(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
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.
antebaptismal
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
apometabolism
apometabolous
appealability
appealability
noun
(law) The quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court.
appellability
appellability
noun
Alternative form of appealability
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
applicability
applicability
noun
The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
approvability
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.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bactetiophage
baldpatedness
ballhausplatz
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
basioccipital
basioccipital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basiocciput
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bathysophical
belltopperdom
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.
bespatterment
bespecklement
bespottedness
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
bipartisanism
bipartisanism
noun
bipartisanship
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
blastocarpous
blastophyllum
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospath
blepharydatis
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
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
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
buttstrapping
cambridgeport
capitalisable
capitalisable
adj
Alternative spelling of capitalizable
capitalizable
capitalizable
adj
(finance) Capable of being converted into capital.
carpetbaggers
carpetbaggers
noun
plural of carpetbagger
carpetbaggery
carpetbaggery
noun
(derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
carpetbagging
carpetbagging
verb
present participle of carpetbag
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
comparability
comparability
noun
The quality of being comparable.
compatability
compatability
noun
Misspelling of compatibility.
compatibility
compatibility
noun
(computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
(computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
(structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
(telecommunications) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
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.
cubitoplantar
cuproplumbite
deceptibility
deceptibility
noun
The property of being deceptible; ability to be deceived.
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
deplorability
deplorability
noun
The quality of being deplorable.
deportability
dermatophobia
despicability
despicability
noun
Despicableness.
diabetophobia
disposability
disposability
noun
(rare) The property of being disposable.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
disputability
disputability
noun
The state or quality of being disputable; disputableness.
duplicability
duplicability
noun
The quality of being duplicable.
electrophobia
electrophobia
noun
fear of electricity
embryoplastic
embryoplastic
adj
(biology) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo.
embryotrophic
embryotrophic
adj
That provides nourishment to an embryo
employability
employability
noun
(countable) The product or result of being employable.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being employable.
endophlebitis
endophlebitis
noun
Inflammation of the inner coat of a vein.
epistolizable
erythrophobia
erythrophobia
noun
Abnormal and persistent fear of the colour red.
abnormal and persistent fear of blushing
evaporability
evaporability
noun
Capability of evaporating.
exceptionable
exceptionable
adj
Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate.
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
exhibitorship
exhibitorship
noun
The role or status of an exhibitor.
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandibility
expansibility
expansibility
noun
The condition of being expansible
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
explicability
explicability
noun
The state of being explicable.
explosibility
explosibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which a material is explosible
(uncountable) The state of being explosible
exportability
exportability
noun
The property of being exportable.
fibropurulent
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.
impalpability
impalpability
noun
Physical imperceptibility; incapability of being sensed by the tactual faculties.
Ungraspability by or inapprehensibility to the mind.
impartability
impartibility
impartibility
noun
The quality of being impartible; communicability.
The quality of being incapable of division into parts; indivisibility.
impassability
impassability
noun
The state or quality of being impassable.
impassibility
impassibility
noun
The state or condition of being impassible.
impeccability
impeccability
noun
The property of being impeccable.
imperceptible
imperceptible
adj
beyond the purview of man; too great and all-encompassing to be perceived.
not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed
imperceptibly
imperceptibly
adv
Beyond the purview of man; too great and all-encompassing to be perceived.
Not noticeably; too small to be detected; too little to be perceived.
imperfectible
imperfectible
adj
Incapable of being made perfect.
imperturbable
imperturbable
adj
Calm and collected, even under pressure.
Not easily perturbed, upset or excited.
imperturbably
imperturbably
adv
In an imperturbable manner; calmly.
impervertible
implacability
implacability
noun
The quality or state of being implacable.
implementable
implementable
adj
(management, programming) Able to be implemented.
importability
importability
noun
The property of being importable.
impossibilist
impossibilist
noun
A proponent of impossibilism.
impossibility
impossibility
noun
(obsolete) The state of being unable to do something.
(uncountable) The quality of being impossible.
Something that is impossible.
impracticable
impracticable
adj
(obsolete, of a person or thing) unmanageable
(of a passage or road) impassable
not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice