(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
alberttype
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
albitophyre
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphabetology
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
amphibiety
apometaboly
appealability
appealability
noun
(law) The quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court.
appellability
appellability
noun
Alternative form of appealability
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
archipresbyter
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archpresbyterate
archpresbytery
archpresbytery
noun
(ecclesiastical) The absolute dominion of presbytery.
arteriophlebotomy
attemptability
attemptability
noun
The property of being attemptable.
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bacteriotherapy
bacteriotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapeutic use of bacteria
bacteriotrypsin
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
bapistery
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
barometrography
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
barytophyllite
barytosulphate
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathyhyperesthesia
bathyhypesthesia
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
batyphone
beautyship
behypocrite
beneplacity
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxyphenanthrene
bepity
bepity
verb
(archaic) To pity greatly.
bepretty
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
biotype
biotype
noun
(genetics) A group of organisms having the same specific genotype
verb
To sort, arrange of classify into such groups
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
bipedality
bipedality
noun
The condition of being bipedal; bipedalism.
bipinnately
bipinnately
adv
In a bipinnate manner.
bipotentiality
bipotentiality
noun
The capacity to develop in either of two different ways, especially to become either male or female
The presence of both male and female reproductive organs in an individual; hermaphroditism
blennoptysis
blepharophryplasty
blepharoplasty
blepharoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
blepharydatis
bodyplate
botryopteriaceae
botryopterid
botryopteris
botryotherapy
brachistocephaly
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
bradyspermatism
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
byepath
byepath
noun
Alternative spelling of bypath
calyptoblastea
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
carpetbaggery
carpetbaggery
noun
(derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
compellability
compensability
compensability
noun
The characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated.
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
compresbyter
compresbyterial
compressibility
compressibility
noun
(thermodynamics) The product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.
The degree to which something is compressible.
contemptibility
contemptibility
noun
The quality of being contemptible.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
copresbyter
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
cryptobranchiate
cryptobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.
cryptobranchidae
cryptodouble
deceptibility
deceptibility
noun
The property of being deceptible; ability to be deceived.
decipherability
decipherability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something can be deciphered.
(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
deplorability
deplorability
noun
The quality of being deplorable.
deportability
depressibility
desoxyribonucleoprotein
despicability
despicability
noun
Despicableness.
developability
developability
noun
The quality of being developable.
discerpibility
discerpibility
noun
Alternative form of discerptibility
discerptibility
discerptibility
noun
Capability or liableness to be discerped.
dispensability
dispensability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is dispensable
(uncountable) The state of being dispensable
dispersibility
dispersibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the relative extent to which something is dispersible
(uncountable) The condition of being dispersible
displaceability
displaceability
noun
The quality or degree of being displaceable.
disreputability
disreputability
noun
The state of being disreputable.
disreputably
disreputably
adv
In a disreputable manner
disrespectability
disrespectability
noun
Lack of respectability.
drapeability
drapeability
noun
Alternative form of drapability
electrobioscopy
electrobioscopy
noun
The detection of life in an animal by studying muscular contractions following the passage of an electric current
embryopathology
embryopathology
noun
(pathology) The pathology of embryos
embryophyta
embryophyte
embryophyte
noun
(botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants
embryophytes
embryophytes
noun
plural of embryophyte
embryoplastic
embryoplastic
adj
(biology) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo.
embryotroph
embryotroph
noun
(biology) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.
embryotrophe
embryotrophic
embryotrophic
adj
That provides nourishment to an embryo
embryotrophy
employability
employability
noun
(countable) The product or result of being employable.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being employable.
equiprobability
equiprobability
noun
The state or condition of being equiprobable
erythrophobia
erythrophobia
noun
Abnormal and persistent fear of the colour red.
abnormal and persistent fear of blushing
evaporability
evaporability
noun
Capability of evaporating.
exceptionability
exceptionability
noun
The quality of being exceptionable.
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandibility
expansibility
expansibility
noun
The condition of being expansible
expectably
expectably
adv
In an expectable manner
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
explainability
explainability
noun
The state of being explainable.
explicability
explicability
noun
The state of being explicable.
explosibility
explosibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which a material is explosible