(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
bacchanalism
bacchanalism
noun
Alternative form of bacchanalianism
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
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.
blanchimeter
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
brachycnemic
brahmanistic
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
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
carbomethene
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
chapmansboro
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
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.
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
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.
hecatombaeon
hemibranchii
hemoglobinic
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.
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
humicubation
humicubation
noun
(obsolete) The act or practice of lying on the ground.
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
pambanmanche
rhabdomancer
rhabdomancer
noun
One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod.
rhabdomantic
rhabdomantic
adj
Relating to rhabdomancy.
symbranchoid
symbranchous
thrombogenic
thrombogenic
adj
That causes thrombosis.
thumbtacking
thumbtacking
verb
present participle of thumbtack
turbomachine
turbomachine
noun
Any machine that transfers energy between a rotor and a fluid, including both turbines and compressors.