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
amphibichnite
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
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
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
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.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
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.
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
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.
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
bridgehampton
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
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.
dermatophobia
diabetophobia
electrophobia
electrophobia
noun
fear of electricity
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
exhibitorship
exhibitorship
noun
The role or status of an exhibitor.
geumatophobia
graphitizable
graphitizable
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
hemerobaptism
hemerobaptist
hemerobaptist
Noun
A member of an ancient religious group who repeated a baptismal (bathing) rite every day.
heptasyllabic
heptasyllabic
Adjective
Having seven syllables.
heptasyllable
herpetophobia
herpetophobia
noun
Fear of reptiles, amphibians, and similar animals.
hyperbrutally
hypersubtlety
hypobenthonic
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.
mynpachtbrief
nonalphabetic
nonalphabetic
adj
Not alphabetic.
orthoplumbate
overbepatched
pebblehearted
peccatiphobia
peccatophobia
pectinibranch
pectinibranch
noun
(zoology) One of the Pectinibranchiata.
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
phlebenterism
phlebotomical
phlebotomical
adj
phlebotomic
phlebotomised
phlebotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phlebotomise
pithecolobium
preexhibition
preinhabitant
presbytership
presbytership
noun
The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate.
probanishment
probattleship
prohibitively
prohibitively
adv
In a prohibitive manner.
To a prohibitive extent.
proteinphobia
prothrombogen
pseudobenthos
pterobranchia
pteronophobia
pteronophobia
noun
The fear of feathers.
publichearted
publichearted
adj
Alternative form of public-hearted
pylephlebitic
pylephlebitis
pylephlebitis
noun
infective suppurative thrombosis of the portal vein