(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
abbotships
abbotships
noun
plural of abbotship
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
aplobasalt
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate
approbator
approbator
noun
(obsolete) A person who gives formal approval.
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
ballpoints
ballpoints
noun
plural of ballpoint
balopticon
balopticon
noun
(historical) An early kind of stereopticon or projector.
baphometic
baptanodon
baptistown
baralipton
barotropic
barotropic
adj
(meteorology) In which the pressure of the atmosphere is dependent upon its density only.
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
batophobia
batophobia
noun
The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
belltopper
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
bepistoled
bepistoled
adj
Supplied with a pistol.
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bibliotaph
bibliotaph
noun
(rare) One who "buries" books, typically by hoarding them unread, hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use
bicipitous
bicipitous
adj
(archaic) Having two heads; bicipital.
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
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.
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
boltspreet
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bootstraps
bootstraps
noun
plural of bootstrap
branchport
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
bronstrops
brownprint
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bubbletops
bubbletops
noun
plural of bubbletop
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
catoblepas
catoblepas
noun
A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.
celtophobe
compatable
compatable
adj
Misspelling of compatible.
compatible
compatible
adj
Able to get along well.
Capable of easy interaction.
Consistent; congruous.
noun
Something that is compatible with something else.
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
competible
competible
adj
(obsolete) Compatible
comprobate
comprobate
verb
(obsolete) To agree; to concur.
computable
computable
adj
(computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
(mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
computably
computably
adv
In a computable manner
With regard to computability
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
deportable
deportable
adj
Able to be deported.
noun
(rare, sometimes offensive) Someone who is deportable.
embioptera
embonpoint
embonpoint
adj
Plump, chubby, buxom.
noun
Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous.
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
exportable
exportable
adj
Able to be exported.
noun
Something that can be exported.
exprobrate
exprobrate
verb
(dated) To reproach or upbraid
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
haplobiont
hospitable
hospitable
adj
cordial and generous towards guests
favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
receptive and open-minded
hospitably
hospitably
adv
in a hospitable manner
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importably
importably
adv
(obsolete) Insupportably; unbearably.
knapbottle
knapbottle
noun
Bladder campion.
libroplast
lumberport
motorphobe
motorphobe
noun
One who fears or dislikes automobiles.
nonpotable
nonpotable
Adjective
Not drinkable.
obstipated
obstipated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obstipate
ombrophyte
ombrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that is adapted to rainy conditions or habitats
operatable
operatable
adj
Alternative form of operable
pabulation
pabulation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The act of eating or feeding.
pabulatory
paddleboat
paddleboat
noun
(nautical) A boat propelled by a paddle wheel
(nautical, US, Canada, Australia) a pedalo
paedotribe
parabiotic
parabiotic
adj
relating to parabiosis
parabolist
parabolist
noun
A narrator of parables.
parrotbeak
parrotbill
parrotbill
noun
Any of a group of warbler-like birds of uncertain taxonomy, now often placed in family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.
pasteboard
pasteboard
adj
(figurative) unsubstantial; flimsy
noun
(computing, countable) A widget allowing multiple users to paste and share text or other items.
(slang, obsolete) A person's visiting card.
(usually uncountable) Card stock.
patchboard
patchboard
noun
A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.
pelobatoid
pelobatoid
noun
Any frog of the superfamily Pelobatoidea
penobscots
periorbita
periorbita
noun
(anatomy) The area around the orbit.
phlebolite
phlebolite
noun
Alternative form of phlebolith
phlebolith
phlebolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in a venous wall or thrombus.
phlebotome
phlebotome
noun
An instrument used for phlebotomy; a fleam.
phlebotomy
phlebotomy
noun
The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.
photoalbum
photophobe
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
planoblast
planoblast
noun
(zoology) Any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa.
pocketable
pocketable
adj
Able to be put in one's pocket
pocketbook
pocketbook
noun
(US) a purse or handbag.
(dated) A wallet for paper money.
(figuratively) One's personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford.
(uncommon) A small book, particularly (US) a paperback or (UK) notebook able to fit into a pocket.
pointblank
pointblank
adv
(obsolete or rare) point blank
polybasite
polybasite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
polybutene
polybutene
noun
(chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of isobutene, used as adhesives and in rubber products.
portobello
portobello
noun
The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)
possiblest
possiblest
adj
(nonstandard) superlative form of possible: most possible
postbellum
postbellum
adj
(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.
Of the period following a war.
postbuccal
postbuccal
adj
posterior to the mouth
postbulbar
postbulbar
adj
(anatomy) distal to the duodenal bulb
postbursal
postlabial
postlabial
adj
Behind the lips
postscribe
postscribe
verb
To make a postscript.
posttibial
posttibial
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the tibia
postverbal
postverbal
adj
(linguistics) Occurring after a verb.
potability
potability
noun
The quality of being potable
potbellied
potbellied
adj
having a potbelly
potbellies
potbellies
noun
plural of potbelly
potboilers
potboilers
noun
plural of potboiler
potboiling
potboiling
verb
present participle of potboil
potophobia
powerboats
powerboats
noun
plural of powerboat
predoubter
preobtrude
preobviate
preorbital
preorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the orbit.
Occurring before an orbit is established.
noun
A lacrimal gland located in front of a deer's eye
proambient
probathing
probatical
probations
probations
noun
plural of probation
probetting
problemist
problemist
noun
(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.
proboycott
procumbent
procumbent
adj
(botany) That trails along the ground
(dentistry) inclined towards the lips
prone or prostrate
profitable
profitable
adj
Beneficial, serviceable, of use.
Producing a profit.
profitably
profitably
adv
In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain.
prohibited
prohibited
adj
Forbidden; unallowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prohibit
prohibiter
prohibiter
noun
One who prohibits or forbids.
prohibitor
prohibitor
noun
One who prohibits.
prohibitum
promotable
promotable
adj
Able to be promoted; eligible for promotion.
promptbook
promptbook
noun
An annotated copy of a script used by a prompter
proratable
proratable
adj
Capable of being prorated, or divided proportionately.
prosabbath
protobacco
protobacco
adj
In favour of tobacco or public smoking in general.