(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
abruptly
abruptly
adv
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutory
absolutory
adj
Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
acetabular
acetabular
adj
Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped.
Related to the acetabulum.
acetabularia
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetylbiuret
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
albertustaler
albertustaler
noun
(historical) A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century.
albumimeter
albuminaturia
albuminaturia
noun
(medicine) A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometer
albuminometry
alburnett
alburtis
altenburg
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
ambulatoria
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambulatoriums
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
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.
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antitintinnabularian
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
arbusterol
archambault
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
arcubalist
arcubalist
Noun
A crossbow.
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
aristorepublicanism
arkabutla
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
atlasburg
atrabilarious
atrabilarious
adj
(medicine, historical) Having black bile as the prevalent humor.
Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
atrabiliarious
atrabiliarious
adj
atrabilious
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
attributable
attributable
adj
Allowed to be attributed.
Capable of being attributed.
attributal
attributal
adj
Relating to attributes.
attributional
attributional
adj
Of or pertaining to attribution
attributively
attributively
adv
In an attributive manner.
aummbulatory
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autotuberculin
azoisobutyronitrile
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureate
baccalaureate
noun
(US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
A bachelor's degree.
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
The International Baccalaureate.
baccalaureates
baccalaureates
noun
plural of baccalaureate
bacilliculture
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
bacteriofluorescin
balanopreputial
balanopreputial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin
balaustre
balistarius
balistarius
noun
Alternative form of ballistarius
ballbuster
ballbuster
noun
Alternative form of ball-buster
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baluchithere
baluchitheria
baluchitherium
baluster
baluster
noun
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister. [from 17th c.]
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balusters
balusters
noun
plural of baluster
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
balustraded
balustraded
adj
Having balustrades.
balustrades
balustrades
noun
plural of balustrade
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
barbellulate
barbellulate
adj
(botany) Barbellate with small hairs or barbs.
barbulate
barbulate
adj
Synonym of barbellate
barratrously
barratrously
adv
In a barratrous manner.
barrault
barrulet
barrulet
noun
(heraldry) The smallest diminutive of the bar, one quarter as wide.
barrulety
bartholomeus
barytosulphate
bataleur
bateleur
bateleur
noun
A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beautifuller
beautifuller
adj
(obsolete, nonstandard) comparative form of beautiful: more beautiful
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
bellarthur
betulinamaric
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bibliolatrous
bibliolatrous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting bibliolatry.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bicultural
bicultural
adj
Adapted to two separate cultures.
noun
A person belonging to two cultures.
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bifistular
bifistular
adj
Doubly fistular; having two tubelike parts.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binomenclature
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
biquadrantal
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
bistipular
bitubercular
bituberculate
bituberculate
adj
Having two tubercles.
bituberculated
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
noun
(aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports.
(informal) A gossip.
(informal) A person who talks excessively.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
blastocarpous
blastoneuropore
blastular
blastular
adj
(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a blastula
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bluebreast
bluebreast
noun
A small European bird, the bluethroat.
bluehearted
bluehearts
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
bluewater
bluewater
adj
(nautical) Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
blunthearted
blusteration
blusteration
noun
blustering
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.