An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
ablepsia
ablepsia
noun
(medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
abruptiones
absenteeship
absenteeship
noun
(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptiometer
absorptiometer
noun
A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acceptabilities
acceptabilities
noun
plural of acceptability
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adaptabilities
adaptabilities
noun
plural of adaptability
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albopruinose
albuminoscope
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
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.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
alphesiboea
ambisporangiate
amblyopsidae
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphiblestritis
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
antebaptismal
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
antipedobaptist
antipedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
antirepublicanism
apometabolism
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appliableness
appliableness
noun
The state or quality of being appliable.
applicabilities
applicabilities
noun
plural of applicability
applicableness
applicableness
noun
The state or quality of being applicable.
appraisable
appraisable
adj
Capable of being appraised.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archipresbyter
aristorepublicanism
aspidobranchiate
asthenophobia
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
babeship
babeship
noun
(archaic) Infancy; babyhood.
(archaic, with "my", "his", "her", or (plural) "their" or "our") A baby.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backpointers
backspacefile
backspeir
backspier
backspierer
backsplice
backsplice
noun
Such a knot
verb
To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopical
bacterioscopical
adj
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopist
bacterioscopist
noun
One who carries out bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bacteriotrypsin
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bagpipes
bagpipes
noun
A musical wind instrument of Celtic origin, possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
bailieship
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
balaenicipites
balanopsidaceae
balanopsidales
balneophysiology
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bandspreading
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bapistery
baptise
baptise
verb
Alternative form of baptize
baptised
baptised
adj
(of a person) Who has been baptised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of baptise
baptises
baptises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise
baptiste
baptisteries
baptisteries
noun
plural of baptistery
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
baptistries
baptistries
noun
plural of baptistry
baptizers
baptizers
noun
plural of baptizer
baptizes
baptizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
basiophthalmite
basipetal
basipetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the apex towards the base in sequence
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
bathyhyperesthesia
bathyhypesthesia
battleship
battleship
noun
(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
battleships
battleships
noun
plural of battleship
baypines
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
bearship
bearship
noun
The character or personality of a bear.
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beautyship
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
beldamship
bellmanship
belonosphaerite
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
bepaints
bepaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bepaint
bepraise
bepraise
verb
(transitive) To praise greatly or extravagantly.
bepraisement
bepraiser
bepraiser
noun
One who bepraises.
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.