(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.
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
amphitron
amphitruo
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
aplectrum
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
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
betrample
betrample
verb
(transitive) To trample over; affect by much trampling; trample excessively.
betrumpet
betrumpet
verb
(transitive) To trumpet about; trumpet the praise of.
bramantip
campcraft
campcraft
noun
Any of the outdoor skills associated with camping expeditions, such as map-reading.
caphtorim
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
clumproot
clumproot
noun
Synonym of clubroot
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.
comparate
comparate
noun
(logic) One of two things being compared.
comparted
comparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compart
compester
completer
completer
adj
comparative form of complete: more complete
noun
One who completes something.
comported
comported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comport
compotier
compotier
noun
A dish for holding fruit or compotes.
compriest
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.
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.
crampette
crimpiest
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.
dempsters
dempsters
noun
plural of dempster
depriment
depriment
adj
Serving to depress.
destemper
destemper
noun
Obsolete form of distemper.
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.
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.
Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body
ectropium
ectropium
noun
ectropion
emmetrope
emmetrope
noun
A person with emmetropia, perfect vision.
emmetropy
emmetropy
noun
Alternative form of emmetropia
empetrous
empicture
emplaster
emplaster
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A plaster.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To plaster.
emplastra
emplastra
noun
plural of emplastron
emporetic
emporetic
adj
(obsolete) Relating to an emporium, or to merchandise.
entropium
entropium
noun
Alternative form of entropion
epimerite
epimerite
noun
(biology) The attaching organ of a cephalont.
epistroma
expertism
expertism
noun
A policy of consulting experts.
extempore
extempore
adj
Carried out with no preparation; impromptu.
adv
Without preparation; extemporaneously.
noun
Something improvised.
extempory
filmstrip
filmstrip
noun
(computer graphics) A file containing a sequence of images or video frames.
A length of film containing individual photographs or diagrams intended to be shown in sequence as instruction or as a visual aid.
frumpiest
frumpiest
adj
superlative form of frumpy: most frumpy
gimmerpet
groupment
groupment
noun
(military) A temporary, improvised grouping of forces.
grumpiest
grumpiest
adj
superlative form of grumpy: most grumpy
hemiptera
hemipters
hemipters
noun
plural of hemipter
hemitrope
hemitrope
adj
Half turned round; half inverted; (crystallography) having a twinned structure.
noun
(crystallography) A twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.
hemitropy
hemitropy
noun
(crystallography) Twin composition in crystals.
herpetism
herpetism
noun
(medicine) dartrous diathesis
homoptera
hypantrum
hypantrum
noun
(zoology) The point on the neural arch at the anterior ends of the vertebrae of various reptiles where it articulates with the hyposphene
impacters
impacters
noun
plural of impacter
impactors
impactors
noun
plural of impactor
impanator
impanator
noun
(rare) One who holds the doctrine of impanation.
imparters
imparters
noun
plural of imparter
impartial
impartial
adj
treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased
imparting
imparting
noun
communication (a giving or sharing of information etc)
distribution (a sharing or division of something)
verb
present participle of impart
impartite
impartive
impasture
impasture
verb
(archaic, transitive) To place in a pasture; to foster.
imperator
imperator
noun
An emperor.
imperfect
imperfect
adj
(botany) unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.
(grammar) belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous
(obsolete) lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.
(taxonomy) known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.
not perfect
noun
(grammar) a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous
something having a minor flaw
verb
(transitive) to make imperfect
impermixt
impetrate
impetrate
adj
(obsolete) obtained by entreaty
verb
(transitive) To ask for; to demand.
(transitive) To obtain by asking; to procure upon request.
impicture
implanter
implanter
noun
Someone or something that implants.
important
important
adj
(obsolete) Pompous; self-important.
Having relevant and crucial value.
importers
importers
noun
plural of importer
importing
importing
verb
present participle of import
importray
importune
importune
adj
(obsolete) Grievous, severe, exacting.
(obsolete) Inopportune; unseasonable.
(obsolete) Troublesome; vexatious; persistent.
verb
(obsolete) To import; to signify.
To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.
To bother, irritate, trouble.
To harass with persistent requests.
imposters
imposters
noun
plural of imposter
impostors
impostors
noun
plural of impostor
impostrix
impostrix
noun
(archaic) A female impostor.
imposture
imposture
noun
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition
impostury
impostury
noun
Obsolete form of imposture.
imprecant
imprecate
imprecate
verb
(transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
imprested
imprested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprest
impriment
imprinted
imprinted
adj
(genetics) Produced by or exhibiting imprinting; showing distinction by its origin from the paternal or maternal genome.
Stamped or impressed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprint
imprinter
imprinter
noun
A device that imprints.
A person who does imprinting with such a device.
An organism that imprints, or forms an attachment.
improbate
improbate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disallow.
(obsolete, transitive) To disapprove of.
improbity
improbity
noun
a lack of probity, honesty or integrity
impromptu
impromptu
adj
Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.
noun
(by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
(music) A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
imprudent
imprudent
adj
Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions
impuberty
impuberty
noun
The condition of not having reached puberty.
impuritan
jamesport
kamperite
lampistry
leptiform
leptiform
adj
(zoology) Having a form somewhat like leptus; said of active insect larvae with three pairs of legs.
leptoform
macroptic
malaperts
malaperts
noun
plural of malapert
marplotry
marplotry
noun
Interference that foils a plot.
marspiter
martemper
martemper
verb
(transitive) To subject (steel) to a heat treatment involving austenitization followed by step quenching (at a rate fast enough to avoid the formation of ferrite, pearlite or bainite), used to produce martensite under relatively low stress.
mauckport
mecaptera
mecoptera
megaptera
melotrope
mercaptal
mercaptal
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) a dithioacetal derived from an aldehyde
mercaptan
mercaptan
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R₁.S.R₂ ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R₂ is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.
mercaptol
merneptah
merotropy
metacarpi
metacarpi
noun
plural of metacarpus
metaphors
metaphors
noun
plural of metaphor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metaphor
metapleur
metasperm
metasperm
noun
(obsolete, botany) angiosperm
metatroph
metership
metreship
metropole
metropole
noun
(now rare) A bishop's see.
A metropolis; the main city of a country or area.
The parent-state of a colony.
microphot
microphot
noun
One millionth of a phot (unit of illuminance).
microptic
microtype
midparent
midparent
noun
(genetics) The average phenotype of two parents.
misdepart
misparted
misparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispart
misprints
misprints
noun
plural of misprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misprint
misrepeat
misrepeat
verb
(transitive) To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of.
misreport
misreport
noun
A false report.
verb
(transitive) To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
misrepute
misrepute
verb
To hold in the wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.