(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
becompliment
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
benzpinacone
benzthiophen
berycomorphi
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.
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliophilic
bibliophilic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, bibliophilia (the love of books).
bibliophobia
bibliophobia
noun
The fear or dislike of books.
bibliopolery
bibliopolery
noun
(archaic) bookselling
bibliopolism
bibliopolism
noun
(rare) bookselling
bibliopolist
bibliopolist
noun
bibliopole
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
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
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.
blennoptysis
bloodspiller
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boatsmanship
boilerplates
boilerplates
noun
plural of boilerplate
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
borophenylic
bothriolepis
botryopterid
botryopteris
brachypodine
bradypodidae
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
bromoprotein
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.
chromophobic
chromophobic
adj
(cytology) resistant to staining
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
cleptobioses
cleptobioses
noun
plural of cleptobiosis
cleptobiosis
cleptobiosis
noun
(biology) The action of a cleptobiont
cleptobiotic
cleptobiotic
adj
(biology) Relating to cleptobiosis
complainable
complainable
adj
That may be complained of.
compressible
compressible
adj
(topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.
able to be compressed
compressibly
compressibly
adv
In a compressible way.
comprobation
comprobation
noun
(obsolete) approbation
(obsolete) joint attestation; proof
consumptible
contemptible
contemptible
adj
Deserving contempt.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cubitocarpal
cubitocarpal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and carpus.
cubitopalmar
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
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.
ebullioscope
ebullioscope
noun
(physics) An instrument used to measure the boiling point of liquids
ebullioscopy
ebullioscopy
noun
(physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids
elaphebolion
embryoscopic
embryoscopic
adj
Relating to embryoscopy.
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
fibropolypus
francophobia
francophobia
Noun
The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.