Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
amblyocarpous
anemobiagraph
aporobranchia
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
apprehendable
apprehendable
adj
That can be apprehended.
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.
archcupbearer
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
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
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.
balneographer
balneographer
noun
One who writes descriptions of therapeutic baths.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
bandspreading
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
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
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
belltopperdom
benzoperoxide
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bespatterment
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliographic
bibliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliography.
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
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
biomicroscopy
biomicroscopy
noun
The examination of the eye using a slit lamp biomicroscope
The microscopic examination of biological tissue
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
bipartisanism
bipartisanism
noun
bipartisanship
blastocarpous
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharophyma
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
blepharospath
blepharydatis
bloodripeness
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
botryotherapy
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachycephali
brachycephaly
brachycephaly
noun
(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachyphyllum
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
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
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
bronchophonic
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoplegia
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
bronchotyphus
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
burglarproofs
buttstrapping
cambridgeport
campbellsburg
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
carcinophobia
carcinophobia
noun
Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
carpetbaggers
carpetbaggers
noun
plural of carpetbagger
carpetbaggery
carpetbaggery
noun
(derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
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).
cholerophobia
cholerophobia
noun
A morbid fear of cholera.
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
coburghership
comparability
comparability
noun
The quality of being comparable.
compromisable
compromisable
adj
Capable of being compromised.
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
cubitoplantar
cuproplumbite
deplorability
deplorability
noun
The quality of being deplorable.
deportability
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
dermatophobia
disapprovable
disapprovable
adj
Able or suitable to be disapproved.
disarchbishop
disparageable
disparageable
adj
Fit to be disparaged; unworthy.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
electrophobia
electrophobia
noun
fear of electricity
embryographer
embryographer
noun
One who scientifically describes embryos.
embryographic
embryographic
adj
Relating to embryography.
embryophagous
embryoplastic
embryoplastic
adj
(biology) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo.
embryotrophic
embryotrophic
adj
That provides nourishment to an embryo
epimandibular
erythrophobia
erythrophobia
noun
Abnormal and persistent fear of the colour red.
abnormal and persistent fear of blushing
euphorbiaceae
evaporability
evaporability
noun
Capability of evaporating.
exhibitorship
exhibitorship
noun
The role or status of an exhibitor.
experiencible
experiencible
adj
Alternative form of experienceable
exportability
exportability
noun
The property of being exportable.
fibropsammoma
fibropurulent
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
gopherberries
graphitizable
graphitizable
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
hamartophobia
harbingership
harbingership
noun
The role or status of a harbinger.
harpaxophobia
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
herpetophobia
herpetophobia
noun
Fear of reptiles, amphibians, and similar animals.
honorableship
hydrophobical
hydrophobical
adj
Alternative form of hydrophobic
hyperanabolic
hyperbolizing
hyperbolizing
verb
present participle of hyperbolize
hyperboloidal
hyperboloidal
adj
Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
hyperbranchia
hyperbrutally
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibly
hyperglobulia
hypersubtlety
hyperurbanism
hyperurbanism
noun
(linguistics) the creation of a non-standard form by mimicking the standard dialect.
hypobaropathy
hypobaropathy
noun
(pathology) Sickness caused by reduced atmospheric pressure, such as altitude sickness.
hypobranchial
hypobranchial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the segment between the basibranchial and the ceratobranchial in a branchial arch.
noun
(anatomy) A bone or cartilage of this kind.
impartability
impartibility
impartibility
noun
The quality of being impartible; communicability.
The quality of being incapable of division into parts; indivisibility.