(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
apochromat
apochromat
noun
(optics) A kind of lens corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration.
archoptoma
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
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.
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
chromotypy
chromotypy
noun
The production of chromotypes
compactors
compactors
noun
plural of compactor
compacture
compacture
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being closely put together; compact nature or structure.
companator
comparator
comparator
noun
(computing) An application or program that compares prices, rates, tariffs of flights, smartphones, cars, etc.
(law) anything that serves comparison
An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data.
Any device for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard.
comparting
comparting
verb
present participle of compart
compartner
compartner
noun
Obsolete form of copartner.
compatriot
compatriot
adj
Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism.
noun
Somebody from one's own country.
compearant
compearant
noun
(Scotland, law) A person who appears in court.
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.
compilator
compilator
noun
One who compiles something.
completers
completers
noun
plural of completer
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
complotter
complotter
noun
One who complots; a conspirator.
comporting
comporting
verb
present participle of comport
compositor
compositor
noun
(computer graphics) A system that puts images together in a buffer (such as individual windows on a desktop) to generate a final display image.
A person who sets type; a typesetter.
One who, or that which, composes or sets in order.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
compotator
compotator
noun
One who drinks (alcoholic beverages) with another; a fellow drinker.
compotiers
compotiers
noun
plural of compotier
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
comprobate
comprobate
verb
(obsolete) To agree; to concur.
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
cormophyta
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptogamy
cryptogamy
noun
The condition of being a cryptogam.
cryptogamic botany.
cryptogram
cryptogram
noun
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Encrypted text.
cryptomere
cryptonema
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
emmetropic
emmetropic
adj
Pertaining to emmetropia.
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
gamotropic
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
importance
importance
noun
Something of importance.
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
personal status or standing.
significance or prominence.
importancy
importancy
noun
(obsolete) That which is important.
(obsolete) importance; significance
imprecator
imprecator
noun
One who imprecates or curses.
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
macroptery
macroptery
noun
The condition of being macropterous
manucaptor
manucaptor
noun
(law, obsolete) In English common law, a person empowered to take bail and capture a person who forfeits it.
mckeesport
mecopteran
mecopteran
noun
Any of the carnivorous insects in the order Mecoptera
mecopteron
mercaptole
mercaptole
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) dithioketal
mesotropic
metaphoric
metaphoric
adj
Synonym of metaphorical
metrectopy
metropolic
metroscope
metroscope
noun
A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the vagina.
metroscopy
metroscopy
noun
The use of the metroscope.
microphyte
microphyte
noun
(biology) Any microscopic plant or alga
micropipet
micropipet
noun
Alternative form of micropipette
microprint
microprint
noun
(countable) A document bearing a microreproduction of printed text
(uncountable) Extremely small print
microtypal
monoprotic
monoprotic
adj
(chemistry) Having a single hydrogen atom; monobasic
monotropic
monotropic
adj
(biology, of a pollnator) that collects pollen the flowers of only one species
(chemistry, physics) Describing any material that exists in multiple forms, only one of which is stable at all temperatures and pressures
morphactin
morphactin
noun
Any of a class of synthetic compounds that limit plant growth.
opacimeter
opacimeter
noun
Any instrument that measures opacity
optometric
optometric
adj
Of or pertaining to optometry
pachometer
pachometer
noun
Alternative form of pachymeter
patronymic
patronymic
adj
(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.
Derived from one's father.
noun
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
A name acquired from one's father.
pedometric
pedometric
adj
Relating to pedometrics
Relating to, or measured by, a pedometer
phacometer
phacometer
noun
A device for testing the refractive power of lenses.
picnometer
picturedom
pleromatic
pleromatic
adj
Pertaining to pleroma.
porismatic
porismatic
adj
Of or relating to a porism; poristic.
potcherman
potcherman
noun
One who operates a potcher.
potchermen
potchermen
noun
plural of potcherman
precomment
precompute
precompute
verb
(transitive) To compute in advance; to precalculate.
precontemn
premeiotic
premeiotic
adj
Before meiosis.
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.
procomment
proctodeum
proctodeum
noun
The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.
proctotome
proctotomy
proctotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the rectum, as for the division of a stricture
procumbent
procumbent
adj
(botany) That trails along the ground
(dentistry) inclined towards the lips
prone or prostrate
prosomatic
prosomatic
adj
Alternative form of prosomal
protocneme
protocneme
noun
A primary mesentery of a zoantharian coelenterate
punctiform
punctiform
adj
Having the form of a point.
pycnometer
pycnometer
noun
(physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
pyromantic
pyromantic
adj
Of or relating to pyromancy.
noun
A practitioner of pyromancy.
pyrometric
pyrometric
adj
(analytical chemistry) Of, or relating to a pyrometer or pyrometry.
pyromucate
pyromucate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyromucic acid.
recomplete
recomplete
verb
(transitive) To complete again.
recomputed
recomputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recompute
recomputes
recomputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompute
recoupment
recoupment
noun
(law) A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part.
A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.
scepterdom
sceptredom
sceptredom
noun
(rare) Reign; sovereign rule.
scrimption
scrimption
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) A small portion; a little bit; a scrap.
scrumption
semitropic
semitropic
adj
Alternative form of semitropical
spermoduct
spermoduct
noun
sperm duct
trimorphic
trimorphic
adj
(botany) Having three different forms of flowers, leaves, or any other attribute on the same plant.
(zoology) Having three different forms with a clear attribute amongst three animals of the same species.