Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
amphibichnite
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
asthenophobia
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bactetiophage
ballhausplatz
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bathysophical
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzonaphthol
benzonaphthol
noun
A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
bibliophagist
bibliophagist
noun
(rare) A bibliophage; one who loves to read books.
bibliophilist
bibliophilist
noun
A lover of books; a bibliophile.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
biophotophone
biophotophone
noun
(historical) An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; an early kind of film projector.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
blastophyllum
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospath
blepharydatis
botanophilist
botanophilist
noun
Synonym of botanophile
botryotherapy
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brachiopodist
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brahmanaspati
breithauptite
breithauptite
noun
(mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
bretwaldaship
bridgehampton
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotyphus
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
dermatophobia
diabetophobia
electrophobia
electrophobia
noun
fear of electricity
embryotrophic
embryotrophic
adj
That provides nourishment to an embryo
endophlebitis
endophlebitis
noun
Inflammation of the inner coat of a vein.
erythrophobia
erythrophobia
noun
Abnormal and persistent fear of the colour red.
abnormal and persistent fear of blushing
exhibitorship
exhibitorship
noun
The role or status of an exhibitor.
geumatophobia
graphitizable
graphitizable
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
hamartophobia
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
heptasyllabic
heptasyllabic
Adjective
Having seven syllables.
heptasyllable
herpetophobia
herpetophobia
noun
Fear of reptiles, amphibians, and similar animals.
hyperbrutally
hypersubtlety
hypobaropathy
hypobaropathy
noun
(pathology) Sickness caused by reduced atmospheric pressure, such as altitude sickness.
hypobenthonic
ichthyophobia
ichthyophobia
noun
The fear of fish.
lymphoblastic
lymphoblastic
adj
(US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
mastigophobia
metallophobia
metallophobia
noun
(rare) A fear of metal, or of touching metallic objects.
methylparaben
methylparaben
noun
A preservative and antifungal agent, the methyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid.
mynpachtbrief
nonalphabetic
nonalphabetic
adj
Not alphabetic.
olfactophobia
onomatophobia
onomatophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of hearing particular names or words.
opisthobranch
opisthobranch
adj
(of a gastropod) Having gills placed behind the heart.
(of gills) Placed behind the heart.
noun
(zoology) A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group.
ornithophobia
ornithophobia
noun
Fear of birds.
orthoplumbate
overbepatched
patroiophobia
pebblehearted
peccatiphobia
peccatophobia
pectinibranch
pectinibranch
noun
(zoology) One of the Pectinibranchiata.
perilabyrinth
periphlebitic
periphlebitis
periphlebitis
noun
(pathology) perivasculitis of the retina
perishability
perishability
noun
The quality of being perishable.
phenobarbital
phenobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug used chiefly to treat epilepsy.
phenobarbitol
phenobarbitol
noun
Alternative spelling of phenobarbital
philobotanist
phlebenterism
phlebotomical
phlebotomical
adj
phlebotomic
phlebotomised
phlebotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phlebotomise
photobiologic
photobiologic
adj
Synonym of photobiological
phylacobiotic
phytoglobulin
pithecolobium
porphyroblast
porphyroblast
noun
(geology) A relatively large crystal within a metamorphic rock
postbranchial
postbranchial
adj
posterior to the gills
postbronchial
postbronchial
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the bronchus
preexhibition
preinhabitant
presbytership
presbytership
noun
The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate.
probanishment
probationship
probationship
noun
A state of probation.
probattleship
prohibitively
prohibitively
adv
In a prohibitive manner.
To a prohibitive extent.
prohibitorily
proteinphobia
prothrombogen
protobranchia
pseudobenthos
pterobranchia
pteronophobia
pteronophobia
noun
The fear of feathers.
publichearted
publichearted
adj
Alternative form of public-hearted
puboischiatic
puboischiatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and ischium.
punishability
punishability
noun
The characteristic of being punishable; the ability to be punished.
pylephlebitic
pylephlebitis
pylephlebitis
noun
infective suppurative thrombosis of the portal vein
republishment
republishment
noun
Synonym of republication
rhabdophanite
sabbathkeeper
septibranchia
spectrophobia
spectrophobia
noun
A morbid fear of ghosts or specters.
A morbid fear of mirrors.
sphaerostilbe
strobilophyta
subeditorship
subeditorship
noun
The rank or position of subeditor.
subepithelial
subepithelial
adj
Beneath the epithelium
Of or pertaining to the subepithelium
subhypotheses
subhypotheses
noun
plural of subhypothesis
subhypothesis
subhypothesis
noun
A hypothesis forming part of a larger hypothesis.
submetaphoric
subpastorship
sulphobutyric
symbiotrophic
symbiotrophic
adj
Relating to a symbiotroph or to symbiotrophy
sympathoblast
sympathoblast
noun
(cytology) A pluripotential cell in the embryo that develop into either a sympathetic nerve cell or a chromaffin cell
telebarograph
teutonophobia
thanatophobia
thanatophobia
noun
Fear of death.
theatrophobia
theatrophobia
noun
Fear of theatre
thermophobous
tibioscaphoid
timbrophilism
timbrophilist
tonitrophobia
tredecaphobia
tribesmanship
tribromphenol
tribromphenol
noun
Alternative form of tribromophenol
trophoblastic
trophoblastic
adj
of, or relating to a trophoblast
trypanophobia
trypanophobia
noun
An irrational fear of medical procedures (such as injection) using needles.
tyrannophobia
tyrannophobia
noun
An aversion to autocratic leadership; a policy of limiting the power of leaders.