(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.
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
amblyopsidae
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
archbishopry
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
bathycolpian
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.
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
blennoptysis
borophenylic
botryopterid
botryopteris
brachypodine
bradypodidae
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
compressibly
compressibly
adv
In a compressible way.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
ebullioscopy
ebullioscopy
noun
(physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids
embryoscopic
embryoscopic
adj
Relating to embryoscopy.
equiprobably
equiprobably
adv
With equal probability.
fibropolypus
heresyphobia
heresyphobia
noun
A strong aversion to heresy.
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
hypnophobias
hypnotisable
hypnotisable
adj
Alternative spelling of hypnotizable
hypnotizable
hypnotizable
adj
Able to be hypnotized.
noun
One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
hypobromites
hypobromites
noun
plural of hypobromite
hypoglobulia
hypoglobulia
noun
The presence of an abnormally low count of red blood cells in the blood.
hypostilbite
impardonably
impardonably
adv
(obsolete) unpardonably
imponderably
imponderably
adv
In an imponderable manner.
incomparably
incomparably
adv
In an incomparable manner.
incompatibly
incompatibly
adv
In an incompatible manner.
incomputably
incomputably
adv
To an incomputable degree.
inhospitably
inhospitably
adv
In an inhospitable manner.
irreprovably
irreprovably
adv
In a irreprovable manner; irreproachably.
nonimputably
nonplausibly
nonpublicity
nonpublicity
noun
Absence of publicity; failure to publicize.
opposability
opposability
noun
The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being placed opposite to something else).
The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being resisted).
orihyperbola
paleobiology
paleobiology
noun
The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals
papyrophobia
papyrophobia
noun
The fear or hate of paper
pathobiology
pathobiology
noun
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.
(medicine) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology.
(medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease).
photobiology
photobiology
noun
The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes
phytobiology
phytobiology
noun
The branch of biology that involves plants.
polybasicity
polybasicity
noun
The quality of being polybasic.
polybranchia
polyglobulia
polymicrobic
polymicrobic
adj
Polymicrobial.
polyribosome
polyribosome
noun
(biochemistry) A cluster of ribosomes, connected by mRNA, that collectively synthesizes protein
polysaprobic
polysaprobic
adj
(biology) Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen
polysyllabic
polysyllabic
adj
(of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
(of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.
noun
A word having more than one syllable
postlabially
postobituary
preembodying
preobviously
presbycousis
probationary
probationary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation
noun
An employee who is still in their probationary period.
proembryonic
proembryonic
adj
(botany) Relating to a proembryo
propublicity
proverbially
proverbially
adv
In a manner reminiscent of a proverb.
In a manner that uses proverbs; in proverbs.
pseudobinary
pseudobinary
adj
(physics) describing a system of two entities, at least one of which is itself binary (or more complex)
psychobiotic
psychobiotic
adj
of, or relating to both the mind and the body
psychophobia
psychophobia
noun
(medicine, rare) A fear of the mind, particularly mental illness. Like dementia
pygobranchia
pyrobelonite
pyrobelonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal dark red mineral containing hydrogen, lead, manganese, oxygen, and vanadium.
reproducibly
reproducibly
adv
In a reproducible manner; in a manner that can be copied.