An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albopruinose
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
ambleocarpus
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
antiparabema
antiportable
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
aplanobacter
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backpointers
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backstrapped
balaenoptera
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
baptisteries
baptisteries
noun
plural of baptistery
baroreceptor
baroreceptor
noun
(anatomy) A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure
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
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
beperiwigged
beperiwigged
adj
(archaic) Wearing a periwig.
bepraisement
berrypicking
berycomorphi
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
bibliopolery
bibliopolery
noun
(archaic) bookselling
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
bicarpellate
bicarpellate
adj
(botany) 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.
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
bipolarities
bipolarities
noun
plural of bipolarity
bipropellant
bipropellant
noun
A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
bitripartite
bitriseptate
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blastospores
blastospores
noun
plural of blastospore
blepharedema
blepharedema
noun
edema of the eyelids
blepharocera
blepharoncus
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
bloodspiller
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
boilerplates
boilerplates
noun
plural of boilerplate
bootstrapped
bootstrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootstrap
borghalpenny
borophenylic
bothriolepis
botryopterid
botryopteris
brachycephal
brachypodine
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradypodidae
breastplates
breastplates
noun
plural of breastplate
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
brevicipitid
brevicipitid
noun
(zoology) Any frog of the family Brevicipitidae.
brevipennate
brevipennate
adj
(ornithology) short-winged; having short wings.
bridgekeeper
bridgekeeper
noun
One who guards (or keeps) a bridge.
bromoprotein
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
brontephobia
brontephobia
noun
Alternative form of brontophobia
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
burghalpenny
buttstrapped
cancerophobe
cancerophobe
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobe
cancerphobia
cancerphobia
noun
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
carpetbagger
carpetbagger
noun
(derogatory, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
(politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
carpetbeater
cephalotribe
cephalotribe
noun
An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
cerebripetal
cerebripetal
adj
(physiology, of nerve fibers) Going from the spinal cord to the brain, so as to transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
cerebropedal
cerebropedal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the foot.
cerebroscope
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
clapperboard
clapperboard
noun
(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
compresbyter
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.
copperbottom
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cryptodouble
decipherable
decipherable
adj
that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended
decipherably
decipherably
adv
In a decipherable manner.
depasturable
deplorabilia
discerptible
discerptible
adj
Alternative form of discerpible
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
disreputable
disreputable
adj
Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
noun
A person who is not reputable.
disreputably
disreputably
adv
In a disreputable manner
drapeability
drapeability
noun
Alternative form of drapability
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
embryophytes
embryophytes
noun
plural of embryophyte
embryoscopic
embryoscopic
adj
Relating to embryoscopy.
embryotrophe
embryotrophy
epibranchial
epibranchial
adj
Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch.
noun
An epibranchial cartilage or bone.
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
eubranchipus
exprobration
exprobration
noun
(obsolete) Reproachful accusation; upbraiding.
exprobratory
exprobratory
adj
Expressing, or relating to, exprobration.
expropriable
expropriable
adj
Capable of being expropriated, or seized for public use.
fibroadipose
fibroadipose
adj
(anatomy) Having both fibrous and adipose tissue
germanophobe
hebephreniac
hebephreniac
noun
Synonym of hebephrenic
hebephrenias
hebephrenias
noun
plural of hebephrenia
hebephrenics
hebephrenics
noun
plural of hebephrenic
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.
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