The sticking of posters, notices and advertisements on walls.
bilophodont
bilophodont
adj
Having teeth with two fused ridges, of the type found one per tooth in lophodont teeth.
biotypology
biotypology
noun
(biology) The study of biotypes
bipaleolate
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
bipinnately
bipinnately
adv
In a bipinnate manner.
bipupillate
bipupillate
adj
(zoology) Having an eyespot on the wing, with two dots within it of a different colour, as in some butterflies.
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bishopstool
bistipulate
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blastophaga
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
blastoporal
blastoporal
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporic.
blastopores
blastopores
noun
plural of blastopore
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
blastospore
blastospore
noun
(mycology) A type of fungal spore produced asexually by budding.
blemmatrope
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
blepharitis
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueprinter
blueprinter
noun
A person or machine that produces blueprints.
boilerplate
boilerplate
adj
(aeronautics) Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
noun
(UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
(computing) Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
(journalism) Syndicated material.
(skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on.
A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
Formulaic or hackneyed language.
verb
(transitive) To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.
bontempelli
botanophile
botanophile
noun
A person with an interest in botany.
breastplate
breastplate
noun
(Judaism) An embroidered square of linen worn on the breast of the Jewish high priest, bearing twelve precious stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel.
A piece of armor that covers the chest.
A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
A piece of silicone in the shape of women's breasts worn by drag queens and other female impersonators to simulate a female body shape.
bulletproof
bulletproof
adj
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
(usually of an idea or concept) Unbreakable, very tough.
verb
(slang) to make resistant to failure.
To make proof against bullets.
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
buphthalmum
cacoplastic
cacoplastic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to, or causing, abnormal growth or formation.
calamopitys
callithumps
callithumps
noun
plural of callithump
callityping
calyptratae
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
campanulate
campanulate
adj
Shaped like a bell.
campbellite
campbellite
Noun
A member of any of various religious groups historically descended from the nineteenth-century Restoration Movement.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to any of these groups.
campbellton
campbeltown
campholytic
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
capillament
capillament
noun
(anatomy) Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fibre or filament, as of the nerves.
(botany) A filament.
capillarity
capillarity
noun
The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
capillation
capillation
noun
(obsolete) A capillary blood vessel.
capillitial
capillitial
adj
Relating to the capillitium.
capillitium
capillitium
noun
A mass of sterile fibers within a fruiting body interspersed among spores.
capitalised
capitalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalise
capitaliser
capitalises
capitalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitalise
capitalisms
capitalisms
noun
plural of capitalism
capitalists
capitalists
noun
plural of capitalist
capitalized
capitalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalize
capitalizer
capitalizer
noun
One who capitalizes.
capitalizes
capitalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitalize
capitalness
capitalness
noun
The state or quality of being capital.
capitellate
capitellate
adj
(botany) Having a very small knob-like termination, or collected into minute capitula.
capitoulate
capitoulate
noun
(historical) The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.
(historical) The office or term of office of a capitoul.
Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
capitularly
capitularly
adv
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capitulated
capitulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitulate
capitulates
capitulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitulate
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
capiturlary
cappelenite
cappelenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral that is a mixed borosilicate and fluoride of yttrium, cerium and barium
cappelletti
cappelletti
noun
(cooking) A circular form of ravioli.
caprolactam
caprolactam
noun
(organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulotome
capsulotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to incise the capsule of the lens of the eye
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
captionless
captionless
adj
Without a caption.
captivately
carpetlayer
carpetlayer
noun
A person who lays (cuts, shapes and fits) carpets.
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
catalepsies
catalepsies
noun
plural of catalepsy
cataleptics
cataleptics
noun
plural of cataleptic
cataleptize
cataleptize
verb
(transitive) To induce a state of catalepsy in.
cataleptoid
cataleptoid
adj
Resembling catalepsy.
cataphyllum
cataplastic
catapleiite
catapleiite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
cataplexies
cataplexies
noun
plural of cataplexy
catapultier
catapultier
noun
The operator of a catapult.
catapulting
catapulting
verb
present participle of catapult
cataspilite
catchpolery
catchpoling
catchpolled
caterpillar
caterpillar
noun
(mathematics) A set of subtrees of a tree
A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler
The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm
catoptrical
catoptrical
adj
Alternative form of catoptric
caulopteris
celtophobia
celtophobia
Noun
Hatred against Celtic peoples.
centripetal
centripetal
adj
(neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.
Directed or moving towards a centre.
Of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force.
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
cephaletron
cephaletron
noun
(zoology) The head of a crustacean.
cephalocyst
cephalomant
cephalothin
cephalothin
noun
(medicine) A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin
cephalotome
cephalotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
ceroplastic
ceroplastic
adj
Modelled in wax.
Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.
cespitosely
cespitosely
adv
In a cespitose manner.
cespitulose
chalcotript
chaptalized
chaptalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize
chapultepec
chattelship
chattelship
noun
The condition of being a chattel.
cheoplastic
chiloplasty
chinaphthol
chinaphthol
noun
Synonym of quinaphthol (“when used as an antiseptic”)
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
chloroplast
chloroplast
noun
(cytology) An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.
chromeplate
chromoplast
chromoplast
noun
(biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
chylopoetic
chylopoetic
adj
(physiology) Involved in the formation of chyle.
circumplect
citlaltpetl
cladoptosis
cladoptosis
noun
(botany) The regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction, "self-pruning" or in response to stress
clattertrap
cleethorpes
cleethorpes
Proper noun
a seaside town in North East Lincolnshire, England.
cleistocarp
cleistocarp
noun
(botany) Synonym of cleistothecium
cleptomania
cleptomania
noun
Dated form of kleptomania.
clothespins
clothespins
noun
plural of clothespin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clothespin
coemptional
coemptional
adj
Relating to coemption.
coimplicant
coimplicate
coleopteral
coleopteral
adj
(zoology) Having wings covered with a case or sheath; coleopterous.
coleopteran
coleopteran
noun
(coleopterology) Any insect of the order Coleoptera; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies
coleopteron
coleoptiles
coleoptiles
noun
plural of coleoptile
coleoptilum
coleopttera
collotypies
collotyping
colonopathy
colophonate
colophonist
colophonist
noun
The writer of a colophon.
colophonite
colophonite
noun
(mineralogy) A coarsely granular variety of garnet.