(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anisometrope
anthospermum
aparithmesis
aparithmesis
noun
(rhetoric) An answer to a proposition.
(rhetoric) The enumeration of parts or particulars.
appraisement
appraisement
noun
(dated) The act of appraising.
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
arteriospasm
arteriospasm
noun
(pathology) The spasm of an artery
atherosperma
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
atmospherium
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bepraisement
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
chapelmaster
chapelmaster
noun
A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.
chemotropism
chemotropism
noun
(biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
compartments
compartments
noun
plural of compartment
compensators
compensators
noun
plural of compensator
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
competitress
competitress
noun
(archaic) A female competitor.
completories
completories
noun
plural of completory
comportments
comportments
noun
plural of comportment
compresbyter
comptrollers
comptrollers
noun
plural of comptroller
computerdoms
computereses
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
computerises
computerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerise
computerists
computerists
noun
plural of computerist
computerizes
computerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize
computerless
computerless
adj
Without a computer.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
contemporise
contemporise
verb
Alternative form of contemporize
coppersmiths
coppersmiths
noun
plural of coppersmith
counterstamp
counterstamp
noun
A countermark made with a stamp.
verb
To countermark with a stamp.
cryptamnesia
cryptamnesia
noun
Alternative form of cryptomnesia
cryptamnesic
cryptamnesic
adj
Alternative form of cryptomnesic
cryptomerias
cryptomerias
noun
plural of cryptomeria
cryptomerous
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience
cryptomnesic
cryptomnesic
adj
Relating to cryptomnesia.
deemstership
demographist
departements
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
dermapterous
dermatoplasm
dermatoplast
dermatoscopy
dermatoscopy
noun
(medicine) The examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope—a magnifier (typically x10) with a light and a liquid medium between the instrument and the skin, thus illuminating the lesion without reflected light.
dermopterous
desmotropism
deuteroplasm
deuteroplasm
noun
Synonym of deutoplasm
deuteroprism
dexiotropism
dispersement
dispersement
noun
Misspelling of disbursement.
dispiritment
dispiritment
noun
Dispiritedness; disheartenment.
disportments
disportments
noun
plural of disportment
disprovement
distemperate
distemperate
adj
(obsolete) diseased; disordered
(obsolete) immoderate
distempering
distempering
verb
present participle of distemper
distemperoid
distemperure
ectomorphism
ellipsometer
ellipsometer
noun
an instrument that uses polarized light to investigate the surface layers of semiconductor wafers etc. Used in ellipsometry.
ellipsometry
ellipsometry
noun
An optical technique for the investigation of the dielectric properties of thin films especially used in semiconductor manufacture.
(anatomy) endoplasmic reticulum that is studded with ribosomes
expansometer
expatriatism
expatriatism
noun
The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one
explosimeter
explosimeter
noun
A device used for detecting explosive gases.
extemporised
extemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extemporise
extemporiser
extemporiser
noun
Alternative form of extemporizer
extemporises
extemporises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporise
extemporizes
extemporizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporize
gametophores
gametophores
noun
plural of gametophore
haemoproteus
hampshirites
heliotropism
heliotropism
noun
The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light)
hemiparasite
hemiparasite
noun
(botany) Any parasitic plant that obtains energy by photosynthesis as well as from its host
hemoproteins
hemoproteins
noun
plural of hemoprotein
herpetomonas
heterotopism
heterotopism
noun
(biology) heterotopy
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypermnestic
hypermnestic
adj
Pertaining to hypermnesia; demonstrating or pertaining to a very high level of memory or recall.
hypermnestra
hypobromites
hypobromites
noun
plural of hypobromite
hypothermias
hypothermias
noun
plural of hypothermia
hypsometrist
imperforates
imperforates
noun
plural of imperforate
imperialists
imperialists
noun
plural of imperialist
imperilments
imperilments
noun
plural of imperilment
impersonated
impersonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impersonate
impersonates
impersonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impersonate
impersonator
impersonator
noun
An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.
One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
impetrations
impetrations
noun
plural of impetration
implementers
implementers
noun
plural of implementer
implementors
implementors
noun
plural of implementor
importancies
importancies
noun
plural of importancy
imprecations
imprecations
noun
plural of imprecation
impregnators
impregnators
noun
plural of impregnator
impressments
impressments
noun
plural of impressment
imprisonment
imprisonment
noun
A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.
improsperity
improsperity
noun
(obsolete) Lack of prosperity.
improvements
improvements
noun
plural of improvement
inspiritment
inspirometer
inspirometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the force, frequency, or volume of the inspirations in breathing.
ioparameters
isoperimeter
isoperimeter
noun
(geometry) A figure that has the same perimeter as another
isoperimetry
isoperimetry
noun
(mathematics) The study of isoperimetric structures.
lamplighters
lamplighters
noun
plural of lamplighter
laparotomies
laparotomies
noun
plural of laparotomy
leptodermous
leptodermous
adj
(biology) Having a thin skin or wall
leptospermum
leptospermum
noun
(botany) A tea tree of the genus Leptospermum.
lithospermon
lithospermum
lithospermum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Lithospermum.
macropterous
macropterous
adj
Having long wings or fins.
madreporites
madreporites
noun
plural of madreporite
malapertness
malapertness
noun
(obsolete) The condition of being malapert.
malapterurus
malpractices
malpractices
noun
plural of malpractice
marketplaces
marketplaces
noun
plural of marketplace
martinetship
martinetship
noun
The quality of being a martinet.
massotherapy
massotherapy
noun
(massage) massage as a form of therapy.
masterpieces
masterpieces
noun
plural of masterpiece
mastigophore
mastigophore
noun
Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe)
In Ancient Greece, an official who carried a whip
meanspirited
mediatorship
mediatorship
noun
The office or character of a mediator.
meganthropus
megaprojects
megaprojects
noun
plural of megaproject
meprobamates
meprobamates
noun
plural of meprobamate
merchantship
merchantship
noun
Alternative form of merchant ship
mesoplastral
mesoplastral
adj
Describing either of a pair of transverse hexagonal bones in a turtle that lie between the hyoplastral and hypoplastral bones.
mesoplastron
metamorphism
metamorphism
noun
(by extension) Any dramatic change from one thing to another
(geology) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
(zoology) The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago.
metamorphose
metamorphose
verb
(by extension, intransitive) To undergo some transformation.
(of a moth or insect, intransitive) To undergo metamorphosis.
(transitive) To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance.
metamorphosy
metamorphous
metamorphous
adj
metamorphic
metaphrasing
metaphrasing
verb
present participle of metaphrase
metaphrastic
metaphrastic
adj
of, relating to, or produced using metaphrase; literal in translation
metaspermous
metastrophic
metastrophic
adj
Relating to, or causing metastrophe
meteoroscope
meteoroscope
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) An astrolabe; a planisphere.
(astronomy, obsolete) An instrument for measuring the position, length, and direction of the apparent path of a shooting star.
meteoroscopy
meteoroscopy
noun
(archaic) The part of astronomy that deals with heavenly bodies, the distance of stars, etc.
metrocampsis
metropolises
metropolises
noun
plural of metropolis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metropolise