(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphibolostylous
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antihumbuggist
arceuthobium
archdisturber
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archibuteo
arthrobacterium
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriotherapeutic
bacteriotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bacteriotherapy.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baluchistan
baluchithere
baluchitheria
baluchitherium
bankruptship
basiophthalmous
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
batrachium
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
beautihood
beautyship
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
benzothiofuran
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
bhavabhuti
bhutani
bhutani
Proper noun
A Baloch tribe residing in Balochistan, Pakistan.
The language of the aforementioned people.
bhutia
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
biologicohumanistic
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismutosphaerite
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
boethusian
bothriocephalus
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
brachiocubital
brachiocubital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and to the elbow or forearm
brachistocephalous
brachistochronous
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
branchiopneustic
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchiostomous
breithauptite
breithauptite
noun
(mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
brushability
brushability
noun
The quality or degree of being brushable.
buchanite
buchmanite
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buddhistical
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
buttgenbachite
buttgenbachite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chlamydobacteriaceous
chondrofibromatous
christiansburg
chromobacterium
churnability
churnability
noun
The condition of being churnable
claustrophobia
claustrophobia
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.
claustrophobiac
claustrophobiac
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of claustrophobic
claustrophobias
claustrophobias
noun
plural of claustrophobia
claustrophobic
claustrophobic
adj
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
Someone with claustrophobia
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
crushability
crushability
noun
The property of being capable of being crushed.
demihagbut
dibothriocephalus
dipleurobranchiate
dishabituate
dishabituate
verb
(intransitive) To respond (to a stimulus) with dishabituation.
To reach a state of dishabituation.
dishabituated
dishabituated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishabituate
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
distinguishability
distinguishability
noun
The state of being distinguishable.
distinguishable
distinguishable
adj
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
distinguishableness
distinguishableness
noun
The state or quality of being distinguishable.
distinguishably
distinguishably
adv
In a distinguishable way
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
doublehatching
dumbartonshire
durbachite
eleutherophobia
eleutherophobia
noun
(rare) Fear of freedom.
ethmoturbinal
ethmoturbinal
noun
(anatomy) An upper turbinal, connected directly with the ethmoid bone.
ethmoturbinate
ethmoturbinate
adj
(anatomy) ethmoid and turbinate
noun
The part of the ethmoid bone occupying the caudal part of the nasal fossae
eulamellibranchiata
eulamellibranchiate
eulamellibranchiate
adj
(biology) Relating to bivalve molluscs of the order Eulamellibranchia
eurybathic
eurybathic
adj
(zoology) Able to live at different depths (of water)
exhaustibility
exhaustibility
noun
The property of being exhaustible.
exhaustible
exhaustible
adj
Capable of being exhausted.
extinguishable
extinguishable
adj
Able to be extinguished.
gaithersburg
gastroalbuminorrhea
geumatophobia
habitacule
habitual
habitual
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to an action performed customarily, ordinarily, or usually.
Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
Regular or usual.
noun
(colloquial) One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.
(grammar) A construction representing something done habitually.
habituality
habituality
noun
(linguistics) The verbal or noun form that expresses continuousness over a prolonged period of time, e.g. "In the 19th century men used to wear hats"; "Jane smokes cigarettes".
(of a person) the state of being controlled by old habits
habitualize
habitualize
verb
(US, law) To classify as a habitual offender (which has implications for sentencing).
To cause to treat something as habitual; to familiarize or accustom.
To make habitual.
habitually
habitually
adv
By habit; in a habitual manner.
Occurring regularly or usually.
habitualness
habitualness
noun
The characteristic of being habitual.
habitualnesses
habituate
habituate
verb
(obsolete) To settle as an inhabitant.
To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
habituated
habituated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of habituate
habituates
habituates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habituate
habituating
habituating
adj
habit-forming
verb
present participle of habituate
habituation
habituation
noun
(psychology) The process of becoming accustomed to an internal or external stimulus, such as a noxious smell or loud noise.
The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
habituations
habituations
noun
plural of habituation
habitude
habitude
noun
(archaic) Habitual disposition; normal or characteristic mode of behaviour, whether from habit or from nature
(archaic) The essential character of one's being or existence; native or normal constitution; mental or moral constitution; bodily condition; native temperament.
(obsolete) Behaviour or manner of existence in relation to something else; relation; respect.
(obsolete) In full habitude: fully, wholly, entirely; in all respects.
(obsolete) an associate; an acquaintance; someone with whom one is familiar.
(obsolete, chemistry, in the plural) The various ways in which one substance reacts with another; chemical reaction.
Habit; custom; usage.
habitudes
habitudes
noun
plural of habitude
habitudinal
habitue
habitue
noun
Alternative spelling of habitué
habitues
habitues
noun
plural of habitue
habiture
habitus
habitus
noun
(anatomy, medicine) the general shape and appearance of the body, usually with reference to weight, adipose distribution, posture, and gait; most often called by the collocation body habitus.
(botany) habit
(liturgy) The liturgical clothing of monks, nuns and the clerical community, metaphorically referring to the religious mode of life.
(sociology) The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life.
(zoology) habitude; mode of life; bearing.
(zoology, chiefly invertebrates) General appearance.
habutai
habutai
noun
Alternative form of habotai
halibut
halibut
noun
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
halibuter
halibuter
noun
(fishing) A fishing boat used for catching halibut.
halibuts
halibuts
noun
plural of halibut
harzburgite
harzburgite
noun
An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
hattiesburg
hauberticum
hautbois
hautbois
noun
Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
Any of the (now obsolete) predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.
hautboyist
hautboyist
noun
Someone who plays the hautboy.
hawcubite
hawcubite
Noun
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.