A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
accombination
accombination
noun
(rare) A combining together.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetbromamide
achromobacter
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albuminaturia
albuminaturia
noun
(medicine) A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometer
albuminometry
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
ambatoarinite
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambilaterally
ambilaterally
adv
In an ambilateral manner
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
ambulatoriums
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
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
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antebaptismal
antimicrobial
antimicrobial
adj
(pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
(pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
noun
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
apometabolism
apometabolous
archiblastoma
arsenobismite
autocoenobium
automobilists
automobilists
noun
plural of automobilist
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.
bamboozlement
bamboozlement
noun
The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bartramiaceae
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
belltopperdom
benedictinism
bespatterment
bespecklement
bestiarianism
bestiarianism
noun
(dated, rare) Antivivisectionism.
bestsellerdom
bestsellerdom
noun
The quality of having the status of bestseller.
betsimisaraka
betulinamaric
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bimetallistic
bimetallistic
adj
Relating to, or supporting, bimetallism.
binationalism
binitarianism
binitarianism
noun
(chiefly Christianity) The belief, particularly among some Christian sects, that God is two personae (persons), two individuals, or two aspects in one Godhead (or God), these being God the Father and God the Son (Jesus Christ).
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
biosystematic
biosystematic
adj
Of or pertaining to biosystematics
biotelemetric
biotelemetric
adj
Relating to biotelemetry.
bipartisanism
bipartisanism
noun
bipartisanship
biscuitmaking
bisymmetrical
bisymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of bisymmetric
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blastomycetes
blastomycetic
blastomycetic
adj
Related to, or caused by fungi of the genus Blastomyces, now Zymonema.
blastomycosis
blastomycosis
noun
(pathology) A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis
blastomycotic
blastomycotic
adj
Relating to blastomycosis.
blastophyllum
blennymenitis
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bombastically
bombastically
adv
In a bombastic manner.
bombasticness
bonaventurism
borborygmatic
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
botryomycosis
botryomycosis
noun
(pathology) bacterial pseudomycosis; a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial infection that affects the skin and sometimes the viscera
botryomycotic
botryomycotic
adj
Relating to, or caused by botryomycosis
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachystomata
brachystomous
brahmanaspati
brainstorming
brainstorming
noun
A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
verb
present participle of brainstorm
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
bridgehampton
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
bromoethylene
bromometrical
bronchotomist
brontotherium
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cabinetmaking
cabinetmaking
noun
The art of the cabinetmaker
cambiogenetic
cambridgeport
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
circumambient
circumambient
adj
Including all aspects of; encompassing.
Surrounding.
adv
in a circumambient manner
circumorbital
circumorbital
adj
(anatomy) Around the eye.
noun
Any of the scales around a reptile's eye.
circumtabular
circumtabular
adj
Arranged or taking place around a table
Surrounding a tabula
combativeness
combativeness
noun
the state of being combative
combinability
combinability
Noun
The quality or state of being combinable.
combinational
combinational
adj
Of or pertaining to (a) combination.
combinatorial
combinatorial
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to the combination and arrangement of elements in sets.
Of, pertaining to, or involving combinations.
combinatorics
combinatorics
noun
(mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria
combretaceous
combretaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Combretaceae.
commutability
commutability
noun
The quality of being commutable.
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.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
conterminable
conterminable
adj
Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or place.
contrabandism
contrabandism
noun
traffic in contraband goods; smuggling
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
countergambit
countergambit
noun
(chess) A gambit offered by the black (non-starting) player.
cribriformity
cribriformity
noun
The condition of being cribriform
cumberlandite
cuproplumbite
cytoblastemal
cytoblastemic
damageability
damageability
noun
The quality or degree of being susceptible to damage.
damnabilities
debromination
debromination
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction that removes bromine from a compound
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
demibastioned
demulsibility
dermatophobia
disambiguated
disambiguated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate
disambiguates
disambiguates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disambiguate
disburdenment
disburdenment
noun
The removal of a burden; an unburdening.
disbursements
disbursements
noun
plural of disbursement
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
disembocation
disembodiment
disembodiment
noun
A soul, spirit, or consciousness that has been disembodied, or which otherwise lacks a physical form.