(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
abditory
abditory
noun
(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abdominoanterior
abdominocardiac
abdominocardiac
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the abdomen and the heart.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
abjudicator
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
aboudikro
acetbromamide
acetobromanilide
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adipofibroma
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adverbiation
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambassadorially
ambassadorially
adv
In an ambassadorial way.
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambassadorships
ambassadorships
noun
plural of ambassadorship
amberoid
amberoids
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambroid
ambroids
andiroba
andiroba
noun
Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
anomorhomboid
anomorhomboidal
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arborized
arborized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arborize
arboroid
arboroid
adj
Synonym of arborescent
archibaldo
archibold
arcimboldi
aribold
aryballoid
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
auribromide
aurobromide
autohybridization
azodicarboxylic
baccharoid
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
bacteriodiagnosis
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bacterioidal
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bacteroid
bacteroid
adj
(biology) Resembling bacteria.
noun
(dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
bacteroideae
bacteroides
bactritoid
bactritoid
noun
Any extinct cephalopod of the order Bactritida
bairdford
balaenopteridae
balladmongering
balladmongering
noun
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
balladromic
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
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.
balourdise
banderillero
banderillero
noun
(bullfighting) A member of the cuadrilla who uses banderillas.
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
banderoling
bandolerismo
bandolier
bandolier
noun
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
bandoliered
bandoliered
adj
Wearing a bandolier.
bardiglio
bardiglio
noun
An Italian variety of marble, commonly having a dark grey or bluish ground traversed by veins.
bardolatries
bardolatries
noun
plural of bardolatry
bardolino
bardolphian
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
baronduki
baronetised
baronetized
baronized
baronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baronize
barricado
barricado
noun
(archaic) barricade
verb
(archaic) To barricade
barricadoed
barricadoed
adj
Obstructed, closed, or defended by a barricade; barricaded.
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
barricados
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
bartholdi
bartholomewtide
basiarachnoiditis
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
basidiosporous
basidorsal
basidorsal
adj
At the base of the rear
noun
A cartilage on the dorsolateral side of the notochord
basilosauridae
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
bastardizations
bastardizations
noun
plural of bastardization
batocrinidae
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
batrachoididae
batrachophidia
battledoring
bdellouridae
bdellovibrio
becowarding
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
beddingroll
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
bedlingtonshire
beforementioned
beforementioned
Adjective
Previously mentioned.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
behaviored
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
bellerophontidae
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
beneighbored
benzdioxtriazine
benzhydroxamic
benzoiodohydrin
benzoperoxide
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.