Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
amblyaphia
amblycephalidae
amblyopia
amblyopia
noun
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amblyopsidae
amblyopsis
amphibali
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibial
amphibial
adj
Archaic form of amphibian.
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
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.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiblestritis
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolia
amphibolia
noun
Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amplifiable
amplifiable
adj
Capable of being amplified.
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
antebaptismal
antirepublicanism
apometabolic
apometabolism
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
aquopentamminecobaltic
aristorepublicanism
arteriophlebotomy
attemptability
attemptability
noun
The property of being attemptable.
bamalip
baptismal
baptismal
adj
Of a name, conferred at baptism.
Of or relating to baptism.
noun
A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
basiophthalmite
basiophthalmous
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
beldamship
bellmanship
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
bioplasm
bioplasm
noun
(biology) Any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.
bioplasmic
bioplasmic
adj
Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
bioplasms
bioplasms
noun
plural of bioplasm
bipalium
bipalmate
bipalmate
adj
(botany) Describing leaves that have a palmate structure on petioles that are themselves palmate
bipedalisms
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
bismutoplagionite
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blennophlogisma
blennophthalmia
blepharism
blepharocarcinoma
blepharochromidrosis
blepharohematidrosis
blepharophimosis
blepharophimosis
noun
(medicine) A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.
blepharophthalmia
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
bumbailiffship
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
campbellism
campbellism
Proper noun
The
campbellisms
campbellite
campbellite
Noun
A member of any of various religious groups historically descended from the nineteenth-century Restoration Movement.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to any of these groups.
campbellites
campbellsville
camphocarboxylic
chamberlainship
chamberlainship
noun
The office or post of chamberlain.
compactability
compactability
noun
The condition of being compactable
compactible
compactible
adj
Capable of being compacted.
companiable
companiable
adj
(obsolete) companionable; sociable
companionability
companionability
noun
The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
companionable
companionable
adj
Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
companionableness
companionableness
noun
The state or quality of being companionable.
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
comparability
comparability
noun
The quality of being comparable.
compassability
compassionable
compassionable
adj
(archaic) Deserving compassion or pity.
(obsolete) Having, feeling, or showing compassion.
compatability
compatability
noun
Misspelling of compatibility.
compatibilities
compatibilities
noun
plural of compatibility
compatibility
compatibility
noun
(computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
(computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
(structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
(telecommunications) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
compatible
compatible
adj
Able to get along well.
Capable of easy interaction.
Consistent; congruous.
noun
Something that is compatible with something else.
compatibleness
compatibleness
noun
The state or quality of being compatible.
compatibles
compatibles
noun
plural of compatible
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
compellability
compensability
compensability
noun
The characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated.
compilable
compilable
adj
(computing) That can be compiled.
compileable
complainable
complainable
adj
That may be complained of.
complexionably
compliable
compliable
adj
Capable of bending or yielding, or willing to do so; compliant.
compliableness
compliably
complimentable
complimentable
adj
Able to be complimented.
compresbyterial
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
compromisable
compromisable
adj
Capable of being compromised.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
cubitometacarpal
cubitopalmar
cymbocephalic
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
embryoplastic
embryoplastic
adj
(biology) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo.
employability
employability
noun
(countable) The product or result of being employable.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being employable.
emptiable
emptiable
adj
Capable of being emptied.
epiblastema
epiblema
epiblema
noun
(botany) The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.
epiblemata
epilabrum
epimandibular
epithelioblastoma
equiprobabilism
exemplifiable
exemplifiable
adj
That can be exemplified.
exprimable
fibrolipoma
fibrolipoma
noun
(pathology) A lipoma characterised by the presence of fibrous connective tissue
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fibropapilloma
fibropapilloma
noun
A fibrous papilloma
helminthophobia
helminthophobia
noun
A morbid fear of parasitic worms.
hemiablepsia
hemiamblyopia
hemoglobinopathy
hemoglobinopathy
noun
(American spelling, medicine) Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin