A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
bactericholia
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bactetiophage
baluchitheria
basichromiole
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
bathycentesis
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bechtelsville
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
berchtesgaden
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
birchrunville
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
bleachability
bleachability
noun
The condition of being bleachable
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachycephali
brachycephaly
brachycephaly
noun
(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
brachydodrome
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bronchiogenic
bronchiogenic
adj
Alternative form of bronchogenic
bronchobuster
bronchoplegia
bronchotetany
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
cabbageheaded
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydrogen
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
chalcostibite
chalcostibite
noun
(mineralogy) A black orthorhombic mineral composed of copper antimony disulfide
challengeable
challengeable
adj
Able to be challenged or disputed.
chamberdeacon
chamberfellow
chamberlainry
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
chambersville
changeability
changeability
noun
The quality of being changeable; changeableness.
chargeability
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
cheatableness
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerbreast
cheeseburgers
cheeseburgers
noun
plural of cheeseburger
cherryblossom
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
snow blindness
chlorobenzene
chlorobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of benzene in which one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced by chlorine; but especially the simplest such derivative C₆H₅Cl that is used in the manufacture of phenol, aniline and other compounds
chlorobromide
chlorobromide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any mixed chloride and bromide.
(photography) A photographic paper containing such silver salts; a print made on such paper.
cholerophobia
cholerophobia
noun
A morbid fear of cholera.
choosableness
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
coburghership
concubinehood
coneighboring
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.
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterbranch
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
crushableness
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cymbocephalic
debauchedness
debauchedness
noun
The state or quality of being debauched.
dermobranchia
detachability
detachability
noun
The quality or degree of being detachable.
dieffenbachia
dieffenbachia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Dieffenbachia, cultivated as houseplants
dischargeable
dischargeable
adj
Capable of being discharged.
dithiobenzoic
ectobronchium
ectobronchium
noun
A dorsal branch of the avian mesobronchium or prolongation
electrophobia
electrophobia
noun
fear of electricity
embatholithic
embryographic
embryographic
adj
Relating to embryography.
embryotrophic
embryotrophic
adj
That provides nourishment to an embryo
endobronchial
endobronchial
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi
entobronchium
entobronchium
noun
One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.
euphorbiaceae
germanophobic
germanophobic
adj
Alternative form of Germanophobic
hatchechubbee
hematoblastic
hematoblastic
adj
Alternative form of haematoblastic
hemibenthonic
hemimetabolic
hemimetabolic
adj
(zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
hemocytoblast
hemocytoblast
noun
(hematology) A hematopoietic stem cell.
heptasyllabic
heptasyllabic
Adjective
Having seven syllables.
hertogenbosch
heteroblastic
heteroblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from more than a single type of tissue.
(botany) Growing several forms or type of leaves along a shoot depending on age or shoot length.
hibernicising
hibernicizing
hippoboscidae
holometabolic
holometabolic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism
homoeoblastic
homoeoblastic
adj
Alternative form of homeoblastic
huckleberries
huckleberries
noun
plural of huckleberry
humerocubital
humerocubital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and cubit.
hydroboracite
hydroboracite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated borate mineral with the chemical formula CaMgB₆O₈(OH)₆·3(H₂O).
hydrocarburet
hydrocarburet
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A hydrocarbon.
(chemistry, obsolete) Carburetted hydrogen.
hyperanabolic
hyperbranchia
hypobenthonic
illachrymable
inhabitancies
inhabitancies
noun
plural of inhabitancy
interbrachial
interbrachial
adj
Between the arms.
lamellibranch
lamellibranch
noun
any marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk, of the class Lamellibranchia or Bivalvia; includes the clams, scallops and oysters
lecithalbumin
liebfraumilch
liebfraumilch
Noun
A semi-sweet German white wine.
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
malebranchism
malebranchism
Proper noun
The theological-philosophical system of the French philosopher (1638–1715), based on the doctrine that the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to itself except in its relation to God.
matchableness
matchableness
noun
The quality of being matchable.
mechanicsburg
mechanophobia
mechanophobia
noun
A fear of machines.
mesobranchial
mesobranchial
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.
metabismuthic
metabranchial
metabranchial
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae.
microblephary
mitchellsburg
muehlenbeckia
muehlenbeckia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Muehlenbeckia of maidenhairs.