A surgical instrument used in craniotomy to remove part of the skull.
craniotomy
craniotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
creamfruit
cremations
cremations
noun
plural of cremation
crematoria
crematoria
noun
plural of crematorium
criminated
criminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of criminate
criminator
cristiform
cristiform
adj
Resembling a crest
criticisms
criticisms
noun
plural of criticism
cromaltite
cronartium
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
curatorium
curatorium
noun
A board of curators or advisory board, in certain European institutions.
curvimeter
curvimeter
noun
A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cymotrichy
cymotrichy
noun
(anthropology) The state of having wavy hair.
cytioderma
decametric
decametric
adj
Of, relating to, or measured using a decameter/decametre; especially of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between one and ten decameters.
decembrist
decembrist
Noun
A participant in or sympathizer with the Decembrist revolt.
Adjective
According to or derived from the politics or philosophy of the Decembrists.
decimeters
decimeters
noun
plural of decimeter
decimetres
decimetres
noun
plural of decimetre
demicritic
demidoctor
democratic
democratic
adj
(US, politics) Alternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party”)
Exhibiting social equality; egalitarian.
Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.
noun
(chiefly in the plural, dated) Synonym of democrat (“a supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)”)
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
dermatomic
dermatomic
adj
(pathology) Relating to a dermatome
diathermic
diathermic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to diathermy
That allows the free passage of heat
dichromate
dichromate
noun
(chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
discomfort
discomfort
noun
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
verb
(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
doctrinism
doctrinism
noun
doctrinal rigidity; using a doctrine without any criticism.
dosimetric
dosimetric
adj
Of or pertaining to dosimetry.
dracontium
dracontium
noun
(pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
dramatical
dramatical
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of drama or the theatre.
dramaticle
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
dynametric
ectodermic
ectodermic
adj
(biology) Of or relating to the ectoderm.
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.
emmetropic
emmetropic
adj
Pertaining to emmetropia.
emphractic
emphractic
adj
(medicine) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
empiricist
empiricist
noun
an advocate or supporter of empiricism
empiristic
empiristic
adj
(physics) Relating to, or resulting from, experience or experiment; following from empirical methods or data.
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
endermatic
endermatic
adj
endermic
enrichment
enrichment
noun
(education) Extracurricular activities for students.
Stimulation provided for the mental wellbeing of a captive animal
The act of enriching or something enriched.
The addition of sugar to grape juice used to make wine; chaptalization.
The process of making enriched uranium.
entodermic
entodermic
adj
entodermal
epicentrum
epimeritic
eremitical
eremitical
adj
Alternative form of eremitic
erethismic
erethismic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to erethism.
ergometric
ergometric
adj
Relating to ergometry.
erraticism
erraticism
noun
erratic behaviour
eumeristic
eurhythmic
eurhythmic
adj
harmonious
eurythmics
eurythmics
noun
a rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements
exothermic
exothermic
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.
(chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat.
(zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded.
fimbricate
fimbricate
adj
(zoology) Fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, like the antennae of certain insects.
fringed; jagged; fimbriate
firstcomer
firstcomer
noun
One who comes first; a person or entity being the first to arrive, or the first in sequence.
formicated
formicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formicate
fructiform
fruticetum
fruticetum
noun
A kind of arboretum featuring shrubs and bushes rather than trees.
gamotropic
gasometric
gasometric
adj
Of or relating to gasometry or gasometrics
gastricism
gastricism
noun
(medicine, dated) Any gastric disorder, such as dyspepsia or indigestion.
gematrical
gematrical
adj
gematric
geothermic
geothermic
adj
geothermal
grammatics
grammatics
noun
metagrammar
gromatical
hamacratic
hamacratic
adj
(politics) Forming a harmonious whole from independent parts, as in a federation or commonwealth.
harmotomic
hematocrit
hematocrit
noun
(medicine) The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
(medicine, countable) A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood.
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hermetical
hermetical
adj
Alternative form of hermetic
hermitical
hermitical
adj
Pertaining to a hermit; reclusive.
hetericism
hetericism
noun
(linguistics, obsolete) Heteric spelling.
hexametric
hexametric
adj
Relating to or exhibiting hexameter
himyaritic
himyaritic
Adjective
Himyaric
homoerotic
homoerotic
adj
Arousing a homosexual desire.
