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
amphitryon
amphorette
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphoterus
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
apochromat
apochromat
noun
(optics) A kind of lens corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration.
archoptoma
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
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
atropinism
atropinism
noun
atropine poisoning
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
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
deportment
deportment
noun
Apparent level of schooling or training.
Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.
Conduct; public behavior.
Self-discipline.
dermatopsy
dermopathy
dermopathy
noun
(pathology) disease of the skin
dermophyte
dermophyte
noun
dermatophyte
dermoptera
desmotrope
desmotropy
diatropism
diatropism
noun
(biology) The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus.
(organic chemistry) An orthogonal arrangement of groups of atoms within a molecule, often associated with aromaticity.
The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of dissimilarity from early childhood protective and parental figures.
dimorphite
dimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal orange mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
diremption
diremption
noun
(rare) a ripping apart; a forceful sundering
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
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
emportment
epitomator
epitomator
noun
An epitomist
epitomiser
epitomiser
noun
Alternative form of epitomizer
epitomizer
epitomizer
noun
An epitomist.
eremophyte
eremophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
exotropism
extemporal
extemporal
adj
(archaic) Extemporaneous.
foretopman
foretopman
noun
(nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop.
foretopmen
foretopmen
noun
plural of foretopman
gamotropic
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
haptometer
haptometer
noun
An instrument for measuring sensitivity to touch, by adding and removing weights that produce pressure.
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.
hemotrophe
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
heptameron
heptameron
noun
A literary work whose action covers a period of seven days.
hippometer
hippometer
noun
An instrument for measuring a horse's height in hands.
hippometry
homopteran
homopteran
noun
Any insect of the former hemipteran order Homoptera.
homopteron
homotropal
homotropal
adj
homotropous
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
hypothermy
hypothermy
noun
Alternative form of hypothermia
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
imperation
imperation
noun
Synonym of empire
The action of governing or commanding; governance.
imperatory
imperatory
adj
(archaic) imperative
impetrator
impetrator
noun
One who impetrates.
implorator
implorator
noun
(obsolete) One who implores.
imporosity
imporosity
noun
The state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity.
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importably
importably
adv
(obsolete) Insupportably; unbearably.
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
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.
impostrous
impostrous
adj
(archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
imprecator
imprecator
noun
One who imprecates or curses.
impromptus
impromptus
noun
plural of impromptu
impuration
impuration
noun
(obsolete) The act of making impure; defilement; obscuration.
intemporal
isotropism
isotropism
noun
isotropy
kryptomere
lamprotype
laparotome
laparotome
noun
(surgery) A surgical instrument for performing laparotomy.
laparotomy
laparotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
leptometer
leptometer
noun
(historical) An instrument for measuring the viscosity of oil.
leptosperm
limitrophe
limitrophe
adj
Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
lithosperm
lumberport
macrophyte
macrophyte
noun
(biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
macroptery
macroptery
noun
The condition of being macropterous
manstopper
manstopper
noun
A weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
manucaptor
manucaptor
noun
(law, obsolete) In English common law, a person empowered to take bail and capture a person who forfeits it.
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.
matronship
matronship
noun
matronage
mckeesport
mecopteran
mecopteran
noun
Any of the carnivorous insects in the order Mecoptera
mecopteron
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mercaptole
mercaptole
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) dithioketal
meropodite
meropodite
noun
(biology) A segment of the endopodite of a crustacean between the ischiopodite and the carpopodite
mesotropic
metamorphy
metamorphy
noun
The quality of being metamorphic.
metaphoric
metaphoric
adj
Synonym of metaphorical
metatrophy
meteograph
metrectopy
metropathy
metropathy
noun
(medicine) Synonym of metropathia
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.
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