Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
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.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathychrome
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcomber
noun
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
beechbottom
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.
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
betrothment
betrothment
noun
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bimonthlies
bimonthlies
noun
plural of bimonthly
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
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
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
birdmouthed
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blastocheme
blossomhead
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bodhidharma
bohemianism
bohemianism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bohemianism
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
bolshevisms
bolshevisms
noun
plural of bolshevism
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
bonhomously
bothridiums
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
brachiotomy
brachydomal
brahmanhood
branchiform
bromcamphor
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
bromophenol
bromophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine
bromothymol
bromothymol
noun
(organic chemistry) A brominated derivative of thymol that is formally part of the structure of the dye bromothymol blue
bronchotome
bronchotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brookesmith
bryophyllum
bryophyllum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
buttermouth
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chloriambus
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
choriambize
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
chromophobe
chromophobe
noun
(cytology) Any cell that is resistant to staining
coxcombhood
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
dithyrambos
dromophobia
embouchment
embouchures
embouchures
noun
plural of embouchure
embryophore
embryophore
noun
(biology) The outer cellular covering of the hexacanth embryo of a tapeworm that forms the inner part of the eggshell
embryophyta
embryophyte
embryophyte
noun
(botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants
embryotroph
embryotroph
noun
(biology) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.
emetophobia
emetophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
ethambutols
feminophobe
forechamber
gymnophobia
gymnophobia
noun
An inordinate fear or hatred of nudity.
haemoglobic
haemoglobin
haemoglobin
noun
(British spelling, biochemistry) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin
harmonsburg
hebdomadary
hebdomadary
adj
(obsolete) hebdomadal
noun
A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
hebdomarian
helleborism
helleborism
noun
(medicine, historical) The use of hellebore to treat insanity.
veratrum poisoning
hematobious
hematoblast
hematoblast
noun
Alternative form of haematoblast
hemoglobins
hemoglobins
noun
plural of hemoglobin
herbivorism
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
higinbotham
homebuilder
homebuilder
noun
A person or company which builds houses
homoblastic
homoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from a single type of tissue.
(botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant's or shoot's age.
homophobias
homophobias
noun
plural of homophobia
honeycombed
honeycombed
adj
Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of honeycomb
hormephobia
humboldtine
humboldtine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
humboldtite
hydrobromic
hydrobromic
adj
(chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and bromine
hydrobromid
hyperbolism
hyperbolism
noun
(countable) An instance of hyperbole
(countable, geometry) A blow-up of a curve at a point.
(uncountable) The use of hyperbole
hypobromite
hypobromite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of hypobromous acid
hypobromous
hypobromous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypobromous acid
judophobism
limnophobia
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
malbehavior
maniaphobia
maniaphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being distraught or mentally ill.
An abnormal fear of being insane.
marlborough
marlborough
Proper noun
a town in Wiltshire, England
Marlborough College
a dukedom in the British peerage
a region and former province in the South Island of New Zealand.
maryborough
maryborough
Proper noun
A city in Queensland, Australia.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
mesobenthos
microphobia
microphobia
noun
A morbid fear of microbes.
miphiboseth
misbehavior
misbehavior
noun
(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.
misbeholden
misbeholden
adj
(archaic) Disobliging; offensive or unkind.
mobbishness
mobbishness
noun
Quality of being mobbish.
monohybrids
monohybrids
noun
plural of monohybrid
mothballing
mothballing
noun
The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.
verb
present participle of mothball
motherboard
motherboard
noun
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
motorphobia
motorphobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one.
mouchrabieh
murphysboro
northumbria
northumbria
Proper noun
North-east England; Northumberland.
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
novemberish
novemberish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of the month of November.
ombrophilic
ombrophilic
adj
Synonym of ombrophilous
ovorhomboid
peachbottom
philantomba
phlebectomy
phlebectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein
phlebograms
phlebograms
noun
plural of phlebogram
phlebotomic
phlebotomic
adj
Relating to phlebotomy.
phlebotomus
prothrombin
prothrombin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting.
rabbitmouth
rhabdomancy
rhabdomancy
noun
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
rhabdomeres
rhabdomeres
noun
plural of rhabdomere
rhabdomonas
rhabdomyoma
rhabdomyoma
noun
(pathology) A non-cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle.
rhomboclase
rhomboclase
noun
(mineralogy) An acidic orthorhombic iron sulfate mineral.