The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
aborting
aborting
verb
present participle of abort
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abrogate
abrogate
adj
(archaic) Abrogated; abolished.
verb
(molecular biology, transitive) To block a process or function.
(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.
(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
abrogated
abrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abrogate
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abrogating
abrogating
verb
present participle of abrogate
abrogation
abrogation
noun
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition.
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
abrogator
abrogator
noun
Agent noun of abrogate; one who abrogates.
abrogators
abrogators
noun
plural of abrogator
aerobacteriological
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriologist
aerobacteriology
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambisporangiate
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
anthrohopobiological
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
astragalotibial
astragalotibial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the astragalus and the tibia
astrobiological
astrobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to astrobiology
astrobiologically
astrobiologically
adv
By means of, or in reference to astrobiology
astrobiologies
astrobiologist
astrobiologist
noun
A biologist whose speciality is astrobiology
astrobiologists
astrobiologists
noun
plural of astrobiologist
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
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.
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologic
bacteriologic
adj
bacteriological
bacteriological
bacteriological
adj
Of or pertaining to bacteriology.
bacteriologically
bacteriologically
adv
In a bacteriological manner; with respect to bacteriology.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriologists
bacteriologists
noun
plural of bacteriologist
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bagrationite
bagrationite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of allanite.
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.
bargestone
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
barometrograph
barometrograph
noun
A form of barometer capable of recording the variations of atmospheric pressure onto paper.
barometrography
baronetage
baronetage
noun
The rank of a baronet
baronets collectively
baronetages
baronetages
noun
plural of baronetage
baroneting
baronetising
baronetizing
barothermogram
barothermograph
barothermograph
noun
An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.
barothermohygrogram
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
barrington
barrington
Proper noun
A village in Cambridgeshire, England
A village in Somerset, England
A village in Illinois
A town in New Hampshire
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New York
A village in New South Wales, Australia
A town in Rhode Island
barringtonia
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
bathythermogram
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
battledoring
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beartongue
bedlingtonshire
bergamot
bergamot
noun
A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.
A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume.
A variety of pear.
A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
The fruit from the bergamot tree
bergamots
bergamots
noun
plural of bergamot
berginization
bergstrom
bergton
bertillonage
bertillonage
noun
Originally, a system for the identification of criminals making use of anthropometric measurements — including head size, arm span, scars, distinguishing features and the like. The usage has been extended to encompass a means of identification of racing greyhounds.
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
betrough
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bigothero
bigotries
bigotries
noun
plural of bigotry
bigotry
bigotry
noun
(dated) Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious, anti-religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
bigroot
bigroot
adj
Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by a large root.
noun
Either of the plants Marah fabacea and Marah macrocarpa.
bintangor
bintangor
noun
A hardwood tree of the genus Calophyllum.
binturong
binturong
noun
A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
biodegradabilities
biodegradabilities
noun
plural of biodegradability
biodegradability
biodegradability
noun
The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
biodegradations
biodegradations
noun
plural of biodegradation
bioelectrogenesis
bioelectrogenesis
noun
biological or biochemical electrogenesis
bioelectrogenetic
bioelectrogenetically
bioenergetic
bioenergetic
adj
Of or pertaining to bioenergetics
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biometeorology
biometeorology
noun
The study of the relationship between atmospheric conditions (the weather) and living organisms.
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
bistournage
blastogranitic
blephariglottis
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
boettiger
bogart
bogart
noun
(slang) An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.
verb
(slang) To get something by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy.
(slang) To selfishly take or keep something; to hog; especially to hold a joint (marijuana) dangling between the lips instead of passing it on.
bogatyr
bogatyr
noun
(historical) A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant.
boggart
boggart
noun
Alternative spelling of boggard
bogtrot
bogtrotter
bogtrotter
noun
One who lives in a boggy country; applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish.
Someone who participates in bogtrotting
bogtrotting
bogtrotting
adj
Living among bogs.
bogwort
bogwort
noun
The bilberry or whortleberry plant.
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
boltuprightness
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bootleger
bootlegger
bootlegger
noun
An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.