A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
accelerometers
accelerometers
noun
plural of accelerometer
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acromiosternal
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adiathermanous
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
administration
administration
noun
(countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
(government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
(uncountable, business) Management.
(uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
administrators
administrators
noun
plural of administrator
administratrix
administratrix
noun
A female administrator.
adminstrations
adventuresomes
advertisements
advertisements
noun
plural of advertisement
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alimentariness
alimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentary.
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amaterialistic
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
amorphophallus
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anametadromous
anamorphoscope
anamorphoscope
noun
A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis.
anapterygotism
andromonoecism
anesthesimeter
anesthesimeter
noun
(surgery) A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient
animadversions
animadversions
noun
plural of animadversion
anisochromatic
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anthracomartus
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthroponomist
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
anthropotomist
anthropotomist
noun
One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
anticentralism
anticonformist
anticonformist
noun
An advocate of anticonformity
antiempiricism
antiempiricism
noun
Opposition to empiricism.
antiempiricist
antiempiricist
noun
(philosophy) One who opposes empiricism.
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antihemisphere
antiliberalism
antiliberalism
noun
(politics) Antiliberal beliefs and practices.
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antimasquerade
antimilitarism
antimilitarism
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-militarism
antimilitarist
antimilitarist
adj
(politics) Opposed to militarism
noun
(politics) One who opposes militarism.
antimissionary
antimissionary
adj
(religion) Opposing religious missionaries.
noun
One who opposes religious missionaries.
antimodernness
antimonarchism
antimonarchism
noun
Alternative form of anti-monarchism
antimonarchist
antimonarchist
adj
(politics) Opposed to monarchy.
noun
(politics) One who is opposed to monarchy.
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antimoralistic
antimoralistic
adj
Opposing moralism.
antinaturalism
antinaturalism
noun
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.
antineutralism
antinormalness
antipatriotism
antipatriotism
noun
opposition to patriotism
antipragmatism
antipragmatism
noun
(philosophy) A viewpoint that rejects pragmatism.
antipragmatist
antipragmatist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects pragmatism.
antiquarianism
antiquarianism
noun
Archaism.
Study or love of antiques.
Study or love of antiquity.
antiradicalism
antiradicalism
noun
Opposition to radical ideologies.
antislaveryism
antislaveryism
noun
Opposition to slavery.
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphydrotropism
apparentements
apportionments
apportionments
noun
plural of apportionment
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
apterygiformes
archaeostomata
archdissembler
archimandrites
archimandrites
noun
plural of archimandrite
archmilitarist
archmonarchist
archmystagogue
archworkmaster
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argyranthemous
aristomonarchy
aristomonarchy
noun
Rule by the best class of people as monarchs.
arithmeticians
arithmeticians
noun
plural of arithmetician
arrondissement
arrondissement
noun
(Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
arsinoitherium
arthroempyesis
arthropomatous
arthropomatous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the order Arthropomata
arthrosterigma
aspergilliform
aspergilliform
adj
(botany) Resembling the aspergillum in form
aspidospermine
aspidospermine
noun
(medicine) An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
assmannshauser
astigmatometer
astigmatometry
astragalectomy
astragalectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the astragalus, or talus, in order to stabilize the ankle.
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astroalchemist
astrochemistry
astrochemistry
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
asymmetrically
asymmetrically
adv
In an asymmetric manner.
atmosphereless
atmosphereless
adj
Lacking an atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
autoparasitism
autoparasitism
noun
A form of parasitism in which a parasite infects another individual of the same species
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
balsamodendron
basommatophora
berengarianism
bismarckianism
blastodermatic
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
bradyseismical
brambleberries
brambleberries
noun
plural of brambleberry
branchiomerism
branchiomerism
noun
(zoology) The state of being formed of branchiate segments.
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
burmanniaceous
burmanniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae.
caeremoniarius
caeremoniarius
noun
(historical, religion) An official in charge of religious ceremonies.
calamariaceous
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
camelopardalis
campulitropous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
caramelisation
caramelisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of caramelization
carboxydomonas
carcinomatosis
carcinomatosis
noun
(medicine) The widespread presence of carcinomas that have metastasized throughout the body.
carcinosarcoma
carcinosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant neoplasm that has characteristics of both a carcinoma and a sarcoma