A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
accubitum
accubitum
noun
A bench or sofa for reclining at a table.
A dining hall or refectory.
A round dining table.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albuminocholia
albuminoscope
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
amblyacousia
ambrosiaceous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
aminobarbituric
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antirepublicanism
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
arceuthobium
archaimbaud
archicerebrum
aristorepublicanism
arthrobacterium
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocoenobium
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
baccillum
bacteririum
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
baluchitherium
bashmuric
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
batrachium
beaumarchais
beneficium
betacismus
betulinamaric
biacuminate
biacuminate
adj
(botany) Having points in two directions.
biclinium
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bimaculate
bimaculate
adj
Having two spots or similar marks
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bimuscular
bimuscular
adj
(zoology) Having two adductor muscles.
binomenclature
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
biologicohumanistic
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biomolecule
biomolecule
noun
(biochemistry) molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biscuitmaker
biscuitmaking
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
botrychium
boucherism
brachiorrheuma
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiostomous
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bromauric
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bromoauric
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bschmusic
bucciniform
buccinum
buchheim
buchmanism
buchmanite
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckism
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bucolicism
bucolicism
noun
Bucolic attitudes or behaviour.
bucranium
bucranium
noun
The head of an ox.
bulbocodium
bulimiac
bulimiac
adj
Alternative form of bulimic
bulimic
bulimic
adj
Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa.
Suffering from bulimia nervosa.
noun
A person suffering from bulimia nervosa.
bumicky
bumsucking
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
burmanniaceae
burmanniaceous
burmanniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
buxbaumiaceae
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
cambium
cambium
noun
(anatomy) Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
(botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
(obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.
cambiums
cambouis
canterburianism
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonium
carbonium
noun
(dated, chemistry, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.
cenobium
cenobium
noun
A monastery, a monastic community.
ceratomandibular
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
cherubimic
cherubimic
adj
Of or relating to cherubim.
cherubimical
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
chloriambus
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrofibromatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
chromobacterium
cibarium
cibarium
noun
A pouchy space in front of the mouth cavity of some insects, used to store and chew food.
ciborium
ciborium
noun
(Christianity) A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
(architecture) A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
cimabue
cimbura
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumambagious
circumambagious
adj
Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary.
circumambience
circumambience
noun
The condition of being circumambient
circumambiencies
circumambiencies
noun
plural of circumambiency
circumambiency
circumambiency
Noun
The act of surrounding or encompassing.
circumambient
circumambient
adj
Including all aspects of; encompassing.
Surrounding.
adv
in a circumambient manner
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumambulate
circumambulate
verb
(transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
circumambulates
circumambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate
circumambulating
circumambulating
verb
present participle of circumambulate
circumambulation
circumambulation
noun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulations
circumambulations
noun
plural of circumambulation
circumambulator
circumambulator
noun
Someone who walks around something.
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
circumbasal
circumbendibus
circumbendibus
adj
(often humorous) indirect or roundabout
noun
(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
(often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing