(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
abruptiones
absorpt
absorpt
adj
absorbed
verb
(archaic) past participle of absorb
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptiometer
absorptiometer
noun
A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptions
absorptions
noun
plural of absorption
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albopruinose
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambassadorships
ambassadorships
noun
plural of ambassadorship
ambiparous
ambisporangiate
ambleocarpus
amblyocarpous
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibryous
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
antiprohibitionist
antiprohibitionist
noun
One who opposes the prohibition of alcoholic drink.
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
approbations
approbations
noun
plural of approbation
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arbitratorship
arbitratorship
noun
The role or status of an arbitrator.
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archbishoprics
archbishoprics
noun
plural of archbishopric
archbishopry
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
aristorepublicanism
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bacilliparous
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backpointers
backropes
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopical
bacterioscopical
adj
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopist
bacterioscopist
noun
One who carries out bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bacteriotrypsin
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
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.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baptornis
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
barhops
barhops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barhop
baroceptors
baroceptors
noun
plural of baroceptor
barographs
barographs
noun
plural of barograph
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
baroscope
baroscope
noun
barometer
baroscopic
baroscopic
adj
Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
baroscopical
baroscopical
adj
Alternative form of baroscopic
barpost
barpost
noun
A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars closing a passage into a field.
barspoon
barytosulphate
basicytoparaplastin
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
basiotripsy
basiparachromatin
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
basommatophora
basommatophorous
bastrop
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachoplasty
batrachospermum
beachdrops
beboppers
beboppers
noun
plural of bebopper
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
bellerophontes
belonosphaerite
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beprose
beprose
verb
(transitive, rare) To reduce to prose.
besprizorni
beworship
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bibliotherapies
bibliotherapies
noun
plural of bibliotherapy
bibliotherapist
bibliotherapist
noun
A therapist who provides bibliotherapy.
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
biobibliographies
biobibliographies
noun
plural of biobibliography
biogeographers
biogeographers
noun
plural of biogeographer
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
biomicroscopies
biomicroscopy
biomicroscopy
noun
The examination of the eye using a slit lamp biomicroscope
The microscopic examination of biological tissue
biophysiography
biophysiography
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.
biopiracies
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
biparous
biparous
adj
producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
bipartitions
bipartitions
noun
plural of bipartition
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bipolarities
bipolarities
noun
plural of bipolarity
bipolarizes
bipolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipolarize
biporose
biporous
bishopbird
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
bismutosphaerite
bispore
bispore
noun
(biology) Either of a pair of asexual spores produced by some red algae
bisporous
blastocarpous
blastoneuropore
blastophoral
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.