(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bacterioscopy.
bacteriostasis
bacteriostasis
noun
(biology) A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
bacteriostatic
bacteriostatic
adj
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
barytosulphate
basiarachnitis
basibranchiate
basommatophora
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
batrachoplasty
bellerophontes
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactresses
benefactresses
noun
plural of benefactress
bielectrolysis
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
bilateralistic
bilateralities
bilateralities
noun
plural of bilaterality
biochemistries
biochemistries
noun
plural of biochemistry
bioelectronics
bioelectronics
noun
(biology, electronics) The application of electronics in the field of biology
(biology, electronics) The proposed construction of electronic-like circuits from proteins or other biological macromolecules
biotelemetries
bipartisanship
bipartisanship
noun
In the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blastodermatic
blastogranitic
blastophthoria
blastophthoria
noun
Degeneration of the germ cells as a result of poisoning by syphilis, lead, alcohol, opium, etc.
blastophthoric
blennenteritis
blennometritis
blepharoplasty
blepharoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
blepharoptosis
blepharoptosis
noun
The drooping of the upper eyelid.
bloodthirstier
bloodthirstier
adj
comparative form of bloodthirsty: more bloodthirsty
bloodthirstily
bloodthirstily
adv
In a bloodthirsty manner.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
boisterousness
boisterousness
noun
The characteristic of being boisterous.
borasqueborate
borosalicylate
bothersomeness
bothersomeness
noun
The state or condition of being bothersome.
bothriocidaris
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
breakthroughes
breathableness
breathableness
noun
The quality of being breathable.
breathlessness
breathlessness
noun
(pathology) Difficult or labored respiration, dyspnea, shortness of breath
The state of being breathless or out of breath.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
brevirostrines
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
bronchadenitis
bronchiectasis
bronchiectasis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.
bronchoscopist
bronchoscopist
noun
One who carries out bronchoscopy.
bronchostomies
brontosauruses
bureaucratizes
bureaucratizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bureaucratize
burschenschaft
butterscotches
butterscotches
noun
plural of butterscotch
celebratedness
celebratedness
noun
celebrity; fame
cerebrasthenia
cerebrasthenic
cerebrospinant
charitableness
charitableness
noun
(rare, countable) A particular kind or instance of this quality.
(uncountable) The quality of being charitable.
christiansburg
christmasberry
claustrophobia
claustrophobia
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.
claustrophobic
claustrophobic
adj
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
Someone with claustrophobia
collaborations
collaborations
noun
plural of collaboration
constabularies
constabularies
noun
plural of constabularie
plural of constabulary
construability
construability
noun
The quality of being construable; ability to be construed.
contrabandista
contrabandista
noun
A contrabandist in Spain, Portugal, or Latin America.
contributories
conversibility
corroborations
corroborations
noun
plural of corroboration
costovertebral
costovertebral
adj
(anatomy) Connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra
countersubject
countersubject
noun
(music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music
creditableness
creditableness
noun
The state or quality of being creditable.
cryptobranchus
crystallisable
crystallisable
adj
Alternative form of crystallizable
crystallizable
crystallizable
adj
That can be crystallized.
cubometatarsal
cucurbitaceous
cucurbitaceous
adj
Pertaining to the gourd family, including cucumbers, pumpkins etc.
cuprobismutite
cuprobismutite
noun
(mineralogy) A black mineral, with a metallic lustre, found in quartz deposits; it is a mixed sulfide of copper and bismuth.
cyberneticists
cyberneticists
noun
plural of cyberneticist
deambulatories
deambulatories
noun
plural of deambulatory
deliberateness
deliberateness
noun
the state or property of being deliberate.
demonstratable
demonstratable
adj
Alternative form of demonstrable
depressibility
dermophlebitis
describability
describability
noun
The quality of being describable.
desirabilities
desirabilities
noun
plural of desirability
disapprobation
disapprobation
noun
An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
disapprobative
disapprobative
adj
disapproving
disapprobatory
disapprobatory
adj
Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove.
discernibility
discernibility
Noun
The state or quality of being discernible.
discerpibility
discerpibility
noun
Alternative form of discerptibility
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortably
disembarkation
disembarkation
noun
The act of disembarking.
disembroilment
disequilibrate
disequilibrate
verb
(transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
disestablisher
disestablisher
noun
One who disestablishes.
disinheritable
disinheritable
adj
That can be disinherited;
That can be excluded from an inheritance.
dismemberments
dismemberments
noun
plural of dismemberment
dispersibility
dispersibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the relative extent to which something is dispersible
(uncountable) The condition of being dispersible
disrespectable
disrespectable
adj
Not respectable.
disruptability
disruptability
noun
The quality of being disruptable.
distributaries
distributaries
noun
plural of distributary
distributional
distributional
adj
(bridge) Having an uneven distribution.
Of or pertaining to distribution
distributively
distributively
adv
In a distributive manner
distributivity
distributivity
noun
(mathematics) the fact of being distributive
distributution
dumbartonshire
eisoptrophobia
eisoptrophobia
noun
(rare) Fear of seeing one’s reflection in a mirror.
electrobrasser
embarrassments
embarrassments
noun
plural of embarrassment
endobronchitis
epituberculous
epituberculous
adj
(pathology) Near or superimposed upon a tuberculous lesion