(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
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
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.
alberttype
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.
appeasably
appeasably
adv
In an appeasable manner; in a manner intended to appease.
appleberry
arboreally
arboreally
adv
In an arboreal manner
With regard to trees
assessably
assessably
adv
In an assessable manner.
babaylanes
babylonite
babylonize
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.
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
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.
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
balneology
balneology
noun
The study of baths and bathing, especially therapeutic bathing.
bandlessly
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
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.
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)
baselessly
baselessly
adv
In a baseless way.
bathometry
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
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
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.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
beautyship
beckemeyer
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
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
bellyfulls
bellypiece
bellypinch
benignancy
benignancy
noun
benignity
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
benzofuryl
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
benzpyrene
benzpyrene
noun
Alternative form of benzopyrene
berecyntia
berrysburg
berryville
berryville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a town in Texas, USA.
an incorporated town in Virginia, USA
an unincorporated community in West Virginia, USA.
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
berycoidea
berycoidei
beryllosis
besanctify
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
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.
bethylidae
betrayment
betrayment
Noun
betrayal
betweenity
betweenity
noun
An object or area located between two things.
The state of being between two things.
bewearying
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
beyondness
beyondness
noun
The state or quality of being beyond.
beyrichite
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
biennially
biennially
adv
Taking place every two years
bigwiggery
bigwiggery
noun
The habits and attitudes of bigwigs.
bioassayed
bioassayed
adj
Subjected to bioassay
bioecology
bioecology
noun
The specifically biological aspects of ecology
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bipedality
bipedality
noun
The condition of being bipedal; bipedalism.
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
biserially
biserially
adv
In a biserial manner.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bisymmetry
bisymmetry
noun
(mathematics) The property of being bisymmetric.
biuniquely
blackbelly
blackberry
blackberry
noun
(UK, dialectal) The blackcurrant.
A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
verb
To gather or forage for blackberries.
blamefully
blamefully
adv
In a blameful manner.
blarneying
blarneying
verb
present participle of blarney
blastocyte
blastocyte
noun
An undifferentiated cell in the blastula stage of an embryo.
blastogeny
bleachyard
bleatingly
bleatingly
adv
With bleating sounds.
blessingly
blessingly
adv
In a way that blesses, or gives a blessing.
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
bloodalley
bloodberry
bloodberry
noun
Rivina humilis, a flowering plant in the pigeonberry family (Petiveriaceae) with bright red berries.
blythedale
blythewood
bobbysoxer
bobbysoxer
noun
Alternative form of bobby soxer
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bombycidae
bonelessly
bonelessly
adv
In a boneless manner.
bootlessly
bootlessly
adv
In a bootless manner.
boresomely
botryolite
botryolite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.