(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
arsenicalism
arsenicalism
noun
Synonym of arseniasis
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
camelishness
campanulales
candelabrums
caramelising
caramelising
verb
present participle of caramelise
cellulomonas
cementoblast
cementoblast
noun
A cell that forms from the follicular cells around the root of a tooth, and whose biological function is cementogenesis.
centesimally
centesimally
adv
According to a division into 100 parts.
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
clamminesses
clytaemnesra
clytemnestra
collembolans
collembolans
noun
plural of collembolan
collenchymas
collenchymas
noun
plural of collenchyma
commensalism
commensalism
noun
(ecology) A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.
The act of eating together; table fellowship.
commensalist
commensalist
adj
Alternative form of commensalistic
noun
(biology) Any organism that practices commensalism
commensality
commensality
noun
The act of eating together.
commonalties
commonalties
noun
plural of commonalty
commonplaces
commonplaces
noun
plural of commonplace
communalised
communalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalise
communaliser
communalizes
communalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communalize
complacences
complacences
noun
plural of complacence
complaisance
complaisance
noun
The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.
compliancies
compliancies
noun
plural of compliancy
concealments
concealments
noun
plural of concealment
congealments
congealments
noun
plural of congealment
consimilated
consummately
consummately
adv
In a consummate manner
contemplates
contemplates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate
criminalizes
criminalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of criminalize
criminalness
criminalness
noun
(rare, dated) The state or quality of being criminal.
culteranismo
culteranismo
noun
(literature) A literary style during the Baroque period of Spain, characterized by a very ornamental, ostentatious vocabulary and a message that is complicated by a sea of metaphors and complex syntactical order.
curtailments
curtailments
noun
plural of curtailment
decentralism
decentralism
noun
A policy of favouring decentralization.
decimalising
decimalising
verb
present participle of decimalise
declamations
declamations
noun
plural of declamation
displacement
displacement
noun
(chemistry) The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
(fencing) Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.
(grammar) The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location).
(physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
The quantity of a liquid displaced by a floating body, as water by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.
dissemblance
dissemblance
noun
(countable) An act of dissembling.
(countable) Dissimilarity, unlikeness.
(uncountable) Dissembling, as a kind of behavior; dissembling, generally.
elasmobranch
elasmobranch
noun
Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
emasculating
emasculating
verb
present participle of emasculate
emasculation
emasculation
noun
(medicine) The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).
The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigour or effectiveness.
emplacements
emplacements
noun
plural of emplacement
encephalomas
euclideanism
evangelicism
evangelicism
noun
evangelical principles; evangelism
exclamations
exclamations
noun
plural of exclamation
facsimileing
flamboyances
flamboyances
noun
plural of flamboyance
fleischmanns
glucosamines
glucosamines
noun
plural of glucosamine
hymenocallis
identicalism
identicalism
noun
The property of being identical.
illuminances
illuminances
noun
plural of illuminance
inconsumable
inconsumable
adj
Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent.
infomercials
infomercials
noun
plural of infomercial
inimicalness
inimicalness
noun
The property of being inimical.
isocheimenal
isocheimenal
adj
isocheimal
isocheimonal
lamellicorns
lamellicorns
noun
plural of lamellicorn
laodiceanism
lomentaceous
lomentaceous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of a loment; having fruits like loments.
lrecisianism
macronucleus
macronucleus
noun
(biology) The larger of the two nuclei present in ciliate protozoans; it controls the nonreproductive functions of the cell.
maledictions
maledictions
noun
plural of malediction
malefactions
malefactions
noun
plural of malefaction
maleficences
maleficences
noun
plural of maleficence
malevolences
malevolences
noun
plural of malevolence
malfeasances
malfeasances
noun
plural of malfeasance
malignancies
malignancies
noun
plural of malignancy
mancipleship
mancipleship
noun
The state or business of a manciple.
mantelpieces
mantelpieces
noun
plural of mantelpiece
mantlepieces
mantlepieces
noun
plural of mantlepiece
marlinsucker
masculinised
masculinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masculinise
masculinises
masculinises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masculinise
masculinized
masculinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masculinize
masculinizes
masculinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masculinize
mcleansville
melancholias
melancholias
noun
plural of melancholia
melancholics
melancholics
noun
plural of melancholic
melancholies
melancholies
noun
plural of melancholy
melancholish
melancholish
adj
Somewhat melancholic.
melancholist
melancholist
noun
(obsolete) One affected with melancholy or dejection.
melanocomous
melanocomous
adj
(dated, anthropology) Dark or black-haired
melassigenic
mendaciously
mendaciously
adv
In a lying or deceitful manner.
mercantilism
mercantilism
noun
(economics) The theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of trade is unchangeable.
(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.
mercantilist
mercantilist
adj
Of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
noun
(economics) One who believes in mercantilism.
mesalliances
mesencephala
mesenterical
mesenterical
adj
Alternative form of mesenteric
mesioincisal
mesioincisal
adj
(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the mesial and incisal surfaces of a tooth.
mesocephalon
mesocephalon
noun
(anatomy) The pons Varolii.
microsplenia
minimiracles
misalliances
misalliances
noun
plural of misalliance
misallowance
misallowance
noun
A bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.
miscellaneal
miscellanies
miscellanies
noun
plural of miscellany
miscellanist
miscellanist
adj
Having the characteristics of a miscellany.
noun
An author or editor of one or more miscellanies; one who produces written works having a wide range of forms or kinds of content.
mischallenge
mischallenge
noun
(obsolete) A false or misguided challenge.
mischanceful
mischanceful
adj
unlucky
mischanneled
mischanneled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mischannel
misplacement
misplacement
noun
Bad placement.
missemblance
missemblance
noun
(obsolete) False resemblance or semblance.
monepiscopal
moniliaceous
mononuclears
mononuclears
noun
plural of mononuclear
monosilicate
monosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound that has a single silicate group or anion
municipalise
municipalise
verb
Alternative form of municipalize
mysticalness
mysticalness
noun
The quality of being mystical.
mythicalness
mythicalness
noun
The quality of being mythical.
neuroplasmic
neuroplasmic
adj
Relating to neuroplasm.
nicknameless
nicknameless
adj
Without a nickname.
nomenclators
nomenclators
noun
plural of nomenclator
nonchemicals
nonchemicals
noun
plural of nonchemical
nonmasculine
nonmasculine
adj
Not masculine.
nucleoplasms
nucleoplasms
noun
plural of nucleoplasm
palaeoniscum
placemanship
placemanship
noun
The role or status of a placeman.
policemanish
policemanism
polysemantic
polysemantic
adj
Having multiple meanings.
psilomelanic
reclamations
reclamations
noun
plural of reclamation
replacements
replacements
noun
plural of replacement
resemblances
resemblances
noun
plural of resemblance
romancealist
sacramentals
sacramentals
noun
plural of sacramental
scitaminales
sclerenchyma
sclerenchyma
noun
(botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen and thick, mineralized walls of lignin; present in stems, vascular bundles (of monocots), seed coverings, and vein and tips of leaves.
(zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa).
scopolamines
scopolamines
noun
plural of scopolamine
scramblement
sectionalism
sectionalism
noun
(politics) Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation.
Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
semantically
semantically
adv
In the manner of or referring to semantics.
semianalytic
semianalytic
adj
(mathematics) Having some analytic characteristics
semicalcined
semicalcined
adj
Half or partially calcined.
semicardinal
semiclinical
semicolonial
semicolonial
adj
Partly colonial; having certain aspects of being colonial.
semicolumnar
semicolumnar
adj
Like a semicolumn; flat on one side and round on the other; imperfectly columnar.