(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
adterminal
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
altimeters
altimeters
noun
plural of altimeter
altrincham
altrincham
Proper noun
a town in Greater Manchester, England
ameliorant
ameliorant
noun
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.
ameliorate
ameliorate
verb
(intransitive) To become better; improve.
(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
amyraldist
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
antidromal
antidromal
adj
(botany) antidromous
(neurology) antidromic
antinormal
armillated
aromatical
aromatical
adj
(rare) aromatic.
arythmical
asterismal
asterismal
adj
(astrology) Relating to asterisms.
atterminal
beminstrel
bimestrial
bimestrial
adj
Occurring once every two months
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
blattiform
bolometric
bolometric
adj
Of or pertaining to bolometry
as measured using a bolometer
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
brambliest
brambliest
adj
superlative form of brambly: most brambly
bromellite
bromellite
noun
(mineralogy) A white oxide mineral containing beryllium.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
calcimeter
calcimeter
noun
An apparatus that is used to estimate the amount of limestone (or similar calcium mineral) in a sample (often by measuring the carbonate content)
cameralist
cameralist
noun
(economics) An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy.
A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
carmeloite
ceilometer
ceilometer
noun
A device that measures the altitude of the cloud base, especially above an airfield.
cemeterial
cemeterial
adj
Of or pertaining to a cemetery
centimolar
centimolar
adj
(chemistry) Of or relating to centimoles; one hundredth as concentrated as a molar solution.
centralism
centralism
noun
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.
chromolith
chromolith
noun
Alternative form of chromolithograph
clamourist
climactery
clinometer
clinometer
noun
An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
closterium
colatorium
colbertism
collimator
collimator
noun
(astronomy) A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.
(physics) A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons.
(physics) An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.
colometric
colometric
adj
(linguistics) Relating to colometry
compilator
compilator
noun
One who compiles something.
coterminal
coterminal
adj
(category theory) Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.
(geometry, of two angles) Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.
(university education, of a student) Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.
Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.
noun
(aviation) One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
cradletime
cromaltite
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
delimiters
delimiters
noun
plural of delimiter
delirament
delirament
noun
(obsolete) A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
demiluster
demilustre
derailment
derailment
noun
(psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
(rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
diathermal
diathermal
adj
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dismantler
dismantler
noun
One who dismantles.
dramatical
dramatical
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of drama or the theatre.
dramaticle
ectromelia
ectromelia
noun
(medicine) A congenital defect resulting in the lack of one or more of the limbs.
ectromelic
ectromelic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to ectromelia.
eliminator
eliminator
noun
One who, or that which, eliminates.
elotherium
elytriform
elytriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of an elytron.
embrittled
embrittled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrittle
epithermal
epithermal
adj
(geology) Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth
(physics) Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion
eremitical
eremitical
adj
Alternative form of eremitic
eternalism
eternalism
noun
(philosophy) The view that time resembles space and thus past and future events are in some sense coexistent.
extremital
extremital
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the extremities.
familarity
fieulamort
filamentar
filamentar
adj
filamentary
filmsetter
filmsetter
noun
A filmsetting machine.
filmstrips
filmstrips
noun
plural of filmstrip
florentium
florentium
noun
(chemistry, disused nomenclature) Promethium.
fluidmeter
flurriment
formaliter
fulminator
fulminator
noun
One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely
gematrical
gematrical
adj
gematric
gemitorial
glimmerite
glimmerite
noun
(geology) An igneous rock consisting almost entirely of dark mica
gristmills
gristmills
noun
plural of gristmill
gromatical
hailstorms
hailstorms
noun
plural of hailstorm
heliometer
heliometer
noun
An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.
heliometry
heliometry
noun
The measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc.
helipterum
hemielytra
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hermetical
hermetical
adj
Alternative form of hermetic
hermitical
hermitical
adj
Pertaining to a hermit; reclusive.
hermitlike
hermitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
humiliator
humiliator
noun
One who humiliates.
humoralist
humoralist
noun
One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in humoralism.
illurement
immaterial
immaterial
adj
(figurative) So insubstantial as to be irrelevant.
Having no matter or substance.
immaturely
immaturely
adv
Giving an appearance of immaturity.
Without maturity.
immetrical
immetrical
adj
Not metrical or rhythmical.
immoralist
immoralist
noun
An adherent or practitioner of immoralism
An advocate of immorality
immorality
immorality
noun
(countable) An immoral act or practice.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
immortable
immortally
immortally
adv
In an immortal manner.
immortelle
immortelle
noun
Any of various papery flowers, often dried and used as decoration.
Any of various trees of the genus Erythrina.
impartable
impartable
adj
Capable of being imparted.
impartible
impartible
adj
capable of being imparted or communicated; impartable.
not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible
impartibly
impartibly
adv
So as not to be parted or divided.
imperialty
imperialty
noun
People of imperial rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
The rank, status, power or authority of an imperial.
impetrable
impetrable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
implorator
implorator
noun
(obsolete) One who implores.
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importably
importably
adv
(obsolete) Insupportably; unbearably.
importless
importless
adj
(obsolete) meaningless
intemporal
interhemal
interhemal
adj
Alternative form of interhaemal
intermalar
intermolar
intermolar
adj
Between molars
intermural
intermural
adj
Between walls; enclosed by walls.
interramal
interramal
adj
Between rami, especially between the mandibles of the lower jaw.
intramural
intramural
adj
Within the substance of the walls of an organ.
Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.
noun
A (usually sports) competition between teams belonging to the same school.
isothermal
isothermal
adj
Of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
Of or pertaining to an isotherm
noun
(geography) An isotherm
kilometers
kilometers
noun
plural of kilometer
kilometric
kilometric
adj
Measured in kilometres/kilometers
kimberlite
kimberlite
noun
(geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
kitzmiller
kitzmiller
Proper noun
A town in Maryland.
lachrymist
lachrymist
noun
(rare) One who weeps.
lacrimator
lacrimator
noun
Alternative spelling of lachrymator
laminarite
laminarite
noun
(paleontology) A broad-leafed fossil alga.
larithmics
larithmics
noun
(obsolete) The study of population statistics.
latiniform
lattermint
laurentium
leominster
leominster
Proper noun
a market town in Herefordshire, England.
a city in Massachusetts, USA.
lighterman
lighterman
noun
(nautical) One employed on, owning, or managing a lighter.
lightermen
lightermen
noun
plural of lighterman
limburgite
limburgite
noun
A dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish glassy groundmass.
limitarian
limitarian
adj
Tending to limit.
noun
One who subscribes to the doctrine of limitarianism.
limitaries
limitrophe
limitrophe
adj
Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
limnimeter
limnimeter
noun
The apparatus used in limnimetry
limnometer
limnometer
noun
A device used to measure the level of water in a lake
lineameter
literalism
literalism
noun
(art) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.
Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.
lithomarge
lithomarge
noun
kaolinite
lithometer
lithosperm
litteratim
littermate
littermate
noun
An animal born in the same litter
locutorium
logarithms
logarithms
noun
plural of logarithm
logometric
logometric
adj
(chemistry) Serving to measure or ascertain chemical equivalents; stoichiometric.
(mathematics) Of or relating to a system of logarithms constructed to suit a system of ratios and measures.