(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
accompanable
accompanable
adj
(obsolete) sociable
acerbophobia
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albopruinose
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
ambleocarpus
amblyopsidae
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
antiparabema
antiportable
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
aplanobacter
apometabolic
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpointers
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
backstrapped
balaenoptera
balmawhapple
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
baptisteries
baptisteries
noun
plural of baptistery
baroreceptor
baroreceptor
noun
(anatomy) A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
becompliment
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrene
noun
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
benzophenone
benzophenone
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C₆H₅)₂CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.
benzopyranyl
benzpinacone
benzthiophen
beperiwigged
beperiwigged
adj
(archaic) Wearing a periwig.
bepraisement
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
berrypicking
berycomorphi
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bespectacled
bespectacled
adj
Wearing spectacles (glasses).
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
betanaphthol
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliopolery
bibliopolery
noun
(archaic) bookselling
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
bicarpellate
bicarpellate
adj
(botany) Having two carpels.
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biopotential
biopotential
noun
A biologically- or biochemically-generated potential (voltage)
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
bipedalities
bipolarities
bipolarities
noun
plural of bipolarity
bipropellant
bipropellant
noun
A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
bitripartite
bitriseptate
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blastospores
blastospores
noun
plural of blastospore
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
blennoptysis
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharocera
blepharoncus
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
bloodspiller
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
boilerplates
boilerplates
noun
plural of boilerplate
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bootstrapped
bootstrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootstrap
borghalpenny
borophenylic
bothriolepis
botryopterid
botryopteris
brachycephal
brachypodine
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradypodidae
breastplates
breastplates
noun
plural of breastplate
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
brevicipitid
brevicipitid
noun
(zoology) Any frog of the family Brevicipitidae.
brevipennate
brevipennate
adj
(ornithology) short-winged; having short wings.
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
bromoprotein
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
brontephobia
brontephobia
noun
Alternative form of brontophobia
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
burghalpenny
buttstrapped
campbellisms
campbellites
campbelltown
cancerophobe
cancerophobe
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobe
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
capabilities
capabilities
noun
plural of capability
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
carpetbagger
carpetbagger
noun
(derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
(politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
carpetbeater
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
cerebripetal
cerebripetal
adj
(physiology, of nerve fibers) Going from the spinal cord to the brain, so as to transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
cerebropedal
cerebropedal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the foot.
cerebroscope
cerebroscopy
cerebroscopy
noun
(medicine, dated) examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease, especially by examining the interior of the eye, as with an ophthalmoscope
chaetophobia
chaetophobia
noun
(rare) fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals
cheimaphobia
clapperboard
clapperboard
noun
(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
cleptobioses
cleptobioses
noun
plural of cleptobiosis
cleptobiosis
cleptobiosis
noun
(biology) The action of a cleptobiont
cleptobiotic
cleptobiotic
adj
(biology) Relating to cleptobiosis
complainable
complainable
adj
That may be complained of.
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
compresbyter
compressible
compressible
adj
(topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.