Pertaining to homosexual love or desire
humoristic
humoristic
adj
Pertaining to a humorist or his or her style.
hydromatic
hystricism
hystricism
noun
A disease of the hair where the hairs stand erect.
iconometer
iconometer
noun
(photography, historical) An early form of viewfinder.
iconometry
iconometry
noun
The measurement of icons and their proportions etc., in religious art.
idemfactor
imbricated
imbricated
adj
Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined.
imbroccata
imbroccata
noun
(obsolete) A hit or thrust.
immetrical
immetrical
adj
Not metrical or rhythmical.
impartance
impartance
noun
impartation
imperfects
imperfects
noun
plural of imperfect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperfect
importance
importance
noun
Something of importance.
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
personal status or standing.
significance or prominence.
importancy
importancy
noun
(obsolete) That which is important.
(obsolete) importance; significance
imprecated
imprecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprecate
imprecates
imprecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate
imprecator
imprecator
noun
One who imprecates or curses.
incremated
incremated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incremate
increments
increments
noun
plural of increment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of increment
intermatch
intermatch
adj
(statistics) Between matching entities.
intratomic
intratomic
adj
Within an atom.
iodimetric
iodometric
iodometric
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or using iodometry
iridectome
iridectome
noun
(surgery) A cutting instrument used in performing an iridectomy.
iridectomy
iridectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of part or all of the iris of the eye.
isometrics
isometrics
noun
isometric exercise
plural of isometric
isothermic
isothermic
adj
(meteorology) Of equal or constant temperature with respect to space, volume, or pressure.
(physics) (Of a thermodynamic process) during which the temperature remains constant.
jimpricute
kerygmatic
kerygmatic
adj
Presumptuous.
Relating to the kerygmata.
kilometric
kilometric
adj
Measured in kilometres/kilometers
krypticism
lachrymist
lachrymist
noun
(rare) One who weeps.
lacrimator
lacrimator
noun
Alternative spelling of lachrymator
larithmics
larithmics
noun
(obsolete) The study of population statistics.
locutorium
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.
lysimetric
lysimetric
adj
Carried out by means of a lysimeter.
maastricht
maastricht
Proper noun
The capital of the province of Limburg in The Netherlands.
macaviator
macerating
macerating
verb
present participle of macerate
maceration
maceration
noun
The act or process of macerating.
macerative
macerative
adj
Causing or relating to maceration.
machinator
machinator
noun
One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
macrobiote
macrobiote
noun
(rare) One who lives for a long time.
macrocytic
macrocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to macrocytes.
maestricht
magiristic
magistracy
magistracy
noun
The collective body of magistrates.
The dignity or office of a magistrate.
majoristic
manicurist
manicurist
noun
A person who performs manicures.
manometric
manometric
adj
Of or pertaining to manometry, or measured using a manometer
manuscript
manuscript
adj
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
marcasitic
marcasitic
adj
Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite.
marchantia
marcionist
marcionite
marcionite
Noun
A follower of Marcionism.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Marcionism.
maremmatic
maremmatic
adj
Of or relating to a maremma.
margaritic
margaritic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to margaritic acid of its derivatives
marinistic
mariticide
mariticide
noun
A woman who has killed her husband.
The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
martinican
martinican
Noun
A person from Martinique or of Martinican descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Martinique, the Martinican people or the Martinican language.
masseteric
masseteric
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
massoretic
masticator
masticator
noun
A machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.
A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people.
Someone who masticates.
matriarchs
matriarchs
noun
plural of matriarch
matriarchy
matriarchy
noun
A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children.
A system of government by females (particularly as a kind of polity).
The dominance of women in social or cultural systems.
matricaria
matricaria
noun
(botany) Any of the plants in the genus Matricaria.
matricidal
matricidal
adj
Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.
matricides
matricides
noun
plural of matricide
matriculae
matricular
matrilocal
matrilocal
adj
(anthropology, of a people or culture) In which newly married couples live with the wife's family.
(of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.