(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.
adaptability
adaptability
noun
(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
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.
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
archbishopry
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bathycolpian
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrene
noun
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
benzopyranyl
berrypicking
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
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
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
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
blennoptysis
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
borghalpenny
borophenylic
botryopterid
botryopteris
brachycephal
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradyphrasia
bradyphrasia
noun
(medicine) A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradypodidae
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchophony
bronchophony
noun
(pathology) A modification of the voice sounds observed in auscultation of the chest; used as a diagnostic test
bronchoscopy
bronchoscopy
noun
(medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
bulbophyllum
burghalpenny
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
cerebroscopy
cerebroscopy
noun
(medicine, dated) examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease, especially by examining the interior of the eye, as with an ophthalmoscope
compresbyter
compressibly
compressibly
adv
In a compressible way.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
cryptobranch
cryptobranch
noun
Any limpet of the genus Cryptobranchia
cryptodouble
cymbocephaly
decipherably
decipherably
adv
In a decipherable manner.
disreputably
disreputably
adv
In a disreputable manner
drapeability
drapeability
noun
Alternative form of drapability
dryobalanops
ebullioscopy
ebullioscopy
noun
(physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
embryophytes
embryophytes
noun
plural of embryophyte
embryoscopic
embryoscopic
adj
Relating to embryoscopy.
embryotrophe
embryotrophy
equiprobably
equiprobably
adv
With equal probability.
exprobratory
exprobratory
adj
Expressing, or relating to, exprobration.
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
hydrophobous
hydrophobous
adj
hydrophobic.
hypabyssally
hypabyssally
adv
In a hypabyssal manner.
hyperabelian
hyperalgebra
hyperalgebra
noun
(mathematics) The formal group ring of a formal group law.
hyperbatbata
hyperbolaeon
hyperbolaeon
noun
(music) The highest tetrachord.
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
hyperboreans
hyperboreans
noun
plural of hyperborean
hypermutable
hypermutable
adj
(genetics) That mutates rapidly
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
impacability
impardonably
impardonably
adv
(obsolete) unpardonably
impedibility
impenetrably
impenetrably
adv
In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
imperishably
imperishably
adv
In an imperishable manner.
impliability
imponderably
imponderably
adv
In an imponderable manner.
imputability
imputability
noun
The character of being imputable.
inapplicably
inapplicably
adv
In an inapplicable manner.
incapability
incapability
noun
The condition of being incapable.
incomparably
incomparably
adv
In an incomparable manner.
incompatibly
incompatibly
adv
In an incompatible manner.
incomputably
incomputably
adv
To an incomputable degree.
indisputably
indisputably
adv
In a manner that is incapable of being disputed or argued against.
inexplicably
inexplicably
adv
In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.
inexpugnably
inexpugnably
adv
In an inexpugnable manner.
inhospitably
inhospitably
adv
In an inhospitable manner.
intemperably
irrepealably
irrepealably
adv
Such that it cannot be repealed.
irreplacably
irreprovably
irreprovably
adv
In a irreprovable manner; irreproachably.
lymphoblasts
lymphoblasts
noun
plural of lymphoblast
nonblasphemy
nonimputably
nonpalatably
nonplausibly
nonpresbyter
nonprobatory
nonpublicity
nonpublicity
noun
Absence of publicity; failure to publicize.
nonrepayable
nonrepayable
adj
Not repayable.
nonreputably
nonseparably
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
paintability
paintability
noun
The quality of being paintable.
palaeobotany
palaeobotany
noun
Alternative spelling of paleobotany
palatability
palatability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is palatable.
(uncountable) The condition of being palatable.
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
parisyllabic
parisyllabic
adj
(grammar) Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.
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).
perishabilty
permeability
permeability
noun
(geology) A measure of the ability of a rock to transmit fluids (such as oil or water).
(physics) A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).
The property of being permeable.
The rate of flow of a fluid through a porous material.
peroxyborate
perturbatory
perturbatory
adj
Relating to, or causing, perturbation.
noun
(obsolete) The supposed power of deflecting the divining rod by magnetic influence.
perturbingly
perturbingly
adv
In a manner that perturbs.
perviability
perviability
noun
The property of being perviable.
phagocytable
phagocytable
adj
(biology) Capable of being phagocytosed
phlebography
phlebography
noun
An X-ray examination of a system of veins that have been injected with a contrast medium.
phleboplasty
photobiology
photobiology
noun
The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes
photolyzable
photolyzable
adj
Alternative form of photolysable
phytalbumose
phytobiology
phytobiology
noun
The branch of biology that involves plants.
piggybacking
piggybacking
noun
The practice of carrying something piggyback.
verb
present participle of piggyback
plausibility
plausibility
noun
(now in more positive sense) The fact of being believable; believability, credibility.
(now rare) The appearance of truth, especially when deceptive; speciousness.
(obsolete) The quality of deserving applause, praiseworthiness; something worthy of praise.