(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
aerobranchia
amphibiontic
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
ancraophobia
anglophobiac
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antibrachial
antibrachial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
archibenthal
archibenthic
archibenthic
adj
Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos
archpublican
archvagabond
arthrobranch
arthrobranch
noun
A gill, of a crustacean, that is attached to the membrane between the body and the base of the leg
bacchanalian
bacchanalian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Bacchanalian
bacchanalias
bacchanalias
noun
plural of bacchanalia
bacchanalism
bacchanalism
noun
Alternative form of bacchanalianism
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
backhandedly
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
bathycolpian
bathycurrent
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
berlichingen
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
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.
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bitchinesses
bitchinesses
noun
plural of bitchiness
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blanchimeter
bleachground
blepharoncus
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
borophenylic
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
brachiations
brachiations
noun
plural of brachiation
brachycnemic
brachycranic
brachycranic
Adjective
brachycephalic
brachypodine
brachyuranic
brachyuranic
adj
Synonym of brachyuran
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
brahmanistic
branchedness
branchellion
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
bronchiloquy
bronchiocele
bronchitises
bronchitises
noun
plural of bronchitis
bronchogenic
bronchogenic
adj
Originating in the bronchus.
bronchomotor
bronchomotor
adj
Relating to change in the form or action of a bronchus
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchophony
bronchophony
noun
(pathology) A modification of the voice sounds observed in auscultation of the chest; used as a diagnostic test
bronchorrhea
bronchorrhea
noun
The production of unusually large amounts of watery sputum by the body; it may result from bronchitis, asthma, poisoning, or various other disorders.
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
bronchoscopy
bronchoscopy
noun
(medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
bronchostomy
brunelleschi
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
cancerophobe
cancerophobe
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobe
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
carbomethene
cashableness
challengable
challengable
adj
Alternative form of challengeable
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
chapmansboro
charbroiling
charbroiling
verb
present participle of charbroil
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
chickenberry
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
chinaberries
chinaberries
noun
plural of chinaberry
chionophobia
chionophobia
noun
Fear of snow.
chlorocarbon
chlorocarbon
noun
(chemistry) An organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom.
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chrysarobins
chrysarobins
noun
plural of chrysarobin
chubbinesses
chubbinesses
noun
plural of chubbiness
churnability
churnability
noun
The condition of being churnable
climbingfish
clinorhombic
clinorhombic
adj
(crystallography) Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.
clubbishness
cohabitation
cohabitation
noun
(biology) The act of two species living together in the same habitat.
(politics) Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.
A place where two or more individuals reside together.
An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
The act of living together.
coinhabitant
coinhabitant
noun
One who dwells with another, or with others.
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
crossbencher
crossbencher
noun
Alternative form of cross-bencher
cryptobranch
cryptobranch
noun
Any limpet of the genus Cryptobranchia
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
dibranchiata
dibranchiate
dibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having two gills.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata.
dibranchious
disbenchment
disbenchment
noun
The act of disbenching.
disbranching
disbranching
verb
present participle of disbranch
dolichoblond
elasmobranch
elasmobranch
noun
Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
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.
epibranchial
epibranchial
adj
Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch.
noun
An epibranchial cartilage or bone.
ethnobotanic
ethnobotanic
adj
Synonym of ethnobotanical
eubranchipus
exchangeable
exchangeable
adj
(finance) Having an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security.
Able to be exchanged.
noun
(finance) Any financial instrument with an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security.
exchangeably
exchangeably
adv
By way of exchange.
filibranchia
fishybacking
francophobia
francophobia
Noun
The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
frontbencher
frontbencher
noun
(politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
haplobiontic
haplobiontic
adj
(biology) Describing a plant or fungus that has either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle. That is, it lacks any alternation of generations.
hebephreniac
hebephreniac
noun
Synonym of hebephrenic
hebephrenics
hebephrenics
noun
plural of hebephrenic
hecatombaeon
hemibranchii
hemoglobinic
hibernacular
hibernacular
adj
Relating to a hibernacle or hibernaculum.
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.
hibernically
hibernicised
hibernicized
hildebrandic
homocerebrin
homocerebrin
noun
(biochemistry, dated) A body similar to, or identical with, cerebrin.