electronics) A voltage level with the opposite logical sense to the given one.
(genetics) A nucleotide sequence in which each base is replaced by the complementary base of the given sequence: adenine (A) by thymine (T) or uracil (U), cytosine (C) by guanine (G), and vice versa.
(grammar, linguistics) A word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
(heraldry) Fullness (of the moon).
(immunology) One of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response.
(logic) An expression related to some other expression such that it is true under the same conditions that make other false, and vice versa.
(music) An interval which, together with the given interval, makes an octave.
(nautical) The whole working force of a vessel.
(now rare) Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.
(obsolete) Something which completes one's equipment, dress etc.; an accessory.
(obsolete) The act of completing something, or the fact of being complete; completion, completeness, fulfilment.
(optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).
(set theory) Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement).
Obsolete spelling or misspelling of compliment.
Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition.
The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
verb
(obsolete) Old form of compliment
To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.
To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.
To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole.
completely
completely
adv
(degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
(manner) In a complete manner
completers
completers
noun
plural of completer
completest
completest
adj
superlative form of complete: most complete
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of complete
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
completion
completion
noun
(American football) A forward pass that is successfully caught by the intended receiver.
(law) The conclusion of an act of conveyancing concerning the sale of a property.
(mathematics) The act of making a metric space complete by adding points.
(mathematics) The space resulting from such an act.
The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment.
completive
completive
adj
Making complete.
noun
(grammar) A construction denoting completion.
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
complexest
complexest
adj
superlative form of complex: most complex
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
complicate
complicate
adj
(now rare, poetic) Complex, complicated.
(obsolete) Intertwined.
verb
(transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter.
(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
Misspelling of complement.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).
complotted
complotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complot
complotter
complotter
noun
One who complots; a conspirator.
components
components
noun
plural of component
compositae
composited
composited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of composite
composites
composites
noun
plural of composite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of composite
compostela
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
comprobate
comprobate
verb
(obsolete) To agree; to concur.
comptonite
computable
computable
adj
(computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
(mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
conceptism
conceptism
noun
Alternative form of conceptismo
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
copromoted
copromoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copromote
copromoter
copromoter
noun
A joint promoter.
copromotes
copromotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copromote
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptomere
cryptonema
decampment
decampment
noun
A prompt departure.
The act of decamping.
demimetope
demipriest
demipuppet
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.
depictment
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
deplumated
deplumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplumate
deportment
deportment
noun
Apparent level of schooling or training.
Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.
Conduct; public behavior.
Self-discipline.
dermaptera
dermatopsy
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
dermoptera
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmotrope
desmotropy
despotisms
despotisms
noun
plural of despotism
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
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.
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
dimplement
dimplement
noun
The state of being dimpled, or marked with gentle depressions.
diparentum
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
distempers
distempers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distemper
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
elopements
elopements
noun
plural of elopement
emancipate
emancipate
adj
Freed; set at liberty.
verb
To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence
To set free from slavery or bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit
To set free, as a minor from a parent
emancipist
emancipist
noun
(Australia, historical) In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.
embioptera
embonpoint
embonpoint
adj
Plump, chubby, buxom.
noun
Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous.
emmetropia
emmetropia
noun
The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.
emmetropic
emmetropic
adj
Pertaining to emmetropia.
empalement
empalement
noun
Obsolete form of impalement. in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower.