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.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
armorplated
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camptodrome
computerdom
computerdom
noun
(informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
crepidomata
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.
dermatoptic
dermatrophy
dermatrophy
noun
atrophy (a thinning) of the skin
dermatropic
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
dermopteran
dermopteran
noun
(entomology) Misspelling of dermapteran.
(entomology, obsolete) Any insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight.
(mammalogy) Any mammal in the order Dermoptera, the flying lemurs
dermotropic
dermotropic
adj
Synonym of dermatotropic
desmotropic
diopsimeter
dioptometer
dioptometer
noun
An instrument used to measure ocular refraction, in order to prescribe corrective lenses.
dioptometry
dioptomiter
dispartment
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
disruptment
distempered
distempered
adj
(archaic) Affected with or suffering from distemper.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of distemper
distemperer
distemperer
noun
One who paints with distemper.
epidermatic
epidermatic
adj
epidermal
estampedero
hemipteroid
hemipteroid
noun
(zoology) A hemipteran or one of the closely related thrips and lice within the Exopterygota
heptameride
heptameride
noun
(chemistry, dated) A seven-unit oligomer.
(music, obsolete) An interval of pitch equal to 1/7 of a meride, or 1/301 of an octave.
A thing having seven parts or divisions.
hypermodest
illtempered
impapyrated
impapyrated
adj
Written or recorded on or as if on papyrus.
impedometer
imperfected
imperfected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imperfect
impermeated
imperturbed
imperturbed
adj
Not perturbed; unflustered.
impregnated
impregnated
verb
past participle of impregnate
improvident
improvident
adj
failing to provide for the future; reckless
incautious; prone to rashness
imprudently
imprudently
adv
Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
madreporite
madreporite
noun
(archaic, paleontology) A fossil stony coral, or a deposit composed of the same.
(zoology) A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment.
mercaptides
mercaptides
noun
plural of mercaptide
meropoditic
meropoditic
adj
Of or relating to meropodites.
metaphrased
metaphrased
adj
Translated literally.
midparental
midparental
adj
(genetics) Relating to a midparent.
misreported
misreported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misreport
mistempered
mistempered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistemper
monopteroid
mothproofed
mothproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mothproof
multiported
multiported
adj
Having more than one port.
multispired
multispired
adj
Having multiple spires.
nontempered
omniprudent
outpromised
outpromised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpromise
overtrumped
overtrumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overtrump
paradentium
pedometrist
pentadrachm
pentadrachm
noun
(historical) An ancient Cyrenaic coin that was worth five drachmas.
pentameroid
pentameroid
noun
Any brachiopod of the family Pentamerida, known only as fossils
peridentium
periodontum
permittedly
permittedly
adv
In a permitted or permissive manner
plectridium
pleurotomid
podetiiform
pomacentrid
pomacentrid
noun
(Ichthyology) Any of the Pomacentridae, a family of perciform fish comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes
poormouthed
poormouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of poormouth
portendment
portendment
noun
(archaic) An omen.
poundmaster
poundmaster
noun
The person in charge of an animal pound.
preadamitic
preadamitic
adj
Alternative form of preadamic
preadmitted
preadmitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preadmit
precombated
precomputed
precomputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precompute
predicament
predicament
noun
(logic) That which is predicated; a category.
A definite class, state or condition.
An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
predomestic
predominant
predominant
adj
Common or widespread; prevalent.
Significant or important; dominant.
noun
(music) A subdominant.
predominate
predominate
adj
Predominant.
verb
(intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
(intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
(transitive) To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
predramatic
predynamite
predynamite
adj
Before the development or availability of dynamite.
preexempted
preimitated
prejudgment
prejudgment
noun
A judgment made before the evidence has been presented, a prejudice.
premarketed
premedicate
premedicate
verb
To medicate beforehand, such as medicating before a surgical procedure.
premeditate
premeditate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.
premidnight
premidnight
adj
Before midnight.
premutinied
prepromoted
preremitted
primordiate
primordiate
adj
(archaic) primordial
proctodaeum
proctodaeum
noun
Alternative spelling of proctodeum
proctodeums
proctodeums
noun
plural of proctodeum
prodemocrat
producement
producement
noun
(obsolete) production
promptitude
promptitude
noun
The quality of being prompt; alacrity.
promulgated
promulgated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of promulgate
prosethmoid
protodermal
protodermal
adj
Relating to the protoderm
pteropodium
rapidamente
reattempted
reattempted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reattempt
redemptible
redemptible
adj
(archaic) redeemable
redemptions
redemptions
noun
plural of redemption
redemptress
redemptress
noun
A female redeemer.
redemptrice
reimplanted
reimplanted
adj
implanted again
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reimplant
repigmented
repigmented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repigment
scimiterpod
speedometer
speedometer
noun
An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.
Such a device incorporating an odometer.
spinsterdom
spinsterdom
noun
The world or sphere of spinsters.
stapediform
supermodest
supermodest
adj
Very modest.
thunderpump
trumpetweed
trumpetweed
noun
Any of the joe-pye weeds, herbaceous composite plants of genus Eutrochium, often having hollow stems, bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads, native to eastern North America.
The sea trumpet.
trumpetwood
trumpetwood
noun
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the nettle family, whose hollow stems can be used for wind instruments.
underprompt
unimprinted
unimprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unimprint