(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphitricha
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
antiempiric
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
apoturmeric
archprimate
archprimate
noun
The chief primate of a Christian church.
archtempter
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
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.
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
dermatoptic
dermatropic
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
dermotropic
dermotropic
adj
Synonym of dermatotropic
desmotropic
diprismatic
diprismatic
adj
Doubly prismatic.
dromotropic
dromotropic
adj
(physiology) Affecting the conductivity of cardiac muscle, used of the influence of cardiac nerves.
ectomorphic
ectomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an ectomorph
electropism
emancipator
emancipator
noun
A person who emancipates.
emparchment
empetraceae
empiricists
empiricists
noun
plural of empiricist
ephraimitic
epicentrums
epidermatic
epidermatic
adj
epidermal
epitrichium
epitrichium
noun
The superficial layer of fetal epidermis; a membrane enveloping the embryo.
escarpments
escarpments
noun
plural of escarpment
extracampus
graptomancy
haltemprice
hemiparetic
hemiparetic
adj
Relating to hemiparesis.
hemoproctia
hemotrophic
hemotrophic
adj
That obtains nutrition from blood
hippometric
hyperemetic
hyperemetic
adj
Of or relating to hyperemesis.
hypermetric
hypermetric
adj
Having or relating to any syllables that are in a line beyond what the meter calls for.
Larger than normally measured.
hypocentrum
hypothermic
hypothermic
adj
Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.
hypsometric
hypsometric
adj
Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)
imparasitic
imperatrice
imperfected
imperfected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imperfect
imperfectly
imperfectly
adv
In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
impertinacy
implicatory
implicatory
adj
Relating to implication.
importances
importances
noun
plural of importance
importunacy
importunacy
noun
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.
The quality of being importunate.
impractical
impractical
adj
not practical; impracticable
imprecating
imprecating
verb
present participle of imprecate
imprecation
imprecation
noun
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
imprecators
imprecators
noun
plural of imprecator
imprecatory
imprecatory
adj
That imprecates or invokes evil.
improcreant
intercampus
intercampus
adj
between universities or colleges
katamorphic
laparectomy
machiasport
macrophytes
macrophytes
noun
plural of macrophyte
macrophytic
macrophytic
adj
Relating to macrophytes.
macropteran
macropteran
adj
Alternative form of macropterous
macroseptum
malpractice
malpractice
noun
Improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person.
The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss.
mancipatory
mancipatory
adj
Of or pertaining to mancipation.
manucapture
manuscripts
manuscripts
noun
plural of manuscript
marketplace
marketplace
noun
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
masterpiece
masterpiece
noun
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
mecopterous
mecopterous
adj
Of or pertaining to the mecopterans.
megaproject
megaproject
noun
A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.