The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
amathophobia
amathophobia
noun
Fear of dust.
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambassadorships
ambassadorships
noun
plural of ambassadorship
amblyaphia
amblycephalidae
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amphib
amphibali
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibia
amphibia
noun
The amphibians.
amphibial
amphibial
adj
Archaic form of amphibian.
amphibian
amphibian
adj
(obsolete) Having two natures.
Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
noun
A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
amphibians
amphibians
noun
plural of amphibian
amphibichnite
amphibiety
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibion
amphibiontic
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibiotica
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.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
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
amphiblestritis
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolia
amphibolia
noun
Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
amphibrachic
amphibrachic
adj
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anemobiagraph
arteriophlebotomy
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
baphometic
basiophthalmite
basiophthalmous
basiparachromatin
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
beldamship
bellmanship
benzomorpholine
benzosulphimide
berycomorphi
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bibliophilism
bibliophilism
noun
A love of books.
bimorph
bimorph
noun
A cantilever that consists of two active layers: piezoelectric and metal.
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
biomorphic
biomorphic
adj
Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
biophagism
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
bismutosphaerite
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blennophlogisma
blennophthalmia
blepharism
blepharocarcinoma
blepharochromidrosis
blepharohematidrosis
blepharophimosis
blepharophimosis
noun
(medicine) A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.
blepharophthalmia
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
blimpishly
blimpishly
adv
In a blimpish manner.
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
boatsmanship
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
brachyprism
brachypyramid
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
bradysphygmia
brahmanaspati
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
bridegroomship
bridemaidship
bridgehampton
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bromidrosiphobia
bromidrosiphobia
noun
A fear that one has an offensive body odour
bronchiospasm
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
bumbailiffship
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.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
camphocarboxylic
chamberlainship
chamberlainship
noun
The office or post of chamberlain.
cheimaphobia
cheimatophobia
chromatophobia
chromatophobia
noun
(cytology) resistance to staining
chrometophobia
chrometophobia
noun
Fear of money.
chromophobia
chromophobia
noun
(biology) The quality of being resistant to staining.
(rare) Aversion to a colour or colours.
chromophobic
chromophobic
adj
(cytology) resistant to staining
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibleness
comprehensibleness
noun
The quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility.