(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
abscission
abscission
noun
(botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
(obsolete) The state of being cut off.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The act or process of cutting off.
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
accessible
accessible
adj
(art, literature) Easily understood or appreciated.
(followed by to) Open to the influence of.
(of a person) Easy to get along with.
(specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
Capable of being used or seen.
Easy of access or approach.
Obtainable; to be got at.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
acerbities
acerbities
noun
plural of acerbity
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
acrobacies
acrobatics
acrobatics
noun
A spectacular display of agility.
The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
albinistic
albinistic
adj
Of or pertaining to albinism.
alcibiades
alsbachite
arabinosic
arabinosic
adj
Of or relating to arabinose.
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archiblast
arcubalist
arcubalist
Noun
A crossbow.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
ascribable
ascribable
adj
Able to be ascribed.
associable
associable
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc.
(obsolete) sociable; companionable
Capable of being associated or joined.
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
bacillosis
bacillosis
noun
(pathology) infection with bacilli
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
backstairs
backstairs
adj
Secret or furtive.
noun
A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
backstitch
backstitch
noun
(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
verb
To sew with a backstitch.
backstring
bacterious
badacsonyi
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
ballistics
ballistics
noun
(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.
(medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with obesity and weight problems.
barleysick
baroscopic
baroscopic
adj
Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barricades
barricades
noun
plural of barricade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barricade
barricados
basicerite
basicerite
noun
(zoology) The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans. [from 19th c.]
basicities
basicities
noun
plural of basicity
basifacial
basifacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lower half of the face
basilicata
basilicata
Proper noun
a region of southern Italy.
basilicate
basilicock
basiliscan
basiliscus
basiscopic
basiscopic
adj
Toward or facing the base; away from the apex.
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
bastardice
batocrinus
batonistic
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
becousined
becrusting
benedictus
besanctify
bescouring
bescribble
bescribble
verb
(transitive) To scribble over.
To write in a messy, scribbly fashion.
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch
besticking
besticking
verb
present participle of bestick
betacismus
bibliotics
bibliotics
noun
The study of documents and handwriting in order to verify authorship or authenticity
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bicipitous
bicipitous
adj
(archaic) Having two heads; bicipital.
bicolorous
bicolorous
adj
(biology, mycology) Having two different colors.
bicornuous
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
bicyclists
bicyclists
noun
plural of bicyclist
bienseance
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
bigamistic
bigamistic
adj
bigamous
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
bimuscular
bimuscular
adj
(zoology) Having two adductor muscles.
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
bioblastic
biocenosis
biocenosis
noun
(biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem
biochemics
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
biocoenose
biocoenose
noun
A living collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
biophysics
biophysics
noun
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
bioplasmic
bioplasmic
adj
Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
bioplastic
bioplastic
noun
Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
biopsychic
biopsychic
adj
Relating to psychic phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life
bioscience
bioscience
noun
Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms
bioscopies
bioscopies
noun
plural of bioscopy
biostatics
biostatics
noun
(biology) The science of the structure and function of organic bodies
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
biscuiting
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
bishopscap
bisilicate
bisilicate
noun
A salt of metasilicic acid, in which the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is two to one.
bisulcated
bisyllabic
bisyllabic
Adjective
Comprising two syllables.
bitcheries
bitcheries
noun
plural of bitchery
bitchiness
bitchiness
noun
The characteristic of being bitchy.
bivascular
bivascular
adj
Relating to two blood vessels
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
blackishly
blackishly
adv
In a blackish way.
blacklists
blacklists
noun
plural of blacklist
blackmails
blackmails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackmail
blackshirt
blackshirt
noun
(by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
(historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
blackstick
blanchinus
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
blatancies
blatancies
noun
plural of blatancy
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockishly
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
boldacious
boldacious
adj
(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.
bosporanic
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
boucherism
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
bovaristic
boycottism
boycottism
noun
The methods or actions of boycotters.
brachialis
brachialis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow joint, in conjunction with the biceps brachii.
brachyaxis
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
branchipus
bredstitch
brevetcies
brevetcies
noun
plural of brevetcy
brevicomis
brickmason
briefcases
briefcases
noun
plural of briefcase
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.