(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the spinal cord.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmidometry
atrabiliary
atrabiliary
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to black bile.
Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabilious.
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
attackingly
attendingly
attendingly
adv
Giving one's attention; attentively.
attentively
attentively
adv
In an attentive manner.
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
atypicality
atypicality
noun
The condition of being atypical
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
augitophyre
auricularly
auricularly
adv
In an auricular manner.
auricyanide
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
autantitypy
auteciously
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
autobiology
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
auxetically
auxetically
adv
By auxesis.
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
auxinically
avifaunally
avyayibhava
awakeningly
awakeningly
adv
In a way that awakens, or brings new sensations.
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
azimuthally
azimuthally
adv
In a manner with respect to the azimuth; with respect to the angle above a plane.
azodiphenyl
azoerythrin
babyishness
babyishness
noun
The state or quality of being babyish.
babylonians
babysitting
babysitting
noun
, Hypernym: childminding
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
verb
present participle of babysit
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bacterially
bacterially
adv
In reference to bacteria
baddeleyite
baddeleyite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
baggyrinkle
baileyville
balinghasay
balinghasay
noun
The tropical tree Buchanania arborescens.
ballyhooing
ballyhooing
verb
present participle of ballyhoo
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barycentric
barycentric
adj
Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.
baryglossia
basiotripsy
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathylithic
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bathysophic
baynebridge
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
bearability
bearability
noun
bearableness
beattyville
beautifully
beautifully
adv
In a beautiful manner.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
beguilingly
beguilingly
adv
In a beguiling manner
behoovingly
behoovingly
adv
Alternative form of behovingly
behypocrite
believingly
believingly
adv
in a believing manner
bellicosely
bellicosely
adv
In a bellicose manner
bellicosity
bellicosity
noun
The characteristic of being bellicose.
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
bemoaningly
bemoaningly
adv
In a bemoaning manner.
bendability
bendability
noun
The quality or degree of being bendable.
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
beneficency
beneficency
noun
beneficence
beneficiary
beneficiary
adj
Bestowed as a gratuity.
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
noun
(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
(law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
beneplacity
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
benignantly
benignantly
adv
In a benignant manner.
benumbingly
benumbingly
adv
in a benumbing manner
benzylamine
benzylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic primary amine C₆H₅-CH₂-NH₂ or its derivatives
benzylidene
benzylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The bivalent aromatic radical C₆H₅-CH=.
berkeleyism
berkeleyite
berrypicker
berycoidean
berylliosis
berylliosis
noun
(medicine) A chronic disease of the lungs, caused by inhalation of beryllium compounds.
beryllonite
beryllonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, with the chemical formula NaBePO₄; found especially in Maine.
beseemingly
beseemingly
adv
(archaic) In a beseeming manner.
besiegingly
besiegingly
adv
in a besieging manner
besottingly
besottingly
adv
In a besotting manner.
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bhaiyachara
biacetylene
bialystoker
biblicality
biblicality
noun
A biblical subject.
The quality of being biblical.
bibliolatry
bibliolatry
noun
Excessive admiration for a book.
Specifically, excessive reverence for, or worship of, the Bible or Koran, especially as taken literally.
bibliomancy
bibliomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, especially from the Bible.
bibliophily
bibliophily
Noun
A love of books.
bicentenary
bicentenary
noun
A 200th anniversary.
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
biconically
biconically
adv
In a biconical manner.
biconvexity
biconvexity
noun
The quality of being biconvex.
bidactylous
biddability
biddability
noun
The extent to which something or someone is biddable.
The quality of being biddable.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bihydrazine
bijectively
bijectively
adv
In a bijective manner.
bilaterally
bilaterally
adv
In a bilateral manner.
bilingually
bilingually
adv
In a bilingual manner; using two languages.
bilipyrrhin
billingsley
bimaxillary
bimaxillary
adj
Relating to both of the maxillae.
bimillenary
bimillenary
adj
Relating to, or happening every two thousand years
noun
A two-thousandth anniversary
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
bioactivity
bioactivity
noun
(biology, medicine) Biologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect (function or dysfunction, benefit or toxicity) of a substance.
bioassaying
bioassaying
verb
present participle of bioassay
biocatalyst
biocatalyst
noun
(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst; normally an enzyme.
biocenology
biocenology
noun
(biology) A branch of ecology involving the study of the interactions between biological communities
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biophysical
biophysical
adj
of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics
of or pertaining to biophysics
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
biopyribole
biopyribole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of the rock-forming minerals pyroxene, amphibole, and mica.
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
biosocially
biosocially
adv
In a biosocial context.
biotypology
biotypology
noun
(biology) The study of biotypes
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
biphenylene
biphenylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formed from two benzene rings joined by two adjacent single bonds; any derivative of this compound
bipinnately
bipinnately
adv
In a bipinnate manner.
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
bisaxillary
biscayanism
biseriately
biseriately
adv
In two rows or series.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
bisyllabism
bisyllabism
noun
Synonym of disyllabism
bisymmetric
bisymmetric
adj
(mathematics, of a square matrix) Symmetric about both of its main diagonals.
biternately
biternately
adj
(botany) In a biternate arrangement.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blamability
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
blenchingly
blightingly
blightingly
adv
So as to blight.
blindfoldly
blindstorey
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
bloodguilty
bloodguilty
adj
Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
blytheville
blytheville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA, which is one of the two county seats of