(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
arboreally
arboreally
adv
In an arboreal manner
With regard to trees
arcadianly
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
archheresy
archinfamy
archjockey
archplayer
archtyrant
arctically
arctically
adv
In an Arctic manner.
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
argyroneta
aristarchy
aristarchy
noun
A body of such rulers.
Government by the best rulers.
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
armorially
armorially
adv
(heraldry) In terms of or by means of armorial bearings.
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arrhythmia
arrhythmia
noun
A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.
An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
adj
(music) Without rhythm.
(pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
arrogantly
arrogantly
adv
In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
arterially
arterially
adv
(anatomy) In terms of or by means of the arteries.
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
arthropody
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
articulacy
articulacy
noun
The condition of being articulate.
articulary
articulary
adj
articular; relating to the joints
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
artotyrite
artotyrite
Noun
One of a sect in the primitive church who celebrated the Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men were not only of the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks.
aryanising
aryanizing
aryballoid
arythmical
asecretory
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
assertedly
assertedly
adv
According to an assertion.
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
astrocytic
astrocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to the astrocytes.
astrognosy
astrognosy
noun
The science or knowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars.
astrolatry
astrolatry
noun
The worship of the stars.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
astroscopy
astroscopy
noun
(obsolete) observation of the stars
asymmetral
asymmetral
adj
(obsolete) incommensurable
(obsolete) not symmetrical
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asynartete
asynartete
adj
Being or relating to a verse of two members, having different rhythms, as for example when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.
disconnected; not fitted or adjusted.
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
asyntrophy
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
auricyanic
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autothermy
autotrophy
autotrophy
noun
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
autryville
auxiliarly
auxiliarly
adv
By way of help.
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
avoyership
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
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.
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
balloonery
ballplayer
ballplayer
noun
Alternative form of ball player
ballyhooer
ballyhooer
noun
One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.
ballywrack
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
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.
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bathometry
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
batteryman
bayberries
bayberries
noun
plural of bayberry
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
beckemeyer
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
beerocracy
beerocracy
noun
Those who control or profit from the brewing of beer.
bellyacher
bellyacher
noun
One who bellyaches; a complainer.
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
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
betrayment
betrayment
Noun
betrayal
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
beyrichite
biaxillary
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bigwiggery
bigwiggery
noun
The habits and attitudes of bigwigs.
billiardly
binaurally
binaurally
adv
In a binaural fashion; using or pertaining to both ears.
biorythmic
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.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
biracially
biracially
adv
In a biracial manner.
birotatory
biserially
biserially
adv
In a biserial manner.
bisymmetry
bisymmetry
noun
(mathematics) The property of being bisymmetric.
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.
bladygrass
blarneying
blarneying
verb
present participle of blarney
bleachyard
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.