(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
acanthophis
acceptances
acceptances
noun
plural of acceptance
accompanies
accompanies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accompany
accompanist
accompanist
noun
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
acipenseres
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
actinophrys
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
aesculapian
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphiscians
amphiscians
noun
plural of amphiscian
ampicillins
ampicillins
noun
plural of ampicillin
anacalypsis
anacamptics
anacamptics
noun
The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
The science of reflected sounds.
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anaspidacea
anisocarpic
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anticipants
anticipants
noun
plural of anticipant
anticipates
anticipates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anticipate
antiplastic
antiplastic
adj
(medicine) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.
Diminishing plasticity.
Opposing the use of plastics, typically for environmental reasons.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that prevents the process of healing, or granulation.
A substance added to clay to make it less malleable.
antisceptic
antisceptic
noun
Misspelling of antiseptic.
Someone who is opposed to scepticism.
antiseptics
antiseptics
noun
plural of antiseptic
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antispastic
antispastic
adj
(pharmacology) That prevents or diminishes spasms; antispasmodic.
(poetry) Of, pertaining to antispasts
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents or diminishes spasms.
aphanomyces
aphelenchus
aphenoscope
apparencies
apparencies
noun
plural of apparency
appearances
appearances
noun
plural of appearance
appetencies
appetencies
noun
plural of appetency
apprentices
apprentices
noun
plural of apprentice
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprentice
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
asclepieion
ascriptions
ascriptions
noun
plural of ascription
asparaginic
asparaginic
adj
Synonym of aspartic
aspidomancy
asplanchnic
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
astropecten
astropecten
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Astropecten of sea stars.
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
cacophonies
cacophonies
noun
plural of cacophony
cacophonist
cacophonist
noun
One who produces a cacophony.
cacophonous
cacophonous
adj
Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
caesalpinia
caesalpinia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Caesalpinia.
calcisponge
calcisponge
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
calypsonian
calypsonian
noun
A calypso musician.
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
campanistic
campanistic
adj
Relating to the study of bells.
campanulous
campanulous
adj
Resembling a bell in shape or sound.
campestrian
campestrian
adj
Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
campinesses
cancerdrops
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
capableness
capableness
noun
The state or quality of being capable.
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
capharnaism
capitalness
capitalness
noun
The state or quality of being capital.
capitations
capitations
noun
plural of capitation
cappuccinos
cappuccinos
noun
plural of cappuccino
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
captaincies
captaincies
noun
plural of captaincy
captainries
captainries
noun
plural of captainry
captainship
captainship
noun
captaincy
captionless
captionless
adj
Without a caption.
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carpathians
carpathians
Proper noun
A large mountainous system in Central Europe, mainly in Transylvania (Romania) and the Polish (Silesian)-Slovak border region.
carpentries
carpentries
noun
plural of carpentry
carpogenous
cassiopeian
castanopsis
cataphonics
cataphonics
noun
Synonym of catacoustics
cellophanes
cellophanes
noun
plural of cellophane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cellophane
cenotaphies
cenotaphies
noun
plural of cenotaphy
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
champignons
champignons
noun
plural of champignon
championess
championess
noun
(archaic) A female champion.
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
chapmanship
chapmanship
noun
(rare) The state, quality, condition, or role of a chapman (dealer, bargainer, tradesman).
cheapnesses
cheapnesses
noun
plural of cheapness
chimpanzees
chimpanzees
noun
plural of chimpanzee
chinquapins
chinquapins
noun
plural of chinquapin
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
ciliospinal
ciliospinal
adj
Relating to the ciliary body and spinal cord.
cinemascope
cinemascope
noun
An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies
cisalpinism
coaptations
coaptations
noun
plural of coaptation
cochampions
cochampions
noun
plural of cochampion
compactions
compactions
noun
plural of compaction
compactness
compactness
noun
The state of being compact.
companyless
comparisons
comparisons
noun
plural of comparison
compassions
compassions
noun
plural of compassion
compassment
compensable
compensable
adj
Able to be compensated; entitling one to compensation.
compensated
compensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compensate
compensates
compensates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compensate
compensator
compensator
noun
(literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation
(nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
A building control device used to deliver the compensation relationship or curve between the air temperature outside a building and the temperature of water or air provided to spaces or zones within the building for purposes of heating or cooling.
Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
complaisant
complaisant
adj
(archaic) Polite; showing respect.
Compliant.
Willing to do what pleases others; obliging.
compliances
compliances
noun
plural of compliance
composaline
conspirator
conspirator
noun
One of a group that acts in harmony; a person who is part of a conspiracy.
Part of a group that agree to do an unlawful or unethical act.
conspissate
conspissate
verb
(transitive) To inspissate.
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constipated
constipated
adj
(figurative) Failing to make a point or reach a conclusion; stifled.
Unable to defecate; costive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constipate
constipates
constipates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constipate
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
contraposed
contraposed
adj
(geology) Having a coastal region of hard rocks that is separated from the sea by a belt of overlapping softer deposits.
(logic) Forming a contraposition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrapose
contraposit
contraprops
coparceners
coparceners
noun
plural of coparcener
copatroness
copatroness
noun
A female copatron.
copernicans
coprostanol
coprostanol
noun
(organic chemistry) A stanol formed from the biohydrogenation of cholesterol
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
cornucopias
cornucopias
noun
plural of cornucopia
costispinal
cotranspire
cotransport
cotransport
noun
The simultaneous transport of two substances (across a biological membrane).
verb
To transport two substances simultaneously (across a biological membrane).
counterapse
counterapse
noun
(architecture) An apse opposite another apse.
crampedness
crampedness
noun
The state or quality of being cramped.
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
cranioscopy
cranioscopy
noun
(dated) Phrenology.
(rare) The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
criniparous
cusparidine
cuspidation
cymophanous
cymophanous
adj
Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
cytosporina
decampments
decampments
noun
plural of decampment
dependances
dependances
noun
plural of dependance
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dipsomaniac
dipsomaniac
noun
A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.
One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
disciplinal
disciplinal
adj
relating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment