(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablepharia
ablepharia
noun
(medicine) A congenital absence or reduction in size of eyelids.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
acrophobia
acrophobia
noun
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
aerophobia
aerophobia
noun
(medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
(rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heights
(travel) Fear of flying
An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
ambiparous
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
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.)
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
aurophobia
aurophobia
noun
The fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
baralipton
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barophobia
barophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of gravity.
baroscopic
baroscopic
adj
Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
barotropic
barotropic
adj
(meteorology) In which the pressure of the atmosphere is dependent upon its density only.
baryphonia
baryphonic
becrippled
bediapered
bediapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bediaper
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bepillared
bepillared
adj
Furnished with pillars.
besprinkle
besprinkle
verb
(archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bicorporal
bicorporal
adj
Having two bodies
biliprasin
biliprasin
noun
(biochemistry) A dark green pigment found in small quantities in human gallstones.
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
biomorphic
biomorphic
adj
Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
biparental
biparental
adj
Having two parents.
biparietal
biparietal
adj
(anatomy) Between the two parietal bones
bipartible
bipartible
adj
Capable of being divided into two parts.
bipartient
bipartient
adj
Dividing into two parts.
bipartisan
bipartisan
adj
(politics) Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
bipartizan
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bipinnaria
bipinnaria
noun
(zoology) The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
bipolarize
bipolarize
verb
To make bipolar
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
bishopbird
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bistipular
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
bitterbump
blackprint
blepharism
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
bopyridian
bosporanic
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
branchipus
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
brehonship
brewership
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
brihaspati
brihaspati
Proper noun
The name of the priest of the Gods.
The planet Jupiter.
broadpiece
broadpiece
noun
(historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
brompicrin
brompicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent colourless explosive liquid, CNO₂Br₃.
brownprint
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bursarship
bursarship
noun
The rank or office of a bursar.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
cipherable
cipherable
adj
able to be ciphered (calculated)
clipboards
clipboards
noun
plural of clipboard
cnibophore
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
crispbread
crispbread
noun
A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
depertible
depertible
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) divisible
deprivable
deprivable
adj
(obsolete) Liable to be deposed.
Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
dopperbird
doraphobia
doraphobia
noun
The fear of touching the fur or skin of an animal.
embioptera
ergophobia
ergophobia
noun
A fear or aversion to work
ergophobic
ergophobic
adj
averse to doing work
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
exprimable
fiberscope
fiberscope
noun
(American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
hyperbaric
hyperbaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure (as of oxygen).
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
hyperbolic
hyperbolic
adj
(geometry, topology, of an automorphism) Whose domain has two (possibly ideal) fixed points joined by a line mapped to itself by translation.
(mathematics, of a metric space or a geometry) Having negative curvature or sectional curvature.
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).
(vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%.
Indicates that the specified function is a hyperbolic function rather than a trigonometric function.
Of or pertaining to a hyperbola.
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
hyperbulia
hyperbulia
noun
(psychology) Excessive will or drive to do things.
hypobarism
impairable
impairable
adj
Able to be impaired.
impartable
impartable
adj
Capable of being imparted.
impartible
impartible
adj
capable of being imparted or communicated; impartable.
not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible
impartibly
impartibly
adv
So as not to be parted or divided.
imperdible
imperdible
adj
(obsolete) Not destructible.
impetrable
impetrable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
implorable
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importably
importably
adv
(obsolete) Insupportably; unbearably.
impregable
imprenable
imprenable
adj
Obsolete form of impregnable.
improbable
improbable
adj
Not likely to be true.
Not likely to happen.
improbably
improbably
adv
In an improbable manner; without probability.
improvable
improvable
adj
Capable of being improved.
Capable of being used to advantage; profitable.
Impossible to prove.
improvably
improvably
adv
So as to permit improvement.
impuberate
impuberate
adj
not puberate
inoperable
inoperable
adj
(medicine) Incapable of being successfully surgically operated on.
Incapable of operation or function; inoperative.
inparabola
inspirable
inspirable
adj
Able to be inhaled; breathable.
Able to be inspired.
interpubic
interpubic
adj
(anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
irruptible
labiograph
libroplast
membership
membership
noun
(mathematics) The fact of being a member of a set.
The body of members of an organization.
The state of being a member of a group or organization.
microprobe
microprobe
noun
(chemistry) An instrument used to determine the chemical composition at a point on a solid surface, such as that of a mineral. It analyzes the X-rays emitted when a beam of electrons are focused on the sample.
obpyriform
obpyriform
adj
(botany) Having a shape that is in outline like that of a pear, with the base at the narrower end.
ombrophile
ombrophile
noun
(botany) Any plant that flourishes in a rainy environment
ombrophily
ombrophily
noun
The condition of being ombrophilous
opprobrium
opprobrium
noun
(archaic) Behaviour which is disgraceful or shameful.
(countable, archaic) A cause, object, or situation of disgrace or shame.
Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy.
Scornful contempt or reproach; (countable) an instance of this.
overpublic
paedotribe
paintbrush
paintbrush
noun
A thin brush for applying paint.
parabiosis
parabiosis
noun
(ecology, ethology) A form of symbiosis, typically among ants, in which different species share common nest galleries but maintain distinct broods and do not practice mutualism other than incidentally.
(medicine) An alien form of life within an organism, commonly invasive, such as a growing cancer.
(physiology) The (natural or surgical) union of parts of two organisms, especially in such a way as to cause them to share their vascular systems. Organisms so joined then are called parabionts.
A transient physiological state of suspension of obvious vital activities such as to enable an organism to escape the notice of its enemies or to conserve its energy.
The fusion of two embryos to form conjoined twins
parabiotic
parabiotic
adj
relating to parabiosis
parabolise
parabolise
verb
Alternative form of parabolize
parabolist
parabolist
noun
A narrator of parables.
parabolize
parabolize
verb
(intransitive) To speak in parables.
(transitive) To make (a mirror etc) parabolic.
paraboloid
paraboloid
noun
(mathematics) A surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola.
paraglobin
paraglobin
noun
Synonym of paraglobulin
paramaribo
paramaribo
Proper noun
The capital of Suriname.
parboiling
parboiling
noun
The act by which something is parboiled.
verb
present participle of parboil
parodiable
parodiable
adj
Suitable for parody.
parrotbill
parrotbill
noun
Any of a group of warbler-like birds of uncertain taxonomy, now often placed in family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.
patibulary
patibulary
adj
(now rare, chiefly humorous) Pertaining to the gallows or hanging.
pearisburg
pearisburg
Proper noun
a town in Virginia, USA
perbromide
perbromide
noun
(chemistry) A bromide having a higher proportion of bromine than any other bromide of the same substance or series.
percarbide
percarbide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of a series of compounds containing the largest proportion of carbon
peribulbar
peribulbar
adj
Around the brainstem.
peribursal
peribursal
adj
Around a bursa.
periorbita
periorbita
noun
(anatomy) The area around the orbit.
perishable
perishable
adj
Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
noun
(in the plural) food that does not keep for long.
That which perishes or is short-lived.
perishably
perishably
adv
In a perishable manner.
permixable
perturbing
perturbing
verb
present participle of perturb
phippsburg
picturable
picturable
adj
Capable of being imagined.
Capable of, or suitable for, being depicted in a picture.