(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
amphibiontic
anabaptistic
anaerobiotic
anaerobiotic
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes.
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.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
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.
antidiabetic
antidiabetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diabetes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters diabetes.
antikickback
antikickback
adj
Serving to counter kickbacks (illicit payments); antibribery.
Serving to prevent kickbacks (accidents with machinery).
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antiscabious
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
aplanobacter
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
archibenthal
archibenthic
archibenthic
adj
Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos
arthrobranch
arthrobranch
noun
A gill, of a crustacean, that is attached to the membrane between the body and the base of the leg
audubonistic
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
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
backpointers
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
bactericidin
bactericidin
noun
Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
bacteriocins
bacteriocins
noun
plural of bacteriocin
bactriticone
bactriticone
noun
(malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape, like certain primitive Ammonoidea.
baculiticone
ballistician
ballistician
noun
A person who has expertise in the field of ballistics
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bariatrician
bariatrician
noun
(medicine) a specialist in bariatrics
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
bathycolpian
bathycurrent
batocrinidae
becompliment
benedictions
benedictions
noun
plural of benediction
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benefactress
benefactress
noun
A female benefactor.
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
berceaunette
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bicarbonates
bicarbonates
noun
plural of bicarbonate
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.
bicentricity
bicrescentic
bicrescentic
adj
Having the form of a double crescent.
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.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bilification
billsticking
billsticking
noun
Synonym of billposting
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bioenergetic
bioenergetic
adj
Of or pertaining to bioenergetics
biogenetical
biogenetical
adj
biogenetic
biometrician
biometrician
noun
One who practices biometrics.
bioscientist
bioscientist
noun
A scientist who specializes in any of the biosciences
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birefracting
birefraction
bitchinesses
bitchinesses
noun
plural of bitchiness
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blacklisting
blacklisting
noun
The act of placing onto a blacklist.
verb
present participle of blacklist
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blanchimeter
blennostatic
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
bocedization
bocedization
noun
(historical, music) A Flemish system of singing, similar to sol-fa, but employing the syllables "bo, ce, di, ga, lo, ma, ni".
bonification
bonification
noun
The paying of a bonus (especially in relation to taxes).
borotungstic
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
botticellian
botticellian
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or reminiscent of (1445-1510), Italian painter of the early Renaissance era, or his works.
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck
brachiations
brachiations
noun
plural of brachiation
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
brahmanistic
brecciations
brecciations
noun
plural of brecciation
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
The act by which something is broadcast.
verb
present participle of broadcast
bromoacetone
bromoacetone
noun
(organic chemistry) The brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent
bronchitises
bronchitises
noun
plural of bronchitis
bronchomotor
bronchomotor
adj
Relating to change in the form or action of a bronchus
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchostomy
broncobuster
broncobuster
noun
(chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.
brownistical
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker
noun
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture
cabinetworks
cablecasting
cablecasting
verb
present participle of cablecast
calibrations
calibrations
noun
plural of calibration
campbelltown
cantabrigian
cantabrigian
Adjective
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Cambridge or its university
Noun
A native or resident of Cambridge
An undergraduate, graduate or fellow of Cambridge University
canterburian
canterburies
carboazotine
carbogelatin
carbolineate
carbomethene
carbonations
carbonations
noun
plural of carbonation
carbonimeter
carbonitride
carbonitride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed carbide and nitride
verb
To harden the surface of a metal using carbon and nitrogen
carbonometer
carbonometer
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) An early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness.
carbonometry
carbonylated
carbonylated
adj
Subjected to carbonylation.
carburetions
carburetions
noun
plural of carburetion
carburetting
catabolizing
catabolizing
verb
present participle of catabolize
celebrations
celebrations
noun
plural of celebration
celibatarian
celibatarian
noun
One who remains celibate.
cementoblast
cementoblast
noun
A cell that forms from the follicular cells around the root of a tooth, and whose biological function is cementogenesis.
centerboards
centerboards
noun
plural of centerboard
cerebrations
cerebrations
noun
plural of cerebration
cerebrotonia
cerebrotonia
noun
In the somatotype theories of William Herbert Sheldon, an intellectual personality type characterised by emotional restraint and alertness correlated with the ectomorph body type.
cerebrotonic
cerebrotonic
adj
Designating a personality type characterised as intellectual, introverted, and emotionally restrained.
noun
A person who has this personality type.
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
churnability
churnability
noun
The condition of being churnable
cleanability
cleanability
noun
(countable) A measure of the degree to which something is cleanable
(uncountable) The state of being cleanable
cobaltammine
cobaltammine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any ammine of cobalt, especially the hexamminecobalt(III) cation