An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambassadorships
ambassadorships
noun
plural of ambassadorship
amblycephalus
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibians
amphibians
noun
plural of amphibian
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
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
amphiblestritis
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
apabhramsa
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
basiophthalmite
basiophthalmous
basiparachromatin
basommatophora
basommatophorous
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
batrachospermum
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
beldamship
bellmanship
biophagism
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
bismutosphaerite
blaspheme
blaspheme
noun
Obsolete spelling of blasphemy
verb
(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
(transitive) To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
(transitive) To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blasphemes
blasphemes
noun
plural of blaspheme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaspheme
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
blastophyllum
blennophlogisma
blepharemphysema
blepharism
blepharochromidrosis
blepharohematidrosis
blepharomelasma
blepharophimosis
blepharophimosis
noun
(medicine) A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
boatsmanship
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
brachyprism
bradysphygmia
brahmanaspati
bridemaidship
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bromidrosiphobia
bromidrosiphobia
noun
A fear that one has an offensive body odour
bronchiospasm
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
bspharm
bumbailiffship
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
chamberlainship
chamberlainship
noun
The office or post of chamberlain.
chapmansboro
cymbocephalous
dermatosiophobia
dysmorphophobia
dysmorphophobia
noun
(dated, psychiatry) body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphia
embryophagous
epithelioblastoma
germanophobist
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
hemiablepsia
histocompatibility
histocompatibility
noun
The condition of being histocompatible
The toleration of grafts between genetically similar individuals
homophobias
homophobias
noun
plural of homophobia
humpbacks
humpbacks
noun
plural of humpback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humpback
hyperalbuminosis
hyperalbuminosis
noun
Severe albuminosis
hyperanabolism
hyperbarbarism
hyperbarism
hypercatabolism
hypercatabolism
noun
An increased rate of catabolism.
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermetabolism
hypermetabolism
noun
(biochemistry) The physiological state of increased metabolic activity, typically occurring after significant damage to the body
hypermonosyllable
hypermonosyllable
noun
(prosody) A word of multiple syllables, such as "power", when presented (e.g. in poetry) as having only one syllable.
hyperurbanism
hyperurbanism
noun
(linguistics) the creation of a non-standard form by mimicking the standard dialect.
hypobarism
hypsibrachycephalism
hypsobathymetric
impeachableness
imperishability
imperishability
noun
The quality of being imperishable.
imperishable
imperishable
adj
not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently
noun
(in the plural) something that does not perish, or keeps for a long time
imperishableness
imperishableness
noun
The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
imperishably
imperishably
adv
In an imperishable manner.
lissamphibia
lissamphibian
lissamphibian
adj
Characteristic of these creatures.
noun
Any of the living amphibians of the subclass Lissamphibia, including the frog and salamander families.
lymhpangiophlebitis
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
lymphoblastic
lymphoblastic
adj
(US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
lymphoblastoma
lymphoblastoma
noun
(pathology) A blastoma of the lymph nodes
lymphoblastosis
lymphoblasts
lymphoblasts
noun
plural of lymphoblast
maplebush
marsipobranch
marsipobranch
noun
(zoology) One of the Marsipobranchia.
marsipobranchia
marsipobranchiata
marsipobranchiate
marsipobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having pursed gills.
marsipobranchii
mastigophobia
metabisulphite
metabisulphite
noun
Alternative spelling of metabisulfite
metamorphosable
metamorphosable
adj
Able to undergo metamorphosis
microblepharism
misalphabetize
misalphabetized
misalphabetized
adj
alphabetized incorrectly
misalphabetizes
misalphabetizing
misapprehensible
misapprehensible
adj
Able to be misapprehended.
musicophobia
musicophobia
noun
Aversion to music.
musophobia
musophobia
noun
fear of mice
mysophobia
mysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of uncleanliness, dirt, or contamination.