A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abelmoschus
abouchement
accumulable
accumulable
adj
Able to be accumulated.
acetabulums
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
albumoscope
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
archaimbaud
archambault
bacteririum
biacuminate
biacuminate
adj
(botany) Having points in two directions.
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
biomolecule
biomolecule
noun
(biochemistry) molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
bucciniform
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bulbocodium
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
butomaceous
butomaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Butomaceae.
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
cerebellums
cerebellums
noun
plural of cerebellum
chloriambus
circumbasal
clabularium
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
columbanian
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
combustible
combustible
adj
(figurative, dated) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
Capable of burning.
noun
A material that is capable of burning.
combustibly
combustibly
adv
in a combustible manner
combustions
combustions
noun
plural of combustion
combustious
combustious
adj
(figurative) turbulent
inflammable; combustible
concumbency
consumables
consumables
noun
plural of consumable
corrumpable
corrumpable
adj
(obsolete) corruptible
crambambuli
crambambuli
noun
(obsolete) A drink of rum mixed with sugar and set alight before drinking.
crumblement
crumblement
noun
crumbling
crumbliness
crumbliness
noun
The state of being crumbly
cubomedusae
cubomedusae
noun
plural of cubomedusa
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
cumulonimbi
cumulonimbi
noun
plural of cumulonimbus
currycombed
currycombed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of currycomb
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
decumbently
decumbently
adv
In a decumbent posture.
decumbiture
decumbiture
noun
(astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
(obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
demibuckram
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
embouchment
embouchures
embouchures
noun
plural of embouchure
emcumbering
encumbering
encumbering
verb
present participle of encumber
encumbrance
encumbrance
noun
(law) One who is dependent on another.
(property law) An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
verb
(law) To apply an encumbrance to (property, etc.).
eubacterium
eubacterium
noun
(microbiology) Any bacterium considered to be within the obsolete taxonomic subkingdom Eubacteria
fibromucous
hauberticum
incumbently
incumbently
adv
In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.
incumbering
incumbering
verb
present participle of incumber
incumbition
incumbrance
incumbrance
noun
(law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
A burden; a thing that must be carried.
incunabulum
incunabulum
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The cradle, birthplace, or origin of something.
(printing) A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe.
labdacismus
labdacismus
noun
Alternative form of lambdacism
lactalbumin
lactalbumin
noun
(biochemistry) The albumin content of milk.
lambsuccory
lumberjacks
lumberjacks
noun
plural of lumberjack
lumbocostal
lumbosacral
lumbosacral
adj
Of or pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions of the back; the small of the back and the back portion of the pelvis.
lumbricales
lumbricalis
lumbricalis
noun
Synonym of lumbrical.
lumbricidae
lumbricosis
macabresque
macrobiotus
masturbatic
masturbatic
adj
(archaic) masturbatory
mccallsburg
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
megacoulomb
megacoulomb
noun
A unit equal to a million coulombs.
mercersburg
mesiobuccal
mesiobuccal
adj
(dentistry) Of or relating to the mesial and the buccal surfaces of a tooth.
metaplumbic
microburner
microbursts
microbursts
noun
plural of microburst
microbusses
microtubule
microtubule
noun
A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.
mouchrabieh
mucofibrous
mucofibrous
adj
mucous and fibrous
mulcibirian
multicarbon
multicarbon
adj
Alternative spelling of multi-carbon
musclebound
musclebound
adj
(derogatory) Having excessive muscle (sometimes with implications of correspondingly inferior intellect).
(figuratively) Ungainly as a result of muscle over-development.
Having pronounced muscle development through weightlifting, bodybuilding, or other physical exercise.
myrmecobius
noncumbrous
obmutescent
obmutescent
adj
Silent; unable or refusing to speak.
obscurement
obscurement
noun
The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
outclimbing
outclimbing
verb
present participle of outclimb
plebiscitum
plebiscitum
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) A law enacted by the common people, under the superintendence of a tribune or some subordinate plebeian magistrate, without the intervention of the senate.
prebrachium
procambiums
procerebrum
procerebrum
noun
(anatomy) The prosencephalon.
publicanism
quickenbeam
recumbently
recumbently
adv
In a recumbent manner; while lying down.
rumbustical
rumbustical
adj
(slang, archaic) Synonym of rumbustious
saccolabium
saccolabium
noun
Any plant of the genus Saccolabium.
sacrilumbal
sacrolumbal
sacrolumbal
adj
Alternative form of sacrolumbar
sacrolumbar
sacrolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sacrum and lumbar vertebrae, the loins.
sambucaceae
semicombust
semicubical
semicubical
adj
(mathematics) Of or relating to the square root of the cube of a quantity.
somnambulic
somnambulic
adj
related to somnambulism, walking in sleep
statcoulomb
statcoulomb
noun
The CGS unit of electrical charge, equal to 33.35640 picocoulombs.
subacademic
subacademic
adj
(education) Not having full academic status.
subacromial
subacromial
adj
(anatomy) Below the acromion.
subakhmimic
subchairman
subchairman
noun
A secondary or subordinate chairman.
subchairmen
subchairmen
noun
plural of subchairman
subcingulum
subclimatic
subclimatic
adj
Relating to a subclimate
subclimaxes
subclimaxes
noun
plural of subclimax
subcolumnar
subcolumnar
adj
(geology) Having an imperfect or interrupted columnar structure.
subcommands
subcommands
noun
plural of subcommand
subcompacts
subcompacts
noun
plural of subcompact
subcomplete
subcomplete
adj
Less than complete; incomplete
subcriminal
subcriminal
adj
Less than criminal; not serious enough to count as a crime or a criminal.
subharmonic
subharmonic
adj
(physics) Having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
noun
Such a frequency
submaniacal
submatrices
submatrices
noun
plural of submatrix
submediocre
submediocre
adj
Worse than mediocre.
submergence
submergence
noun
The act of submerging or the state of being submerged; submersion.
submetallic
submetallic
adj
(mineralogy) Having a lustre like that of metal, but duller and less reflective
submittance
submittance
noun
Synonym of submittal
submolecule
submolecule
noun
(chemistry) Any part of a molecule, especially a radical
A particle smaller than a molecule
submuscular
submuscular
adj
(anatomy) Situated underneath a muscle or muscles.
subtacksman
subtacksmen
subthalamic
subthalamic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the subthalamus
succumbence
succumbence
noun
The act or process of succumbing.
succumbency
syncerebrum
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack