(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
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.
albertustaler
albertustaler
noun
(historical) A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century.
albocinereous
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
albuminorrhea
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
ambrosiaceous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulatoriums
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
archcupbearer
archdisturber
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archicerebrum
aschaffenburg
atrabilarious
atrabilarious
adj
(medicine, historical) Having black bile as the prevalent humor.
Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
attributional
attributional
adj
Of or pertaining to attribution
attributively
attributively
adv
In an attributive manner.
aubervilliers
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.
baccalaureate
baccalaureate
noun
(US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
A bachelor's degree.
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
The International Baccalaureate.
bacilliparous
bacteriaceous
ballyllumford
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
baluchitheria
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
barbarousness
barbarousness
noun
The state or quality of being barbarous.
barboursville
bardocucullus
barosinusitis
barosinusitis
noun
aerosinusitis
barosinusitus
basiglandular
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beaugregories
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
benzocoumaran
benzofluorene
benzofluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which a benzene ring is fused to a fluorene moiety
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzotrifuran
betulinamaric
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
bibliolatrous
bibliolatrous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting bibliolatry.
bicarburetted
bicarburetted
adj
Alternative form of bicarbureted
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bilirubinemia
bilirubinemia
noun
(medicine) The presence of bilirubin in the blood
bilirubinuria
bilirubinuria
noun
(medicine) the presence of bilirubin in the urine; often a symptom of liver disease
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
birchrunville
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
bituberculate
bituberculate
adj
Having two tubercles.
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blastocarpous
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
blunderheaded
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
bonaventurism
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
borotungstate
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
bourgeoisitic
bourgeoisitic
adj
(rare) bourgeois
bourguignonne
bourignianism
bourignianist
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.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiocrural
brachiocrural
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both an upper and lower limb (especially to an arm and a leg or thigh)
brachiopodous
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachyphyllum
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomous
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
brandenburger
brassicaceous
brassicaceous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling cabbage or other brassicas.
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breithauptite
breithauptite
noun
(mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
bridgebuilder
bridgebuilder
noun
Alternative form of bridge-builder.
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bronchobuster
bronchotyphus
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
broncobusting
brontotherium
browningesque
brugnatellite
brugnatellite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellowish mineral formed of a hydrated ferric and magnesium carbonate/hydroxide.
brunelliaceae
brushlessness
brushlessness
noun
Absence of brushes.
brutalisation
brutalisation
noun
Alternative form of brutalization
brutalitarian
brutalitarian
adj
brutal and totalitarian
noun
A brutal totalitarian.
brutalization
brutalization
noun
(uncountable) The act or process of making brutal
An instance of being brutalized.
brutification
buccocervical
buccocervical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cheek and the neck
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and cervical vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and cervical aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
bulbourethral
bulbourethral
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the urethra and the bulb of the penis.
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
bureaucracies
bureaucracies
noun
plural of bureaucracy
bureaucratese
bureaucratese
noun
(informal, derogatory) A style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.
(informal, derogatory) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles bureaucratic writing.
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
bureaucratist
bureaucratist
noun
An advocate or supporter of bureaucracy.
bureaucratize
bureaucratize
verb
(transitive) To bring under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic.
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burglariously
burglariously
adv
(dated, law) As a burglar; in order to burgle.
burglarproofs
burkettsville
burkittsville
burmanniaceae
burnettsville
burtonization
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
buttstrapping
butyraldehyde
butyraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CHO derived from butane
butyrochloral
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
byelorussians
campbellsburg
canandelabrum
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
carburisation
carburisation
noun
Alternative form of carburization
carburization
carburization
noun
impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture of steel
caricaturable
caricaturable
adj
Suitable for being caricatured.
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
ceratofibrous
cervicobuccal
cervicobuccal
adj
Relating to the neck and the cheek.
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.