(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
absquatulation
absquatulation
noun
The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.
abstemiousness
abstemiousness
noun
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstersiveness
abstersiveness
noun
The quality of being abstersive.
abstractedness
abstractedness
noun
The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
abstractionist
abstractionist
adj
Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
noun
(art) Someone who supports or creates abstract art.
An idealist.
abstractnesses
abstractnesses
noun
plural of abstractness
abstrusenesses
abstrusenesses
noun
plural of abstruseness
acceptableness
acceptableness
noun
The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
acetylbenzoate
actinobaccilli
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinobranchia
actinobranchia
noun
Alternative form of actinobranch
aerobranchiate
albumenisation
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
alienabilities
alienabilities
noun
plural of alienability
ambicoloration
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambitendencies
ambitendencies
noun
plural of ambitendency
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
anabaptistical
analphabetical
analphabetical
adj
Alternative form of analphabetic
annihilability
annihilability
noun
Ability to be annihilated.
anteambulation
anthropophobia
anthropophobia
noun
A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.
antiabsolutist
antiabsolutist
noun
One who opposes absolutism.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
antibiotically
antibiotically
adv
By means of antibiotics.
In terms of antibiotic effect.
antihemoglobin
antihumbuggist
antiliberalism
antiliberalism
noun
(politics) Antiliberal beliefs and practices.
antiliberalist
antimetabolite
antimetabolite
noun
(medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite
antiparabemata
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antisubversive
antisubversive
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering political subversion.
noun
One who opposes political subversion.
antitobacconal
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
arbitrationist
arbitrationist
noun
A proponent of arbitrationism.
arraignability
arthrobranchia
attachableness
attachableness
noun
The state or quality of being attachable.
attainableness
attainableness
noun
The state or quality of being attainable.
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autoinoculable
autoinoculable
adj
Capable of autoinoculation
autosymbiontic
autotuberculin
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacteriotropin
bacteriotropin
noun
An antibody that makes a specific bacterium more susceptible to phagocytosis
balaenicipites
balneotechnics
balneotherapia
balneotherapia
noun
Obsolete form of balneotherapy.
balsamiticness
basiarachnitis
basibranchiate
basidiogenetic
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
bellerophontes
bellerophontic
benedictionale
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactresses
benefactresses
noun
plural of benefactress
benevolentness
benevolentness
noun
The state or quality of being benevolent.
bennettitaceae
benzanthracene
benzanthracene
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbons formed by the fusion of a benzene ring with anthracene.
benzbitriazole
benzotetrazine
benzotetrazole
benzothiofuran
benzothiophene
benzothiophene
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a thiophene molecule; it occurs in some coal tars and is used in the synthesis of other compounds.
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benztrioxazine
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bicentennially
bicentennially
adv
Every two hundred years.
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
binationalisms
binomenclature
bioclimatician
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
bioelectronics
bioelectronics
noun
(biology, electronics) The application of electronics in the field of biology
(biology, electronics) The proposed construction of electronic-like circuits from proteins or other biological macromolecules
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language
In the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner
bipolarization
bipolarization
noun
(politics) polarization into two opposing factions
bipotentiality
bipotentiality
noun
The capacity to develop in either of two different ways, especially to become either male or female
The presence of both male and female reproductive organs in an individual; hermaphroditism
bisubstitution
bitrochanteric
bitrochanteric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the two trochanters.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
bituminisation
bituminisation
noun
Alternative form of bituminization
bituminization
bituminization
noun
The process of bituminizing.
blastogranitic
blennenteritis
blennocystitis
blennometritis
blithesomeness
blithesomeness
noun
The quality of being blithesome.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
bodenbenderite
boisterousness
boisterousness
noun
The characteristic of being boisterous.
bolshevization
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
bothersomeness
bothersomeness
noun
The state or condition of being bothersome.
bottomlessness
bottomlessness
noun
the state or quality of being bottomless.
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
boussingaultia
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
breathableness
breathableness
noun
The quality of being breathable.
breathlessness
breathlessness
noun
(pathology) Difficult or labored respiration, dyspnea, shortness of breath
The state of being breathless or out of breath.
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
brevirostrines
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
bronchadenitis
bronchiectasis
bronchiectasis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.
bronchiectatic
bronchiectatic
adj
(medicine) Of, relating to, or affected by bronchiectasis.
bronchodilator
bronchodilator
noun
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
bronchoscopist
bronchoscopist
noun
One who carries out bronchoscopy.
bronchostomies
bronchotyphoid
brontosauruses
buettneriaceae
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bunoselenodont
bunoselenodont
adj
(zoology) Having teeth whose inner cusps have the form of blunt cones and the outer ones of longitudinal crescents