(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablepharon
ablepharon
noun
(medicine) ablepharia
aboveproof
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
acrophobia
acrophobia
noun
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
aerophobia
aerophobia
noun
(medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
(rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heights
(travel) Fear of flying
An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
ambiparous
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate
approbator
approbator
noun
(obsolete) A person who gives formal approval.
approvable
approvable
adj
Able to be confirmed or approved.
approvably
approvably
adv
In an approvable manner; in a manner that is able to be approved.
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
aurophobia
aurophobia
noun
The fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
baralipton
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barographs
barographs
noun
plural of barograph
barophobia
barophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of gravity.
baroscopic
baroscopic
adj
Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
barotropic
barotropic
adj
(meteorology) In which the pressure of the atmosphere is dependent upon its density only.
baryphonia
baryphonic
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
belltopper
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
bicorporal
bicorporal
adj
Having two bodies
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
biomorphic
biomorphic
adj
Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
bipolarize
bipolarize
verb
To make bipolar
bishopbird
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
bladderpod
bladderpod
noun
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
blooddrops
blooddrops
noun
The plant Adonis annua.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
bolography
boltspreet
bookkeeper
bookkeeper
noun
(accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.
A bookseller
bootstraps
bootstraps
noun
plural of bootstrap
bopyridian
borophenol
bosporanic
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
branchport
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
brehonship
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
broadpiece
broadpiece
noun
(historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bromphenol
brompicrin
brompicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent colourless explosive liquid, CNO₂Br₃.
bronstrops
brownprint
brushproof
brushproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
clapboards
clapboards
noun
plural of clapboard
clipboards
clipboards
noun
plural of clipboard
cnibophore
comparable
comparable
adj
(grammar) Said of an adjective that has comparative and superlative forms.
(mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
(often with to) Able to be compared (to).
(often with to) Similar (to); like.
noun
Something suitable for comparison.
comparably
comparably
adv
In a comparable manner.
compoboard
comprobate
comprobate
verb
(obsolete) To agree; to concur.
corbiestep
corbiestep
noun
(architecture) A series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
noun
(neologism, US politics, often derogatory) A Trumpist conservative, in reference to a 2016 speech by Hillary Clinton calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables".
A person or thing that is to be deplored.
deplorably
deplorably
adv
in a deplorable manner
deportable
deportable
adj
Able to be deported.
noun
(rare, sometimes offensive) Someone who is deportable.
dermophobe
dopperbird
doraphobia
doraphobia
noun
The fear of touching the fur or skin of an animal.
ecphorable
ecphorable
adj
Able to be retrieved by the process of ecphoria.
embioptera
ergophobia
ergophobia
noun
A fear or aversion to work
ergophobic
ergophobic
adj
averse to doing work
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
evaporable
evaporable
adj
capable of evaporation
explorable
explorable
adj
Capable of being explored.
noun
(rare) That which can be explored; a subject for exploration.
exportable
exportable
adj
Able to be exported.
noun
Something that can be exported.
exprobrate
exprobrate
verb
(dated) To reproach or upbraid
fiberscope
fiberscope
noun
(American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
gobstopper
gobstopper
noun
A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape.
hopperburn
hopperburn
noun
damage to plants as a result of infestation by planthoppers
hydrophobe
hydrophobe
noun
(chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material
hydrophoby
hydrophoby
noun
Archaic form of hydrophobia.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
hyperbolae
hyperbolae
noun
plural of hyperbola
hyperbolas
hyperboles
hyperboles
noun
plural of hyperbole
hyperbolic
hyperbolic
adj
(geometry, topology, of an automorphism) Whose domain has two (possibly ideal) fixed points joined by a line mapped to itself by translation.
(mathematics, of a metric space or a geometry) Having negative curvature or sectional curvature.
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).
(vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%.
Indicates that the specified function is a hyperbolic function rather than a trigonometric function.
Of or pertaining to a hyperbola.
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
hypobarism
implorable
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importably
importably
adv
(obsolete) Insupportably; unbearably.
improbable
improbable
adj
Not likely to be true.
Not likely to happen.
improbably
improbably
adv
In an improbable manner; without probability.
improvable
improvable
adj
Capable of being improved.
Capable of being used to advantage; profitable.
Impossible to prove.
improvably
improvably
adv
So as to permit improvement.
inoperable
inoperable
adj
(medicine) Incapable of being successfully surgically operated on.
Incapable of operation or function; inoperative.
inparabola
jubbulpore
labiograph
libroplast
lumberport
microprobe
microprobe
noun
(chemistry) An instrument used to determine the chemical composition at a point on a solid surface, such as that of a mineral. It analyzes the X-rays emitted when a beam of electrons are focused on the sample.
motorphobe
motorphobe
noun
One who fears or dislikes automobiles.
negrophobe
negrophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Negrophobe
obpyriform
obpyriform
adj
(botany) Having a shape that is in outline like that of a pear, with the base at the narrower end.
ombrograph
ombrophile
ombrophile
noun
(botany) Any plant that flourishes in a rainy environment
ombrophily
ombrophily
noun
The condition of being ombrophilous
ombrophobe
ombrophoby
ombrophyte
ombrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that is adapted to rainy conditions or habitats
operatable
operatable
adj
Alternative form of operable
opprobrium
opprobrium
noun
(archaic) Behaviour which is disgraceful or shameful.
(countable, archaic) A cause, object, or situation of disgrace or shame.
Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy.
Scornful contempt or reproach; (countable) an instance of this.
overpublic
pabulatory
paedotribe
panelboard
panelboard
noun
(US) a distribution board
paperboard
paperboard
noun
A thick paper, or thin cardboard.
paperbound
paperbound
adj
(comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.
(not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.
noun
(dated) A paperback book.
parabiosis
parabiosis
noun
(ecology, ethology) A form of symbiosis, typically among ants, in which different species share common nest galleries but maintain distinct broods and do not practice mutualism other than incidentally.
(medicine) An alien form of life within an organism, commonly invasive, such as a growing cancer.
(physiology) The (natural or surgical) union of parts of two organisms, especially in such a way as to cause them to share their vascular systems. Organisms so joined then are called parabionts.
A transient physiological state of suspension of obvious vital activities such as to enable an organism to escape the notice of its enemies or to conserve its energy.
The fusion of two embryos to form conjoined twins
parabiotic
parabiotic
adj
relating to parabiosis
parabolise
parabolise
verb
Alternative form of parabolize
parabolist
parabolist
noun
A narrator of parables.
parabolize
parabolize
verb
(intransitive) To speak in parables.
(transitive) To make (a mirror etc) parabolic.
paraboloid
paraboloid
noun
(mathematics) A surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola.