One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
aichmophobia
aichmophobia
noun
The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
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.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
ancraophobia
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
anglophobiac
anglophobist
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
archbishopry
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
balanophorin
basidiophore
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathycolpian
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
benzthiophen
berycomorphi
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliophilic
bibliophilic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, bibliophilia (the love of books).
bibliophobia
bibliophobia
noun
The fear or dislike of books.
bibliotaphic
bibliotaphic
adj
Being or relating to a bibliotaph; hiding away books.
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
blastophitic
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boatsmanship
borophenylic
bothriolepis
brachypodine
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
brontephobia
brontephobia
noun
Alternative form of brontophobia
brontophobia
brontophobia
noun
The fear of thunder and lightning.
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
carbophilous
cardiophobia
cardiophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of heart disease.
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
chaetophobia
chaetophobia
noun
(rare) fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals
cheimaphobia
chionophobia
chionophobia
noun
Fear of snow.
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
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
deipnophobia
deipnophobia
noun
(rare) A fear of banquets or dinner parties.
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
domatophobia
domatophobia
noun
A morbid fear of being inside a house.
elaphebolion
entomophobia
entomophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods
ermitophobia
francophobia
francophobia
Noun
The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
gametophobia
gametophobia
noun
The fear of marriage.
globicephala
glossophobia
glossophobia
noun
Speech anxiety
The fear of public speaking.
gompholobium
graphophobia
graphophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of writing.
gringophobia
gringophobia
noun
Fear or hatred of gringos.
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.
haptoglobins
haptoglobins
noun
plural of haptoglobin
hedonophobia
hedonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of pleasure or joy, especially engaging in pleasurable or joyful activities while others are experiencing depression, illness, pain, economic hardship, or other grief.
heliophobous
heliophobous
adj
Synonym of heliophobic (“averse to sunlight”)
hematophobia
hematophobia
noun
Alternative form of haematophobia
heresyphobia
heresyphobia
noun
A strong aversion to heresy.
heterophobia
heterophobia
noun
Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.
Fear or resentment of the opposite sex.
Fear or resentment of what is different.
hispanophobe
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hydrophobias
hydrophobias
noun
plural of hydrophobia
hydrophobist
hyperbolical
hyperbolical
adj
Hyperbolic
hyperbolicly
hyperbolicly
adv
(less common) Alternative form of hyperbolically
hyperbolists
hyperbolists
noun
plural of hyperbolist
hyperbolized
hyperbolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize
hyperbolizes
hyperbolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperbolize
hyperboloids
hyperboloids
noun
plural of hyperboloid
hypnophobias
hypnotisable
hypnotisable
adj
Alternative spelling of hypnotizable
hypnotizable
hypnotizable
adj
Able to be hypnotized.
noun
One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
hypobromites
hypobromites
noun
plural of hypobromite
hypoglobulia
hypoglobulia
noun
The presence of an abnormally low count of red blood cells in the blood.
hypostilbite
iambographer
iambographer
noun
A poet who writes iambic verse.
inhospitable
inhospitable
adj
(of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. [from 16th c.]
(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.]
inhospitably
inhospitably
adv
In an inhospitable manner.
japanophobia
japanophobia
Noun
A fear of Japan and Japanese people or culture
judaeophobia
kinetophobia
kleptophobia
kleptophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of theft.
linonophobia
lipobranchia
motorphobiac
motorphobiac
noun
Synonym of motorphobe (“one who fears or dislikes automobiles”)
musicophobia
musicophobia
noun
Aversion to music.
negrophobiac
negrophobias
negrophobist
neighborship
neighborship
noun
A community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on being of a similar class.
The state or condition of being neighbors; a community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on living close geographically.
nonamphibian
nonamphibian
noun
A creature that is not an amphibian.
observership
observership
noun
The office or work of an observer.
ochlophobist
ochlophobist
noun
(obsolete, rare) A person with a phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia.
odontophobia
odontophobia
noun
An irrational fear of dentistry.
ombrographic
ombrophilous
ombrophilous
adj
(biology) Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall
ommetaphobia
orihyperbola
ouranophobia
ouranophobia
noun
Fear of heaven.
papyrophobia
papyrophobia
noun
The fear or hate of paper
pathobiology
pathobiology
noun
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.
(medicine) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology.
(medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease).
perobrachius
phasmophobia
phasmophobia
noun
The fear of ghosts.
philobiblian
philobiblian
adj
(obsolete) Fond of books; devoted to literature.
noun
(obsolete) A book-lover.
philobiblist
philobiblist
noun
A person who is fond of books.
philobotanic
philobrutish
phlebangioma
phlebectopia
phlebolithic
phlebologies
phlebostasia
phlebostasis
phlebostasis
noun
(medicine) A slowing of the flow of blood through the veins
(medicine) The compression of the veins of a limb by means of a tourniquet
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.
phlobatannin
phlobatannin
noun
Any tannin related to or composed of phlobaphenes
photobiology
photobiology
noun
The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes