Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
albertson
ambrosane
ambrosine
anaerobes
anaerobes
noun
plural of anaerobe
arabinose
arabinose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
bacterins
bacterins
noun
plural of bacterin
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
bandagers
bandagers
noun
plural of bandager
banderols
banderols
noun
plural of banderol
banishers
banishers
noun
plural of banisher
banisters
banisters
noun
plural of banister
bankeress
bankeress
noun
(obsolete) A female banker.
bannerets
bannerets
noun
plural of banneret
bannerols
bannerols
noun
plural of bannerol
bannister
bannister
noun
Alternative form of banister
banterers
banterers
noun
plural of banterer
bardiness
barebones
barebones
adj
Alternative form of bare-bones
noun
plural of barebone
baritones
baritones
noun
plural of baritone
barkstone
barnacles
barnacles
noun
plural of barnacle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnacle
barneston
barnstead
baronages
baronages
noun
plural of baronage
baronries
baronries
noun
plural of baronry
barrenest
barrenest
adj
superlative form of barren: most barren
barriness
barriness
noun
The presence of bars or bands of color in a dyed material.
barytones
barytones
noun
plural of barytone
baseliner
baseliner
noun
(tennis) A player who plays from the baseline, seldom moving to the net.
batteners
batteners
noun
plural of battener
beaneries
beaneries
noun
plural of beanery
bearnaise
bearnaise
noun
Béarnaise sauce.
bearskins
bearskins
noun
plural of bearskin
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedarkens
bedarkens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedarken
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedstring
beeriness
beeriness
noun
The state or quality of being beery.
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
befriends
befriends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befriend
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
begarnish
beginners
beginners
noun
plural of beginner
belinurus
bemonster
bemonster
verb
(transitive) To fill or cover with monsters.
(transitive) To make monstrous or like a monster; make hideous; deform.
(transitive) To regard or treat (someone) as a monster; to call (someone) a monster.
beneurous
bentgrass
bentgrass
noun
Any of numerous reedy grass species of the genus Agrostis.
berberins
berenices
bergstein
berliners
bermensch
bernicles
bernicles
noun
plural of bernicle
bernstein
bescreens
bescreens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescreen
besognier
bessarion
betatrons
betatrons
noun
plural of betatron
bevatrons
bevatrons
noun
plural of bevatron
bilanders
bilanders
noun
plural of bilander
binderies
binderies
noun
plural of bindery
biosensor
biosensor
noun
(biochemistry) A device that uses biological material (e.g. microorganisms, oligonucleotides, enzymes, antibodies) to detect other biological molecules or chemicals.
(biochemistry) Any device that detects, records or transmits physiological data, especially data concerning the presence of chemical compounds (analytes)
biosterin
birdsnest
birdstone
bisantler
biscayner
bishareen
bismarine
blairsden
blanchers
blanchers
noun
plural of blancher
blazoners
blazoners
noun
plural of blazoner
blearness
blearness
noun
The quality of being blear.
blenchers
blenchers
noun
plural of blencher
bluenoser
bluenoser
Noun
A person from Nova Scotia, Canada.
boanerges
boanerges
Noun
A vociferous preacher or orator.
boneyards
boneyards
noun
plural of boneyard
bonsecour
boredness
boredness
noun
The state or condition of being bored; boredom.
bornstein
botaniser
botaniser
noun
Alternative spelling of botanizer
bourgeons
bourgeons
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bourgeon
bournless
bournless
adj
(obsolete) Without a bourn or limit.
bowerston
braincase
braincase
noun
The part of the skull that contains the brain; the neurocranium.
brainiest
brainiest
adj
superlative form of brainy: most brainy
brainless
brainless
adj
(comparable) Unintelligent, with little common sense.
(not comparable) Having no brain.
brainstem
brainstem
noun
Alternative spelling of brain stem
brakesman
brakesman
noun
A brakeman; a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
Someone who operates the winch in a mine.
brakesmen
brakesmen
noun
plural of brakesman
brandless
brandless
adj
(marketing) Without a brand; unbranded, generic.
branguses
brankiest
branniest
branniest
adj
superlative form of branny: most branny
brantness
braselton
brashness
brashness
noun
The characteristic of being brash.
brasilein
brasilein
noun
Alternative form of brazilein
braunfels
braunites
braunites
noun
plural of braunite
braveness
braveness
noun
The characteristic of being brave.
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
braystone
breadness
breadnuts
breadnuts
noun
plural of breadnut
breakings
breakings
noun
plural of breaking
breasting
breasting
noun
(engineering) The curved channel in which a breastwheel turns.
verb
present participle of breast
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
breedings
breedings
noun
plural of breeding
bremeness
bridesman
bridesman
noun
A male bridesmaid; a man who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.
A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding.
bridesmen
bridesmen
noun
plural of bridesman
briefings
briefings
noun
plural of briefing
briefness
briefness
noun
The characteristic of being brief.
brigantes
brightens
brightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten
brimstone
brimstone
noun
(archaic) Used attributively as an intensifier in exclamations.
(archaic) sulfur.
(obsolete) A whore.
The butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni of the Pieridae family.
The sulfur of Hell; Hell, damnation.
brineless
brineless
adj
Not having any brine.
brininess
brininess
noun
The characteristic of being briny.
brinkless
brinkless
adj
Without a brink.
brinsmade
brisances
brisances
noun
plural of brisance
brisement
brisement
noun
(medicine) The breaking up of anything, such as an ankylosis.
briskened
briskened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brisken
briskness
briskness
noun
The property of being brisk.
britoness
britoness
Noun
A British woman.
broadness
broadness
noun
The state, characteristic, or condition of being broad; breadth.
bromelins
bromelins
noun
plural of bromelin
bromeosin
bromeosin
noun
A fluorescent dye produced by the reaction of bromine with fluorescein.
brontides
brontides
noun
plural of brontide
bronziest
bronziest
adj
superlative form of bronzy: most bronzy
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
brownness
brownness
noun
The state or quality of being brown.
brownnose
brownnose
noun
(figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
verb
To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.