Not caused by bacteria; characterized by a lack of bacteria.
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abecedaire
abecedaria
abecedaria
noun
plural of abecedarium
abercromby
aberuncate
aberuncate
verb
(rare, transitive) To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.
abhorrence
abhorrence
noun
(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abreaction
abreaction
noun
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
abrenounce
abrenounce
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce; to contradict.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
abstracted
abstracted
adj
(now rare) Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
(now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstract
abstracter
abstracter
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstract: more abstract
noun
An accounting clerk who records payroll deductions.
One who abstracts, or makes an abstract, as in records or documents.
Someone that finds and summarizes information for legal or insurance work.
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
accordable
accordable
adj
(obsolete) Reconcilable; in accordance
Able to be given or dispensed.
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
acerbities
acerbities
noun
plural of acerbity
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acetabular
acetabular
adj
Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped.
Related to the acetabulum.
acquirable
acquirable
adj
Capable of being acquired.
acrobacies
aedilberct
aerobacter
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerobiotic
aerobiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerobiosis
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
amerceable
amerceable
adj
Liable to be amerced.
amerciable
amerciable
adj
Alternative form of amerceable
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
arboricole
arboricole
adj
(zoology) arboreal
arcabucero
archbeacon
archbeadle
archebancs
archibuteo
archrobber
ascribable
ascribable
adj
Able to be ascribed.
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
backberand
backberend
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backgeared
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhooker
backiebird
backlasher
backlasher
noun
A participant in a backlash
backlotter
backpacker
backpacker
noun
(music, slang) A fan or performer of backpack rap.
A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backspacer
backspacer
noun
A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
backspread
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backtender
backtenter
backvelder
backvelder
noun
A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
bacteremia
bacteremic
bacteremic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bacterious
bacteritic
bacteritic
adj
(rare) Caused by bacteria
bacterized
bacterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bacterize
baldricked
baldricked
adj
Wearing a baldrick (ornamental belt).
bandcutter
barbaresco
barbascoes
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barcaroles
barcaroles
noun
plural of barcarole
barcarolle
barcarolle
noun
Alternative spelling of barcarole.
barcellona
barcelonas
barebacked
barebacked
adj
Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.
adv
Synonym of bareback
barenecked
barenecked
adj
Having the neck bare.
barkcutter
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
barleysick
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
barraclade
barricaded
barricaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barricade
barricader
barricader
noun
A person who mans a barricade.
barricades
barricades
noun
plural of barricade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barricade
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
basicerite
basicerite
noun
(zoology) The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans. [from 19th c.]
bastardice
batchelder
batrachite
batrachite
noun
A pale greenish-grey variety of montmorillonite.
battercake
battercake
noun
A kind of flat cake similar to a pancake.
batterdock
beachdrops
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beachlamar
becarpeted
becarpeted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becarpet
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
beckemeyer
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
becowarded
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrippled
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrusting
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedecorate
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beerocracy
beerocracy
noun
Those who control or profit from the brewing of beer.
beggarlice
bekerchief
bellyacher
bellyacher
noun
One who bellyaches; a complainer.
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
benchboard
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
berascaled
berecyntia
bergamasca
bertolucci
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
berycoidea
berycoidei
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bescorches
bescorches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescorch
bescouring
bescramble
bescreened
bescreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescreen
bescribble
bescribble
verb
(transitive) To scribble over.
To write in a messy, scribbly fashion.
beseechers
beseechers
noun
plural of beseecher
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch