(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.
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
arboreally
arboreally
adv
In an arboreal manner
With regard to trees
babylonite
babylonize
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
baldmoneys
balloonery
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.
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
bartholemy
bathometry
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
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
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
beerocracy
beerocracy
noun
Those who control or profit from the brewing of beer.
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
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
berycoidea
berycoidei
beryllosis
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
beyondness
beyondness
noun
The state or quality of being beyond.
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
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.
blastocyte
blastocyte
noun
An undifferentiated cell in the blastula stage of an embryo.
blastogeny
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.
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.
botrytises
botrytises
noun
plural of botrytis
bounceably
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
boyceville
boycottage
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
boyishness
boyishness
noun
The quality of being boyish.
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
brombenzyl
bromometry
bryologies
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
busybodied
busybodied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of busybody
busybodies
busybodies
noun
plural of busybody
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of busybody
byeworkman
byromville
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
byssaceous
byssaceous
adj
Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
celibatory
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
chokeberry
chokeberry
noun
Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
The fruit of such a shrub.
claybourne
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
The fruit of these plants.
cobwebbery
cobwebbery
noun
(chiefly figuratively) A mass of cobwebs; anything that obscures the vision or is elaborate yet flimsy.
colymbidae
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
convenably
convenably
adv
In a convenable manner.
conveyable
conveyable
adj
Able to be conveyed, especially from one owner to another.
coralberry
coralberry
noun
A species of bromeliad, Aechmea fulgens, of Brazil, and which is often used as an ornamental plant.
American winterberry, Ilex verticillata.
Ardisia crenata of east Asia.
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, of eastern North America.
corybantes
corymbiate
corymblike
croneberry
cubbyholes
cubbyholes
noun
plural of cubbyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole
cubbyhouse
cubbyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of cubby house
cymbaeform
cynocrambe
debonairly
debonairly
adv
In a debonair manner.
debonairty
deplorably
deplorably
adv
in a deplorable manner
deployable
deployable
adj
(of an aircraft flight recorder) Ejectable, separable from the aircraft.
Able to be deployed.
noun
Something, such as a software package or a military resource, that may be deployed.
diabolepsy
disobeyers
disobeyers
noun
plural of disobeyer
disobeying
disobeying
verb
present participle of disobey
donkeyback
donkeyback
noun
(with on, upon, etc.) The back of a donkey.
doughbelly
doughbelly
noun
Synonym of frybread
emblazonry
emblazonry
noun
Something emblazoned; a heraldic pattern.
embrectomy
embroidery
embroidery
noun
A piece of embroidered fabric.
The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious.
The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
embryogeny
embryogeny
noun
(biology) Embryogenesis.
embryogony
embryogony
noun
(biology) The formation of an embryo.
embryology
embryology
noun
The scientific study of embryos.
embryomata
embryomata
noun
plural of embryoma
embryonary
embryonary
adj
(archaic, biology) embryonic
embryonate
embryonate
adj
Having an embryo.
verb
To produce, or to differentiate into an embryo
embryotega
embryotome
embryotomy
embryotomy
noun
(medicine) The act of cutting a foetus into pieces within the womb, so that it can be removed.
employable
employable
adj
(especially of a person) Able to be employed.
noun
A person who is fit for employment.
eriobotrya
exhibitory
exhibitory
adj
exhibiting; publicly showing
exobiology
exobiology
noun
(biology, science fiction) The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms originating a different planet.
ferryboats
ferryboats
noun
plural of ferryboat
geobiology
geobiology
noun
(geology, biology) The interdisciplinary study that incorporates geology and biology
gooseberry
gooseberry
noun
(chiefly Britain) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
(dated, British slang) A chaperone.
(dated, British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
(dated, British slang) A fool.
(dated, British slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) A testicle.
A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.
Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
The Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
the Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
the Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
the Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia
the Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
governably
governably
adv
In a governable manner.
guidebooky
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
hebegynous
hobbyhorse
hobbyhorse
noun
Alternative spelling of hobby horse
honeyballs
honeyberry
honeyberry
noun
The edible fruit of the blue-berried honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea).
The edible fruit of the mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus), a soapberry which tastes like a mix of lychee and lime.
The edible, sweet, dark purple fruit of the deciduous European nettle tree (Celtis australis).
honeybloom
honeybrook
honeybunch
honeybunch
noun
(informal) A honey, a darling (term of endearment).
honeycombs
honeycombs
noun
plural of honeycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeycomb
hydrobates
hydrophobe
hydrophobe
noun
(chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material
hylobatine
hylobatine
adj
Of or relating to gibbons.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
hyperbolae
hyperbolae
noun
plural of hyperbola
hyperbolas
hyperboles
hyperboles
noun
plural of hyperbole
hyperbolic
hyperbolic
adj
(geometry, topology, of an automorphism) Whose domain has two (possibly ideal) fixed points joined by a line mapped to itself by translation.
(mathematics, of a metric space or a geometry) Having negative curvature or sectional curvature.
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).
(vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%.
Indicates that the specified function is a hyperbolic function rather than a trigonometric function.
Of or pertaining to a hyperbola.
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
immoveably
immoveably
adv
Alternative spelling of immovably
incroyable
inexorably
inexorably
adv
In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.