An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
aichmophobia
aichmophobia
noun
The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
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.
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amphibiontic
amphibiotica
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibrachic
amphibrachic
adj
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
anabaptistic
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
ancraophobia
anglophobiac
apometabolic
archbishopry
archpublican
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
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
backpointers
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
baroscopical
baroscopical
adj
Alternative form of baroscopic
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathycolpian
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
becompliment
benzpinacone
berrypicking
berycomorphi
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
bibliophilic
bibliophilic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, bibliophilia (the love of books).
bibliotaphic
bibliotaphic
adj
Being or relating to a bibliotaph; hiding away books.
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
bicarpellate
bicarpellate
adj
(botany) Having two carpels.
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blastophitic
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
borophenylic
brachypodine
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
brevicipitid
brevicipitid
noun
(zoology) Any frog of the family Brevicipitidae.
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
campbellisms
campbellites
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
capabilities
capabilities
noun
plural of capability
carbophilous
cardiophobia
cardiophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of heart disease.
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
cerebripetal
cerebripetal
adj
(physiology, of nerve fibers) Going from the spinal cord to the brain, so as to transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.
chaetophobia
chaetophobia
noun
(rare) fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals
cheimaphobia
chionophobia
chionophobia
noun
Fear of snow.
chromophobia
chromophobia
noun
(biology) The quality of being resistant to staining.
(rare) Aversion to a colour or colours.
chromophobic
chromophobic
adj
(cytology) resistant to staining
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
cleptobioses
cleptobioses
noun
plural of cleptobiosis
cleptobiosis
cleptobiosis
noun
(biology) The action of a cleptobiont
cleptobiotic
cleptobiotic
adj
(biology) Relating to cleptobiosis
complainable
complainable
adj
That may be complained of.
compressible
compressible
adj
(topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.
able to be compressed
compressibly
compressibly
adv
In a compressible way.
comprobation
comprobation
noun
(obsolete) approbation
(obsolete) joint attestation; proof
consumptible
contemptible
contemptible
adj
Deserving contempt.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cubitocarpal
cubitocarpal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and carpus.
cubitopalmar
decipherable
decipherable
adj
that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended
decipherably
decipherably
adv
In a decipherable manner.
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
diploblastic
diploblastic
adj
(biology) Having two embryonic germ layers (the ectoderm and the endoderm)
discerptible
discerptible
adj
Alternative form of discerpible
displaceable
displaceable
adj
Capable of being displaced.
ebullioscope
ebullioscope
noun
(physics) An instrument used to measure the boiling point of liquids
ebullioscopy
ebullioscopy
noun
(physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids
embryoscopic
embryoscopic
adj
Relating to embryoscopy.
epibranchial
epibranchial
adj
Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch.
noun
An epibranchial cartilage or bone.
epilobiaceae
eproboscidea
eubranchipus
fibroplastic
fibroplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibroplasia
francophobia
francophobia
Noun
The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
globicephala
haplobiontic
haplobiontic
adj
(biology) Describing a plant or fungus that has either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle. That is, it lacks any alternation of generations.
hebephreniac
hebephreniac
noun
Synonym of hebephrenic
hebephrenics
hebephrenics
noun
plural of hebephrenic
hyperbolical
hyperbolical
adj
Hyperbolic
hyperbolicly
hyperbolicly
adv
(less common) Alternative form of hyperbolically
impacability
impierceable
impierceable
adj
(obsolete) Not capable of being pierced; impenetrable.
impredicable
improcurable
improducible
inacceptable
inacceptable
adj
(proscribed, nonstandard) Unacceptable.
inapplicable
inapplicable
adj
Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.
inapplicably
inapplicably
adv
In an inapplicable manner.
incapability
incapability
noun
The condition of being incapable.
incomparable
incomparable
adj
(rare) Not able to be compared.
So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed.
noun
Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison.
incomparably
incomparably
adv
In an incomparable manner.
incompatible
incompatible
adj
(chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
noun
(medicine, chemistry, chiefly in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.
(philosophy) A consequent of a contrary.
incompatibly
incompatibly
adv
In an incompatible manner.
incompetible
incompetible
adj
(obsolete) Outside of one's competence
Archaic form of incompatible.
incompliable
incompliable
adj
Not compliable; refusing to obey or conform.
incomputable
incomputable
adj
Not computable; that cannot be computed, calculated or estimated.
incomputably
incomputably
adv
To an incomputable degree.
incorporable
incorporable
adj
Able to be incorporated.
inexpectable
inexpectable
adj
(obsolete) Not to be expected or anticipated.
inexplicable
inexplicable
adj
Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
inexplicably
inexplicably
adv
In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.
inscriptible
inscriptible
adj
Capable of being inscribed.
irreplacable
irreplacable
adj
Misspelling of irreplaceable.
irreplacably
irrepublican
irrepublican
adj
(archaic) unrepublican
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
lipobranchia
microbeproof
motorphobiac
motorphobiac
noun
Synonym of motorphobe (“one who fears or dislikes automobiles”)
musicophobia
musicophobia
noun
Aversion to music.
negrophobiac
nonparabolic
nonparabolic
adj
Not parabolic.
nonpublicity
nonpublicity
noun
Absence of publicity; failure to publicize.
ochlophobist
ochlophobist
noun
(obsolete, rare) A person with a phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia.
ombrographic
paleobotanic
paleobotanic
adj
Alternative form of paleobotanical
palimbacchic
parabranchia
parabranchia
noun
A modified osphradium of certain gastropod molluscs that functions as a gill
parisyllabic
parisyllabic
adj
(grammar) Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.
participable
participable
adj
Capable of being participated in or shared.
parumbilical
parumbilical
adj
(anatomy) Near the umbilicus; applied especially to one or more small veins which, in human beings, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen.