Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathychrome
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcomber
noun
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
biochemical
biochemical
adj
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
of, or relating to biochemistry
noun
a chemical substance derived from a biological source
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blastocheme
blossomhead
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bodhidharma
bohemianism
bohemianism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bohemianism
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachiotomy
brachydomal
brahmanhood
branchiform
bromcamphor
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
chloriambus
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
choriambize
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
dithyrambos
dromophobia
embryophyta
emetophobia
emetophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
ethambutols
forechamber
gymnophobia
gymnophobia
noun
An inordinate fear or hatred of nudity.
haemoglobic
haemoglobin
haemoglobin
noun
(British spelling, biochemistry) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin
harmonsburg
hebdomadary
hebdomadary
adj
(obsolete) hebdomadal
noun
A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
hebdomarian
hematobious
hematoblast
hematoblast
noun
Alternative form of haematoblast
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
higinbotham
homoblastic
homoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from a single type of tissue.
(botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant's or shoot's age.
homophobias
homophobias
noun
plural of homophobia
hormephobia
limnophobia
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
malbehavior
maniaphobia
maniaphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being distraught or mentally ill.
An abnormal fear of being insane.
marlborough
marlborough
Proper noun
a town in Wiltshire, England
Marlborough College
a dukedom in the British peerage
a region and former province in the South Island of New Zealand.
maryborough
maryborough
Proper noun
A city in Queensland, Australia.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
microphobia
microphobia
noun
A morbid fear of microbes.
misbehavior
misbehavior
noun
(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.
mothballing
mothballing
noun
The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.
verb
present participle of mothball
motherboard
motherboard
noun
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
motorphobia
motorphobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one.
mouchrabieh
northumbria
northumbria
Proper noun
North-east England; Northumberland.
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
peachbottom
philantomba
phlebograms
phlebograms
noun
plural of phlebogram
rabbitmouth
rhabdomancy
rhabdomancy
noun
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
rhabdomeres
rhabdomeres
noun
plural of rhabdomere
rhabdomonas
rhabdomyoma
rhabdomyoma
noun
(pathology) A non-cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle.
rhomboclase
rhomboclase
noun
(mineralogy) An acidic orthorhombic iron sulfate mineral.
rhombohedra
rhombohedra
noun
plural of rhombohedron
smotherable
smotherable
adj
That which may be smothered.
stomachable
stomachable
adj
tolerable; capable of being stomached; not so distasteful as to be unacceptable.
subharmonic
subharmonic
adj
(physics) Having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
noun
Such a frequency
szombathely
thecamoebae
thingamabob
thingamabob
noun
(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
thingumabob
thromboxane
thromboxane
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a role in the clotting of blood
tremophobia
unmouthable
unmouthable
adj
(dated) unpronounceable
vermiphobia
vermiphobia
noun
An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.