Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathychrome
beechbottom
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
besmoothing
besmoothing
verb
present participle of besmooth
betrothment
betrothment
noun
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
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.
bimonthlies
bimonthlies
noun
plural of bimonthly
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
birdmouthed
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastocheme
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
bothridiums
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
brachiotomy
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromothymol
bromothymol
noun
(organic chemistry) A brominated derivative of thymol that is formally part of the structure of the dye bromothymol blue
bronchotome
bronchotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brookesmith
bumbershoot
bumbershoot
noun
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
buttermouth
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
dithyrambos
embouchment
embryophyta
embryophyte
embryophyte
noun
(botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants
embryotroph
embryotroph
noun
(biology) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.
emetophobia
emetophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
ethambutols
hematobious
hematoblast
hematoblast
noun
Alternative form of haematoblast
higinbotham
homoblastic
homoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from a single type of tissue.
(botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant's or shoot's age.
humboldtine
humboldtine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
humboldtite
hypobromite
hypobromite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of hypobromous acid
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
mesobenthos
miphiboseth
mothballing
mothballing
noun
The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.
verb
present participle of mothball
motherboard
motherboard
noun
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
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.
peachbottom
philantomba
phlebectomy
phlebectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein
phlebotomic
phlebotomic
adj
Relating to phlebotomy.
phlebotomus
prothrombin
prothrombin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting.
rabbitmouth
smoothboots
smoothbored
smoothbored
adj
(firearms) Synonym of smoothbore
smoothbores
smoothbores
noun
plural of smoothbore
smotherable
smotherable
adj
That which may be smothered.
stomachable
stomachable
adj
tolerable; capable of being stomached; not so distasteful as to be unacceptable.
szombathely
thecamoebae
theobromine
theobromine
noun
(chemistry) An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate and cocoa.
thingamabob
thingamabob
noun
(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
thingumabob
thrombocyst
thrombocyte
thrombocyte
noun
(hematology, cytology) platelet
thrombosing
thrombosing
verb
present participle of thrombose
thromboxane
thromboxane
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a role in the clotting of blood
timbrophily
timbrophily
noun
(dated) philately (the study or collection of stamps)