The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
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
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
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
bachelordoms
balmawhapple
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
bartholomean
bartholomeus
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.
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
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
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
berycomorphi
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
besoothement
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.
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.
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
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
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.
bottomchrome
brachycnemic
brahmanistic
brahmapootra
brahmapootra
Noun
A large domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered.
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.
bromethylene
bromhidrosis
bromhidrosis
noun
Alternative form of bromidrosis
bromocamphor
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).
bronchomotor
bronchomotor
adj
Relating to change in the form or action of a bronchus
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
bronchostomy
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
bulbophyllum
bumbershoots
bumbershoots
noun
plural of bumbershoot
butcherbroom
carbomethene
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chamberleted
chamberleted
adj
Alternative form of chamberletted
chambermaids
chambermaids
noun
plural of chambermaid
chambersburg
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
chapmansboro
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
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.
cymbocephaly
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
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.
elasmobranch
elasmobranch
noun
Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
embellishers
embellishers
noun
plural of embellisher
embellishing
embellishing
noun
An embellishment.
verb
present participle of embellish
embouchement
embouchement
noun
(surgery) The opening of a blood vessel into another one
embranchment
embranchment
noun
A branching forth or off, as of trees, an arm of a river, a spur of a mountain, etc.
embrothelled
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
embryophytes
embryophytes
noun
plural of embryophyte
embryotrophe
embryotrophy
entomophobia
entomophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods
ermitophobia
gametophobia
gametophobia
noun
The fear of marriage.
germanophobe
ghibellinism
gompholobium
greenthumbed
guestchamber
guestchamber
noun
A chamber for the purpose of housing a guest; a guestroom.
habilimental
habilimented
habilimented
Adjective
clothed
haematoblast
haematoblast
noun
(anatomy) One of the minute disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles.
hambletonian
harbormaster
harbormaster
noun
(US, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
harmonisable
harmonisable
adj
Alternative form of harmonizable
harmonizable
harmonizable
adj
That can be harmonized
hebdomadally
hebdomadally
adv
In periods of seven days; weekly.
hecatombaeon
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.