(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptions
absorptions
noun
plural of absorption
acanthophis
acceptances
acceptances
noun
plural of acceptance
accompanist
accompanist
noun
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
actinophrys
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
adaptations
adaptations
noun
plural of adaptation
adaptedness
adaptedness
noun
(countable) The result of being adapted.
(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adaptionism
adaptionism
noun
Alternative form of adaptationism
adenotyphus
adeptnesses
adeptnesses
noun
plural of adeptness
adoptianism
adoptianism
noun
Alternative form of adoptionism
adoptianist
adoptianist
noun
(Christianity) Alternative form of adoptionist
adoptionism
adoptionism
noun
(Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.
adoptionist
adoptionist
adj
Of or pertaining to adoptionism.
noun
(Christianity) One who believes in or supports adoptionism.
(uncommon) One who supports adoption.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
affenspalte
afterspring
agapemonist
aldopentose
aldopentose
noun
(biochemistry) A pentose that is also an aldose.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
amanitopsis
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphipneust
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
anabaptisms
anabaptists
anabaptists
noun
plural of anabaptist
anacamptics
anacamptics
noun
The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
The science of reflected sounds.
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anastrophia
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisotropal
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
anoplanthus
antapodosis
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antiapostle
anticipants
anticipants
noun
plural of anticipant
anticipates
anticipates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anticipate
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiparties
antiparties
noun
plural of antiparty
antipathies
antipathies
noun
plural of antipathy
antipathist
antipathist
noun
An enemy or opponent.
antiphonals
antiphonals
noun
plural of antiphonal
antiphonies
antiphonies
noun
plural of antiphony
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antiphrasis
antiphrasis
noun
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect
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.
antiplenist
antipodeans
antipodeans
noun
plural of antipodean
antiprotons
antiprotons
noun
plural of antiproton
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antisceptic
antisceptic
noun
Misspelling of antiseptic.
Someone who is opposed to scepticism.
antiseptics
antiseptics
noun
plural of antiseptic
antiseption
antiseption
noun
(archaic) antisepsis
antiseptize
antiseptize
verb
Archaic form of antisepticize.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antisnapper
antisophism
antisophist
antispastic
antispastic
adj
(pharmacology) That prevents or diminishes spasms; antispasmodic.
(poetry) Of, pertaining to antispasts
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents or diminishes spasms.
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitrypsin
antitrypsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes
apartnesses
apartnesses
noun
plural of apartness
apparitions
apparitions
noun
plural of apparition
appeasement
appeasement
noun
The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
appetencies
appetencies
noun
plural of appetency
appositions
appositions
noun
plural of apposition
apprentices
apprentices
noun
plural of apprentice
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprentice
apronstring
aptenodytes
aragonspath
argiphontes
artisanship
artisanship
noun
The property of being an artisan.
ascriptions
ascriptions
noun
plural of ascription
aspergation
aspirations
aspirations
noun
plural of aspiration
asportation
asportation
noun
(law) The illegal movement of goods or carrying away of a person.
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
astropecten
astropecten
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Astropecten of sea stars.
astrophyton
astrophyton
noun
The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
autophonous
axanthopsia
axanthopsia
noun
Inability to see the colours yellow and blue.
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bonapartist
bonapartist
Noun
One attached to the of
Adjective
Of or pertaining to
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
cacophonist
cacophonist
noun
One who produces a cacophony.
campanistic
campanistic
adj
Relating to the study of bells.
campestrian
campestrian
adj
Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
capitalness
capitalness
noun
The state or quality of being capital.
capitations
capitations
noun
plural of capitation
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
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
castanopsis
cataphonics
cataphonics
noun
Synonym of catacoustics
cenotaphies
cenotaphies
noun
plural of cenotaphy
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
coaptations
coaptations
noun
plural of coaptation
compactions
compactions
noun
plural of compaction
compactness
compactness
noun
The state of being compact.
compassment
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.
complaisant
complaisant
adj
(archaic) Polite; showing respect.
Compliant.
Willing to do what pleases others; obliging.
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
copatroness
copatroness
noun
A female copatron.
coprostanol
coprostanol
noun
(organic chemistry) A stanol formed from the biohydrogenation of cholesterol
copulations
copulations
noun
plural of copulation
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).