An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
belonosphaerite
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
beneaped
beneaped
adj
(nautical) Neaped.
beneception
beneceptive
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benempt
benempt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bename, Alternative form of benamed
benempted
beneplacit
beneplacito
beneplacity
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benthoscope
benzalacetophenone
benzalacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) chalcone
benzaldiphenyl
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzalphthalide
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrene
noun
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
benzomorpholine
benzonaphthol
benzonaphthol
noun
A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
benzoperoxide
benzophenanthrazine
benzophenanthroline
benzophenazine
benzophenol
benzophenone
benzophenone
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C₆H₅)₂CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.
benzophenothiazine
benzophenoxazine
benzophenoxazine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a certain class of dyes.
benzophloroglucinol
benzophosphinic
benzophthalazine
benzopinacone
benzopinacone
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of benzopinacol
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
benzopyranyl
benzopyrazolone
benzopyrene
benzopyrene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzosulphimide
benzothiophene
benzothiophene
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a thiophene molecule; it occurs in some coal tars and is used in the synthesis of other compounds.
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
benzpinacone
benzpyrene
benzpyrene
noun
Alternative form of benzopyrene
benzthiophen
benzylpenicillin
benzylpenicillin
noun
(pharmacology) The penicillin C₁₆H₁₈N₂O₄S that constitutes the principal or sole component of most commercial preparations and is used chiefly in the form of its stable salts (as the sodium salt C₁₆H₁₇N₂NaO₄S or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₄S).
bepaint
bepaint
verb
(transitive) To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.
bepainted
bepainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepaint
bepainting
bepainting
verb
present participle of bepaint
bepaints
bepaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bepaint
bepen
bepimpling
bepinch
bepinch
verb
(transitive, archaic) To pinch, or mark with pinches.
(transitive, dialectal) To pinch all over.
bepraisement
beprank
bepranked
bepun
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
bergaptene
bergaptene
noun
Archaic form of bergapten.
berrypicking
bespangle
bespangle
verb
To cover something with spangles.
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespangles
bespangles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespangle
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bespatterment
bespeaking
bespeaking
verb
present participle of bespeak
bespecklement
bespend
bespend
verb
(transitive) To expend; bestow; employ.
bespin
bespin
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin around or about, so as to cover; spin all over.
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
bespottedness
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bespreng
besprent
besprent
adj
(archaic) besprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besprenge
bespring
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
besprizorni
betanaphthol
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bicomponent
bicomponent
adj
Having two components
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biophotophone
biophotophone
noun
(historical) An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; an early kind of film projector.
biopotential
biopotential
noun
A biologically- or biochemically-generated potential (voltage)
bioprecipitation
bioprecipitation
noun
precipitation (rainfall) produced by biological organisms (typically bacteria)
biparental
biparental
adj
Having two parents.
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
bipartient
bipartient
adj
Dividing into two parts.
bipectinate
bipectinate
adj
(biology) Having two margins toothed like a comb.
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
bipennate
bipennate
adj
(botany, of leaves) Bipinnate (pinnate and having a pinnate leaflet).
(medicine, anatomy, zoology) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a muscle, the fibres of which attach to a tendon on two sides (as a feather barbed on both sides).
Having two wings; bipennated.
bipennated
bipennated
Adjective
Having two wings.
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
biphenyl
biphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
biphenylene
biphenylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formed from two benzene rings joined by two adjacent single bonds; any derivative of this compound
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bipinnariae
bipinnate
bipinnate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Doubly pinnate; pinnate and having leaflets that are themselves pinnate.
bipinnated
bipinnated
adj
bipinnate
bipinnately
bipinnately
adv
In a bipinnate manner.
bipinnatiparted
bipinnatipartite
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
bipinnatisected
biplane
biplane
adj
(aviation) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc.
Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
noun
(aviation) An airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To fly in a biplane.
biplanes
biplanes
noun
plural of biplane
bipontine
bipontine
Adjective
Bipont
bipotentialities
bipotentialities
noun
plural of bipotentiality
bipotentiality
bipotentiality
noun
The capacity to develop in either of two different ways, especially to become either male or female
The presence of both male and female reproductive organs in an individual; hermaphroditism
bipropellant
bipropellant
noun
A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismutoplagionite
bisphenoid
bispinose
bispinose
adj
(zoology) Having two spines.
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blankenship
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blastoneuropore
bleeping
bleeping
adj
(UK, euphemistic, slang) A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
verb
present participle of bleep
blennophlogisma
blennophlogosis
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
blennophthalmia
blennoptysis
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
blepharanthracosis
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharoadenoma
blepharoblennorrhea
blepharocarcinoma
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.