(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
aboulias
aboulias
noun
plural of aboulia
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
abseiled
abseiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abseil
airbills
airbills
noun
plural of airbill
albicans
albiness
albiness
noun
(archaic) A female albino.
albinism
albinism
noun
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
albizias
albizias
noun
plural of albizia
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
alburtis
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
amblosis
amblosis
noun
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
arbalist
arbalist
noun
Alternative form of arbalest
asboline
asbolite
asylabia
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
baalisms
babblish
babelise
babelish
babelish
Adjective
Chaotically confused, like Babel.
Proper noun
Chaotically confused language; babble.
babelism
babishly
babishly
Adverb
In a babyish manner; childishly.
bacillus
bacillus
noun
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
backlins
backlist
backlist
noun
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
verb
(transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
(transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
bailiffs
bailiffs
noun
plural of bailiff
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
bailsman
bailsman
noun
(law) A person who provides bail for another
bailsmen
bailsmen
noun
plural of bailsman
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
balanism
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
balinese
balisaur
balisaur
noun
A badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
balisier
balister
balister
noun
(obsolete) An arbalister or crossbowman.
balistes
balistid
balistid
noun
(zoology) Any triggerfish in the family Balistidae.
balkiest
balkiest
adj
superlative form of balky: most balky
ballised
ballista
ballista
noun
(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
ballsier
ballsier
adj
comparative form of ballsy: more ballsy
balmiest
balmiest
adj
superlative form of balmy: most balmy
balochis
balsamic
balsamic
adj
Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
Producing balsam.
noun
A balsamic vinegar.
baluchis
balushai
balushai
noun
Alternative form of balushahi
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
barillas
barillas
noun
plural of barilla
basaltic
basaltic
adj
Of or pertaining to basalt.
baselike
baselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a base (in various senses).
baseline
baseline
noun
(engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
(tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
(typography) A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
verb
(engineering, computing) To provide a baseline for measurement.
(tennis) To play from the baseline.
basidial
basidial
adj
Relating to the basidium.
basihyal
basihyal
noun
(anatomy, fish anatomy, vertebrate anatomy) Either of two small bones that form the body of the inverted hyoid arch.
basilard
basilard
noun
Alternative form of baselard
basilary
basilary
adj
Alternative form of basilar
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
basilect
basilect
noun
(sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
basileis
basileus
basileus
noun
A title of the Byzantine emperor.
basilian
basilian
Adjective
Relating to Saint Basil the Great.
basilica
basilica
noun
(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
(obsolete) An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; hence, any large hall used for this purpose.
A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
basilics
basilics
noun
plural of basilic
basilisk
basilisk
adj
Suggesting a basilisk (snake-like dragon): baleful, spellbinding.
noun
(heraldry) A type of dragon used in heraldry.
(science fiction) An infohazard or cognitohazard, especially a Langford's basilisk.
A mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze was deadly.
A tree-dwelling type of lizard of the genus Basiliscus: the basilisk lizard.
A type of large brass cannon.
basilius
basilyst
basinful
basinful
noun
As much as a basin will hold.
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
bassalia
bassalia
Proper noun
The supposed realm of the deep sea
bastiles
bastiles
noun
plural of bastile
bastille
bastille
noun
A prison or jail.
Confusion of bastille with bastion (bulwark).
verb
To confine as though in a bastille; to imprison.
beastily
beastily
adv
in a beasty manner
bedevils
bedevils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedevil
bedismal
bedrails
bedrails
noun
plural of bedrail
beelines
beelines
noun
plural of beeline
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeline
beguiles
beguiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beguile
beladies
beladies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belady
belaites
belfries
belfries
noun
plural of belfry
belgians
believes
believes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of believe
beltings
beltings
noun
plural of belting
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
benildas
benildis
berlines
berlines
noun
plural of berline
beshield
beshield
verb
(transitive) To provide or outfit with a shield.
(transitive, reflexive, archaic) To shield around or about; protect; defend.
besilver
besilver
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with silver.
beslimed
beslimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beslime
beslimer
beslimes
beslimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beslime
beslings
besmiled
besmiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmile
besmiles
besmiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmile
besnivel
bestials
biasedly
biasedly
adv
In a biased manner.
bibelots
bibelots
noun
plural of bibelot
biblists
biblists
noun
plural of biblist
bibulous
bibulous
adj
Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.
Very absorbent.
bicolors
bicolors
noun
plural of bicolor
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.
Being composed of two continuous paths or lines.
bicycles
bicycles
noun
plural of bicycle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bicycle
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bilayers
bilayers
noun
plural of bilayer
bilgiest
bilgiest
adj
superlative form of bilgy: most bilgy
bilimbis
bilimbis
noun
plural of bilimbi
billbugs
billbugs
noun
plural of billbug
billfish
billfish
noun
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
(biology) The decomposition of tissue and the subsequent death of the organism
the decomposition of organic material by living organisms, especially by microorganisms.
bioplasm
bioplasm
noun
(biology) Any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.
bioplast
bioplast
noun
(biology) a mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter
biplanes
biplanes
noun
plural of biplane
birdless
birdless
adj
Without birds.
birdsall
birlings
birlings
noun
plural of birling
bisaltae
bisellia
biserial
biserial
adj
(statistics) Having a correlation between one series and another that is divided into two types
Arranged in two series
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bisiliac
bisiliac
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the two iliac bones or fossae
bislings
bismanol
bismosol
bismosol
noun
(medicine, historical) A sterilized solution of potassium sodium bismuthotartrate, used to treat syphilis.
bissabol
bistable
bistable
adj
Having two stable states.
noun
(computing, electronics) A flip-flop.
bisulfid
bisulfid
noun
Archaic form of bisulphide.
biteless
biteless
adj
Having no bite.
bitstalk
bivalves
bivalves
noun
plural of bivalve
bivinyls
blackies
blackies
noun
plural of blackie
plural of blacky
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blandish
blandish
verb
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
blankish
blankish
adj
Somewhat blank; more or less blank.
blastide
blastide
noun
(biology) A small clear space in the segments of the ovum, the precursor of the nucleus.
blastier
blasties
blasting
blasting
noun
A planned explosion, as in mining.
The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.
verb
present participle of blast
blastoid
blastoid
adj
(medicine) Synonym of blastic
(paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
noun
(medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
(paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.