(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
aboveproof
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adipofibroma
affabrous
affabrous
adj
(rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afterblow
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminofibrin
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
arboriform
arboriform
adj
Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.
archboutefeu
archbuffoon
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
noun
(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
arteriofibrosis
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacciform
bacciform
adj
Having the form of a berry.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backfold
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
backoff
backoff
noun
(computing) The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken.
(surfing) The situation where an incoming wave passes from shallower water to a deeper area, making the wave less steep and potentially unsurfable.
bacteriform
bacteriofluorescin
baculiferous
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
bafaro
bafaro
noun
(South Africa) Either species of Polyprion, the wreckfishes.
bafo
bafyot
bairdford
balafo
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balfore
balfour
balfour
Proper noun
A town/village in New Zealand.
A in North Carolina.
A city/village in North Dakota.
One of two villages in Scotland.
One of two towns in South Africa.
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
balloonfish
balloonfish
noun
The pufferfish; blowfish
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
balloonflower
balloonful
balloonful
noun
Enough to fill a balloon.
ballproof
ballproof
adj
Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms; bulletproof.
ballyllumford
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
bamford
bancroft
bancroft
Proper noun
A city in Idaho
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A village in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
A town in Ontario, Canada
A town in South Dakota
A town in West Virginia
A in Wisconsin
banecroft
barcroft
barefoot
barefoot
adj
(CB radio, slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
(informal) Of a vehicle on an icy road: not using snow chains.
Wearing nothing on the feet.
adv
(CB radio slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
She likes to go barefoot in the summertime.
barefooted
barefooted
adj
Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
batfowl
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batfowls
bathflower
bathoflore
bathofloric
battlefront
battlefront
noun
The area in which opponents or opposing ideas meet.
The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
bearfoot
bearfoots
beatification
beatification
noun
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beauford
beaufort
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
becafico
beccafico
beccafico
noun
A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.
beccaficoes
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
beefalo
beefalo
noun
A cross between a domestic cow and an American buffalo or bison.
The meat of such a hybrid.
beefaloes
beefalos
beefalos
noun
plural of beefalo
befavor
befavour
befoam
befoam
verb
(transitive) To spatter or cover with foam.
befoolable
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforehandedness
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
belafonte
benefaction
benefaction
noun
An act of charity; almsgiving.
An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
beneficiation
beneficiation
noun
The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal
benzoflavine
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzothiofuran
benzotrifuran
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
bifarious
bifarious
adj
(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)
ambiguous
twofold, double
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
biflorate
biflorate
adj
(botany) Biflorous.
bifocal
bifocal
adj
(of a correcting lens) Divided into two parts, one of which corrects for distance vision and the other for near vision
(optics) Having two focal lengths
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bifolia
bifolia
noun
plural of bifolium
bifoliate
bifoliate
adj
(botany) Having exactly two leaves. Compare bifoliolate, having two leaflets per leaf.
bifoliolate
bifoliolate
adj
(botany) Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves do.
bifollicular
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
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.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bilifaction
bilification
biofeedback
biofeedback
noun
A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
bioflavinoid
bioflavonoid
bioflavonoid
noun
flavonoid
biosafeties
biotransformation
biotransformation
noun
(biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
birefraction
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.