An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambilateral
ambilateral
adj
(medicine) Affecting both sides of the body, or of an organ.
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
ambitendent
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalency
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversive
amblygeusia
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ameliorable
ameliorable
adj
Capable of being ameliorated, or improved.
amenability
amenability
noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
ametabolian
ametabolian
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to insects that undergo metamorphosis
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Ametabola (Apterygota)
ametabolism
ametabolism
noun
The condition of being ametabolic
amiableness
amiableness
noun
The state or quality of being amiable.
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amoeboidism
amoeboidism
noun
Alternative form of ameboidism
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amplifiable
amplifiable
adj
Capable of being amplified.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
arbitrament
arbitrament
noun
The judgement of an arbiter or arbitrator; an arbitration.
arbitrement
arbitrement
noun
Alternative spelling of arbitrament
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
assimilable
assimilable
adj
Capable of being assimilated; susceptible to assimilation.
auribromide
aurobromide
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bacteraemia
bacteraemia
noun
The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.
bacteremias
bacteremias
noun
plural of bacteremia
bacteriemia
bacteriemia
noun
Alternative form of bacteraemia
bacteriform
bacteririum
balminesses
baltimorean
baltimorite
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
bandkeramik
bandlimited
bandlimited
adj
(physics) Describing a signal whose spectral power is zero outside of a band of frequencies
banishments
banishments
noun
plural of banishment
banjermasin
baptizement
baptizement
noun
(archaic) baptism
bardesanism
barometries
barometries
noun
plural of barometry
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
beamfilling
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
bedevilment
bedevilment
noun
The characteristic of being bedeviled.
bediamonded
bediamonded
adj
Wearing or featuring a diamond or diamonds.
bedizenment
bedizenment
noun
That which bedizens.
The act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily.
bedlamising
bedlamitish
bedlamizing
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
beglamoring
beglamoring
verb
present participle of beglamor
beguilement
beguilement
noun
The action or process of beguiling; the characteristic of being beguiling.
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
belemnoidea
bellmanship
bemaddening
bemaddening
verb
present participle of bemadden
bemoaningly
bemoaningly
adv
In a bemoaning manner.
bemurmuring
benightmare
benightment
benightment
noun
The state or condition of being benighted.
benjaminite
benjaminite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.
benumbingly
benumbingly
adv
in a benumbing manner
benzazimide
benzylamine
benzylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic primary amine C₆H₅-CH₂-NH₂ or its derivatives
bergmannite
berkeleyism
beseemingly
beseemingly
adv
(archaic) In a beseeming manner.
besiegement
besiegement
noun
The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.
besmirchers
besmirchers
noun
plural of besmircher
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
bessemerize
bessemerize
verb
To convert iron to steel by the Bessemer process.
betweenmaid
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
biacuminate
biacuminate
adj
(botany) Having points in two directions.
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bicomponent
bicomponent
adj
Having two components
biedermeier
bigeminated
bilamellate
bilamellate
adj
(botany) Formed of two plates, or lamellae.
(botany) Having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers.
bilaminated
bilaminated
adj
Alternative form of bilaminate
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
bimetallics
bimetallics
noun
plural of bimetallic
bimetallism
bimetallism
noun
(economics) The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values.
bimetallist
bimetallist
adj
Advocating bimetallism
noun
An advocate of bimetallism
bimillenary
bimillenary
adj
Relating to, or happening every two thousand years
noun
A two-thousandth anniversary
bimillenial
bimillenium
bimillennia
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimonthlies
bimonthlies
noun
plural of bimonthly
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
binominated
biochemical
biochemical
adj
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
of, or relating to biochemistry
noun
a chemical substance derived from a biological source
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
biomaterial
biomaterial
noun
A nonviable, biocompatible material used in a medical device, intended to interact with biological systems or to evaluate, treat, augment, or replace any tissue, organ, or function of the body.
biomedicine
biomedicine
noun
(countable) A medicine created with the use of living organisms.
The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).
biometrical
biometrical
adj
Of or pertaining to biometrics.
biomimetics
biomimetics
noun
The study of the structure and function of living things as models for the creation of materials or products by reverse engineering.
biomolecule
biomolecule
noun
(biochemistry) molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bipedalisms
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
birdmouthed
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
bisymmetric
bisymmetric
adj
(mathematics, of a square matrix) Symmetric about both of its main diagonals.
bitterbloom
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminized
bituminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminize