(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
allelotropism
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
aminothiophen
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
apometabolism
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Relating to an issue of fulfilment.
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
apothegmatize
apothegmatize
verb
(intransitive) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
apportionment
apportionment
noun
(US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
appropriament
appropriament
noun
(obsolete) What is especially one's own; peculiar qualification.
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
arteriopalmus
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
attemperation
attemperation
noun
(archaic) The act of attempering or regulating.
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
bridgehampton
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
cambridgeport
capitelliform
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
centropomidae
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
cephalomyitis
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chromatophile
chromeplating
chromoprotein
chromoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.
cinematograph
cinematograph
noun
(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
verb
(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.
cirrhopetalum
coemptionator
committeeship
committeeship
noun
The position or office of being on a committee.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
compartimenti
compartimento
compassionate
compassionate
adj
(obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
verb
(transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
compensations
compensations
noun
plural of compensation
competitioner
competitioner
noun
(India, historical) Synonym of competition wallah
competitively
competitively
adv
In a competitive manner.
complacential
complacential
adj
(obsolete) Marked by, or causing, complacence.
complementing
complementing
verb
present participle of complement
complementoid
complementoid
noun
(biochemistry, dated) An immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.
complexionist
complicatedly
complicatedly
adv
In a complicated manner.
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
complimenting
complimenting
verb
present participle of compliment
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
compositeness
compositeness
noun
The state or quality of being composite.
compositively
compositively
adv
In a compositive manner.
compromitment
computatively
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
comtemplating
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
contemplating
contemplating
verb
present participle of contemplate
contemplation
contemplation
noun
Holy meditation.
The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
The act of looking forward to a future event
The state of being considered or planned.
contemplatist
contemplatist
noun
One who contemplates.
contemplative
contemplative
adj
(medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
noun
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
contemporized
contemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporize
cotemporaries
cotemporaries
noun
plural of cotemporary
cotemporarily
cryptoclimate
cuproplumbite
decomposition
decomposition
noun
A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
demipronation
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
depiedmontize
dermapostasis
dermatocoptic
dermatopathia
dermatopathia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of dermatopathy
dermatopathic
dermatopathic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to skin diseases or their cure.
dermatophobia
dermatophytic
dermatophytic
adj
Being or relating to a dermatophyte.
dermatopnagic
dermatotropic
dermatotropic
adj
Having an affinity for the skin
diageotropism
diageotropism
noun
(botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the centre of the Earth.
diaphanometer
diaphanometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the transparency of a fluid.
diaphanometry
dimorphotheca
dimorphotheca
noun
Any of several composite plants, of the genus Dimorphotheca, the cape marigolds.
disemployment
disemployment
noun
The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment.
dispeoplement
dispeoplement
noun
(archaic) Depopulation.
ectoplasmatic
ectoplasmatic
adj
Alternative form of ectoplasmic
edriophthalma
emancipations
emancipations
noun
plural of emancipation
embryoplastic
embryoplastic
adj
(biology) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo.
embryotrophic
embryotrophic
adj
That provides nourishment to an embryo
emetomorphine
emplastration
emplastration
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The application of a plaster or salve.
(obsolete) Grafting by inoculation; budding.
employability
employability
noun
(countable) The product or result of being employable.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being employable.
enantiomorphy
enantiomorphy
noun
The condition of being enantiomorphic
endolymphatic
endolymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
entomophilous
entomophilous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or pollinated by means of entomophily.
entomosporium
epistemonical
epitheliomata
epitomisation
epitomisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English spelling of epitomization.
epitomization
epitomization
noun
The process or result of epitomizing.
ergatomorphic
ergatomorphic
adj
(zoology) Having the form of a worker organism.
ethmopalatine
ethmopalatine
adj
(anatomy) ethmoid and palatine
ethmosphenoid
ethmosphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or joining the ethmoid and sphenoid bones.
ethylmorphine
ethylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular narcotic antitussive.
euphemisation
euphemization
eupomatiaceae
extemporarily
extemporarily
adv
In an extemporary manner.
extemporising
extemporising
verb
present participle of extemporise
extemporizing
extemporizing
verb
present participle of extemporize
gangamopteris
gasmetophytic
geodiatropism
geumatophobia
glyptotherium
godmothership
godmothership
noun
The role or status of a godmother.
graphometrist
haematosepsis
haematosepsis
noun
(pathology) A septic infection of the bloodstream
hematoplastic
hematoplastic
adj
Alternative form of haematoplastic
hematopoiesis
hematopoiesis
noun
(hematology, cytology) The process by which blood cells are produced.
hematopoietic
hematopoietic
adj
Of or pertaining to hematopoiesis.
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hematospermia
hematospermia
noun
(pathology) The presence of blood in the semen
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
hemidystrophy
hemihypotonia
hemiorthotype
hemipterology
hemipterology
noun
The study of hemipterans, the true bugs.
hemolymphatic
hemolymphatic
adj
Relating to, or producing hemolymph
hemophthalmia
hemophthalmia
noun
(medicine) intraocular hemorrhage
hepatectomies
hepatectomies
noun
plural of hepatectomy
hepatectomize
hepaticostomy
hepatomalacia
hepatomalacia
noun
(medicine) A softening of the liver.
hepatomegalia
hepatotoxemia
hepatotoxemia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Autointoxication caused by a malfunctioning of the liver.
hermaphrodite
hermaphrodite
adj
(of an individual organism) Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.
Combining two opposing qualities.
noun
(World War I military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
(nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.
A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.