(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
arceuthobium
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
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.
bohemianisms
bohemianisms
noun
plural of bohemianism
bolshevikism
brachycnemic
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
bridechamber
bridechamber
noun
The nuptial apartment.
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.
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
choriambuses
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.
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
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.
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
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).
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
marshberries
marshberries
noun
plural of marshberry
mechanizable
mechanizable
adj
Capable of being mechanized.
metabrushite
methobromide
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
moucharabies
moucharabies
noun
plural of moucharaby
muhlenbergia
mushabbihite
ommetaphobia
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.
photobromide
rebanishment
rebanishment
noun
The act of banishing again.
reimbushment
rembrandtish
rhombohedric
rhombohedric
adj
rhombohedral
rhythmizable
semibachelor
semibleached
spermophobia
spermophobia
noun
(rare) Synonym of germophobia
(rare) The fear of semen.
stablishment
stablishment
noun
(obsolete) Establishment
subcheliform
subcheliform
adj
Almost or imperfectly cheliform.
teutophobism
theobromines
theobromines
noun
plural of theobromine
thermolabile
thermolabile
adj
(biochemistry) Subject to destruction/decomposition or change in response to heat.
thermophobia
thermophobia
noun
intolerance of high temperatures
thimbleberry
thimbleberry
noun
Rubus parviflorus, a species of Rubus, native to western and northern North America, from Alaska east to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Mexico.
The black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.
The fruit of the above plant.
thimblemaker
thimbleweeds
thimbleweeds
noun
plural of thimbleweed
thrombogenic
thrombogenic
adj
That causes thrombosis.
thrombopenia
thrombopenia
noun
Alternative form of thrombocytopenia
timberwright
timberwright
noun
A worker in wood, especially timber or lumber.
turbomachine
turbomachine
noun
Any machine that transfers energy between a rotor and a fluid, including both turbines and compressors.