(botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
(obsolete) The state of being cut off.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The act or process of cutting off.
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
acrobacies
acrobatics
acrobatics
noun
A spectacular display of agility.
The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
arabinosic
arabinosic
adj
Of or relating to arabinose.
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
associable
associable
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc.
(obsolete) sociable; companionable
Capable of being associated or joined.
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
bacillosis
bacillosis
noun
(pathology) infection with bacilli
bacterious
badacsonyi
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
baroscopic
baroscopic
adj
Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barricados
basilicock
basiscopic
basiscopic
adj
Toward or facing the base; away from the apex.
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
batocrinus
batonistic
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beccaficos
beccaficos
noun
plural of beccafico
becousined
bescouring
bibliotics
bibliotics
noun
The study of documents and handwriting in order to verify authorship or authenticity
bicipitous
bicipitous
adj
(archaic) Having two heads; bicipital.
bicolorous
bicolorous
adj
(biology, mycology) Having two different colors.
bicornuous
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
bioblastic
biocenosis
biocenosis
noun
(biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem
biochemics
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
biocoenose
biocoenose
noun
A living collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
biophysics
biophysics
noun
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
bioplasmic
bioplasmic
adj
Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
bioplastic
bioplastic
noun
Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
biopsychic
biopsychic
adj
Relating to psychic phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life
bioscience
bioscience
noun
Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms
bioscopies
bioscopies
noun
plural of bioscopy
biostatics
biostatics
noun
(biology) The science of the structure and function of organic bodies
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
bishopscap
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blockishly
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
boldacious
boldacious
adj
(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.
bosporanic
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
boucherism
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
bovaristic
boycottism
boycottism
noun
The methods or actions of boycotters.
brevicomis
brickmason
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
broomstick
broomstick
noun
(slang, rare) A gun.
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
verb
(intransitive) To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to.
brownistic
bucolicism
bucolicism
noun
Bucolic attitudes or behaviour.
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
cabriolets
cabriolets
noun
plural of cabriolet
calombigas
cambodians
carbolised
carbolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbolise
carbolizes
carbolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbolize
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
carboniser
carboniser
noun
Alternative form of carbonizer
carbonizes
carbonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize
catabasion
catabasion
noun
A vault under the altar of a Greek church.
catabolism
catabolism
noun
(biochemistry) Destructive metabolism, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
celebrious
celebrious
adj
(obsolete) Famous.
cellobiose
cellobiose
noun
(biochemistry) A disaccharide, found mainly as a repeat unit in cellulose, in which two glucose units are joined with a 1, 4-β linkage
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
cerebrosis
charbroils
charbroils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
chosunilbo
clipboards
clipboards
noun
plural of clipboard
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
cobblerism
cobleskill
coccolobis
coembodies
cognisable
cognisable
adj
Alternative form of cognizable
cognisably
cognisably
adv
Alternative form of cognizably
colbertism
colibertus
colombians
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
combustive
combustive
adj
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
comestible
comestible
adj
Suitable to be eaten; edible.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Anything that can be eaten; food.
concubines
concubines
noun
plural of concubine
concubitus
conscribed
conscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscribe
consubsist
consubsist
verb
(intransitive) To subsist together.
corbeilles
corbeilles
noun
plural of corbeille
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
corrosible
corrosible
adj
(rare) corrodible
cowberries
cowberries
noun
plural of cowberry
cribrosity
crossbirth
crossbirth
noun
Alternative form of cross-birth
discobolos
discobolus
discobolus
noun
a discus thrower
a statue of a discus thrower
dislocable
embolismic
embolismic
adj
Relating to embolism or intercalation.
fiberscope
fiberscope
noun
(American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
gobiesocid
gobiesocid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Gobiesocidae of clingfish.
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
hippobosca
incubators
incubators
noun
plural of incubator
insociable
insociable
adj
(obsolete) Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected.
Not sociable or companionable.
insociably
insociably
adv
In an insociable manner.
isobutyric
isobutyric
adj
Of or pertaining to isobutyric acid or its derivatives
jacobinise
jacobinism
jacobinism
Noun
The principles of the Jacobins; violent opposition to legitimate government.
jacobitish
jacobitish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
jacobitism
jacobitism
Noun
The political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland.
laboristic
libocedrus
lubricious
lubricious
adj
Lewd, wanton, salacious or lecherous.
Smooth and glassy; slippery.
microbious
microbious
adj
Synonym of microbial
microblast
microbuses
microbuses
noun
plural of microbus
microcebus
myoblastic
myoblastic
adj
of or relating to the myoblast
neoblastic
neoblastic
adj
Constituting or pertaining to a new growth, as of tissue.
nicobarese
nicobarese
Adjective
Belonging or relating to an isolated group of Austroasiatic languages spoken in the Nicobar Islands of India.
obduracies
obduracies
noun
plural of obduracy
obediences
obediences
noun
plural of obedience
obeisances
obeisances
noun
plural of obeisance
objections
objections
noun
plural of objection
objectives
objectives
noun
plural of objective
obligistic
obstetrics
obstetrics
noun
(medicine) The care of women during and after pregnancy.
obstetricy
obstetricy
noun
(obsolete) obstetrics.
obstinance
obstinance
noun
The characteristic of being obstinate.
obstinancy
obstinancy
noun
(rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
onobrychis
postscribe
postscribe
verb
To make a postscript.
presbyopic
presbyopic
adj
Affected by or pertaining to presbyopia.
noun
An individual who has presbyopia.
proscribed
proscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proscribe