(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abiogenetical
abiogenetical
adj
Alternative form of abiogenetic
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abscondedly
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
accendible
accendible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable
accentuable
accentuable
adj
Capable of being accentuated
acceptableness
acceptableness
noun
The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
accessibleness
accessibleness
noun
The property that someone or something can be accessed.
accommodableness
accommodableness
noun
(rare) The quality or condition of being accommodable
accompanable
accompanable
adj
(obsolete) sociable
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountable
accountable
adj
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Liable to be called on to render an account.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
accountableness
accountableness
noun
The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acetobromanilide
acetylaminobenzene
acetylbenzene
acetylbenzene
noun
acetophenone
acetylbenzoate
acetylbenzoic
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
acylamidobenzene
advanceable
advanceable
adj
That can be advanced, as of a tax credit that may be brought forward for immediate use rather than being reclaimed at the end of the year.
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
albescence
albescence
noun
The act of becoming white; whitishness.
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
albocinereous
albuginaceae
albuminoscope
alcibiadean
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambivalency
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
anaerobically
anaerobically
adv
In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.
anaerobiotically
anaerobiotically
adv
In an anaerobiotic manner.
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
analphabetical
analphabetical
adj
Alternative form of analphabetic
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
announceable
announceable
adj
Able to be announced.
noun
(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
annunciable
annunciable
adj
(archaic, rare) That may be announced or declared.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
antibacterial
antibacterial
adj
(archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.
(pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.
antibacteriolytic
antibacteriolytic
adj
Counteracting bacteriolysis.
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
antiliberalistic
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
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.
aplanobacter
applicableness
applicableness
noun
The state or quality of being applicable.
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
aquopentamminecobaltic
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
archibenthal
aristorepublicanism
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
ascertainability
ascertainability
noun
The quality of being ascertainable.
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainableness
ascertainableness
noun
The state or quality of being ascertainable.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
assemblance
assemblance
noun
(obsolete) An assembling; assemblage.
(obsolete) Resemblance; likeness; appearance.
associableness
associableness
noun
The state or quality of being associable.
attachableness
attachableness
noun
The state or quality of being attachable.
attractableness
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
autoinoculable
autoinoculable
adj
Capable of autoinoculation
autotuberculin
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
bacilligenic
bacillogenic
bacillogenous
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbonelessness
backbonelessness
noun
cowardice; spinelessness
backhandedly
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backplane
backplane
noun
(electronics) A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
backslidden
backslidden
verb
past participle of backslide
backslidingness
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
bacteriofluorescin
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriosolvent
baculine
baculine
adj
Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
baculiticone
balaenicipites
balance
balance
noun
(accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
(accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
(law, business) The remainder.
(literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
(obsolete, astrology) Libra.
(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
(uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
(uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
(uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
(uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
(watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
A pair of scales.
verb
(intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
(intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
(intransitive, obsolete) To hesitate or fluctuate.
(nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
(transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
(transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
(transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
(transitive, dancing) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
(transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
(transitive, obsolete) To weigh in a balance.
balanceable
balanceable
adj
Capable of being balanced.
balanced
balanced
adj
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balance
balancedness
balancedness
noun
The state or quality of being balanced.
balancelle
balancelle
noun
A garden seat in the form of a swing
balanceman
balanceman
noun
A man employed to sit on the trunk of a tree while it is transported and keep it horizontal.
balancement
balancement
noun
The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise.
balancer
balancer
noun
An acrobat.
Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.
One who, or that which, balances.
balancers
balancers
noun
plural of balancer
balances
balances
noun
plural of balance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balance
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
balanchine
balaneutics
balanocele
balanophoraceae
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balanopsidaceae
balcone
balconet
balconet
noun
Alternative form of balconette (“small balcony”)
balconette
balconette
noun
(architecture) A false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window-opening reaching to the floor, and resembling a balcony when the window is open.
(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.
barleycorns
barleycorns
noun
plural of barleycorn
barnacle
barnacle
noun
(archaic, Britain, slang, in the plural) A pair of spectacles.
(electronics, slang) On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
(engineering, slang) In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
(obsolete, in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.
(slang) A worldly sailor.
(slang, obsolete) A good job, or snack easily obtained.
(software engineering, slang) A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
The barnacle goose.
verb
To connect with or attach.
To press close against something.
barnacled
barnacled
adj
(figurative, by extension) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles.
(figuratively) Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation.
(figuratively) Marked by personal experiences; worldly.
Crusted with barnacles.
Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring.
Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnacle
barnacles
barnacles
noun
plural of barnacle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnacle
barocyclonometer
barocyclonometer
noun
(nautical) A type of aneroid barometer that has accompanying diagrams and directions that help predict storms
baronetical
baronetical
adj
Of or relating to a baronet.
barytocelestine
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota