An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autohybridization
autosymbiontic
ayenbite
ayntab
azoisobutyronitrile
azoxybenzene
azoxybenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The azoxy compound C₆H₅-N=N(O)-C₆H₅
azoxybenzoic
azygobranchia
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
babaylan
babaylan
noun
A Philippine shaman.
babaylanes
babblingly
babblingly
adv
In a babbling way.
baboonery
baboonery
noun
Baboonish behavior.
babying
babying
noun
The act of coddling or pampering somebody.
verb
present participle of baby
babyishness
babyishness
noun
The state or quality of being babyish.
babylon
babylon
noun
(UK, slang, countable) A female breast.
babylonia
babylonian
babylonian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the real (or to the mystical) Babylon
Of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldea.
Noun
An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.
An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
Proper noun
A later form of Akkadian language spoken in Babylonia in 1950 BC – 100 AD.
babylonians
babylonic
babylonic
Adjective
Pertaining to Babylon, or made there.
Tumultuous; disorderly.
babylonish
babylonish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
Confused; Babel-like.
babylonism
babylonite
babylonize
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
babysitting
babysitting
noun
, Hypernym: childminding
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
verb
present participle of babysit
bacchanalianly
bacchanalianly
adv
In a Bacchanalian manner.
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
backhandedly
bacony
bacony
adj
Resembling bacon, especially in flavor
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriotrypsin
badacsonyi
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
bafflingly
bafflingly
adv
In a baffling or puzzling manner.
baggyrinkle
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagwyn
bagwyn
noun
An imaginary heraldic animal, like an antelope but with the tail of a horse and two curved horns.
baileyton
bairnly
bairnly
adj
(Scotland, rare) Bairnlike; childish.
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
balangay
balangay
noun
A type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Alternative form of barangay (“local government unit in the Philippines”)
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balcony
balcony
noun
(architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
baldmoney
baldmoney
noun
(obsolete) A Gentianeae tribe plant, gentian or felwort.
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
baldmoneys
baldwyn
balinghasay
balinghasay
noun
The tropical tree Buchanania arborescens.
balkingly
balkingly
adv
in a balking manner
balloonery
ballyhooing
ballyhooing
verb
present participle of ballyhoo
ballyragging
ballyragging
verb
present participle of ballyrag
balmony
balneary
balneary
noun
A room for bathing.
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
balneology
balneology
noun
The study of baths and bathing, especially therapeutic bathing.
balneophysiology
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
baloney
baloney
noun
(uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
A type of sausage; bologna.
baloneys
baloneys
noun
plural of baloney
banality
banality
noun
(countable) Something which is banal.
(rare, historical) A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain at the lord's mill, or the profits accruing from such rights.
(uncountable) The quality of being banal.
banally
banally
adv
In a banal, trite or boring manner.
banbury
banbury
Proper noun
A market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire.
bandboxy
bandboxy
adj
resembling a bandbox
bandicoy
bandicoy
noun
(India) Alternative form of bendekai (“okra”)
banditry
banditry
noun
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
bandlessly
bandy
bandy
adj
Bowlegged, or bending outward at the knees; as in bandy-legged.
noun
(sports) A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed.
A carriage or cart used in India, especially one drawn by bullocks.
A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To fight (with or against someone).
(transitive) To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.
(transitive) To throw or strike reciprocally, like balls in sports.
(transitive) To use or pass about casually.
bandyball
bandyball
noun
(historical) An old game resembling hockey.
bandying
bandying
noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)
verb
present participle of bandy
bandylegged
bandyman
bandytown
baneberry
baneberry
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Actaea, also called genus Cimicifuga.
The poisonous berry of one of these plants.
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
bangalay
banghy
bangy
bangy
adj
Characterized by banging sounds.
noun
(India) A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load.
(India, historical) A kind of parcel post originally carried by this means.
baniya
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
bankrupcy
bankrupcy
noun
Misspelling of bankruptcy.
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).
banyai
banyan
banyan
noun
(Britain, naval slang, dated) A camping excursion on shore, to give a ship's crew a break from shipboard routine.
(India) A vest; an undershirt; a singlet.
A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.
A type of loose gown worn in India.
An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
banyans
banyans
noun
plural of banyan
banyoro
banyuls
barangay
barangay
noun
(Philippines) Alternative form of balangay (“type of boat”)
(Philippines) The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
barany
barayon
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
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.
barleycorns
barleycorns
noun
plural of barleycorn
barmybrained
barnaby
barnaby
Noun
originally, a lively and fast-paced dance; by extension, any quick and uneven movement.
Proper noun
name, from the medieval vernacular form of Barnabas.
barney
barney
adj
(obsolete, UK, slang) insane crazy, loony.
noun
(UK, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.
(UK, Australia, slang) A noisy argument.
(US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.
(US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one perceived as inferior or overzealous.
(film, television) Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”)
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.
verb
(UK, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail.
barneys
barneys
noun
plural of barney
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barney
barnsley
barnsley
Proper noun
A town in the county of South Yorkshire in the north of England.
barny
barny
adj
Barn-like.
noun
(UK, Australia, slang) Alternative form of barney (“argument or fight”)
barnyard
barnyard
adj
Of food or drink: having an earthy flavor.
Vulgar, scatological.
noun
The yard associated with or surrounding a barn.
barnyards
barnyards
noun
plural of barnyard
baroclinicity
baroclinicity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic; barocliny
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barocyclonometer
barocyclonometer
noun
(nautical) A type of aneroid barometer that has accompanying diagrams and directions that help predict storms
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
baronry
baronry
noun
The state or quality of being a baron
barony
barony
noun
(Scotland) Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank.
(historical, Ireland) Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.
(law) The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure.
(obsolete) The baronage: the body of barons in a realm.
Baronship, the rank or position of a baron.
baroxyton
barrenly
barrenly
adv
unfruitfully; unproductively
barryton
barrytown
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.
barycentric
barycentric
adj
Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.
baryon
baryon
noun
(physics) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.
baryonic
baryonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
baryons
baryons
noun
plural of baryon
baryphonia
baryphonic
baryphony
barytine
barytocelestine
baryton
baryton
noun
(music) A viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s.
barytone
barytone
adj
(linguistics) Not having an accent on the last syllable.
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to a word not having an accent on the last syllable.
Archaic form of baritone.
noun
(linguistics) A word that is accented on the penultimate syllable.
(linguistics) A word that is not accented on the ultimate syllable.
barytones
barytones
noun
plural of barytone
barytons
barytons
noun
plural of baryton
barytostrontianite
basicytoparaplastin
basifying
basifying
verb
present participle of basify
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.