(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acetomorphin
aluminaphone
aminopherase
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amnioclepsis
ampelograpny
ampelopsidin
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphineurous
amphipeptone
amphopeptone
amphopeptone
noun
(biochemistry) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amygdophenin
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anisometrope
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anthospermum
antimetropia
antimetropia
noun
(ophthalmology) An extreme form of anisometropia in which one eye is myopic and the other hyperopic.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antinepotism
antinepotism
adj
(politics, business) Opposing or preventing nepotism.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumite
antipolemist
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
apostemation
apostemation
noun
(medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appointments
appointments
noun
plural of appointment
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
attroupement
becompliment
bromoprotein
cameraperson
cameraperson
noun
A person who operates a camera.
campanologer
campbelltown
camptonville
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalomenia
chamaesiphon
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
cinemascopic
cleptomaniac
cleptomaniac
noun
Alternative spelling of kleptomaniac
coemployment
comeuppances
comeuppances
noun
plural of comeuppance
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
commonplacer
commonplacer
noun
One who writes a commonplace book.
commonplaces
commonplaces
noun
plural of commonplace
companionage
companionage
noun
The condition of being a companion (a knight of the lowest rank in certain orders).
companionate
companionate
adj
(now historical) Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners plan to have no children and take on no legal obligations to one another.
Friendly, companionable.
Pertaining to a (chiefly romantic) relationship that emphasises companionship and mutual respect.
companionize
companionize
verb
(transitive, intransitive, archaic) To associate with as a companion; to act as a friend to.
comparcioner
compartments
compartments
noun
plural of compartment
compaternity
compaternity
noun
(obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to a person.
compellation
compellation
noun
(archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.
(archaic, rare) An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title.
(obsolete) An act of addressing or speaking to someone; also, the address or speech so made.
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
compenetrate
compenetrate
verb
(transitive) To penetrate every part of; to permeate.
To penetrate mutually or reciprocally; to interpenetrate.
compensating
compensating
verb
present participle of compensate
compensation
compensation
noun
(finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
(neuroscience) The ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke).
(real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
A recompense or reward for service.
Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
The act or principle of compensating.
The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
compensators
compensators
noun
plural of compensator
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
competencies
competencies
noun
plural of competency
competitions
competitions
noun
plural of competition
complacences
complacences
noun
plural of complacence
complacently
complacently
adv
In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
complainable
complainable
adj
That may be complained of.
complaintive
complaintive
adj
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
complaisance
complaisance
noun
The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.
(obsolete) Of persons: accomplished; talented; experienced.
(obsolete) Of the nature of a ceremony that is not essential but accessory; ceremonial; ceremonious; formal.
Complementary.
Of the nature of a complement; completing.
complemented
complemented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complement
complementer
complementer
noun
Something that serves as a complement to something else.
completement
completement
noun
(obsolete) Act of completing or perfecting; completion.
completeness
completeness
noun
(logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is valid then it must also be a theorem. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever T vDash 𝜙 is true, then T⊢𝜙 must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.
The state or condition of being complete.
complexation
complexation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex
complexional
complexional
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's mental disposition; temperamental.
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's physical composition; constitutional.
Pertaining to the complexion of the skin.
complexioned
complexioned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified type of complexion.
compliancies
compliancies
noun
plural of compliancy
complimental
complimental
adj
(obsolete) complimentary.
complimented
complimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compliment
complimenter
complimenter
noun
One given to complimenting; a flatterer.
One who compliments.
componential
componential
adj
Of, pertaining to, or comprising components
comportments
comportments
noun
plural of comportment
composedness
composedness
noun
The state or quality of being composed.
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
compoundness
compoundness
noun
The state or quality of being compound.
comprecation
comprecation
noun
(obsolete) The act of praying together.
comprehended
comprehended
adj
Included; comprised; contained.
Understood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprehend
comprehender
comprehender
noun
Agent noun of comprehend: one who comprehends.
comprehensor
comprehensor
noun
(obsolete) One who comprehends; one who has attained a full knowledge.
compressions
compressions
noun
plural of compression
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
conocephalum
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
consumptible
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
contemperate
contemperate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To temper; to moderate.
contemplable
contemplable
adj
Contemplatable
contemplamen
contemplance
contemplance
noun
(obsolete) contemplation
contemplated
contemplated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemplate
contemplates
contemplates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate
contemplator
contemplator
noun
One who contemplates
contemporary
contemporary
adj
From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
noun
(dated) A rival newspaper or magazine.
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
Something existing at the same time.
contemporise
contemporise
verb
Alternative form of contemporize
contemporize
contemporize
verb
(marketing) To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context
contemptible
contemptible
adj
Deserving contempt.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
contemptuous
contemptuous
adj
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
counterstamp
counterstamp
noun
A countermark made with a stamp.
verb
To countermark with a stamp.
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience
cryptomnesic
cryptomnesic
adj
Relating to cryptomnesia.
decompensate
decompensate
verb
(medicine, psychology, of a bodily organ or mental state) To deteriorate in function due to an inability to invoke normal defensive mechanisms that compensate for ailments and other stresses.
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
decompoundly
decompoundly
adv
In an decompound manner.
demicaponier
demipauldron
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
demonopolize
demonopolize
verb
(transitive) To break up (a monopoly), sometimes by privatizing a previously nationalized industry.
demospongiae
deprograming
dermatophone
dermatophony
despoilments
despoilments
noun
plural of despoilment
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
developement
developement
noun
Obsolete spelling of development
developments
developments
noun
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
plural of development
diplostemony
diplostemony
noun
(botany) The condition of being diplostemonous.
dipneumonous
dipodomyinae
discompanied
disemploying
disemploying
verb
present participle of disemploy
disportments
disportments
noun
plural of disportment
disprovement
dopaminergic
dopaminergic
adj
Containing, involving, or transmitting dopamine.
Of or relating to dopamine.
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance that affects the production of dopamine
drapetomania
drapetomania
noun
(dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.)
The desire of slaves to run away, viewed as a mental illness.