(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
albuminocholia
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambushlike
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphisbaenous
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antihumbuggist
arceuthobium
archaimbaud
archicerebrum
arthrobacterium
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baluchitherium
bashmuric
basiophthalmous
batrachium
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
beaumarchais
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
benzosulphimide
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bhumibol
bhumidar
bhumij
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bilihumin
biologicohumanistic
birdmouthed
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuth
bismuth
noun
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthide
bismuthide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of bismuth with a more electropositive element
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bismuthite
bismuthite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic bismuth carbonate mineral.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bismutosphaerite
bohemium
bohemium
noun
(chemistry) Former name of rhenium.
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bothridiums
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
bothriums
botrychium
boucherism
brachiorrheuma
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiostomous
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
brontotherium
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
bschmusic
buchheim
buchmanism
buchmanite
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buddhism
buhrmill
bumbailiffship
bumblebeefish
bumblebeefishes
bummerish
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burlingham
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
bushmaking
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
cherubimic
cherubimic
adj
Of or relating to cherubim.
cherubimical
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
chloriambus
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrofibromatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
chromobacterium
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
demihagbut
demirhumb
diphyllobothrium
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
diushambe
dumbartonshire
dumbfish
ectobronchium
ectobronchium
noun
A dorsal branch of the avian mesobronchium or prolongation
embaphium
entobronchium
entobronchium
noun
One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.
ethbinium
ethmoturbinal
ethmoturbinal
noun
(anatomy) An upper turbinal, connected directly with the ethmoid bone.
ethmoturbinate
ethmoturbinate
adj
(anatomy) ethmoid and turbinate
noun
The part of the ethmoid bone occupying the caudal part of the nasal fossae
eulamellibranch
eulamellibranch
noun
(biology) Any eulamellibranchiate mollusc
eulamellibranchia
eulamellibranchiata
eulamellibranchiate
eulamellibranchiate
adj
(biology) Relating to bivalve molluscs of the order Eulamellibranchia
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
furbishment
gastroalbuminorrhea
gebrauchsmusik
geumatophobia
gompholobium
haemoglobinous
haemoglobinous
adj
Alternative form of hemoglobinous
haemoglobinuria
haemoglobinuria
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemoglobinuria
hammurabi
hammurabi
Proper noun
The sixth king of Babylon.
hauberticum
hematobious
hematobium
hematoglobulin
hemerobius
hemialbumin
hemialbumin
noun
(biochemistry) hemialbumose
hemialbumose
hemialbumose
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone.
hemialbumosuria
hemibasidium
hemicerebrum
hemicerebrum
noun
(anatomy) A lateral half of the cerebrum.
hemimetabolous
hemimetabolous
adj
Exhibiting hemimetabolism.
hemoglobiniferous
hemoglobinous
hemoglobinous
adj
Of or relating to hemoglobin.
hemoglobinuria
hemoglobinuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of hemoglobin in the urine.
hemoglobinuric
hemoglobinuric
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hemoglobinuria
noun
An individual who has hemoglobinuria
hemoglobulin
hemoglobulin
noun
Synonym of hemoglobin
hepatoumbilical
herbariiums
herbarium
herbarium
noun
A building or institution where such a collection is kept.