(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
aminobenzoic
aminobenzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
amphibiontic
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
bacchanalism
bacchanalism
noun
Alternative form of bacchanalianism
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backstamping
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
becompliment
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bibliomaniac
bibliomaniac
noun
A person who is obsessed with owning books, especially valuable ones.
biodynamical
biodynamical
adj
Alternative form of biodynamic
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
biometrician
biometrician
noun
One who practices biometrics.
bionomically
bionomically
adv
In a bionomic manner
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blanchimeter
bodicemaking
bombernickel
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
brachycnemic
brahmanistic
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
bromoacetone
bromoacetone
noun
(organic chemistry) The brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent
bromocyanide
bronchomotor
bronchomotor
adj
Relating to change in the form or action of a bronchus
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
bronchostomy
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
campbelltown
candelabrums
cannibalisms
cannibalisms
noun
plural of cannibalism
carbomethene
carbonimeter
carbonometer
carbonometer
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) An early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness.
carbonometry
cementoblast
cementoblast
noun
A cell that forms from the follicular cells around the root of a tooth, and whose biological function is cementogenesis.
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
chapmansboro
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
climbingfish
clinorhombic
clinorhombic
adj
(crystallography) Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.
cobaltammine
cobaltammine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any ammine of cobalt, especially the hexamminecobalt(III) cation
collembolans
collembolans
noun
plural of collembolan
combinantive
combinations
combinations
noun
A type of cotton underwear, being a combination of a vest and trousers.
plural of combination
combinatoric
combinatoric
adj
Of or pertaining to combinatorics; combinatorial.
combinedness
combinedness
noun
The state or quality of being combined.
comblessness
comblessness
noun
Absence of a comb.
commenceable
commenceable
adj
Able to be commenced.
communicable
communicable
adj
(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
Readily communicated.
Talkative or expansive.
communicably
communicably
adv
In a communicable manner.
complainable
complainable
adj
That may be complained of.
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
comprobation
comprobation
noun
(obsolete) approbation
(obsolete) joint attestation; proof
connubialism
connubialism
noun
(formal) Marriage; married life.
consumptible
contaminable
contaminable
adj
Capable of being contaminated.
contemplable
contemplable
adj
Contemplatable
contemptible
contemptible
adj
Deserving contempt.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
contubernium
corybantiasm
corybantiasm
noun
(medicine, archaic) A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and lack of sleep.
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cumbrousness
cumbrousness
noun
The state or quality of being cumbrous.
cumulonimbus
cumulonimbus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.
currycombing
currycombing
verb
present participle of currycomb
cytomembrane
cytomembrane
noun
(biology) A membrane found in cytoplasm
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
disbenchment
disbenchment
noun
The act of disbenching.
disencumbers
disencumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disencumber
dissemblance
dissemblance
noun
(countable) An act of dissembling.
(countable) Dissimilarity, unlikeness.
(uncountable) Dissembling, as a kind of behavior; dissembling, generally.
documentable
documentable
adj
Capable of being supported by documentary evidence.
dumbstricken
elasmobranch
elasmobranch
noun
Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
embouchement
embouchement
noun
(surgery) The opening of a blood vessel into another one
embracements
embracements
noun
plural of embracement
embranchment
embranchment
noun
A branching forth or off, as of trees, an arm of a river, a spur of a mountain, etc.
embrocations
embrocations
noun
plural of embrocation
embryoctonic
encorbelment
encorbelment
noun
corbelling
encumberance
encumberment
encumberment
noun
encumbrance
encumbrancer
encumbrancer
noun
Alternative form of incumbrancer
encumbrances
encumbrances
noun
plural of encumbrance
flamboyances
flamboyances
noun
plural of flamboyance
fractonimbus
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
gubernaculum
gubernaculum
noun
(biology) (rare) A trailing flagellum in certain protists used for steering.
(dentistry) (more fully gubernaculum dentis) A cord or sheath of connective tissue that connects the sac of an unerupted permanent tooth with the surface of the gum.
(embryology) Either of a pair of folds of peritoneum which connects the caudal end of the fetal testis with the bottom of the scrotum in a male fetus, and by failing to elongate in proportion to the rest of the fetus causes the descent of the testis into the scrotum; or an analogous cord of connective tissue attached to the ovary in a female fetus, which is the precursor of the round and ovarian ligaments.
(zoology) The reproductive tract of an invertebrate, or part of it; especially the section containing the gonophores (in a hydrozoan); a sclerotized structure in the cloaca (in a nematode).
gymnoblastic
gymnoblastic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea.
hecatombaeon
hemibranchii
hemoglobinic
hibernaculum
hibernaculum
noun
(botany) A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.
(zoology) The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.
homocerebrin
homocerebrin
noun
(biochemistry, dated) A body similar to, or identical with, cerebrin.
honeycombing
honeycombing
noun
A honeycomb pattern or structure.
verb
present participle of honeycomb
humicubation
humicubation
noun
(obsolete) The act or practice of lying on the ground.
imbrications
imbrications
noun
plural of imbrication
incombustion
incommutable
incommutable
adj
Not commutable
incommutably
incommutably
adv
In an incommutable manner.
incomparable
incomparable
adj
(rare) Not able to be compared.
So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed.
noun
Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison.
incomparably
incomparably
adv
In an incomparable manner.
incompatible
incompatible
adj
(chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
noun
(medicine, chemistry, chiefly in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.
(philosophy) A consequent of a contrary.
incompatibly
incompatibly
adv
In an incompatible manner.
incompetible
incompetible
adj
(obsolete) Outside of one's competence
Archaic form of incompatible.
incompliable
incompliable
adj
Not compliable; refusing to obey or conform.
incomputable
incomputable
adj
Not computable; that cannot be computed, calculated or estimated.
incomputably
incomputably
adv
To an incomputable degree.
inconsumable
inconsumable
adj
Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent.
inconsumably
inconsumably
adv
Such that it cannot be consumed or used up; inexhaustibly.
incubatorium
incubatorium
noun
(science fiction) A place where fetuses are stored in a state of incubation.
(zoology) A brood pouch.
incumbencies
incumbencies
noun
plural of incumbency
incumbentess
incumbentess
noun
(dated) female incumbent
incumberment
incumberment
noun
Archaic form of encumberment.
incumbrancer
incumbrancer
noun
(law) One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.
incumbrances
incumbrances
noun
plural of incumbrance
incunabuulum
intercombine
intercombine
verb
To combine with each other.
interembrace
lactalbumins
lactalbumins
noun
plural of lactalbumin
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
marcobrunner
mechanizable
mechanizable
adj
Capable of being mechanized.
menobranchus
menobranchus
noun
(archaic) mudpuppy
merchantable
merchantable
adj
Fit for the market, i.e. suitable for selling for an ordinary price. Sometimes, this is a technical designation for a particular kind or class.
mesembryonic
metacinnabar
metacinnabar
noun
(mineralogy) A isometric-hextetrahedral form of the mineral, cinnabar, containing mercury and sulfur and ranging from black to grayish white.
microbalance
microbalance
noun
Any balance capable of weighing objects having a mass less than a milligram