Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
albocinereous
alterableness
alterableness
noun
The state or quality of being alterable.
amblyrhynchus
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
arbitrariness
arbitrariness
noun
The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
arsenobenzene
arsenobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic derivative of arsenic C₆H₅-As=As-C₆H₅, whose derivatives include some pharmaceuticals
arsenobismite
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
aschaffenburg
azerbaijanese
backspringing
backswordsman
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
bandspreading
barbarisation
barbarisation
noun
An act which causes people to revert to a state which is primitive and uncivilized.
barbarousness
barbarousness
noun
The state or quality of being barbarous.
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barnardsville
barosinusitis
barosinusitis
noun
aerosinusitis
barosinusitus
bartholinitis
bartholinitis
noun
inflammation of Bartholin's cyst
basibranchial
basibranchial
adj
Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
noun
Any fish that has such gills
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basiglandular
bastardliness
bastardliness
noun
The state or quality of being bastardly.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardlessness
beardlessness
noun
The state or quality of being beardless.
bedriddenness
bedriddenness
noun
The state or quality of being bedridden.
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
berchtesgaden
berkeleianism
bernardsville
bespatterment
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
bestiarianism
bestiarianism
noun
(dated, rare) Antivivisectionism.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bicentenaries
bicentenaries
noun
plural of bicentenary
bilateralness
bilateralness
noun
The quality of being bilateral.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
binitarianism
binitarianism
noun
(chiefly Christianity) The belief, particularly among some Christian sects, that God is two personae (persons), two individuals, or two aspects in one Godhead (or God), these being God the Father and God the Son (Jesus Christ).
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
bipartisanism
bipartisanism
noun
bipartisanship
bitterishness
bitterishness
noun
The state or condition of being bitterish.
blenniiformes
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodripeness
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bonaventurism
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
borotungstate
bourignianism
bourignianist
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.
boysenberries
boysenberries
noun
plural of boysenberry
brachydontism
brahmanaspati
brainlessness
brainlessness
noun
The state or condition of being brainless.
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
brainstorming
brainstorming
noun
A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
verb
present participle of brainstorm
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
breadlessness
breadlessness
noun
Absence of bread.
breakableness
breakableness
noun
breakability
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
breinigsville
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
brieflessness
brieflessness
noun
Absence of a legal brief.
brilliantness
brilliantness
noun
The state or quality of being brilliant.
brilliantwise
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
bronchiospasm
bronchobuster
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
bronchotomist
bronchotyphus
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
broncobusting
brotherliness
brotherliness
noun
the characteristic of being brotherly
browningesque
brushlessness
brushlessness
noun
Absence of brushes.
brutalisation
brutalisation
noun
Alternative form of brutalization
burnettsville
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
buttstrapping
byelorussians
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
candleberries
candleberries
noun
plural of candleberry
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
carbonisation
carbonisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of carbonization
carburisation
carburisation
noun
Alternative form of carburization
celebrationis
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
cerebrospinal
cerebrospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).
chrysobalanus
coercibleness
coercibleness
noun
The state or quality of being coercible.
colorableness
colorableness
noun
Alternative form of colourableness
combinatorics
combinatorics
noun
(mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria
commensurable
commensurable
adj
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Able to be measured using a common standard.
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
concelebrates
concelebrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concelebrate
concubinaries
constrainable
constrainable
adj
Capable of being constrained.
constructable
constructable
adj
Alternative form of constructible
constructible
constructible
adj
(of a complex number) Such that the line segment joining it to the origin can be constructed using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
(of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed.
Of a land, suitable or allowable for constructing a building on.
contrabandism
contrabandism
noun
traffic in contraband goods; smuggling
contrabandist
contrabandist
noun
A dealer in contraband.
contrabassist
contrabassist
noun
Someone who plays the contrabass.
contrabassoon
contrabassoon
noun
(music) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.