(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
prophetism
prophetism
noun
The work of prophets; prophecy.
ramosities
remoistens
remoistens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of remoisten
remonetise
remonetise
verb
Alternative spelling of remonetize
removalist
removalist
noun
(chiefly Australia) A person or company who specialises in domestic removals, that is, the transportation of household contents when moving house.
(chiefly US, historical) One who advocates the removal of native populations from their land.
One who removes (by profession).
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
rhizostome
rhizostome
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Rhizostomata.
rimosities
rimosities
noun
plural of rimosity
rontgenism
sclerotium
sclerotium
noun
(mycology) A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs.
semifloret
semifloret
noun
(botany) A floret, or floscule, with its corolla lengthened into a strap-shaped petal.
semirotary
semirotund
semirotund
adj
Somewhat or partly rotund.
semitorpid
semitorpid
adj
Somewhat torpid.
semitropic
semitropic
adj
Alternative form of semitropical
semivector
sensimotor
setuliform
setuliform
adj
Resembling a setula.
sillometer
sillometer
noun
(historical) A 19th-century device for measuring the speed of a ship without using a log-line.
simmesport
siriometer
siriometer
noun
A unit of distance equal to one million astronomical units or 15.813 light-years.
skimmerton
skimmerton
noun
Alternative form of skimmington
slidometer
slidometer
noun
An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars caused by sudden stopping.
smothering
smothering
noun
The act by which someone or something is smothered.
verb
present participle of smother
sociometry
sociometry
noun
The quantitative study of social interactions, and the measurement of preferences etc.
sombrerite
sombrerite
noun
(mineralogy) A hard impure calcium phosphate.
spermation
spermatoid
spermatoid
adj
(biology) Resembling sperm or semen.
spiritsome
spiritsome
adj
Characteristic of or possessing the qualities of a spirit; spiritlike.
spirometer
spirometer
noun
(medicine) An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
spirometry
spirometry
noun
(medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.
steariform
steironema
stelliform
stelliform
adj
Shaped like a star.
storminess
storminess
noun
(countable) The severity of a storm
(uncountable) The state or quality of being stormy
stormville
stramonies
stramonies
noun
plural of stramony
stromateid
stromateid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Stromateidae, the butterfishes.
strombidae
symmetroid
tarmosined
tarsonemid
tarsonemid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Tarsonemidae of mites.
temeritous
temeritous
adj
Displaying disdain or contempt for danger.
temporalis
temporalis
noun
(anatomy) A fan-shaped muscle which arises from the surface of the temporal fossa and converges to an aponeurosis which contracts into a thick flat tendon inserted into the coronoid process of the mandible; it serves to raise the lower jaw and is involved in closing the mouth and chewing.
temporised
temporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of temporise
temporiser
temporiser
noun
Alternative form of temporizer
temporizes
temporizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of temporize
terrorisms
terrorisms
noun
plural of terrorism
tetrasomic
tetrasomic
adj
(genetics) Having four copies of a particular chromosome
thermistor
thermistor
noun
(electronics) A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.
thermopsis
thermotics
thermotics
noun
(archaic) The branch of physics that deals with the science of heat.
(archaic) thermodynamics
thimerosal
thimerosal
noun
US standard form of thiomersal.
thrillsome
thrillsome
adj
Characterised or marked by thrill(s)
timbersome
timbersome
adj
Obsolete form of timorsome.
tiresomely
tiresomely
adv
In a tiresome manner; wearisomely.
tomopteris
torsimeter
triamylose
tripsomely
udometries
uniformest
uniformest
adj
superlative form of uniform: most uniform
unmortised
unmortised
adj
Not mortised.
ureotelism
ureotelism
noun
(biochemistry) The excretion of excess nitrogen as urea
viscometer
viscometer
noun
(physics) An instrument used to measure the viscosity of a liquid.