A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
atropamine
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
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.
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
embioptera
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.
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
epitomator
epitomator
noun
An epitomist
epitomiser
epitomiser
noun
Alternative form of epitomizer
epitomizer
epitomizer
noun
An epitomist.
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
exotropism
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
hemipteron
hemipteron
noun
Alternative form of hemipteran
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
hippometer
hippometer
noun
An instrument for measuring a horse's height in hands.
hippometry
imperation
imperation
noun
Synonym of empire
The action of governing or commanding; governance.
imperatory
imperatory
adj
(archaic) imperative
impetrator
impetrator
noun
One who impetrates.
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importance
importance
noun
Something of importance.
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
personal status or standing.
significance or prominence.
importless
importless
adj
(obsolete) meaningless
importment
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune
importuner
importuner
noun
One who importunes.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impostress
impostress
noun
A female impostor.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
imprecator
imprecator
noun
One who imprecates or curses.
intemporal
limitrophe
limitrophe
adj
Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
lithosperm
mariposite
mariposite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium-rich variety of mica, giving a green color to the generally white dolomitic marble in which it is commonly found.
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
meropodite
meropodite
noun
(biology) A segment of the endopodite of a crustacean between the ischiopodite and the carpopodite
mesotropic
metaphoric
metaphoric
adj
Synonym of metaphorical
metropolic
metropolis
metropolis
noun
(Orthodox Christianity) The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
(ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
(history, especially Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
micropipet
micropipet
noun
Alternative form of micropipette
middleport
misreports
misreports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misreport
monopteroi
monopteroi
noun
plural of monopteros
montpelier
montpelier
Proper noun
The state capital of Vermont in the United States of America
A district of Bristol, England.
Any of several other towns in the USA, Canada and the UK.
morphinate
morphinate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt of morphine
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
myoproteid
myoprotein
myoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue.
omniparent
omniparent
adj
That produces all things
noun
A universal parent; god
opacimeter
opacimeter
noun
Any instrument that measures opacity
opisometer
opisometer
noun
A device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.
opsiometer
opsiometer
noun
An old instrument for measuring vision and determining the focal length of a lens that can correct an individual's imperfect eyesight.
optimizers
optimizers
noun
plural of optimizer
optometric
optometric
adj
Of or pertaining to optometry
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
overimport
overimport
verb
(transitive) To import too much of.
paramitome
paramitome
noun
(biology) The fluid portion of the protoplasm of a cell.
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.
partimento
pateriform
pateriform
adj
Resembling a patera.
pedatiform
pedometric
pedometric
adj
Relating to pedometrics
Relating to, or measured by, a pedometer
peremption
peremption
noun
(law, obsolete) A quashing; a defeating.
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
periostoma
peristomal
peristomal
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
peritomize
peritomize
verb
(surgery, transitive) To perform a peritomy upon.
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
peritoneum
peritoneum
noun
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
(zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
peritonism
peritonism
noun
(pathology) Any condition having the symptoms of peritonitis but without the inflammation of the peritoneum
permeation
permeation
noun
(medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc.
The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid.
permistion
permixtion
permixtion
noun
Obsolete form of permission.
petaliform
petaliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a petal.
petromilli
phototimer
picnometer
picturedom
piezometer
piezometer
noun
An instrument used to measure pressure.
piezometry
piezometry
noun
The measuring of the compressibility of a liquid.
piptomeris
pleromatic
pleromatic
adj
Pertaining to pleroma.
pluteiform
pointmaker
pointmaker
noun
(historical) A manufacturer of laces for fastening clothing.
polimetrum
portamenti
portamenti
noun
plural of portamento
praetorium
praetorium
noun
Alternative form of pretorium
preemotion
preemption
preemption
noun
(computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
(law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
The purchase of public land by the occupant.
The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
preformist
preformist
noun
Synonym of preformationist
premeiotic
premeiotic
adj
Before meiosis.
premention
premoisten
premoisten
verb
To moisten in advance.
premonitor
premonitor
noun
One who, or that which, gives premonition.
premortify
premycotic
premycotic
adj
Of or pertaining to a phase of mycosis fungoides in which the patient has areas of red, scaly, itchy skin on areas of the body that are usually not exposed to sun.
preominate
preominate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To be a portent or omen of.
(obsolete, rare) To feel foreboding about; to prophesy.
preomitted
prestomial
prestomium
printerdom
printerdom
noun
The world of printers and printing.
prisometer
prisonment
prisonment
noun
(now rare) Imprisonment.
proambient
proatheism
problemist
problemist
noun
(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
promeritor
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
prophetism
prophetism
noun
The work of prophets; prophecy.
proteiform
proteiform
adj
(zoology) changeable in form; resembling a proteus
pteromalid
pteromalid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.
pyrometric
pyrometric
adj
(analytical chemistry) Of, or relating to a pyrometer or pyrometry.
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
reptiledom
reptiledom
noun
The state of being a reptile, or of belonging to the world of reptiles; reptiles, collectively.
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
semitorpid
semitorpid
adj
Somewhat torpid.
semitropic
semitropic
adj
Alternative form of semitropical
simmesport
spermation
spermatoid
spermatoid
adj
(biology) Resembling sperm or semen.
spiritsome
spiritsome
adj
Characteristic of or possessing the qualities of a spirit; spiritlike.
spirometer
spirometer
noun
(medicine) An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
spirometry
spirometry
noun
(medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.
temporalis
temporalis
noun
(anatomy) A fan-shaped muscle which arises from the surface of the temporal fossa and converges to an aponeurosis which contracts into a thick flat tendon inserted into the coronoid process of the mandible; it serves to raise the lower jaw and is involved in closing the mouth and chewing.
temporised
temporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of temporise
temporiser
temporiser
noun
Alternative form of temporizer
temporized
temporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of temporize
temporizer
temporizer
noun
A person who temporizes
temporizes
temporizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of temporize
thermopair
thermophil
thermopile
thermopile
noun
(electronics) An electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed using a series-combination of thermocouples
thermopsis
tomopteris
trampoline
trampoline
noun
(programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
(uncountable) A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
verb
(intransitive) To jump as if on a trampoline.
(transitive, programming) To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions.