(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstractly
abstractly
adv
In an abstract way or manner
separately; absolutely
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
abyssinian
abyssinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.
Noun
A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt making it one of the oldest breeds in the world; Abyssinian cat.
A member of the
A native of Ethiopia.
Proper noun
The Amharic language.
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
acrobryous
actability
actability
noun
The condition of being actable
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
addability
addability
noun
Alternative spelling of addibility
addibility
addibility
noun
Capability of addition; capability of being added to or added together.
adjustably
adjustably
adv
In a way that is adjustable.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
affability
affability
noun
The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
affirmably
affirmably
adv
In an affirmable manner
airwaybill
airwaybill
noun
An airbill.
aktyubinsk
alberttype
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
amblyaphia
amblygonal
amblygonal
adj
(obsolete) obtuse-angled
amblyopsis
amblystoma
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
amiability
amiability
noun
Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
amphibiety
analysable
analysable
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of analyzable
analyzable
analyzable
adj
Able to be analyzed.
angleberry
angleberry
noun
A warty growth of the skin of cattle.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
appeasably
appeasably
adv
In an appeasable manner; in a manner intended to appease.
appleberry
applicably
applicably
adv
In an applicable manner.
approvably
approvably
adv
In an approvable manner; in a manner that is able to be approved.
arboreally
arboreally
adv
In an arboreal manner
With regard to trees
aryballoid
assessably
assessably
adv
In an assessable manner.
assignably
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
attainably
attainably
adv
Such that it can be attained.
audibility
audibility
noun
The quality of being heard or understood; the degree to which a thing is audible.
babaylanes
babblingly
babblingly
adv
In a babbling way.
babblishly
babylonian
babylonian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the real (or to the mystical) Babylon
Of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldea.
Noun
An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.
An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
Proper noun
A later form of Akkadian language spoken in Babylonia in 1950 BC – 100 AD.
babylonish
babylonish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
Confused; Babel-like.
babylonism
babylonite
babylonize
babyolatry
babyolatry
noun
An obsession with babies or infants
babysitter
babysitter
noun
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
badacsonyi
bafflingly
bafflingly
adv
In a baffling or puzzling manner.
baldmoneys
balloonery
ballplayer
ballplayer
noun
Alternative form of ball player
ballyhooed
ballyhooed
adj
Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyhoo
ballyhooer
ballyhooer
noun
One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.
ballywrack
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
balneology
balneology
noun
The study of baths and bathing, especially therapeutic bathing.
bandlessly
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
bardolatry
bardolatry
noun
(usually derogatory) excessive or religious worship of William Shakespeare
barleybird
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
barleyhood
barleysick
barreleyes
barreleyes
noun
plural of barreleye
barryville
barthelemy
bartholemy
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
baryphonia
baryphonic
barysilite
barysilite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
barysphere
barysphere
noun
The central core of the Earth (or similar planets)
barythymia
barythymia
noun
(medicine, archaic, rare) A depressed state of mind.
baselessly
baselessly
adv
In a baseless way.
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bathometry
bathylitic
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaph
bathyscaph
noun
Alternative spelling of bathyscaphe
bathyseism
batteryman
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bayberries
bayberries
noun
plural of bayberry
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayminette
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bayonetted
bayonetted
adj
Fitted with a bayonet.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
bayougoula
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
beautyship
beerocracy
beerocracy
noun
Those who control or profit from the brewing of beer.
believably
believably
adv
In a believable way.
Used to express the speaker's assessment of the credibility of a reported statement.
bellyached
bellyached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellyache
bellyacher
bellyacher
noun
One who bellyaches; a complainer.
bellyaches
bellyaches
noun
plural of bellyache
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bellyache
benignancy
benignancy
noun
benignity
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
benzoylate
benzoylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react with a benzoyl radical
berecyntia
berycoidea
besanctify
bestiality
bestiality
noun
(archaic) A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.
(archaic) A status of lower animal.
(archaic) An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
(dated) Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.