(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
abstemiousness
abstemiousness
noun
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
albumenisation
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumens
albumens
noun
plural of albumen
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
amblyrhynchus
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
ammonocarbonous
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphisbaenous
antialbumose
antihumbuggist
antirepublicanism
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
aristorepublicanism
ashburnham
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autosymbiontic
bakuninism
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bannimus
bannimus
noun
A form of expulsion of any individual from the University of Oxford, by putting the proctorial edict up in some public place, as a denunciation or promulgation of it. It also served to prevent the individual from claiming the cause of expulsion.
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
barnumism
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundies
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
bausman
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
belimousined
bemusement
bemusement
noun
The state of being bemused.
bemusements
bemusements
noun
plural of bemusement
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
benumbedness
benumbedness
noun
The state or quality of being benumbed.
benumbs
benumbs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benumb
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzosulphimide
bermudians
besmudging
besmudging
verb
present participle of besmudge
besmutting
besmutting
verb
present participle of besmut
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bilingualism
bilingualism
noun
The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
bimanous
bimanous
adj
(biology) Having two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).
bimillenniums
binominous
binominous
adj
(obsolete) binomial
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
bioinstrumentation
bioinstrumentation
noun
The use of sensors attached to or embedded in the body to remotely monitor physiological function
biologicohumanistic
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bismutoplagionite
bitumens
bitumens
noun
plural of bitumen
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
bituminisation
bituminisation
noun
Alternative form of bituminization
bituminise
bituminise
verb
Alternative spelling of bituminize
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminising
bituminising
verb
present participle of bituminise
bituminizes
bituminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bituminize
bituminosis
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
bivoluminous
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
bloomsburian
bluesman
bluesman
noun
a male blues musician
bluesmen
bluesmen
noun
plural of bluesman
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
bonaventurism
bonhomous
bonhomous
adj
Good-natured; full of bonhomie.
bonhomously
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
bourbonism
bourbonism
Noun
The principles of the supporters of the obstinate conservatism.
bourbonisms
bourignianism
bourignonism
bramantesque
branchiostomous
branscum
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
brimfullness
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
bronchomucormycosis
brumstane
brumstone
brundisium
brunizems
brunonism
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
brutalitarianism
brutalitarianism
noun
brutal totalitarianism
buchmanism
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buffoonism
buffoonism
noun
(rare, archaic) The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
bulbomembranous
bullionism
bullionism
noun
(economics, historical) An economic theory that defines wealth by the amount of precious metals owned; a primitive form of mercantilism.