An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adipocerite
adoperation
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
anarthropod
anthropidae
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
aphrodistic
aphroditeum
aphroditous
aplodiorite
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
appertained
appertained
verb
past participle of appertain
apportioned
apportioned
adj
Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apportion
appreciated
appreciated
adj
(of an investment) having risen in value
recognized as having value
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appreciate
appredicate
apprenticed
apprenticed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprentice
apterygidae
armorplated
arpeggiated
arpeggiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggiate
arthropodal
arthropodal
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Arthropoda.
arthropodan
arthropodan
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods.
noun
(zoology) An arthropod.
aspidistras
aspidistras
noun
plural of aspidistra
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
bespattered
bespattered
adj
covered in spots of splashed liquid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespatter
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camptodrome
capernoited
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
carpentered
carpentered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpenter
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpopodite
carpopodite
noun
The fifth joint of the endopodite of a crustacean (between the meropodite and the propodite)
contraposed
contraposed
adj
(geology) Having a coastal region of hard rocks that is separated from the sea by a belt of overlapping softer deposits.
(logic) Forming a contraposition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrapose
copartnered
copartnered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copartner
craspedotal
crepidomata
cryptodiran
cryptodiran
Noun
Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
crypturidae
dactylopore
dactylopore
noun
(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude
decapitator
decapitator
noun
One who decapitates.
decrepitate
decrepitate
verb
(intransitive) Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.
(transitive) To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
departement
departition
departition
noun
(obsolete) departure
(obsolete) separation
verb
(transitive) to remove the partitions from; to merge back into a single unit
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depauperate
depauperate
adj
(botany, of a plant etc) Having stunted growth
Having a limited biodiversity.
Impoverished.
verb
To impoverish.
To stunt the growth of.
deploration
deploration
noun
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
depopulator
depopulator
noun
A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.
deportation
deportation
noun
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
depravities
depravities
noun
plural of depravity
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
deprecation
deprecation
noun
(countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
(countable) An imprecation or curse.
(uncountable) The act of deprecating.
Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
deprecative
deprecative
adj
Tending to deprecate; disapproving.
deprecators
deprecators
noun
plural of deprecator
deprecatory
deprecatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging
depreciated
depreciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depreciate
depreciates
depreciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate
depreciator
depreciator
noun
(economics) One who depreciates.
depredating
depredating
verb
present participle of depredate
depredation
depredation
noun
A raid or predatory attack.
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
depredators
depredators
noun
plural of depredator
depredatory
depredatory
adj
Tending or designed to depredate.
depredicate
depressanth
depressants
depressants
noun
plural of depressant
deprevation
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.