Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
amblycephalus
amphibichnite
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anemobiagraph
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.
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archcupbearer
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
asthenophobia
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bactetiophage
balneographer
balneographer
noun
One who writes descriptions of therapeutic baths.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzonaphthol
benzonaphthol
noun
A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies 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
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
biophotophone
biophotophone
noun
(historical) An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; an early kind of film projector.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
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
botryotherapy
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.
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.
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
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.
bronchoplegia
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
snow blindness
cholerophobia
cholerophobia
noun
A morbid fear of cholera.
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
coburghership
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
cymbocephalic
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
dermatophobia
diabetophobia
dispunishable
dispunishable
adj
(archaic) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
electrophobia
electrophobia
noun
fear of electricity
embryographer
embryographer
noun
One who scientifically describes embryos.
embryographic
embryographic
adj
Relating to embryography.
embryophagous
embryotrophic
embryotrophic
adj
That provides nourishment to an embryo
endophlebitis
endophlebitis
noun
Inflammation of the inner coat of a vein.
erythrophobia
erythrophobia
noun
Abnormal and persistent fear of the colour red.
abnormal and persistent fear of blushing
euphorbiaceae
exhibitorship
exhibitorship
noun
The role or status of an exhibitor.
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
geumatophobia
gopherberries
graphitizable
graphitizable
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
harbingership
harbingership
noun
The role or status of a harbinger.
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
hemiamblyopia
heptasyllabic
heptasyllabic
Adjective
Having seven syllables.
heptasyllable
herpetophobia
herpetophobia
noun
Fear of reptiles, amphibians, and similar animals.
hippoboscidae
honorableship
hypegiaphobia
hyperanabolic
hyperbolizing
hyperbolizing
verb
present participle of hyperbolize
hyperboloidal
hyperboloidal
adj
Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
hyperbranchia
hyperbrutally
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibly
hyperglobulia
hypersubtlety
hyperurbanism
hyperurbanism
noun
(linguistics) the creation of a non-standard form by mimicking the standard dialect.
hypobenthonic
keraunophobia
keraunophobia
Noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
mechanophobia
mechanophobia
noun
A fear of machines.
membranophone
membranophone
noun
(music) Any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.
metallophobia
metallophobia
noun
(rare) A fear of metal, or of touching metallic objects.
methylparaben
methylparaben
noun
A preservative and antifungal agent, the methyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid.
microblephary
mynpachtbrief
myrmecophobic
neighbourship
neighbourship
noun
A relationship between people and / or things which is based simply on being of a similar class.
The state or condition of being neighbours; a connection or relationship between people or things which is based simply on living close geographically.
nonalphabetic
nonalphabetic
adj
Not alphabetic.
nonhyperbolic
nonhyperbolic
adj
(mathematics) Not hyperbolic.
nonmembership
nonmembership
noun
Absence of membership; the state or condition of not being a member.
nonperishable
nonperishable
adj
(chiefly of food) Not perishable; not liable to spoil.
noun
That which does not perish, especially a foodstuff.
nonpunishable
nonpunishable
adj
Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
orthoplumbate
overbepatched
paraphrasable
paraphrasable
adj
Able to be paraphrased
pebblehearted
peccatiphobia
peccatophobia
pectinibranch
pectinibranch
noun
(zoology) One of the Pectinibranchiata.
pembrokeshire
pembrokeshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
perennibranch
perennibranch
noun
(zoology) Any perennibranchiate organism.
peribranchial
peribranchial
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the branchiae.
peribronchial
peribronchial
adj
Surrounding the bronchi
perilabyrinth
periphlebitic
periphlebitis
periphlebitis
noun
(pathology) perivasculitis of the retina
perishability
perishability
noun
The quality of being perishable.
phenobarbital
phenobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug used chiefly to treat epilepsy.
phenobarbitol
phenobarbitol
noun
Alternative spelling of phenobarbital
phenylbenzene
phenylbenzene
noun
(chemistry) biphenyl
phlebenterism
phlebographic
phlebographic
adj
Relating to phlebography.
phlebological
phleborrhagia
phleborrhagia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Hemorrhage of a vein.
phleborrhaphy
phleborrhexis
phlebotomical
phlebotomical
adj
phlebotomic
phlebotomised
phlebotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phlebotomise
pithecolobium
pleurobrachia
pnigerophobia
preexhibition
preinhabitant
presbytership
presbytership
noun
The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate.