An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
albuminoscope
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
amphibichnite
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
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
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
antebaptismal
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
apometabolism
aporobranchia
appealability
appealability
noun
(law) The quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court.
appellability
appellability
noun
Alternative form of appealability
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appliableness
appliableness
noun
The state or quality of being appliable.
applicability
applicability
noun
The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
approvability
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
asthenophobia
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
bacilliparous
bacillophobia
bacillophobia
noun
The fear of microbes.
backspacefile
backspringing
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bactetiophage
bandspreading
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
basioccipital
basioccipital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basiocciput
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
bathysophical
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzopinacone
benzopinacone
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of benzopinacol
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliographic
bibliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliography.
bibliophagist
bibliophagist
noun
(rare) A bibliophage; one who loves to read books.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bibliopolical
bibliopolical
adj
Alternative form of bibliopolic
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
biogeographer
biogeographer
noun
A person engaged in biogeography.
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
bipartisanism
bipartisanism
noun
bipartisanship
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharydatis
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
botanophilist
botanophilist
noun
Synonym of botanophile
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachycephali
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachypyramid
bradysphygmia
brahmanaspati
branchiopodan
breithauptite
breithauptite
noun
(mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
bretwaldaship
bridemaidship
bridgehampton
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bronchiospasm
bronchoplegia
buttstrapping
cambridgeport
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
capitalisable
capitalisable
adj
Alternative spelling of capitalizable
capitalizable
capitalizable
adj
(finance) Capable of being converted into capital.
carcinophobia
carcinophobia
noun
Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
carpetbagging
carpetbagging
verb
present participle of carpetbag
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
cerebrospinal
cerebrospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
snow blindness
cholerophobia
cholerophobia
noun
A morbid fear of cholera.
companionable
companionable
adj
Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
comparability
comparability
noun
The quality of being comparable.
compatability
compatability
noun
Misspelling of compatibility.
compatibility
compatibility
noun
(computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
(computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
(structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
(telecommunications) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
compromisable
compromisable
adj
Capable of being compromised.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
cubitoplantar
cymbocephalic
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
deplorability
deplorability
noun
The quality of being deplorable.
deportability
dermatophobia
despicability
despicability
noun
Despicableness.
diabetophobia
diplobacillus
diplobacillus
noun
Synonym of diplobacterium
disapprovable
disapprovable
adj
Able or suitable to be disapproved.
disarchbishop
disciplinable
disciplinable
adj
(obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
disparageable
disparageable
adj
Fit to be disparaged; unworthy.
disposability
disposability
noun
(rare) The property of being disposable.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
dispunishable
dispunishable
adj
(archaic) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
disputability
disputability
noun
The state or quality of being disputable; disputableness.
duplicability
duplicability
noun
The quality of being duplicable.
electrophobia
electrophobia
noun
fear of electricity
embryographic
embryographic
adj
Relating to embryography.
embryoplastic
embryoplastic
adj
(biology) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo.
employability
employability
noun
(countable) The product or result of being employable.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being employable.
epimandibular
epistolizable
erythrophobia
erythrophobia
noun
Abnormal and persistent fear of the colour red.
abnormal and persistent fear of blushing
euphorbiaceae
evaporability
evaporability
noun
Capability of evaporating.
exceptionable
exceptionable
adj
Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate.
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
exemplifiable
exemplifiable
adj
That can be exemplified.
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandibility
expansibility
expansibility
noun
The condition of being expansible
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
explicability
explicability
noun
The state of being explicable.
exportability
exportability
noun
The property of being exportable.
fibropsammoma
fibrospongiae
gephyrophobia
gephyrophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges.
germanophobia
germanophobia
noun
Alternative form of Germanophobia
germanophobic
germanophobic
adj
Alternative form of Germanophobic
geumatophobia
graphitizable
graphitizable
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.