A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
abiotrophic
abiotrophic
adj
(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
albitophyre
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
bathofloric
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behypocrite
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
birdmouthed
birthstones
birthstones
noun
plural of birthstone
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
borderlight
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
botheration
botheration
intj
A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
noun
(countable) A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.
(countable) An act of bothering or annoying.
(uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
bothridiums
boththridia
brachiation
brachiation
noun
(zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiotomy
bribeworthy
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
britishhood
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
broncholith
broncholith
noun
(pathology) calcified or ossified material within the lumen of the bronchus
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brookesmith
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
coinhabitor
corybantish
dithyrambos
erotophobia
erotophobia
noun
Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex
gristhorbia
habilitator
habilitator
noun
(US, obsolete) One who supplies money to work a mine.
herbivority
herbivority
noun
herbivorousness
hibernation
hibernation
noun
(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
(biology, sleep, space science) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
(computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.
hibernators
hibernators
noun
plural of hibernator
horribility
horribility
noun
The quality of being horrible.
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
hyperbolist
hyperbolist
noun
One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
hypobromite
hypobromite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of hypobromous acid
motorphobia
motorphobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one.
northumbria
northumbria
Proper noun
North-east England; Northumberland.
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
orthobiosis
overinhibit
prohibiting
prohibiting
verb
present participle of prohibit
prohibition
prohibition
noun
A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
prohibitive
prohibitive
adj
(Of a contender in a competition): presumptive winner, likely winner.
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
noun
(grammar) A negative imperative.
prohibitory
prohibitory
adj
That serves to prohibit or forbid
prothrombin
prothrombin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting.
protobishop
rabbitmouth
rectophobia
rectophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of rectal disease.
redhibition
redhibition
noun
(law) The annulling of a sale, and the return by the buyer of the article sold, on account of some defect.
redhibitory
redhibitory
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to redhibition (the annulling of a sale).
(non-native speakers' English) Prohibitive (cf. French rédhibitoire).
soubrettish
soubrettish
adj
Like a soubrette; cheeky and mischievous.
southbridge
southbridge
noun
(computing, electronics) A secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.
sphenotribe
subthoracic
subthoracic
adj
Situated below the thorax.
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
taurophobia
taurophobia
noun
Fear of bulls.
Opposition to bullfighting.
theobromine
theobromine
noun
(chemistry) An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate and cocoa.
therebiforn
throbbingly
throbbingly
adv
In a throbbing way.
thrombosing
thrombosing
verb
present participle of thrombose
timbrophily
timbrophily
noun
(dated) philately (the study or collection of stamps)
tolerablish
tolerablish
adj
(archaic, colloquial) Somewhat tolerable.
tremophobia
trichoblast
trichoblast
noun
A hair-like filamentous protrusion from the side of an organism, especially, an alga.
trihemiobol
triphibious
triphibious
adj
(military) Involving land, air and sea forces.
(of a craft) Capable of traveling on land, air and sea.
trophobiont
trophobiont
noun
The provider of food in trophobiosis.
turkophobia
unbothering
unbothering
adj
Unbothersome.
unthrobbing
unthrobbing
adj
Not throbbing.
volborthite
volborthite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing copper and vanadium.