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.
adiamorphic
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
adpromissor
adpromissor
noun
A surety.
amidocapric
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
armorplated
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
camptodrome
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
compendiary
compradores
compradores
noun
plural of compradore
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
crampedness
crampedness
noun
The state or quality of being cramped.
crepidomata
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
cyphomandra
dampproofer
dampproofer
noun
A material used for dampproofing.
decaspermal
decaspermal
adj
(botany) Having ten seeds
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demonograph
departement
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
deprogramed
dermapteran
dermapteran
noun
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera; earwig.
dermatoptic
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermatropic
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
dermopteran
dermopteran
noun
(entomology) Misspelling of dermapteran.
(entomology, obsolete) Any insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight.
(mammalogy) Any mammal in the order Dermoptera, the flying lemurs
desipramine
desipramine
noun
(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant C₁₈H₂₂N₂.
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
dimercaprol
dimercaprol
noun
(organic chemistry) The mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning.
diprismatic
diprismatic
adj
Doubly prismatic.
dipyramidal
dipyramidal
adj
Having the form of a dipyramid
dispartment
doppelmayer
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
dromophobia
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
ephemeridae
epidemiarum
epidermatic
epidermatic
adj
epidermal
epidermical
epidermical
adj
Dated form of epidermal.
estampedero
haemosporid
hemipyramid
heptameride
heptameride
noun
(chemistry, dated) A seven-unit oligomer.
(music, obsolete) An interval of pitch equal to 1/7 of a meride, or 1/301 of an octave.
A thing having seven parts or divisions.
hypermedias
impapyrated
impapyrated
adj
Written or recorded on or as if on papyrus.
imparadised
imparadised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imparadise
imparadises
imparadises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imparadise
impermeated
impregnated
impregnated
verb
past participle of impregnate
lampadaries
macropodian
macropodian
noun
(zoology, archaic) A macropod.
macropodine
macropodine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the kangaroos and wallabies
noun
Any marsupial of the subfamily Macropodinae
macropodous
macropodous
adj
(botany) (of a leaf) Having a long stalk.
(botany) (of a plant embryo) Having a large hypocotyl.
(botany, obsolete) (of a plant embryo) Having a large radicle.
Having long or large legs, feet, or fins.
madreporian
madreporian
noun
Any member of the genus Madrepora.
madreporite
madreporite
noun
(archaic, paleontology) A fossil stony coral, or a deposit composed of the same.
(zoology) A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment.
mavrodaphne
mavrodaphne
noun
A dark sweet Greek red wine.
A variety of grape native to Achaea, northern Peloponnese, Greece, from which the wine is made.
mediocarpal
mediocarpal
adj
(anatomy) In the middle of the carpal region.
mercaptides
mercaptides
noun
plural of mercaptide
metaphrased
metaphrased
adj
Translated literally.
midparental
midparental
adj
(genetics) Relating to a midparent.
mispersuade
mispersuade
verb
(transitive) To persuade amiss.
monographed
monographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monograph
monograptid
monograptid
noun
(zoology) Any graptolite of the family Monograptidae.
myriapodous
obpyramidal
pachydermal
pachydermal
adj
Grainy.
pachydermia
pachydermia
noun
(medicine) Elephantiasis.
(medicine) Increased resistance of the red cells in anemia.
pachydermic
pachydermic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by or characteristic of pachydermy.
Massive; elephantine.
Pertaining to or involving elephants.
Pertaining to the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata.
Ponderous; slow and deliberate.
Thick-skinned; insensitive.
palindromes
palindromes
noun
plural of palindrome
palindromic
palindromic
adj
Beginning and ending in a similar way.
Of, relating to, or being a palindrome.
palminerved
palminerved
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having the venation arranged like the fingers of an open hand.
panduriform
panduriform
adj
(botany, rare) Pandurate.
panjandrums
panjandrums
noun
plural of panjandrum
paradentium
paradidymal
paradidymis
paradidymis
noun
(anatomy) A small collection of convoluted tubules situated in front of the lower part of the spermatic cord, above the head of the epididymis.
paramastoid
paramastoid
adj
(anatomy) Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
noun
(anatomy) A paramastoid process.
paramecidae
paramedical
paramedical
adj
Of or relating to a paramedic
Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment
noun
Alternative form of paramedic
paranoidism
parasemidin
parmenidean
parmenidean
Adjective
Of or relating to Parmenides, an Ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea.
parodontium
parricidism
parricidism
noun
The practice of parricide.
pentadrachm
pentadrachm
noun
(historical) An ancient Cyrenaic coin that was worth five drachmas.
pentameroid
pentameroid
noun
Any brachiopod of the family Pentamerida, known only as fossils
peramelidae
pericardium
pericardium
noun
(anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.
pericladium
periodogram
periodogram
noun
(mathematics) A graph used in the harmonic analysis of spectra, time series etc.
peromedusae
phragmidium
phronimidae
pilgrimaged
pilgrimaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pilgrimage
placodermal
pneumoderma
polyandrism
polyandrism
noun
(rare) polyandry
polyandrium
polyandrium
noun
A polyandrion.
pomacentrid
pomacentrid
noun
(Ichthyology) Any of the Pomacentridae, a family of perciform fish comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes
pompadoured
pompadoured
adj
(of a head of hair) Styled in a pompadour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pompadour
poundmaster
poundmaster
noun
The person in charge of an animal pound.
praeabdomen
praecordium
praesidiums
praesidiums
noun
plural of praesidium
praseodymia
preacherdom
preacherdom
noun
The realm or sphere of preachers.
preadamitic
preadamitic
adj
Alternative form of preadamic
preadmiring
preadmitted
preadmitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preadmit
preadmonish
preadmonish
verb
To admonish in advance.
preaffirmed
precombated
precompared
predamaging
predicament
predicament
noun
(logic) That which is predicated; a category.
A definite class, state or condition.
An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
predominant
predominant
adj
Common or widespread; prevalent.
Significant or important; dominant.
noun
(music) A subdominant.
predominate
predominate
adj
Predominant.
verb
(intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
(intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
(transitive) To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
predramatic
predynamite
predynamite
adj
Before the development or availability of dynamite.
preexamined
preexamined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexamine
preimagined
preimagined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preimagine
preimitated
premarketed
premeasured
premeasured
adj
measured in advance
premedicate
premedicate
verb
To medicate beforehand, such as medicating before a surgical procedure.
premedieval
premedieval
adj
Before the Middle Ages.
premeditate
premeditate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.