(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
adipofibroma
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
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
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
ancraophobia
antiportable
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
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
balanophorin
baroscopical
baroscopical
adj
Alternative form of baroscopic
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
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
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.
bibliopolery
bibliopolery
noun
(archaic) bookselling
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
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
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
bloodspiller
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boilerplates
boilerplates
noun
plural of boilerplate
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
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.
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.
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
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
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cubitocarpal
cubitocarpal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and carpus.
cubitopalmar
deplorabilia
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
embryoscopic
embryoscopic
adj
Relating to embryoscopy.
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.
graphophobia
graphophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of writing.
gringophobia
gringophobia
noun
Fear or hatred of gringos.
heresyphobia
heresyphobia
noun
A strong aversion to heresy.
heterophobia
heterophobia
noun
Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.
Fear or resentment of the opposite sex.
Fear or resentment of what is different.
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hydrophobias
hydrophobias
noun
plural of hydrophobia
hydrophobist
hyperbolical
hyperbolical
adj
Hyperbolic
hyperbolicly
hyperbolicly
adv
(less common) Alternative form of hyperbolically
hyperbolists
hyperbolists
noun
plural of hyperbolist
hyperbolized
hyperbolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize
hyperbolizes
hyperbolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperbolize
hyperboloids
hyperboloids
noun
plural of hyperboloid
hypobromites
hypobromites
noun
plural of hypobromite
iambographer
iambographer
noun
A poet who writes iambic verse.
impardonable
impardonable
adj
(obsolete) unpardonable
impardonably
impardonably
adv
(obsolete) unpardonably
imperforable
imperforable
adj
incapable of being perforated
impersonable
imponderable
imponderable
adj
Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
noun
(physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
A factor that cannot be anticipated.
An imponderable question.
imponderably
imponderably
adv
In an imponderable manner.
importunable
importunable
adj
(obsolete) heavy; insupportable
imprisonable
imprisonable
adj
(law, of an offence) Carrying a sentence of imprisonment.
Capable of being imprisoned.
improcurable
improducible
improfitable
improfitable
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of unprofitable
incomparable
incomparable
adj
(rare) Not able to be compared.
So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed.
noun
Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison.
incomparably
incomparably
adv
In an incomparable manner.
incorporable
incorporable
adj
Able to be incorporated.
inevaporable
inexplorable
inexplorable
adj
That cannot be explored or discovered; inscrutable or unfathomable
inexportable
inpardonable
inponderable
interpolable
interpolable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being interpolated.
interposable
interposable
adj
Capable of being interposed.
irreportable
irreprovable
irreprovable
adj
Not reprovable; irreproachable.
irreprovably
irreprovably
adv
In a irreprovable manner; irreproachably.
lipobranchia
membranipora
microbeproof
miniproblems
motorphobiac
motorphobiac
noun
Synonym of motorphobe (“one who fears or dislikes automobiles”)
multiproblem
multiproblem
adj
Involving more than one problem.
negrophobiac
negrophobias
negrophobist
neighborship
neighborship
noun
A community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on being of a similar class.
The state or condition of being neighbors; a community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on living close geographically.
nonparabolic
nonparabolic
adj
Not parabolic.
nonprintable
nonprintable
adj
(computing, typography) Not printable.
nonprobation
nonprobative
nonprobative
adj
Not probative.
obreptitious
obreptitious
adj
Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
observership
observership
noun
The office or work of an observer.
ombrographic
ombrophilous
ombrophilous
adj
(biology) Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall
opprobriated
opprobriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of opprobriate
orihyperbola
ouranophobia
ouranophobia
noun
Fear of heaven.
palpebration
palpebration
noun
(medicine) winking of the eye
papyrophobia
papyrophobia
noun
The fear or hate of paper
paraboliform
paraboliform
adj
Shaped like a parabola.
parabolising
parabolising
verb
present participle of parabolise
parabolizing
parabolizing
verb
present participle of parabolize
paraboloidal
paraboloidal
adj
Having a paraboloid shape.
parabotulism
paraglobulin
paraglobulin
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous body in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins.