An inflammation of the glans penis and the prepuce.
balaphon
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
ballistophobia
balneographer
balneographer
noun
One who writes descriptions of therapeutic baths.
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
balneophysiology
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
balneotherapia
balneotherapia
noun
Obsolete form of balneotherapy.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
baphomet
baphomet
Proper noun
A deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that pagans, the Knights Templar and (sometimes) Muslims worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions.
baphometic
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
barbershops
barbershops
noun
plural of barbershop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbershop
bardolph
bardolphian
barhop
barhop
verb
(idiomatic, informal) To drink at a number of bars during a single day or evening.
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barhops
barhops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barhop
barograph
barograph
noun
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
barographic
barographic
adj
Measured using a barograph
barographs
barographs
noun
plural of barograph
barometrograph
barometrograph
noun
A form of barometer capable of recording the variations of atmospheric pressure onto paper.
barometrography
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
barophobia
barophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of gravity.
barothermograph
barothermograph
noun
An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
baryphonia
baryphonic
baryphony
barytophyllite
barytosulphate
basidiophore
basiophitic
basiophthalmite
basiophthalmous
basiparachromatin
basiphobia
basiphobia
noun
Alternative form of basophobia
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
basommatophora
basommatophorous
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
basophilia
basophilia
noun
(hematology) A condition where the quantity of basophils (basophil granulocytes) is abnormally elevated.
The condition of being basophilic.
basophilias
basophilias
noun
plural of basophilia
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
basophilous
basophilous
adj
Alternative form of basophilic
basophils
basophils
noun
plural of basophil
basophobia
basophobia
noun
Inability to walk or stand erect, due to emotional causes.
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
bathophobia
bathophobia
noun
The fear of depths
The fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves.
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathycolpian
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bathysophic
bathysophical
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
batophobia
batophobia
noun
The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachophidia
batrachophobia
batrachophobia
noun
Fear of frogs.
batrachoplasty
batrachospermum
batyphone
beachdrops
bellerophontidae
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
belonosphaerite
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzalacetophenone
benzalacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) chalcone
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzonaphthol
benzonaphthol
noun
A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
benzophenanthrazine
benzophenanthroline
benzophenazine
benzophenothiazine
benzophenoxazine
benzophenoxazine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a certain class of dyes.
benzophthalazine
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
betanaphthol
bhopal
bhopal
Proper noun
State capital of Madhya Pradesh (India).
biblicopsychological
bibliograph
bibliograph
noun
Archaic form of bibliographer.
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographic
bibliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliography.
bibliographical
bibliographical
adj
bibliographic
bibliographically
bibliographically
adv
Concerning bibliography.
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bibliographize
bibliographize
verb
(transitive) To compile a bibliography of.
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
bibliophagist
bibliophagist
noun
(rare) A bibliophage; one who loves to read books.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bibliophobia
bibliophobia
noun
The fear or dislike of books.
bibliotaph
bibliotaph
noun
(rare) One who "buries" books, typically by hoarding them unread, hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use
bibliotaphe
bibliotaphic
bibliotaphic
adj
Being or relating to a bibliotaph; hiding away books.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bibliotherapies
bibliotherapies
noun
plural of bibliotherapy
bibliotherapist
bibliotherapist
noun
A therapist who provides bibliotherapy.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biobibliographer
biobibliographer
noun
The author of a biobibliography.
biobibliographic
biobibliographical
biobibliographical
adj
Of or relating to a biobibliography.
biobibliographies
biobibliographies
noun
plural of biobibliography
biobibliography
biobibliography
noun
A bibliography that also contains a short biography of the author
biogeographer
biogeographer
noun
A person engaged in biogeography.
biogeographers
biogeographers
noun
plural of biogeographer
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biogeographical
biogeographical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography.
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biograph
biograph
noun
(rare) A biographical essay.
An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.
verb
(rare, transitive) To write a biography of.
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
biographically
biographically
adv
In the form of a biography.
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biophagism
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
biophysiography
biophysiography
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.