Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accompany
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
accompanies
accompanies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accompany
accomplices
accomplices
noun
plural of accomplice
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
adaptometer
adaptometer
noun
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenolipoma
adenolipoma
noun
(oncology) A benign lipoma of a gland containing both glandular and fat tissue.
aegospotami
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aetomorphae
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
albumoscope
allelomorph
allelomorph
noun
(genetics, obsolete) Synonym of allele
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
amidophenol
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
aminopterin
aminopterin
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
ammotherapy
ampelideous
amperometer
amperometer
noun
(rare) Synonym of ammeter.
ampherotoky
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphichrome
amphierotic
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphizoidae
amphodelite
amphogenous
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
anaemotropy
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphote
anapnometer
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anticomplex
antiemperor
antiemperor
noun
(politics) One who declares himself emperor in opposition to a reigning emperor.
apertometer
apertometer
noun
(optics, microscopy) An instrument designed to measure the numerical aperture of a lens or objective of a microscope.
aphanomyces
aphroditeum
apicoectomy
apicoectomy
noun
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoembryony
apometaboly
apomorphine
apomorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
aporrhiegma
apostematic
apoturmeric
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
appendotome
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
appointment
appointment
noun
(US) An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
(in the plural) Equipment, furniture.
(law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
(obsolete) The allowance paid to a public officer.
(religion) Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed
approvement
approvement
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplices and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon.
(archaic) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete, Old English law) Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
archemperor
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
armorplated
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
ataxophemia
ataxophemia
noun
Defective coordination of words in speech; atactic aphasia; incoherence.
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atmospheres
atmospheres
noun
plural of atmosphere
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
attroopment
axospermous
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azoospermia
azoospermia
noun
(medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blemmatrope
cacemphaton
cacospermia
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
cameography
campbellton
campbeltown
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
campodeidae
camptodrome
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
capsulotome
capsulotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to incise the capsule of the lens of the eye
cassiopeium
cassiopeium
noun
(obsolete) The original name of the element lutetium.
cecomorphae
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalogram
cephalogram
noun
An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalomant
cephalomere
cephalomere
noun
(zoology) One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.
cephalosome
cephalosome
noun
(zoology) The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.
cephalotome
cephalotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
champerator
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
championess
championess
noun
(archaic) A female champion.
championize
championize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To champion.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chlamyphore
chlamyphore
noun
(zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
chromaphore
chromascope
chromascope
noun
An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
chromatrope
chromatrope
noun
An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light by means of rapidly rotating disks of various colours.
chromeplate
chromophage
chromophane
chromophane
noun
(biology) Any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.
cinemascope
cinemascope
noun
An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
cissampelos
cleptomania
cleptomania
noun
Dated form of kleptomania.
coemptional
coemptional
adj
Relating to coemption.
coimplicate
colpenchyma
comeuppance
comeuppance
noun
Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
commonplace
commonplace
adj
Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
noun
A commonplace book.
A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
A platitude or cliché.
Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
verb
(obsolete) To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
To make a commonplace book.
compactable
compactable
Adjective
Capable of being compacted.
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
compactible
compactible
adj
Capable of being compacted.
compactness
compactness
noun
The state of being compact.
compaginate
compaginate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unite or hold together.
companiable
companiable
adj
(obsolete) companionable; sociable
companioned
companioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of companion
companyless
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
compartment
compartment
noun
(anatomy) A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
(biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
(heraldry) A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
A room, or section, or chamber
One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
verb
(transitive) To arrange in separate compartments.
compassable
compassable
adj
Capable of being compassed or accomplished.
compassless
compassless
adj
Without a compass for navigation.
compassment
compatibles
compatibles
noun
plural of compatible
compatience
compearance
compearance
noun
(Scotland, law) Appearance before a judge in court.