The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.
amathophobia
amathophobia
noun
Fear of dust.
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiontic
amphibiotica
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibrachic
amphibrachic
adj
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
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.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
antithrombin
antithrombin
noun
A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system.
arceuthobium
bacchanalism
bacchanalism
noun
Alternative form of bacchanalianism
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.
barhamsville
bartholomite
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathochromic
bathochromic
adj
(physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a lower frequency
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
beaumarchais
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
berycomorphi
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
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.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
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
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.
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
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.
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boatsmanship
bohemianisms
bohemianisms
noun
plural of bohemianism
bolshevikism
brachycnemic
brahmanistic
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
bridechamber
bridechamber
noun
The nuptial apartment.
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
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.
bromhidrosis
bromhidrosis
noun
Alternative form of bromidrosis
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chambermaids
chambermaids
noun
plural of chambermaid
cheimaphobia
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
cherubimical
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
choriambuses
chromophobia
chromophobia
noun
(biology) The quality of being resistant to staining.
(rare) Aversion to a colour or colours.
chromophobic
chromophobic
adj
(cytology) resistant to staining
climbingfish
clinorhombic
clinorhombic
adj
(crystallography) Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
diminishable
diminishable
adj
That may be diminished
disbenchment
disbenchment
noun
The act of disbenching.
disembellish
disembellish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
domatophobia
domatophobia
noun
A morbid fear of being inside a house.
embellishers
embellishers
noun
plural of embellisher
embellishing
embellishing
noun
An embellishment.
verb
present participle of embellish
entomophobia
entomophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods
ermitophobia
gametophobia
gametophobia
noun
The fear of marriage.
ghibellinism
gompholobium
habilimental
habilimented
habilimented
Adjective
clothed
hambletonian
harmonisable
harmonisable
adj
Alternative form of harmonizable
harmonizable
harmonizable
adj
That can be harmonized
hematophobia
hematophobia
noun
Alternative form of haematophobia
hemerobiidae
hemiablepsia
hemialbumose
hemialbumose
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone.
hemibasidium
hemibranchii
hemicerebrum
hemicerebrum
noun
(anatomy) A lateral half of the cerebrum.
hemimetabola
hemimetabole
hemimetaboly
hemimetaboly
noun
hemimetabolism
hemoglobinic
hemoglobulin
hemoglobulin
noun
Synonym of hemoglobin
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.
hibernianism
hibernianism
Noun
An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.
higginbotham
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
homebuilders
homebuilders
noun
plural of homebuilder
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.
homeoblastic
homeoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from similar tissue.
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
humbuggeries
humbuggeries
noun
plural of humbuggery
humicubation
humicubation
noun
(obsolete) The act or practice of lying on the ground.
hummingbirds
hummingbirds
noun
plural of hummingbird
hydrobromide
hydrobromide
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of hydrobromic acid with an organic base (distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base).
hyomandibula
hyomandibula
noun
(biology) The bony or cartilaginous portion of the upper hyoid arch in some fish
hypobromites
hypobromites
noun
plural of hypobromite
iambographer
iambographer
noun
A poet who writes iambic verse.
imperishable
imperishable
adj
not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently
noun
(in the plural) something that does not perish, or keeps for a long time
imperishably
imperishably
adv
In an imperishable manner.
isoyohimbine
lissamphibia
macrobrachia
marshberries
marshberries
noun
plural of marshberry
mechanizable
mechanizable
adj
Capable of being mechanized.
metabrushite
methobromide
microbrachia
microhabitat
microhabitat
noun
A specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box.
microrhabdus
misbehaviors
misbehaviors
noun
plural of misbehavior
misbehaviour
misbehaviour
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of misbehavior
mispublished
mispublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispublish
motorphobiac
motorphobiac
noun
Synonym of motorphobe (“one who fears or dislikes automobiles”)
moucharabies
moucharabies
noun
plural of moucharaby
muhlenbergia
mushabbihite
musicophobia
musicophobia
noun
Aversion to music.
nonamphibian
nonamphibian
noun
A creature that is not an amphibian.
northumbrian
northumbrian
Proper noun
The dialect spoken by Northumbrians.
Noun
An inhabitant of the county of Northumberland in the Northeast of England.
Adjective
Of, from, or relating to Northumbria or its inhabitants.
ombrographic
ombrophilous
ombrophilous
adj
(biology) Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall
ommetaphobia
orthorhombic
orthorhombic
adj
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes at right angles.
palimbacchic
phasmophobia
phasmophobia
noun
The fear of ghosts.
phlebangioma
phlebotomies
phlebotomies
noun
plural of phlebotomy
phlebotomise
phlebotomise
verb
Alternative form of phlebotomize
phlebotomist
phlebotomist
noun
A practitioner of phlebotomy.
phlebotomize
phlebotomize
verb
(intransitive) To perform a phlebotomy; to open a vein to withdraw or let blood.
(transitive) To perform a phlebotomy on (a person): to open a vein of (a person) to withdraw or let blood.
(transitive) To perform a phlebotomy on (a vein): to open (a vein) to withdraw or let blood.