(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
acceptableness
acceptableness
noun
The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetization
alphabetization
noun
Alternative form of alphabetisation
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
ambisporangiate
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphibichnite
anabaptize
anabaptize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To baptize or christen again; to rename.
anabaptized
anabaptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anabaptize
analphabet
analphabet
adj
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
noun
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
analphabete
analphabete
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of analphabet
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
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
antebaptismal
anteprohibition
anteprohibition
adj
Before Prohibition (period of alcohol ban).
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
antiparabema
antiparabemata
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
antipedobaptist
antipedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
antiportable
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
aplanobacter
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appointable
appointable
adj
Capable of being appointed.
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
aquopentamminecobaltic
aristorepublicanism
aspidobranchiate
asthenophobia
backpointer
backpointers
bacterioprecipitin
bacterioprotein
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacteriopurpurin
bacteriopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bacteriotropin
bacteriotropin
noun
An antibody that makes a specific bacterium more susceptible to phagocytosis
bacteriotrypsin
balaenicipites
balaenoptera
balaenopteridae
balanopreputial
balanopreputial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin
baldpatedness
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
balneotherapia
balneotherapia
noun
Obsolete form of balneotherapy.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
baptizement
baptizement
noun
(archaic) baptism
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
battleplane
battleplane
noun
An airplane for military use.
batyphone
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
becompliment
bellerophontes
bellerophontic
bellerophontidae
bellipotent
bellipotent
adj
(obsolete) mighty in war
belonosphaerite
beneception
beneceptive
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
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
benzalphthalide
benzonaphthol
benzonaphthol
noun
A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
benzophenanthrazine
benzophenanthroline
benzophenothiazine
benzophthalazine
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
benzoxyphenanthrene
benzthiophen
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
bepraisement
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
bergaptene
bergaptene
noun
Archaic form of bergapten.
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bespatterment
bespecklement
bespottedness
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
besprent
besprent
adj
(archaic) besprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besprenge
betanaphthol
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
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.
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
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.
bismutoplagionite
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blastoneuropore
blennophthalmia
blennoptysis
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
blepharanthracosis
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.