simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
absenteeisms
absenteeisms
noun
plural of absenteeism
absentminded
absentminded
adj
Alternative form of absent-minded
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
acclimatable
acclimatable
adj
Capable of being acclimated.
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
aeroembolism
aeroembolism
noun
An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
albumeniizer
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambicolorate
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
ambiversions
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyopsidae
amblystegite
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambrosiaceae
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambystomidae
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amiabilities
amiabilities
noun
plural of amiability
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
aminobenzene
aminobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) aniline (C₆H₅NH₂), or any derivative of this compound
aminobenzine
aminobenzoic
aminobenzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
amoebogeniae
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
anatomisable
anatomizable
animableness
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antialbumose
antimetabole
antimetabole
noun
(rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure.
antiparabema
apometabolic
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
arbitraments
arbitraments
noun
plural of arbitrament
arceuthobium
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
bacteriaemia
balletomania
balletomania
noun
An extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets.
bandjermasin
bandolerismo
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
barhamsville
barmybrained
barometrical
barometrical
adj
(archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
barquisimeto
barramundies
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
bartholomite
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
bathymetries
bathymetries
noun
plural of bathymetry
baumhauerite
baumhauerite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
baxterianism
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
beaumarchais
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
becompliment
bedevilments
bedevilments
noun
plural of bedevilment
bedizenments
bedizenments
noun
plural of bedizenment
befriendment
befriendment
noun
The act of befriending.
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
belemnitidae
belimousined
belittlement
belittlement
noun
an act of belittling
belostomidae
bemirrorment
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benzaldoxime
benzaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldoxime of benzaldehyde.
bepraisement
berycomorphi
beseemliness
besiclometer
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bessemerized
bessemerized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bessemerize
bethlehemite
bethlehemite
Noun
An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
An insane person; a madman.
Member of an extinct English order of friars.
Member of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bicameralism
bicameralism
noun
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
(psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
bicameralist
bicameralist
noun
A supporter of bicameralism.
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
bilamellated
bilamellated
adj
bilamellate
bilateralism
bilateralism
noun
Having a matching arrangement on each of two sides.
The policy of having bilateral agreements between two countries (as opposed to unilateralism and multilateralism).
biliteralism
biliteralism
noun
The quality of being biliteral.
bimetallisms
bimetallisms
noun
plural of bimetallism
bimetallists
bimetallists
noun
plural of bimetallist
bimillennial
bimillennial
adj
Occurring every 2,000 years.
noun
The 2,000th anniversary of an event or happening.
bimillennium
bimilllennia
bimodalities
bimodalities
noun
plural of bimodality
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
biomaterials
biomaterials
noun
plural of biomaterial
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
biometrician
biometrician
noun
One who practices biometrics.
biometricist
biometricist
noun
One who studies biometry.
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biosystematy
biosystematy
noun
(dated) biosystematics
biotelemetry
biotelemetry
noun
(biology, electronics) The use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
biscuitmaker
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blanchimeter
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blennoemesis
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.