Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetylbiuret
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
aminobarbituric
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antibureaucratic
antibureaucratic
adj
(politics) Opposed to bureaucracy
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
aracatuba
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
arcboutant
arceuthobium
archambault
archboutefeu
archdisturber
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archibuteo
arcubalist
arcubalist
Noun
A crossbow.
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
aristorepublicanism
arthrobacterium
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
astrabacus
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
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.
autotuberculin
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureate
baccalaureate
noun
(US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
A bachelor's degree.
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
The International Baccalaureate.
baccalaureates
baccalaureates
noun
plural of baccalaureate
bacilliculture
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backcourt
backcourt
noun
(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.
(chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
bacteriaceous
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriopurpurin
bacteriopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
bacteriotherapeutic
bacteriotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bacteriotherapy.
bacterious
bacteririum
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
bacteriuria
bacteriuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
bacubert
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baluchithere
baluchitheria
baluchitherium
bandcutter
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
barbituric
barbituric
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to barbituric acid or its derivatives.
barkcutter
barouchet
barouchet
noun
Alternative spelling of barouchette
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
barracouta
barracouta
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The snoek, Thyrsites atun, a foodfish.
barracoutas
barracoutas
noun
plural of barracouta
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
bathycurrent
batocrinus
batrachium
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachospermum
becluster
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
becrust
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becrusting
becrusts
becurst
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
belcourt
belecture
belecture
verb
(transitive) To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
bepicture
berceaunette
bertolucci
betancourt
bettencourt
betuckered
betulinamaric
biarcuate
biarcuate
adj
(botany) Having two arcuate curves
biarcuated
biarcuated
adj
Synonym of biarcuate
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bicarbureted
bicarbureted
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.
bicarburetted
bicarburetted
adj
Alternative form of bicarbureted
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bicultural
bicultural
adj
Adapted to two separate cultures.
noun
A person belonging to two cultures.
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binomenclature
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
bioastronautics
bioastronautics
noun
The study of the biological, behavioural and medical aspects of astronautics
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
biscuitmaker
biscuitroot
biscuitroot
noun
Any of a number of North American plants in the genus Lomatium, with edible, starchy roots.
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.
bittencourt
bitubercular
bituberculate
bituberculate
adj
Having two tubercles.
bituberculated
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blastocarpous
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.