(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
allomorph
allomorph
noun
(chemistry) Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
(linguistics) Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
ametropia
ametropia
noun
(medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.
ametropic
ametropic
adj
(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amperages
amperages
noun
plural of amperage
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphitron
amphitruo
amphorous
amplifier
amplifier
noun
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
(linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
(music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
ampullary
ampullary
adj
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla.
amputator
amputator
noun
The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation.
antiprime
antiprime
noun
(number theory) Synonym of highly composite number
antiprism
antiprism
noun
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
apartment
apartment
noun
(archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
(computing, COM) A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.
(obsolete) A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment
aphorisms
aphorisms
noun
plural of aphorism
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorism
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
aplectrum
apriorism
apriorism
noun
(philosophy) The idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically from general principles.
arapaimas
arapaimas
noun
plural of arapaima
asparamic
aspartame
aspartame
noun
(organic chemistry) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
aspermont
aspermous
aspermous
adj
(botany) Lacking seeds.
atemporal
atemporal
adj
Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.
atmograph
atropisms
attempers
attempers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attemper
attempter
attempter
noun
One who attempts.
austemper
austemper
verb
(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
automorph
automorph
adj
Alternative form of automorphic
becrampon
befrumple
betrample
betrample
verb
(transitive) To trample over; affect by much trampling; trample excessively.
betrumpet
betrumpet
verb
(transitive) To trumpet about; trumpet the praise of.
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
bombproof
bombproof
adj
Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.
noun
An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against air raids and bombs.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to bomb blasts.
bramantip
bromopnea
bromopnea
noun
(medicine, dated) The condition of having bad breath.
broomrape
broomrape
noun
Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bupleurum
bupleurum
noun
Any of the genus Bupleurum of apiaceous plants.
campanero
campanero
noun
The bellbird of South America.
campcraft
campcraft
noun
Any of the outdoor skills associated with camping expeditions, such as map-reading.
campfires
campfires
noun
plural of campfire
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
camphoric
camphoric
adj
Containing, or derived from camphor
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
camporees
camporees
noun
plural of camporee
capernaum
capersome
capersome
adj
Full of capers; frolicsome.
caphtorim
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
capriform
capriform
adj
Having the form of a goat
capsomere
capsomere
noun
Any of the individual protein subunits of a viral capsid
capsomers
capsomers
noun
plural of capsomer
carpellum
carpellum
noun
Synonym of carpel
carpidium
carpogamy
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
cipherdom
cipherdom
noun
The condition of being a cipher / nonentity
clumproot
clumproot
noun
Synonym of clubroot
coemperor
coemperor
noun
An emperor who rules jointly with another.
coimplore
compacter
compacter
adj
comparative form of compact: more compact
noun
One who makes a compact or agreement.
Something that compacts things (e.g. trash).
compactor
compactor
noun
A machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by compaction.
compadres
compadres
noun
plural of compadre
compander
compander
noun
Any device used for companding.
companero
comparate
comparate
noun
(logic) One of two things being compared.
comparers
comparers
noun
plural of comparer
comparing
comparing
verb
present participle of compare
comparted
comparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compart
compasser
compasser
noun
One who or that which compasses.
compeered
compeered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compeer
compeller
compeller
noun
Agent noun of compel; one who compels.
compenser
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
compester
compilers
compilers
noun
plural of compiler
complanar
complanar
adj
Alternative form of coplanar
completer
completer
adj
comparative form of complete: more complete
noun
One who completes something.
complexer
complexer
adj
comparative form of complex: more complex
noun
A chemical substance that is used for complexing.
compliers
compliers
noun
plural of complier
comported
comported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comport
composers
composers
noun
plural of composer
composure
composure
noun
(obsolete) A combination; a union; a bond.
(obsolete) Frame; make; temperament.
(obsolete) Orderly adjustment; disposition.
(obsolete) Something which is composed; a composition.
(obsolete) The act of composing
Calmness of mind or temperament
compotier
compotier
noun
A dish for holding fruit or compotes.
comprador
comprador
noun
(nautical) A ship's chandler in the Far East.
A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.
An intermediary.
compriest
comprisal
comprisal
noun
The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome.
comprised
comprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprise
comprises
comprises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprise
comprizal
comprized
comprized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprize
comprizes
comprizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprize
compromis
compromit
compromit
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To compromise.
(obsolete, transitive) To pledge by some act or declaration; to promise.
computers
computers
noun
plural of computer
contemper
contemper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften.
cooperman
copolymer
copolymer
noun
(chemistry) A polymer derived from more than one species of monomer.
copraemia
copraemic
copraemic
adj
Alternative form of copremic
copremias
copromote
copromote
verb
(transitive) To promote (a pharmaceutical product) under the same name and in the same territory by more than one company in order to maximize market share.
crackhemp
crampette
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crampoons
crampoons
noun
plural of crampoon
craspedum
creamcups
creamcups
noun
Platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing wild throughout the American southwest and especially on the Pacific Coast.
cremocarp
cremocarp
noun
(botany) The fruit of fennel, carrot, parsnip, etc., consisting of a pair of carpels pendent from a supporting axis.
crepidoma
crepidoma
noun
In classical Greek architecture, the platform of (usually three) levels upon which the superstructure of the building is erected, typically forming a series of steps.
crimpiest
crimplene
crimplene
noun
Alternative form of Crimplene
crimpling
crimpling
verb
present participle of crimple
crimpness
crimpness
noun
The state or quality of being crimp.
crumpling
crumpling
noun
A crumpled shape or structure.
A small crump
The act by which something crumples.
verb
present participle of crumple
cryptogam
cryptogam
noun
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
cryptonym
cryptonym
noun
A secret name, a code name.
cymagraph
cymagraph
noun
An instrument for tracing the outlines of moldings.
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
dalrymple
dampeners
dampeners
noun
plural of dampener
dampproof
dampproof
adj
Resistant to the effects of damp.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the effects of damp.
dempsters
dempsters
noun
plural of dempster
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
depriment
depriment
adj
Serving to depress.
deprogram
deprogram
verb
(transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
destemper
destemper
noun
Obsolete form of distemper.
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
dimorphic
dimorphic
adj
exhibiting dimorphism
occurring or existing in two different forms
diprimary
dipyramid
dipyramid
noun
(mathematics) Any of a class of solids formed from two pyramids placed symmetrically base to base.
disimpark
disimpark
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park.
dispermic
dispermic
adj
Relating to dispermy.
dispireme
distemper
distemper
noun
(archaic) A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.
(countable) A painting produced with this kind of paint.
(veterinary medicine, pathology) A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
A glue-based paint.
verb
To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
To intoxicate.
To mix (colours) in the way of distemper.
To paint using distemper.
To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
dramshops
dramshops
noun
plural of dramshop
drepanium
drepanium
noun
(botany) A helicoid cyme whose successive pedicels are aligned on the same plane.
dumpcarts
dumpcarts
noun
plural of dumpcart
ectomorph
ectomorph
noun
(bodybuilding): Theoretical body type in which a person has a high metabolism. Such a person can easily maintain a low fat physique, but does not add muscle or body weight easily.