Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
archaimbaud
archambault
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcomber
noun
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
beachmaster
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
beechbottom
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
bergamasche
beseechment
beseechment
noun
The act of beseeching; earnest entreaty.
besmirchers
besmirchers
noun
plural of besmircher
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biochemical
biochemical
adj
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
of, or relating to biochemistry
noun
a chemical substance derived from a biological source
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blastocheme
bleacherman
brachiotomy
brachydomal
brachyprism
brachytmema
brahmachari
brahmachari
noun
A man who practises brahmacharya.
brahmanical
brahmanical
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Brahman
Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
brahminical
brahminical
adj
Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
branchiform
branchireme
bromcamphor
bronchotome
bronchotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
chamaebatia
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chloriambus
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
choriambize
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
chromophobe
chromophobe
noun
(cytology) Any cell that is resistant to staining
coxcombhood
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
decemberish
decemberish
Adjective
Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc.
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
embouchment
embouchures
embouchures
noun
plural of embouchure
forechamber
haemoglobic
hauberticum
hemibenthic
hibernicism
homoblastic
homoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from a single type of tissue.
(botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant's or shoot's age.
honeycombed
honeycombed
adj
Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of honeycomb
hydrobromic
hydrobromic
adj
(chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and bromine
immatchable
immatchable
adj
(obsolete) matchless; peerless
impeachable
impeachable
adj
Able to be impeached (of a person).
That warrants impeachment (of an offence).
lachrymable
lachrymable
adj
(archaic) lamentable
machineable
machineable
adj
Alternative form of machinable
malebranche
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
micawberish
microphobia
microphobia
noun
A morbid fear of microbes.
mouchrabieh
ombrophilic
ombrophilic
adj
Synonym of ombrophilous
peachbottom
phlebectomy
phlebectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein
phlebotomic
phlebotomic
adj
Relating to phlebotomy.
prebrachium
rechabitism
rhabdomancy
rhabdomancy
noun
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
rhomboclase
rhomboclase
noun
(mineralogy) An acidic orthorhombic iron sulfate mineral.
rhombogenic
schomberger
stomachable
stomachable
adj
tolerable; capable of being stomached; not so distasteful as to be unacceptable.
subakhmimic
subchairman
subchairman
noun
A secondary or subordinate chairman.
subchairmen
subchairmen
noun
plural of subchairman
subharmonic
subharmonic
adj
(physics) Having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
noun
Such a frequency
subthalamic
subthalamic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the subthalamus
symbranchia
thecamoebae
thrombocyst
thrombocyte
thrombocyte
noun
(hematology, cytology) platelet
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
unchambered
unchambered
adj
Not divided into chambers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unchamber
uncharmable
uncharmable
adj
Not susceptible to charm.
unmatchable
unmatchable
adj
Unable to be matched.
Uniquely good; not approached by anything else in quality or excellence.