A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
absenteeisms
absenteeisms
noun
plural of absenteeism
absentminded
absentminded
adj
Alternative form of absent-minded
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
acclimatable
acclimatable
adj
Capable of being acclimated.
ambicolorate
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambystomidae
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amiabilities
amiabilities
noun
plural of amiability
amoebobacter
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
anatomisable
anatomizable
anteambulate
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antialbumose
antimetabole
antimetabole
noun
(rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure.
antiparabema
apometabolic
arbitraments
arbitraments
noun
plural of arbitrament
arceuthobium
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
assemblement
automateable
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
bacteriaemia
balletomanes
balletomanes
noun
plural of balletomane
balletomania
balletomania
noun
An extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets.
ballottement
ballottement
noun
(medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.
(medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
barnstormers
barnstormers
noun
plural of barnstormer
barometrical
barometrical
adj
(archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
barquisimeto
bartholomean
bartholomeus
bartholomite
basementless
basementless
adj
Without a basement.
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
battlemented
battlemented
adj
Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a city or castle.
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
baxterianism
becompliment
bedazzlement
bedazzlement
noun
The characteristic of being bedazzled.
bedevilments
bedevilments
noun
plural of bedevilment
bedizenments
bedizenments
noun
plural of bedizenment
befriendment
befriendment
noun
The act of befriending.
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
belemnitidae
belittlement
belittlement
noun
an act of belittling
belostomidae
bemirrorment
bemuddlement
bemuddlement
noun
The state of being bemuddled.
bepraisement
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
bereavements
bereavements
noun
plural of bereavement
besiclometer
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
besoothement
betanglement
bethlehemite
bethlehemite
Noun
An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
An insane person; a madman.
Member of an extinct English order of friars.
Member of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bicameralist
bicameralist
noun
A supporter of bicameralism.
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
bilamellated
bilamellated
adj
bilamellate
bilateralism
bilateralism
noun
Having a matching arrangement on each of two sides.
The policy of having bilateral agreements between two countries (as opposed to unilateralism and multilateralism).
biliteralism
biliteralism
noun
The quality of being biliteral.
bimetallisms
bimetallisms
noun
plural of bimetallism
bimetallists
bimetallists
noun
plural of bimetallist
bimodalities
bimodalities
noun
plural of bimodality
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
biomaterials
biomaterials
noun
plural of biomaterial
biometrician
biometrician
noun
One who practices biometrics.
biometricist
biometricist
noun
One who studies biometry.
biosystematy
biosystematy
noun
(dated) biosystematics
biotelemetry
biotelemetry
noun
(biology, electronics) The use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
biscuitmaker
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blanchimeter
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
blanketmaker
blanketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of blankets.
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blastomycete
blastomycete
noun
(mycology) A fungus of the genus Blastomyces.
(mycology, obsolete) A yeast fungus.
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
bloodstreams
bloodstreams
noun
plural of bloodstream
bombardments
bombardments
noun
plural of bombardment
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bottomchrome
bottomlessly
bottomlessly
adv
In a bottomless manner.
brainstormed
brainstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainstorm
brainstormer
brainstormer
noun
One who brainstorms.
bramantesque
breastsummer
breastsummer
noun
(architecture) Alternative spelling of bressummer
bretwaldadom
bridgemaster
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bromargyrite
bromargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A natural mineral form of silver bromide.
bromethylene
bromoacetone
bromoacetone
noun
(organic chemistry) The brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent
bromoaurates
bromogelatin
bromogelatin
noun
(photography) A process for preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
bromohydrate
bromomethane
bromomethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The brominated hydrocarbon CH₃Br, used as a soil sterilant and pesticide. Formed in a substitution reaction between methane and bromine (often in the form of bromine water).
bromoprotein
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bumbershoots
bumbershoots
noun
plural of bumbershoot
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
butcherbroom
buttermaking
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
campbellites
campbelltown
carbomethene
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
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
carburometer
carombolette
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
cementoblast
cementoblast
noun
A cell that forms from the follicular cells around the root of a tooth, and whose biological function is cementogenesis.
