(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.
albertustaler
albertustaler
noun
(historical) A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alterableness
alterableness
noun
The state or quality of being alterable.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambulatoriums
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.
arbitrariness
arbitrariness
noun
The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
archdisturber
archiblastoma
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
arsenobismite
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
atrabilarious
atrabilarious
adj
(medicine, historical) Having black bile as the prevalent humor.
Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
bacteriaceous
bacterioblast
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.
barbarisation
barbarisation
noun
An act which causes people to revert to a state which is primitive and uncivilized.
barosinusitis
barosinusitis
noun
aerosinusitis
barosinusitus
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
bartholinitis
bartholinitis
noun
inflammation of Bartholin's cyst
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
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
basivertebral
basivertebral
adj
Of or pertaining to the base or centrum of a vertebral structure
bastardliness
bastardliness
noun
The state or quality of being bastardly.
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
berchtesgaden
bespatterment
bestiarianism
bestiarianism
noun
(dated, rare) Antivivisectionism.
bestsellerdom
bestsellerdom
noun
The quality of having the status of bestseller.
betsimisaraka
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bibliolatrist
bibliolatrist
noun
Alternative form of bibliolater
bibliolatrous
bibliolatrous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting bibliolatry.
bicentenaries
bicentenaries
noun
plural of bicentenary
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bilateralness
bilateralness
noun
The quality of being bilateral.
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
bisymmetrical
bisymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of bisymmetric
bitterishness
bitterishness
noun
The state or condition of being bitterish.
bittersweetly
bittersweetly
adv
In a bittersweet manner.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blastocarpous
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blatherskites
blatherskites
noun
plural of blatherskite
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospath
blepharydatis
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodthirster
bloodthirster
noun
A person who is bloodthirsty.
bonaventurism
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
borotungstate
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bostrychoidal
botryomycosis
botryomycosis
noun
(pathology) bacterial pseudomycosis; a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial infection that affects the skin and sometimes the viscera
bourgeoisitic
bourgeoisitic
adj
(rare) bourgeois
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.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiopodist
brachydontism
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomata
brachystomous
bradyesthesia
brahmanaspati
brainstorming
brainstorming
noun
A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
verb
present participle of brainstorm
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
breadthriders
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
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
breaststroker
breaststroker
noun
(swimming) A person swimming using the breaststroke.
breaststrokes
breaststrokes
noun
plural of breaststroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breaststroke
bretwaldaship
brevirostrate
brevirostrate
adj
Short-beaked; having a short bill.
brilliantness
brilliantness
noun
The state or quality of being brilliant.
brilliantwise
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
bronchobuster
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotomist
bronchotyphus
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
broncobusting
brotherliness
brotherliness
noun
the characteristic of being brotherly
brutalisation
brutalisation
noun
Alternative form of brutalization
bureaucratese
bureaucratese
noun
(informal, derogatory) A style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.
(informal, derogatory) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles bureaucratic writing.
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
bureaucratist
bureaucratist
noun
An advocate or supporter of bureaucracy.
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burkettsville
burkittsville
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.
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
buttstrapping
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbonisation
carbonisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of carbonization
carbosilicate
carburisation
carburisation
noun
Alternative form of carburization
carpetbaggers
carpetbaggers
noun
plural of carpetbagger
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
celebrationis
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
ceratofibrous
checkerbreast
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
collaborators
collaborators
noun
plural of collaborator
combinatorics
combinatorics
noun
(mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria
combretaceous
combretaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Combretaceae.
concelebrates
concelebrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concelebrate