Serving to counter kickbacks (illicit payments); antibribery.
Serving to prevent kickbacks (accidents with machinery).
antilaborist
antiliberals
antiliberals
noun
plural of antiliberal
antimetabole
antimetabole
noun
(rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure.
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antiparabema
antiportable
antirebating
antirebating
adj
Preventing insurance agents from sharing commission money with insured parties.
antiscabious
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
antithrombin
antithrombin
noun
A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system.
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
aplanobacter
apometabolic
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
approbations
approbations
noun
plural of approbation
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
arbalestrier
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
arbitraments
arbitraments
noun
plural of arbitrament
arbitrations
arbitrations
noun
plural of arbitration
arborization
arborization
noun
Any branching, treelike shape or formation.
The formation of such a shape or formation.
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
archibenthal
archibenthic
archibenthic
adj
Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos
archiblastic
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
arthrobacter
arthrobranch
arthrobranch
noun
A gill, of a crustacean, that is attached to the membrane between the body and the base of the leg
artzybasheff
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
assemblement
assibilating
assibilating
verb
present participle of assibilate
assibilation
assibilation
noun
(phonology) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
assumability
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
astrolabical
astrolabical
adj
Archaic form of astrolabic.
atmidalbumin
atrabilarian
atrabilarian
adj
Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attributable
attributable
adj
Allowed to be attributed.
Capable of being attributed.
attributions
attributions
noun
plural of attribution
attributives
attributives
noun
plural of attributive
audibilities
audibilities
noun
plural of audibility
audubonistic
aummbulatory
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
automateable
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
automobilism
automobilism
noun
(dated) The use of automobiles.
automobilist
automobilist
noun
(archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle.
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
autosymbolic
availability
availability
noun
(chiefly uncountable) The quality of being available.
(countable) That which is available.
azotobacters
babelisation
babelization
babingtonite
babingtonite
noun
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
bachelorette
bachelorette
noun
(Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment.
(Canada, US) An unmarried woman.
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
backscatters
backscatters
noun
plural of backscatter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscatter
backstabbers
backstabbers
noun
plural of backstabber
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstamping
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backstitches
backstitches
noun
plural of backstitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstitch
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstrapped
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backtrackers
backtrackers
noun
plural of backtracker
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
bacteriaceae
bacteriaemia
bactericidal
bactericidal
adj
Of or pertaining to a bactericide.
That kills bacteria.
noun
A bactericide.
bactericides
bactericides
noun
plural of bactericide
bactericidin
bactericidin
noun
Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
bacteriocins
bacteriocins
noun
plural of bacteriocin
bacteriocyte
bacteriocyte
noun
(biology) A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria
bacterioidal
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
bacteriostat
bacteriostat
noun
A biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis.
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
bacteroideae
bactriticone
bactriticone
noun
(malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape, like certain primitive Ammonoidea.
baculiticone
bagrationite
bagrationite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of allanite.
bairnsfather
balaamitical
balaenoptera
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balletically
balletically
adv
In a balletic way.
balletomanes
balletomanes
noun
plural of balletomane
balletomania
balletomania
noun
An extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets.
ballistician
ballistician
noun
A person who has expertise in the field of ballistics
balloonation
ballottement
ballottement
noun
(medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.
(medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.
balneologist
balneologist
noun
balneotherapist
baluchithere
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
bandlimiting
bandlimiting
noun
(physics) The limiting of a signal's Fourier transform or power spectral density to zero above a certain finite frequency.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
baptisteries
baptisteries
noun
plural of baptistery
barbellulate
barbellulate
adj
(botany) Barbellate with small hairs or barbs.
barbiturates
barbiturates
noun
plural of barbiturate
bardolatries
bardolatries
noun
plural of bardolatry
bariatrician
bariatrician
noun
(medicine) a specialist in bariatrics
barkevikitic
barkevikitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral barkevikite.
barnhardtite
barnstormers
barnstormers
noun
plural of barnstormer
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
barometrical
barometrical
adj
(archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
baronetising
baronetizing
baroreceptor
baroreceptor
noun
(anatomy) A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure
barotraumata
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
barranquitas
barratrously
barratrously
adv
In a barratrous manner.
barringtonia
barristerial
barristerial
adj
Of or relating to barristers.
bartholomean
bartholomeus
bartholomite
bartlesville
bartonsville
basementless
basementless
adj
Without a basement.
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
basidigitale
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
basketballer
basketballer
noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
bastardising
bastardising
verb
present participle of bastardise
bastardizing
bastardizing
noun
The act or process by which something is bastardized.