(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.
contretemps
contretemps
noun
(fencing) An ill-timed pass.
An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.
deportments
deportments
noun
plural of deportment
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
enterospasm
enterospasm
noun
intestinal colic
homopterans
homopterans
noun
plural of homopteran
hyposternum
hyposternum
noun
(anatomy) The hypoplastron.
impersonate
impersonate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.
(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of.
(transitive, computing) To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
importances
importances
noun
plural of importance
importuners
importuners
noun
plural of importuner
mentorships
mentorships
noun
plural of mentorship
metanephros
metanephros
noun
(anatomy) The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.
misanthrope
misanthrope
noun
One who hates all mankind; one who hates the human race.
monopterous
monostrophe
monostrophe
noun
A metrical composition having a single strophe
monotropies
monstership
monstership
noun
A compellation for a monster.
nematospora
nephrostoma
nephrostome
nephrostome
noun
The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.
nephrostomy
nephrostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of a nephrostome
omnipresent
omnipresent
adj
Being everywhere simultaneously.
opsonometry
patrimonies
patrimonies
noun
plural of patrimony
pentamerous
pentamerous
adj
(botany) In five parts; made up of five parts.
peritoneums
peritoneums
noun
plural of peritoneum
permeations
permeations
noun
plural of permeation
polymnestor
pomacentrus
portamentos
postcentrum
postmineral
poundmaster
poundmaster
noun
The person in charge of an animal pound.
preemptions
preemptions
noun
plural of preemption
premoistens
premoistens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of premoisten
presumption
presumption
noun
(dated) arrogant behaviour; the act of venturing beyond due bounds of reverence or respect
(law) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.
the act of presuming, or something presumed
the belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true
the condition upon which something is presumed
profeminist
profeminist
noun
A supporter of feminism.
proseminate
prosternums
proxenetism
proxenetism
noun
(formal) The negotiation or facilitation of a transaction between a sex worker and a customer.
pterostemon
pycnometers
pycnometers
noun
plural of pycnometer
recoupments
recoupments
noun
plural of recoupment
redemptions
redemptions
noun
plural of redemption
resumptions
resumptions
noun
plural of resumption
spermatoxin
spermotoxin
spermotoxin
noun
Alternative form of spermatotoxin
spinsterdom
spinsterdom
noun
The world or sphere of spinsters.
sportswomen
sportswomen
noun
plural of sportswoman
strophomena
supermolten
temporising
temporising
noun
Alternative form of temporizing
verb
present participle of temporise
trampolines
trampolines
noun
plural of trampoline
trypanosome
trypanosome
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates.