Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z complisult A backhanded compliment. complon A complementation subunit complot A plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy complotism Conspiracy theories. complotist A conspiracy theorist. complotment The act of plotting together; ganging up complotter One who complots; a conspirator. complotting The forming of a joint plot; conspiracy. complotype A genotype associated with the complement system Complute Alcalá de Henares (an ancient town now in the Community of Madrid). Complutensian Of or relating to Complute or Complutum (now Alcalá de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain. compluvium A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern. comply To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform. complying That complies complyingly So as to comply; compliantly; obediently. compmag Comptonization and magnetization compo Workers' compensation. compogram A graphical comparison of two or more things compomer A restorative material that is a hybrid of dental composites and glass ionomer cement. compone To compose; to settle; to arrange. componence The composition of a grammatical structure in terms of the components it contains, without regard to their arrangement. componency The property of being a component or having components. component A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device. componental Having or relating to components. componented Having the specified number or kind of components. componential Of, pertaining to, or comprising components componentise To split into components. componentization The process of breaking into separate components. componentize To split into separate components. componentry Components generally. componentwise In terms of components. componentwisely In a componentwise manner compony Divided into a line of squares of alternating tinctures. compoplot A barplot of the genetic composition of a population comport To tolerate, bear, put up (with). comportability The state or quality of being comportable; consistency; suitability; tolerability. comportable Consistent; suitable. comportance behaviour; manner of acting. comportation The act of bringing together. comportment The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself. comportmental Of or pertaining to comportment or the act of comporting; behavioural; praxeological. compos compos mentis; of sound mind; sane composability The condition of being modular in a variety of ways. composable Capable of being composed (as from multiple constituent or component elements). compose To make something by merging parts. composed Showing composure. composedly In a composed manner. composedness The state or quality of being composed. composer One who composes; an author. composeress A female composer. composerly Characteristic of a musical composer. composimeter An instrument for measuring the chemical composition of a gas. composing Conducive of a composed state, relaxing. compositable Capable of being composited. composite Made up of multiple components; compound or complex. compositely In a composite manner. compositeness The state or quality of being composite. compositing construction of a composite image by combining multiple images and/or other elements. composition The act of putting together; assembly. compositional Of or relating to composition. compositionalism The view that the meanings of propositions are determined independently of the terms of which they are composed compositionalist An advocate of compositionalism compositionality The property of being compositional. compositionally With regard to composition. compositionism An approach to understanding things, such as chemical substances, based on the parts of which they are composed. compositionist A teacher of composition (writing) at a university. compositive Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded. compositively In a compositive manner. compositor A person who sets type; a typesetter. compositorial Relating to a compositor. compositorially By or relating to a compositor. compositous Belonging to the Compositae; composite. compositry The use, especially in law enforcement, of ready-made images of portions of an object to compose a picture of the entire object, such as the face of a person described by eyewitnesses. compositum Given a field extension F/K and subextensions A and B, the smallest subextension that contains both A and B. composograph A retouched photographic collage formerly used in sensationalist journalism. compossibility The quality of being compossible. compossible compatible or consistent with another statement. compossibly In a way that is compossible. compost The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer. compostability The quality of being compostable. compostable Suitable for compost. compostela A certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing an official route on the pilgramage to Camino de Santiago. composter A person or business that composts waste composting Composted material; compost. compostlike Resembling or characteristic of compost. composture Compost, composted manure. composty compostlike composure Calmness of mind or temperament. compotation The social act of drinking together. compotator One who drinks (alcoholic beverages) with another; a fellow drinker. compotatory Relating to compotation; drinking together. compote A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup. compotier A dish for holding fruit or compotes. compound An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined. compoundable That can be compounded. compounded Compound; composite; resulting from the interaction and combination of multiple parts. compoundedness The state or quality of being compounded. compounder A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result) compoundhood The property of being a compound. compounding An accumulation of compound interest. compoundly in a compound manner compoundness The state or quality of being compound. comprachico A person who deliberately mutilates a growing child in order to induce freakish physical traits. comprador An intermediary. compradorship The state or business of a comprador. comprecation The act of praying together. compreg A compressed and resin-impregnated wood; a wood-based composite made in various forms: panels, solid profiles, or molded parts. comprehend To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. comprehended Understood. comprehendedly In a manner that is comprehended (understood). comprehender One who comprehends. comprehendible Comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended. comprehending Understanding. comprehendingly In a comprehending manner; knowingly. comprehense To comprehend. comprehensibility The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity. comprehensible Able to be comprehended. comprehensibleness The quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility. comprehensibly In a comprehensible manner. comprehension A thorough understanding. comprehensive Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something. comprehensively In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion. comprehensiveness The state of being comprehensive. comprehensivity Comprehensiveness. comprehensivization The act of comprehensivizing. comprehensivize To adapt the education system to be based on comprehensive schools. comprehensor Someone who comprehends. compreignacite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and uranium. comprend Synonym of comprehend. comprendo do you understand? compresence The state of existing together concurrently. compresent Existing together concurrently. compresently In a compresent manner. compress To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume. compressed Pressed tightly together. compressedly In a compressed manner. compressibility The degree to which something is compressible. compressible Able to be compressed. compressibleness The quality of being compressible. compressibly In a compressible way. compressingly So as to compress. compression An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction. compressional The quality of compression. compressionally in a compressional manner compressionless Without compression. compressive That compresses compressively In a compressive way. compressiveness The state or quality of being compressive. compressometer A device used to determine the strain or deformation of a specimen while measuring the compressive strength of concrete specimens, generally a cylinder. compressometric Relating to compressometry.