Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetology
apometabolism
apometabolous
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
approvability
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
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
basioccipital
basioccipital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basiocciput
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
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.
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
blastocarpous
blastophyllum
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospath
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
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
cambridgeport
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
deplorability
deplorability
noun
The quality of being deplorable.
deportability
dermatophobia
diabetophobia
disposability
disposability
noun
(rare) The property of being disposable.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
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.
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
hamartophobia
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
herpetophobia
herpetophobia
noun
Fear of reptiles, amphibians, and similar animals.
hypobaropathy
hypobaropathy
noun
(pathology) Sickness caused by reduced atmospheric pressure, such as altitude sickness.
hypobenthonic
ichthyophobia
ichthyophobia
noun
The fear of fish.
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.
improbability
improbability
noun
That which is improbable; an improbable event or result.
The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
improvability
improvability
noun
The condition of being improvable
incompatibles
incompatibles
noun
plural of incompatible
incompletable
incompletable
adj
Not completable; that cannot be completed.
incomportable
incomportable
adj
(rare) Not comportable; intolerable; inconsistent; unsuitable; unendurable.
inconceptible
inconceptible
adj
(obsolete) inconceivable
incorruptible
incorruptible
adj
Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.
Not subject to corruption or decay.
noun
(Christianity) A person whose body does not decompose after death, a sign of holiness.
(historical) One of an ancient religious sect of Alexandria, whose adherents believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, and pain only in appearance.
incorruptibly
incorruptibly
adv
In an incorruptible manner.
inoperability
inoperability
noun
The quality or state of being inoperable.
insupportable
insupportable
adj
(of a statement, claim, argument, etc.) That cannot be supported; that cannot be demonstrated or proved.
That cannot be tolerated or endured.
insupportably
insupportably
adv
In an insupportable manner.
kennebunkport
labiopalatine
lepidoblastic
lepidostrobus
lipometabolic
lipometabolic
adj
Relating to lipometabolism
lymphoblastic
lymphoblastic
adj
(US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
malabsorption
malabsorption
noun
The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract.
mastigophobia
metallophobia
metallophobia
noun
(rare) A fear of metal, or of touching metallic objects.
nonabsorption
nonabsorption
noun
The absence of absorption
nonabsorptive
nonabsorptive
adj
Not absorptive
nonalphabetic
nonalphabetic
adj
Not alphabetic.
nonexportable
nonexportable
adj
Not exportable.
nonpatentable
nonpatentable
adj
(law) Not patentable; not subject to patent protection.
nonpenetrable
nonpenetrable
adj
Not penetrable
nonpenetrably
nonperturbing
nonperturbing
adj
That does not cause perturbation
nonpliability
nonprofitable
nonprofitable
adj
not profitable; not making profit
nonreportable
nonreportable
adj
Not reportable.
nonrupturable
nontemperable
obtusipennate
olfactophobia
onomatophobia
onomatophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of hearing particular names or words.
operabilities
operabilities
noun
plural of operability
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.
opprobriating
opprobriating
verb
present participle of opprobriate
ornithophobia
ornithophobia
noun
Fear of birds.
orthoplumbate
overbepatched
overbumptious
overbumptious
adj
Excessively bumptious.
overpublicity
overpublicity
noun
Excessive publicity.
palaeobotanic
paleobotanist
paleobotanist
noun
A botanist who specializes in paleobotany; someone who studies plant fossils.
palmatilobate
palmatilobate
adj
(botany) Having palmate lobes
patroiophobia
paurometabola
paurometaboly
paurometaboly
noun
Synonym of paurometabolism
peccatiphobia
peccatophobia
pennatilobate
pentacarbonyl
pentacarbonyl
noun
Any metal carbonyl containing five carbonyl groups
pentobarbital
pentobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia.
perambulation
perambulation
noun
(law) An English legal ceremony in which an official from a town or parish walks around it to delineate and record its boundaries.
(rare) A survey, a tour; a walking around.
The district thus inspected.
perambulators
perambulators
noun
plural of perambulator
perambulatory
perambulatory
adj
Relating to perambulation.
percribration
perditionable
perditionable
adj
(rare) Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition.
peroneotibial
peroneotibial
adj
Relating to the perone (fibula) and the tibia.
perturbations
perturbations
noun
plural of perturbation
perturbatious
perturbatious
adj
(obsolete) Causing or relating to perturbation.
phenobarbital
phenobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug used chiefly to treat epilepsy.
phenobarbitol
phenobarbitol
noun
Alternative spelling of phenobarbital
philobotanist
phlebotomical
phlebotomical
adj
phlebotomic
phlebotomised
phlebotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phlebotomise