Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
anemobiagraph
anomorhomboid
aporobranchia
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archiblastoma
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
azygobranchia
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bactericholia
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
balanorrhagia
balneographer
balneographer
noun
One who writes descriptions of therapeutic baths.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
balsamorrhiza
bartholinitis
bartholinitis
noun
inflammation of Bartholin's cyst
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromiole
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliographic
bibliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliography.
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
biogeographer
biogeographer
noun
A person engaged in biogeography.
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blennorrhagia
blennorrhagia
noun
Excessive blennorrhea, or mucous discharge, especially as seen in gonorrhea.
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
blennorrhinia
blennotorrhea
blepharophyma
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
blepharospath
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
boldheartedly
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bostrychoidal
botryotherapy
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiocrural
brachiocrural
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both an upper and lower limb (especially to an arm and a leg or thigh)
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
brachioganoid
brachiolarian
brachiolarian
adj
Relating to brachiolaria
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachioradial
brachioradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the forearm (between wrist and elbow)
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachydodrome
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachyglossal
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomata
brachystomous
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiopodan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridgehampton
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
bronchiarctia
bronchiospasm
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoplegia
bronchotetany
bulbourethral
bulbourethral
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the urethra and the bulb of the penis.
butyrochloral
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydrogen
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carcinophobia
carcinophobia
noun
Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
chamberdeacon
chamberfellow
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
cholerophobia
cholerophobia
noun
A morbid fear of cholera.
chrysobalanus
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterbranch
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
dermatophobia
dermobranchia
disarchbishop
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourably
dishonourably
adv
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably
doubleheaders
doubleheaders
noun
plural of doubleheader
doublehearted
doublehearted
adj
Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous.
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
electrophobia
electrophobia
noun
fear of electricity
embryographer
embryographer
noun
One who scientifically describes embryos.
embryographic
embryographic
adj
Relating to embryography.
embryophagous
endobronchial
endobronchial
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi
erythrophobia
erythrophobia
noun
Abnormal and persistent fear of the colour red.
abnormal and persistent fear of blushing
ethmoturbinal
ethmoturbinal
noun
(anatomy) An upper turbinal, connected directly with the ethmoid bone.
euphorbiaceae
faciobrachial
faciobrachial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face and arm.
gabrilowitsch
gephyrophobia
gephyrophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges.
germanophobia
germanophobia
noun
Alternative form of Germanophobia
germanophobic
germanophobic
adj
Alternative form of Germanophobic
habronemiasis
habronemiasis
noun
(medicine) Infection by nematodes of the genus Habronema.
hamartophobia
harpaxophobia
heartbrokenly
heartbrokenly
adv
In a heartbroken manner.
hebdomadaries
hebdomadaries
noun
plural of hebdomadary
helleboraster
hemabarometer
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
herborization
herborization
noun
The act of herborizing.
The figure of plants in minerals or fossils.
herpetophobia
herpetophobia
noun
Fear of reptiles, amphibians, and similar animals.
heteroblastic
heteroblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from more than a single type of tissue.
(botany) Growing several forms or type of leaves along a shoot depending on age or shoot length.
hibernization
hibernization
Noun
The process of making something Irish.
histriobdella
hobbyhorsical
hobbyhorsical
adj
(colloquial) Pertaining to, or having, a hobby or whim; eccentric; whimsical.
hollidaysburg
hollidaysburg
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
honorableness
honorableness
noun
The property of being honourable.
honorableship
housebreakers
housebreakers
noun
plural of housebreaker
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
humerocubital
humerocubital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and cubit.
hybridization
hybridization
noun
(biology, including botany) The process of breeding a mixed offspring from two different strains or species of animal or plant
(chemistry) The linear combination of atomic orbitals in a molecule to form hybrid orbitals.
(genetics) The formation of double-stranded nucleic acid by complementary base-pairing
(transport) the conversion of a fleet of vehicles to hybrids.
hydroboracite
hydroboracite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated borate mineral with the chemical formula CaMgB₆O₈(OH)₆·3(H₂O).
hydrocarbonic
hydrocarbonic
adj
(dated, organic chemistry) Related to or derived from a hydrocarbon
hydrocarburet
hydrocarburet
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A hydrocarbon.
(chemistry, obsolete) Carburetted hydrogen.
hydrophobical
hydrophobical
adj
Alternative form of hydrophobic
hyomandibular
hyomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating both to the hyoid arch and the mandible or lower jaw.
(anatomy) Relating to the hyomandibula.
noun
(anatomy) The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.
hyperanabolic
hyperboloidal
hyperboloidal
adj
Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
hyperglobulia
hypobaropathy
hypobaropathy
noun
(pathology) Sickness caused by reduced atmospheric pressure, such as altitude sickness.
hypobranchial
hypobranchial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the segment between the basibranchial and the ceratobranchial in a branchial arch.