(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
archibenthal
archibenthic
archibenthic
adj
Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos
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
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
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
bitchinesses
bitchinesses
noun
plural of bitchiness
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blanchimeter
bleachground
blepharoncus
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
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.
brachycnemic
brachypodine
brackishness
brackishness
noun
distastefulness; unpleasantness
branchedness
branchellion
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
bronchiocele
bronchitises
bronchitises
noun
plural of bronchitis
bronchogenic
bronchogenic
adj
Originating in the bronchus.
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
brunelleschi
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
bunchberries
bunchberries
noun
plural of bunchberry
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
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
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
chubbinesses
chubbinesses
noun
plural of chubbiness
clubbishness
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
crossbencher
crossbencher
noun
Alternative form of cross-bencher
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
dibranchiate
dibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having two gills.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata.
disbenchment
disbenchment
noun
The act of disbenching.
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.
frontbencher
frontbencher
noun
(politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
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.
honeycombing
honeycombing
noun
A honeycomb pattern or structure.
verb
present participle of honeycomb
inchangeable
incharitable
incharitable
adj
Obsolete form of uncharitable.
inferobranch
mechanizable
mechanizable
adj
Capable of being mechanized.
menobranchus
menobranchus
noun
(archaic) mudpuppy
merchantable
merchantable
adj
Fit for the market, i.e. suitable for selling for an ordinary price. Sometimes, this is a technical designation for a particular kind or class.
moselblmchen
negrophobiac
nightclubbed
nightclubbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nightclub
nightclubber
nightclubber
noun
One who visits a nightclub
nonbreaching
nonchokebore
noncrushable
noncrushable
adj
Not crushable.
nonteachable
nonteachably
orobancheous
pambanmanche
phlebenteric
pitchblendes
pitchblendes
noun
plural of pitchblende
pleurobranch
pleurobranch
noun
(zoology) Any of the gills of a crustacean that are attached to the side of the thorax.
prebranchial
prebranchial
adj
anterior of the gills
prebronchial
prebronchial
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the bronchus; applied especially to an air sac on either side of the esophagus of birds.
pseudobranch
pseudobranch
noun
pseudobranchia
rauschenburg
retrenchable
retrenchable
adj
Able to be retrenched.
rhabdocoelan
rhabdomancer
rhabdomancer
noun
One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod.
schoenobatic
shacklebones
stellenbosch
stellenbosch
verb
(transitive, South Africa, obsolete) To be shifted sideways.
stenobenthic
technobabble
technobabble
noun
From the point of view of the layperson, technical and scientific literature not understood.
Technical or scientific language used in fiction to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.
technophobes
technophobes
noun
plural of technophobe
technophobia
technophobia
noun
A fear of new technologies.
technophobic
technophobic
adj
Afflicted with technophobia.
thickbrained
thrombogenic
thrombogenic
adj
That causes thrombosis.
torchbearing
torchbearing
adj
(by extension) Leading a campaign, or giving inspiration to others.
Carrying a torch (flaming brand).
noun
The leading of a campaign, or giving inspiration to others.
turbomachine
turbomachine
noun
Any machine that transfers energy between a rotor and a fluid, including both turbines and compressors.
unachievable
unachievable
adj
That cannot be achieved (or only with great difficulty)
unalphabetic
unalphabetic
adj
(archaic) Illiterate.
unattachable
unattachable
adj
Not attachable.
unavouchable
unbeseeching
unbesmirched
unbesmirched
adj
Not besmirched
unbewitching
unbewitching
adj
Not bewitching.
noun
The cancellation of a spell cast upon somebody or something.
verb
present participle of unbewitch
unbreachable
unbreachable
adj
Impossible to breach
unbreachably
unchanceable
unchangeable
unchangeable
adj
Not changeable; incapable of being changed or of changing; immutable.