(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
abmodality
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
abominator
abominator
noun
One who abominates.
abonnement
abonnement
noun
A subscription or season ticket in a French-speaking country or another country where abonnement is the local term.
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abrahamite
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
absinthism
absinthism
noun
The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(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
absolutism
absolutism
noun
(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
acetabulum
acetabulum
noun
(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
(zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
(zootomy) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
(zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
(zootomy) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
admittable
admittable
adj
Able to be admitted.
admittible
admittible
adj
Archaic spelling of admittable.
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
alembicate
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambassiate
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
amblystoma
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambulantes
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ambulative
ambulative
adj
(archaic) walking
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ameloblast
ameloblast
noun
An epithelial cell that forms the enamel of the developing tooth
ametabolia
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
amiability
amiability
noun
Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
amphibiety
anabaptism
anabaptism
Noun
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
anabathmoi
anabathmos
anabathrum
andabatism
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antelabium
antenumber
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
antilobium
arboretums
armbruster
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
automobile
automobile
adj
Self-moving; self-propelled.
noun
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
babbittism
babblement
babblement
noun
(obsolete) babble
bacteremia
bacteremic
bacteremic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
bafflement
bafflement
noun
(countable) Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
(uncountable) The state or result of being baffled, puzzled, or confused.
balsamitic
balsamroot
balsamroot
noun
A perennial of the genus Balsamorhiza in the sunflower family, native to western North America.
bamangwato
bandlimits
bandlimits
noun
plural of bandlimit
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
bantingism
bantingism
Noun
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
baphometic
barbatimao
barbatimao
noun
A South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.
barbituism
barkometer
barkometer
noun
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.
barnstorms
barnstorms
noun
plural of barnstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnstorm
barometers
barometers
noun
plural of barometer
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
barotrauma
barotrauma
noun
(pathology) Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.
barthelemy
bartholemy
bartolomeo
bartramian
barythymia
barythymia
noun
(medicine, archaic, rare) A depressed state of mind.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bastardism
bastardism
noun
The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.
batholomew
bathomania
bathometer
bathometer
noun
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
bathometry
bathroomed
bathroomed
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) bathrooms.
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
bathyseism
batrachium
battambang
battelmatt
battements
battements
noun
plural of battement
batteryman
battlement
battlement
noun
(poetic) The towering roof of heaven.
Any high wall for defense.
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
battlesome
battlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by battle(s); quarrelsome
baumeister
bayminette
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
beatnikism
beatnikism
noun
The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
beaumontia
becalmment
bedazement
bedazement
noun
The condition of being bedazed.
bellmaster
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
benthamism
benthamism
Proper noun
The utilitarianist doctrines of
benthamite
benthamite
Adjective
Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
Noun
One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
bersiamite
bestialism
bestialism
noun
bestiality (sexual intercourse between human and animal)
bestialness; quality of being bestial or subhuman
betacismus
betrayment
betrayment
Noun
betrayal
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
bigamistic
bigamistic
adj
bigamous
bigeminate
bilaminate
bilaminate
adj
Composed of two laminae
noun
A lamination of two laminae
bimaculate
bimaculate
adj
Having two spots or similar marks
bimestrial
bimestrial
adj
Occurring once every two months
bimetalism
bimetalism
noun
Alternative form of bimetallism
bimetallic
bimetallic
adj
More generally, consisting of two metals.
Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency.
noun
Anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals
bimodality
bimodality
noun
(statistics) A bimodal condition
binghamton
binghamton
Proper noun
a city and a town in New York, USA, the city is the county seat of The town was named after
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
biometrika
birthmarks
birthmarks
noun
plural of birthmark
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
bituminate
bituminate
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with bitumen.
blacksmith
blacksmith
noun
(informal) A person who shoes horses.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
A person who forges iron.
verb
(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
bladesmith
bladesmith
noun
A maker of knives and swords.
blastemata
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blastomata
blastomere
blastomere
noun
(biology) Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.
blattiform
blazonment
blazonment
noun
The act of blazoning.
blithemeat
blumenthal
boatmaster
boatmaster
noun
(nautical) A person officially qualified to be in charge of a vessel of a specified category.