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
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
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
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
botryotherapy
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
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoplegia
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.
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.
cubitoplantar
deplorability
deplorability
noun
The quality of being deplorable.
deportability
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.
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.
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
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
hyperboloidal
hyperboloidal
adj
Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
hyperbranchia
hyperbrutally
hyperglobulia
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.
imperceivable
imperceivable
adj
that cannot be perceived; imperceptible
imperceivably
imperceivably
adv
imperceptibly
imperformable
imperspicable
imperspirable
impersuadable
impersuadable
adj
Not to be persuaded; obstinate; unyielding.
impersuasible
impersuasible
adj
Not persuasible; not to be moved by persuasion.
impersuasibly
imperturbable
imperturbable
adj
Calm and collected, even under pressure.
Not easily perturbed, upset or excited.
imperturbably
imperturbably
adv
In an imperturbable manner; calmly.
impolarizable
impolarizable
adj
That cannot be polarized.
imponderables
imponderables
noun
plural of imponderable
importability
importability
noun
The property of being importable.
impracticable
impracticable
adj
(obsolete, of a person or thing) unmanageable
(of a passage or road) impassable
not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice
noun
(obsolete) an unmanageable person
impracticably
impracticably
adv
In an impracticable way.
impregability
impreventable
impreventable
adj
Not preventable; inevitable.
improbability
improbability
noun
That which is improbable; an improbable event or result.
The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
improbabilize
improvability
improvability
noun
The condition of being improvable
inappreciable
inappreciable
adj
insignificant, undetectable, not able to be noticed
inappreciably
inappreciably
adv
In an inappreciable manner.
incomportable
incomportable
adj
(rare) Not comportable; intolerable; inconsistent; unsuitable; unendurable.
inexsuperable
inexsuperable
adj
(archaic) Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.
inoperability
inoperability
noun
The quality or state of being inoperable.
inspirability
insupportable
insupportable
adj
(of a statement, claim, argument, etc.) That cannot be supported; that cannot be demonstrated or proved.