(Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment.
(Canada, US) An unmarried woman.
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
berycomorphi
bibliothecae
bibliothecae
noun
plural of bibliotheca
bibliothecal
bibliothecal
adj
Belonging or pertaining to a library.
bibliothecas
bibliothetic
bibliothetic
adj
Pertaining to libraries.
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
bioethicists
bioethicists
noun
plural of bioethicist
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
bleachground
blepharocera
blepharoncus
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bolshevistic
borophenylic
bostrychidae
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
bottomchrome
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachycerous
brachylogies
brachypodine
branchellion
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
breechcloths
breechcloths
noun
plural of breechcloth
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
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
butcherbroom
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
cancerophobe
cancerophobe
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobe
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carbomethene
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
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
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
charbroilers
charbroilers
noun
plural of charbroiler
chatterboxes
chatterboxes
noun
plural of chatterbox
checkerbloom
checkerbloom
noun
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
cheimaphobia
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
choriambuses
chrysoberyls
chrysoberyls
noun
plural of chrysoberyl
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
cobridgehead
cohesibility
cohesibility
noun
The state of being cohesible.
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
crossbencher
crossbencher
noun
Alternative form of cross-bencher
cymbocephaly
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
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
ethnobotanic
ethnobotanic
adj
Synonym of ethnobotanical
frontbencher
frontbencher
noun
(politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
globicephala
hecatombaeon
hemoglobinic
herbaceously
herbaceously
adv
In a herbaceous manner.
homeoblastic
homeoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from similar tissue.
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
hydrocarbide
hydrocarbide
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) hydrocarbon
hyperbolical
hyperbolical
adj
Hyperbolic
hyperbolicly
hyperbolicly
adv
(less common) Alternative form of hyperbolically
inferobranch
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
lecithoblast
menobranchus
menobranchus
noun
(archaic) mudpuppy
moselblmchen
moucharabies
moucharabies
noun
plural of moucharaby
negrophobiac
nonbreaching
nonchokebore
noncrushable
noncrushable
adj
Not crushable.
nonteachable
nonteachably
orobancheous
overbleached
overbleached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overbleach
overbleaches
overbleaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbleach
peachblossom
perobrachius
phagocytable
phagocytable
adj
(biology) Capable of being phagocytosed
phlebectopia
phlebolithic
pleurobranch
pleurobranch
noun
(zoology) Any of the gills of a crustacean that are attached to the side of the thorax.
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
psychobabble
psychobabble
noun
The jargon of psychology and psychoanalysis, especially when regarded as trite or trivial.
verb
To speak this kind of jargon.
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals