(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
albopannin
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
ballpoints
ballpoints
noun
plural of ballpoint
balopticon
balopticon
noun
(historical) An early kind of stereopticon or projector.
baptistown
baralipton
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
baryphonia
baryphonic
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bopyridian
bosporanic
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
cynophobia
cynophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
genophobia
genophobia
noun
The physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
haplobiont
inoperable
inoperable
adj
(medicine) Incapable of being successfully surgically operated on.
Incapable of operation or function; inoperative.
inopinable
inopinable
adj
(obsolete) Not to be expected; inconceivable.
inparabola
kenophobia
kenophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
monophobia
monophobia
noun
A fear of being alone.
Any phobia relating to a single specific thing, such as spiders or heights.
nonpliable
nonpliable
adj
Not pliable.
nonpliably
nosophobia
nosophobia
noun
An excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease, such as: HIV/AIDS, pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases.
nudophobia
pabulation
pabulation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The act of eating or feeding.
panophobia
panophobia
noun
(by confusion) Panphobia, pantophobia: fear of everything.
A condition of groundless fears.
paraglobin
paraglobin
noun
Synonym of paraglobulin
parboiling
parboiling
noun
The act by which something is parboiled.
verb
present participle of parboil
pigeonable
pigeonable
adj
Capable of being deceived; gullible.
plainsboro
planorbine
planorboid
planorboid
adj
(malacology) Flat and orb-like.
pointblank
pointblank
adv
(obsolete or rare) point blank
poisonable
poisonable
adj
(obsolete) poisonous
Capable of being poisoned.
prisonable
prisonable
adj
Synonym of imprisonable (“carrying a sentence of imprisonment”)
proambient
probathing
probations
probations
noun
plural of probation
saprobiont
saprobiont
noun
Synonym of saprobe
sinophobia
sinophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Sinophobia
subcaption
subcaption
noun
A caption that is subordinate to another caption.
verb
(transitive) To provide with a subordinate caption.
subutopian
topinambou
uncopiable
uncopiable
adj
That cannot be copied.
vibraphone
vibraphone
noun
A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above the tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.
xenophobia
xenophobia
noun
A fear of aliens.
A fear of strangers or foreigners.
A hatred of strangers or foreigners.
A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners.