(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
baldmoneys
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beryllosis
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
beyondness
beyondness
noun
The state or quality of being beyond.
bioassayed
bioassayed
adj
Subjected to bioassay
blastocyte
blastocyte
noun
An undifferentiated cell in the blastula stage of an embryo.
blastogeny
bobbysoxer
bobbysoxer
noun
Alternative form of bobby soxer
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
bonelessly
bonelessly
adv
In a boneless manner.
bootlessly
bootlessly
adv
In a bootless manner.
boresomely
botrytises
botrytises
noun
plural of botrytis
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
boyishness
boyishness
noun
The quality of being boyish.
bryologies
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
busybodied
busybodied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of busybody
busybodies
busybodies
noun
plural of busybody
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of busybody
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
byssaceous
byssaceous
adj
Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
corybantes
cubbyholes
cubbyholes
noun
plural of cubbyhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole
cubbyhouse
cubbyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of cubby house
diabolepsy
disobeyers
disobeyers
noun
plural of disobeyer
disobeying
disobeying
verb
present participle of disobey
ferryboats
ferryboats
noun
plural of ferryboat
gooseberry
gooseberry
noun
(chiefly Britain) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
(dated, British slang) A chaperone.
(dated, British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
(dated, British slang) A fool.
(dated, British slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) A testicle.
A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.
Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
The Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
the Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
the Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
the Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia
the Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
hebegynous
hobbyhorse
hobbyhorse
noun
Alternative spelling of hobby horse
honeyballs
honeycombs
honeycombs
noun
plural of honeycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeycomb
hydrobates
hyperbolas
hyperboles
hyperboles
noun
plural of hyperbole
insobriety
insobriety
noun
The state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety.
libelously
libelously
adv
In a libelous manner.
louseberry
metasymbol
mooseberry
myeloblast
myeloblast
noun
(biology) An immature cell of bone marrow that develops into a myelocyte.
nebulosity
nebulosity
noun
(meteorology, astronomy) The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).
nebulously
nebulously
adv
As if viewed through a cloud or haze.
In a manner like that of a cloud or haze.
Vaguely, without clear purpose or specific intention.
nobodyness
nobodyness
noun
Alternative form of nobodiness
nonsoberly
obeisantly
obeisantly
adv
In an obeisant manner.
obscuredly
obscuredly
adv
In an obscured manner.
observably
observably
adv
(degree) To a detectable degree, sufficient to be observed.
(manner) In an observable manner.
(modal) Indicates that the proposition can be verified by observation.
observancy
observancy
noun
Obsolete form of observance.
observedly
observedly
adv
In a way that is observed.
obsoletely
obsoletely
adv
(biology) Imperfectly or indistinctly developed.
When out of date or no longer in use.
obstetricy
obstetricy
noun
(obsolete) obstetrics.
ostensibly
ostensibly
adv
(modal) Seemingly, apparently, on the surface.
overbusily
overbusily
adv
in an overbusy manner
oversubtly
oversubtly
adv
In an oversubtle manner.
oxyblepsia
oysterbird
personably
personably
adv
In a personable manner.
polybasite
polybasite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
presbyopia
presbyopia
noun
(pathology) Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.
presbyopic
presbyopic
adj
Affected by or pertaining to presbyopia.
noun
An individual who has presbyopia.
reasonably
reasonably
adv
Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely.
In accordance with reason.
Quite; fairly; satisfactorily.
scabrosely
scelotyrbe
seasonably
seasonably
adv
(chiefly law) Within the appropriate time period during which an action will be legally effective, as prescribed in legislation, a contract, or otherwise.
In a manner appropriate to the season.
In due season; at an opportune or fitting time.
Varying with the season.
shoreberry
soberingly
soberingly
adv
In a sobering way.
somebodyll
stylebooks
stylebooks
noun
plural of stylebook
subpotency
subpotency
noun
The quality of being subpotent.
subrectory
symbolater
symbolised
symbolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of symbolise
symbolized
symbolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of symbolize
symbolizer
symbolizer
noun
One who, or that which, symbolizes.
symbolizes
symbolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of symbolize
trolleybus
trolleybus
noun
Alternative spelling of trolley bus
tuberosity
tuberosity
noun
(countable, anatomy) A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached