An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aetomorphae
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
aminopterin
aminopterin
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
ammotherapy
amperemeter
amperemeter
noun
Synonym of ammeter.
amperometer
amperometer
noun
(rare) Synonym of ammeter.
ampherotoky
amphicyrtic
amphierotic
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphistylar
amphithuron
amphithyron
amphitricha
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
ampitheater
ampitheater
noun
Misspelling of amphitheater.
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anaemotropy
anamorphote
anapnometer
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
antiemperor
antiemperor
noun
(politics) One who declares himself emperor in opposition to a reigning emperor.
antiempiric
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
antipriming
apartmental
apartmental
adj
Of or relating to apartment buildings.
apertometer
apertometer
noun
(optics, microscopy) An instrument designed to measure the numerical aperture of a lens or objective of a microscope.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
apoturmeric
apparelment
apparelment
noun
The manner in which someone is clothed, including accessories.
appartement
appartement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misspelling of apartment.
apprizement
apprizement
noun
Archaic form of appraisement.
approvement
approvement
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplices and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon.
(archaic) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete, Old English law) Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
archprimate
archprimate
noun
The chief primate of a Christian church.
archtempter
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
armorplated
aromatophor
arthrophyma
aspermatism
aspermatism
noun
Synonym of aspermia
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspheterism
aspheterism
noun
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atmospheres
atmospheres
noun
plural of atmosphere
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
attemperate
attemperate
adj
Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
verb
(archaic) To attemper.
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
attroopment
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
blemmatrope
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
campestrian
campestrian
adj
Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
camptodrome
camptosorus
caprolactam
caprolactam
noun
(organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.
carpetmaker
carpetmaker
noun
One who manufactures carpets.
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
centropomus
cetomorphic
champerator
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chemoceptor
chemoceptor
noun
chemoreceptor
chemotropic
chemotropic
adj
(biology) of, related to, or in response to chemotropism
chromatrope
chromatrope
noun
An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light by means of rapidly rotating disks of various colours.
chromeplate
chromoplast
chromoplast
noun
(biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
chromotrope
chromotrope
noun
(cytology) Any of a group of dyes that change colour under certain circumstances
chromotropy
chromotropy
noun
Synonym of chromotropism
chromotypic
chromotypic
adj
Relating to chromotypes; produced by chromotypy
circumplect
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
comparatist
comparatist
noun
a person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
comparators
comparators
noun
plural of comparator
comparition
compartment
compartment
noun
(anatomy) A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
(biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
(heraldry) A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
A room, or section, or chamber
One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
verb
(transitive) To arrange in separate compartments.
compatriots
compatriots
noun
plural of compatriot
compensator
compensator
noun
(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.
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
competitory
competitory
adj
(dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
compilatory
compilatory
adj
Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation
complicator
complicator
noun
One who or that which complicates.
componentry
componentry
noun
components generally
comportable
comportable
adj
(obsolete) Consistent; suitable.
comportance
comportance
noun
(obsolete) behaviour; comport
comportment
comportment
noun
The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself
deportment, bearing
compositors
compositors
noun
plural of compositor
compositure
compotatory
compotatory
adj
Relating to compotation; drinking together.
compregnate
comptometer
comptometer
noun
A mechanical or electromechanical calculator; an adding machine without a crank, driven instead by keypress.
comptroller
comptroller
noun
The chief accountant of a company or government.
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
computerdom
computerdom
noun
(informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
computerese
computerese
noun
(informal, dated) The jargon associated with computers.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
contratempo
contretemps
contretemps
noun
(fencing) An ill-timed pass.
An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.
coopersmith
copartiment
coppersmith
coppersmith
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
A person who forges things out of copper.
copromoters
copromoters
noun
plural of copromoter
copromoting
copromoting
verb
present participle of copromote
cormophytic
cormophytic
adj
Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte.
corporatism
corporatism
noun
(derogatory, possibly nonstandard) The influence or effects of large business corporations.
The principle or practice of corporate action; (in later use chiefly) specifically, a political ideology which advocates for government and social organization by collective interest groups.
cotemporane
cotemporary
cotemporary
adj
(now rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of contemporary
crackpotism
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crepidomata
cryptarithm
cryptarithm
noun
Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”)
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptomeria
cryptomeria
noun
A Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
cryptometer
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
cryptonymic
cryptonymic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryptonyms.
cryptostoma
cryptostome
cryptostome
noun
Any bryozoan of the order Cryptostomata
cytotropism
cytotropism
noun
The movement of cells in response to an external stimulus
departement
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
deportments
deportments
noun
plural of deportment
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
deprivement
deprivement
noun
deprivation
depthometer
depursement
dermapteran
dermapteran
noun
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera; earwig.