(countable) The extent to which something is able to be allocated.
(uncountable) The condition of being allocable.
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
ambicolorate
ambisyllabic
ambisyllabic
adj
(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
amblyacousia
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
anglophobiac
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antibrachial
antibrachial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
apometabolic
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
archibenthal
archiblastic
archpublican
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
astrolabical
astrolabical
adj
Archaic form of astrolabic.
autosymbolic
bacchanalian
bacchanalian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Bacchanalian
bacchanalias
bacchanalias
noun
plural of bacchanalia
bacchanalism
bacchanalism
noun
Alternative form of bacchanalianism
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bacillarieae
bacillicidal
bacillicidal
adj
Killing bacilli.
bacillicidic
bacillicidic
adj
bacillicidal
bacilligenic
bacillogenic
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
bactericidal
bactericidal
adj
Of or pertaining to a bactericide.
That kills bacteria.
noun
A bactericide.
bacterioidal
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
baculiferous
baculiticone
balaamitical
ballcarriers
ballcarriers
noun
plural of ballcarrier
balletically
balletically
adv
In a balletic way.
ballistician
ballistician
noun
A person who has expertise in the field of ballistics
balsamically
balsamically
adv
In a balsamic manner.
baluchithere
barbarically
barbarically
adv
In a barbaric manner.
barometrical
barometrical
adj
(archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
baroscopical
baroscopical
adj
Alternative form of baroscopic
barrackville
basilicalike
bathetically
bathetically
adv
In a bathetic manner.
bathycolpian
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
battological
battological
adj
Exhibiting or relating to battology.
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beatifically
beatifically
adv
In a beatific manner.
beneficially
beneficially
adv
In a beneficial manner
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
biblicolegal
bibliomaniac
bibliomaniac
noun
A person who is obsessed with owning books, especially valuable ones.
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
bibliotaphic
bibliotaphic
adj
Being or relating to a bibliotaph; hiding away books.
bibliothecae
bibliothecae
noun
plural of bibliotheca
bibliothecal
bibliothecal
adj
Belonging or pertaining to a library.
bibliothecas
bicameralism
bicameralism
noun
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
(psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
bicameralist
bicameralist
noun
A supporter of bicameralism.
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
bicarpellate
bicarpellate
adj
(botany) Having two carpels.
bicentennial
bicentennial
adj
Occurring every two hundred (200) years
Relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
noun
The 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
bicollateral
bicollateral
adj
(biology, of a vascular bundle) Having phloem on each side of the xylem
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bilification
binauricular
binauricular
adj
Alternative form of biauricular
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
biocatalytic
biocatalytic
adj
Relating to, or employing biocatalysis
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biodynamical
biodynamical
adj
Alternative form of biodynamic
biogenetical
biogenetical
adj
biogenetic
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
biologically
biologically
adv
In a biological manner.
With regard to biology.
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
bionomically
bionomically
adv
In a bionomic manner
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
biracialisms
bitubercular
blackballing
blackballing
noun
An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed
verb
present participle of blackball
blackberries
blackberries
noun
plural of blackberry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackberry
blackbirders
blackbirders
noun
plural of blackbirder
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackfigured
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blackjacking
blackjacking
verb
present participle of blackjack
blacklegging
blacklegging
noun
The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike.
verb
present participle of blackleg
blacklisters
blacklisters
noun
plural of blacklister
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blackmailing
blackmailing
noun
The act of one who blackmails.
verb
present participle of blackmail
blackshirted
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blanchimeter
blastocoelic
blastocoelic
adj
Relating to a blastocoel
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blastophitic
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
bleacherites
bleacherites
noun
plural of bleacherite
blennostatic
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
borosilicate
borosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.
botticellian
botticellian
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or reminiscent of (1445-1510), Italian painter of the early Renaissance era, or his works.
brachiolaria
brachiolaria
noun
(zoology) The second stage of larval development in many sea stars, following the bipinnaria