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.
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
archbishopry
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
balanophorin
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
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.
benzophenone
benzophenone
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C₆H₅)₂CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.
benzthiophen
berycomorphi
betanaphthol
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
blastophoral
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
blepharocera
blepharoncus
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boatsmanship
borghalpenny
borophenylic
bothriolepis
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
brahmapootra
brahmapootra
Noun
A large domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered.
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bromocamphor
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
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
brontephobia
brontephobia
noun
Alternative form of brontophobia
brontophobia
brontophobia
noun
The fear of thunder and lightning.
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
bulbophyllum
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
cancerophobe
cancerophobe
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobe
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.
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
chaetophobia
chaetophobia
noun
(rare) fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals
chapmansboro
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.
cryptobranch
cryptobranch
noun
Any limpet of the genus Cryptobranchia
cymbocephaly
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
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
francophobia
francophobia
Noun
The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
gametophobia
gametophobia
noun
The fear of marriage.
germanophobe
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
hebepetalous
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
hydrophobous
hydrophobous
adj
hydrophobic.
hyperbolaeon
hyperbolaeon
noun
(music) The highest tetrachord.
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
hyperboreans
hyperboreans
noun
plural of hyperborean
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
lymphoblasts
lymphoblasts
noun
plural of lymphoblast
motorphobiac
motorphobiac
noun
Synonym of motorphobe (“one who fears or dislikes automobiles”)