(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphierotism
amphipeptone
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anisometrope
antimetropia
antimetropia
noun
(ophthalmology) An extreme form of anisometropia in which one eye is myopic and the other hyperopic.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antinepotism
antinepotism
adj
(politics, business) Opposing or preventing nepotism.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumite
antipolemist
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apometabolic
apostemation
apostemation
noun
(medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
appointments
appointments
noun
plural of appointment
approximated
approximated
adj
Calculated by approximation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
arteriospasm
arteriospasm
noun
(pathology) The spasm of an artery
astigmoscope
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
becompliment
bromoprotein
camptonville
chemiotropic
chemotrophic
chemotrophic
adj
Of or relating to chemotropism.
chemotropism
chemotropism
noun
(biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
cleptomaniac
cleptomaniac
noun
Alternative spelling of kleptomaniac
companionate
companionate
adj
(now historical) Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners plan to have no children and take on no legal obligations to one another.
Friendly, companionable.
Pertaining to a (chiefly romantic) relationship that emphasises companionship and mutual respect.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
compaternity
compaternity
noun
(obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to a person.
compellation
compellation
noun
(archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.
(archaic, rare) An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title.
(obsolete) An act of addressing or speaking to someone; also, the address or speech so made.
compellative
compellative
noun
(grammar) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
compensating
compensating
verb
present participle of compensate
compensation
compensation
noun
(finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
(neuroscience) The ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke).
(real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
A recompense or reward for service.
Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
The act or principle of compensating.
The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
competencies
competencies
noun
plural of competency
competitions
competitions
noun
plural of competition
competitress
competitress
noun
(archaic) A female competitor.
complaintive
complaintive
adj
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
completively
completively
adv
In a completive manner.
completories
completories
noun
plural of completory
complexation
complexation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex
complexities
complexities
noun
plural of complexity
complicative
complicative
adj
Having a tendency to complicate.
complicities
complicities
noun
plural of complicity
complimental
complimental
adj
(obsolete) complimentary.
complimented
complimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compliment
complimenter
complimenter
noun
One given to complimenting; a flatterer.
One who compliments.
componential
componential
adj
Of, pertaining to, or comprising components
comprecation
comprecation
noun
(obsolete) The act of praying together.
compromitted
compromitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compromit
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
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
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
computerizes
computerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
consumptible
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
contemporise
contemporise
verb
Alternative form of contemporize
contemporize
contemporize
verb
(marketing) To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context
contemptible
contemptible
adj
Deserving contempt.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
coppersmiths
coppersmiths
noun
plural of coppersmith
cosmopoietic
cosmopoietic
adj
Referring to the creation/formation of the universe or world.
cosmopolites
cosmopolites
noun
plural of cosmopolite
cryptomerias
cryptomerias
noun
plural of cryptomeria
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.
demographist
dermatrophia
desmotropism
despoilments
despoilments
noun
plural of despoilment
deuteroprism
deutoplasmic
dexiotropism
dioptrometer
dioptrometry
dioptrometry
noun
(medicine) The measurement of the accommodative and refractive states of the eye.
diplomatique
diplomatized
diplomatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diplomatize
diplostemony
diplostemony
noun
(botany) The condition of being diplostemonous.
disportments
disportments
noun
plural of disportment
disprovement
distemperoid
drapetomania
drapetomania
noun
(dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.)
The desire of slaves to run away, viewed as a mental illness.
ectomorphism
ectopatagium
eidoptometry
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.
emancipation
emancipation
noun
The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).
emancipators
emancipators
noun
plural of emancipator
emancipatory
emancipatory
adj
Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
emetatrophia
emmeniopathy
empoisonment
empoisonment
noun
The act of poisoning.
enantiomorph
enantiomorph
noun
(chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
entomophobia
entomophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods
entotympanic
entotympanic
adj
Synonym of endotympanic
epicystotomy
epidermatoid
epidermatoid
adj
(anatomy, rare, dated) epidermoid
epidermatous
epileptiform
epileptiform
adj
Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in regard to its associated seizures.
epipedometry
episiotomies
episiotomies
noun
plural of episiotomy
epistemology
epistemology
noun
(countable) A particular instance, version, or school thereof; a particular theory of knowledge.
(uncountable) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.
epithalamion
epithalamion
noun
Alternative form of epithalamium
epitheliomas
epitheliomas
noun
plural of epithelioma
epitomically
epitomically
adv
In an epitomic manner.
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
ermitophobia
evaporimeter
evaporimeter
noun
An atmometer
exemptionist
exophthalmia
exophthalmia
noun
(medicine) The protrusion of an eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, as a consequence of disease.
exophthalmic
exophthalmic
adj
Having prominent eyeballs.
Of, or relating to exophthalmos.
experimentor
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
extemporized
extemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extemporize
extemporizer
extemporizer
noun
One who extemporizes.
extemporizes
extemporizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporize
gametophagia
gametophobia
gametophobia
noun
The fear of marriage.
gametophoric
gametophoric
adj
Relating to gametophores
gametophytic
gametophytic
adj
(botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte.
(botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
graphometric
graphometric
adj
Relating to graphometry.
Relating to measurements with the graphometer.
grypotherium
gumptionless
gumptionless
adj
Lacking gumption.
hamptonville
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)
heliotropium
hematophobia
hematophobia
noun
Alternative form of haematophobia
hematosepsis
hemimorphite
hemimorphite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.