(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
acerbophobia
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
adipofibroma
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
aichmophobia
aichmophobia
noun
The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
albopruinose
amathophobia
amathophobia
noun
Fear of dust.
amblyopsidae
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiontic
amphibiotica
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
ancraophobia
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
anglophobiac
anglophobist
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
antiportable
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
apometabolic
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
approbations
approbations
noun
plural of approbation
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
archbishopry
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
balanophorin
baroscopical
baroscopical
adj
Alternative form of baroscopic
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathycolpian
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
benzpinacone
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
bibliophobia
bibliophobia
noun
The fear or dislike of books.
bibliotaphic
bibliotaphic
adj
Being or relating to a bibliotaph; hiding away books.
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
biopotential
biopotential
noun
A biologically- or biochemically-generated potential (voltage)
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
bipartitions
bipartitions
noun
plural of bipartition
bipolarities
bipolarities
noun
plural of bipolarity
bipolarizing
bipolarizing
verb
present participle of bipolarize
bipropellant
bipropellant
noun
A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blastophitic
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boatsmanship
boilerplates
boilerplates
noun
plural of boilerplate
brachypodine
bradypodidae
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
brontephobia
brontephobia
noun
Alternative form of brontophobia
brontophobia
brontophobia
noun
The fear of thunder and lightning.
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
carbophilous
cardiophobia
cardiophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of heart disease.
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
chaetophobia
chaetophobia
noun
(rare) fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals
cheimaphobia
chionophobia
chionophobia
noun
Fear of snow.
chromophobia
chromophobia
noun
(biology) The quality of being resistant to staining.
(rare) Aversion to a colour or colours.
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
complainable
complainable
adj
That may be complained of.
comprobation
comprobation
noun
(obsolete) approbation
(obsolete) joint attestation; proof
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cubitocarpal
cubitocarpal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and carpus.
cubitopalmar
deipnophobia
deipnophobia
noun
(rare) A fear of banquets or dinner parties.
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
deplorabilia
diploblastic
diploblastic
adj
(biology) Having two embryonic germ layers (the ectoderm and the endoderm)
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
domatophobia
domatophobia
noun
A morbid fear of being inside a house.
elaphebolion
entomophobia
entomophobia
noun
Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods
epilobiaceae
eproboscidea
equiprobable
equiprobable
adj
(mathematics, logic) Having equal probability, such as any number from 1 to 6 being the equiprobable outcome of the fair toss of fair dice.
equiprobably
equiprobably
adv
With equal probability.
ermitophobia
exprobration
exprobration
noun
(obsolete) Reproachful accusation; upbraiding.
expropriable
expropriable
adj
Capable of being expropriated, or seized for public use.
fibroadipose
fibroadipose
adj
(anatomy) Having both fibrous and adipose tissue
fibroplastic
fibroplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibroplasia
francophobia
francophobia
Noun
The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
gametophobia
gametophobia
noun
The fear of marriage.
globicephala
glossophobia
glossophobia
noun
Speech anxiety
The fear of public speaking.
graphophobia
graphophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of writing.
gringophobia
gringophobia
noun
Fear or hatred of gringos.
haplobiontic
haplobiontic
adj
(biology) Describing a plant or fungus that has either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in its life cycle. That is, it lacks any alternation of generations.
haptoglobins
haptoglobins
noun
plural of haptoglobin
hedonophobia
hedonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of pleasure or joy, especially engaging in pleasurable or joyful activities while others are experiencing depression, illness, pain, economic hardship, or other grief.
hematophobia
hematophobia
noun
Alternative form of haematophobia
heresyphobia
heresyphobia
noun
A strong aversion to heresy.
heterophobia
heterophobia
noun
Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.
Fear or resentment of the opposite sex.
Fear or resentment of what is different.
hispanophobe
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hydrophobias
hydrophobias
noun
plural of hydrophobia
hyperbolical
hyperbolical
adj
Hyperbolic
hypnophobias
hypnotisable
hypnotisable
adj
Alternative spelling of hypnotizable
hypnotizable
hypnotizable
adj
Able to be hypnotized.
noun
One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
hypoglobulia
hypoglobulia
noun
The presence of an abnormally low count of red blood cells in the blood.
iambographer
iambographer
noun
A poet who writes iambic verse.
impardonable
impardonable
adj
(obsolete) unpardonable
impardonably
impardonably
adv
(obsolete) unpardonably
imperforable
imperforable
adj
incapable of being perforated
impersonable
imponderable
imponderable
adj
Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
noun
(physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
A factor that cannot be anticipated.
An imponderable question.
imponderably
imponderably
adv
In an imponderable manner.
importunable
importunable
adj
(obsolete) heavy; insupportable
impossibilia
imprisonable
imprisonable
adj
(law, of an offence) Carrying a sentence of imprisonment.
Capable of being imprisoned.
improcurable
improfitable
improfitable
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of unprofitable
incomparable
incomparable
adj
(rare) Not able to be compared.
So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed.
noun
Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison.
incomparably
incomparably
adv
In an incomparable manner.
incompatible
incompatible
adj
(chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
noun
(medicine, chemistry, chiefly in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.
(philosophy) A consequent of a contrary.
incompatibly
incompatibly
adv
In an incompatible manner.
incompliable
incompliable
adj
Not compliable; refusing to obey or conform.
incomputable
incomputable
adj
Not computable; that cannot be computed, calculated or estimated.
incomputably
incomputably
adv
To an incomputable degree.
incorporable
incorporable
adj
Able to be incorporated.
inevaporable
inexplorable
inexplorable
adj
That cannot be explored or discovered; inscrutable or unfathomable