(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bouleuterion
bouleuterion
noun
(architecture, historical) A building in Ancient Greece, housing the boule (council of citizens), where public affairs were discussed.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bourneville
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bowldering
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
bradyteleocinesia
bradyteleokinesis
branchellion
branchiobdella
branchiopulmonate
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
brandonville
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
bristlecone
bristlecone
noun
A bristlecone pine.
broadmindedly
broadmindedly
adv
Alternative form of broad-mindedly
bromacetanilide
bromelin
bromelin
noun
Alternative form of bromalin
Alternative form of bromelein
bromelins
bromelins
noun
plural of bromelin
bromgelatin
bromogelatin
bromogelatin
noun
(photography) A process for preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
bronchiocele
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
bronchioles
bronchioles
noun
plural of bronchiole
bronchoaspergillosis
bronchocephalitis
broncholemmitis
bronchoplegia
bronchopleurisy
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
brontolite
bronxville
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brooklandville
brookline
brookline
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts, USA, which is an exclave of
a former village in Missouri, USA, now part of the city of
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
a town in Vermont, USA.
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
brotherliness
brotherliness
noun
the characteristic of being brotherly
brotherlinesses
brotherlinesses
noun
plural of brotherliness
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.
an unincorporated community in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky
an unincorporated community and CDP in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland.
a small city in Minnesota.
an unincorporated community in Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in New York City.
a CDP in Ohio.
a city in Oregon.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota.
a city in Tennessee
a city in Texas
an unincorporated community in Vermont.
an unincorporated community in Washington.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
a village in Wisconsin.
a former community in British Columbia, Canada.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
brownville
brunelliaceous
brunelliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Brunelliaceae.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
burtonsville
byelorussian
byelorussians
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
carbogelatin
carbohemoglobin
carboline
carboline
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric tricyclic heterocycles consisting of a pyridine ring fused with the five-membered ring of an indole; many of their derivatives have biological action
carbolineate
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonisable
carbonizable
carbonizable
adj
Able to be carbonized.
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
celebration
celebration
noun
A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.
The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
celebrationis
celebrations
celebrations
noun
plural of celebration
centrobarical
centrobarical
adj
Obsolete form of centrobaric.
cephalobranchiata
cephalobranchiate
ceratobranchial
ceratobranchial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epibranchial in a branchial arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratobranchial bone or cartilage.
ceratomandibular
cerebellopontile
cerebellopontile
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebellum and pons
cerebellopontine
cerebellopontine
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebellum and pons.
cerebellospinal
cerebellospinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the cerebellum and the spinal cord
cerebralization
cerebralization
noun
The process or result of cerebralizing.
cerebrational
cerebrational
adj
Relating to cerebration.
cerebroganglion
cerebroganglionic
cerebromeningeal
cerebromeningeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
cerebropontile
cerebrosensorial
cerebrospinal
cerebrospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).
claiborne
clobbering
clobbering
adj
That clobbers.
noun
(informal) A beating; a thrashing; a thorough defeat.
verb
present participle of clobber
cobaltinitrite
cobaltinitrite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The trivalent complex anion Co(NO₂)₆³⁻ (hexanitritocobaltate(III)), or any salt containing this anion
cobelligerent
cobelligerent
adj
Carrying on war in conjunction with another power.
noun
Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.
coercibleness
coercibleness
noun
The state or quality of being coercible.
coinsurable
colbertine
colbertine
noun
(obsolete) A kind of lace.
colibacterin
collaborativeness
collaborativeness
noun
quality of being collaborative
colorblindness
colorblindness
noun
Alternative form of color blindness
colubrinae
colubrine
colubrine
adj
Relating to snakes.
Snakelike.
noun
Any snake of the subfamily Colubrinae
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibleness
comprehensibleness
noun
The quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
compressibleness
compressibleness
noun
The quality of being compressible.
concelebrating
concelebrating
verb
present participle of concelebrate
concelebration
concelebration
noun
The act of concelebrating (in any sense).
concelebrations
concelebrations
noun
plural of concelebration
concrescible
concrescible
adj
Capable of growing together.
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
congeliturbate
congeliturbation
congeliturbation
noun
(geology) gelifraction
considerability
considerable
considerable
adj
Large in amount.
Significant; worth considering.
noun
(obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration.
considerableness
considerableness
noun
The state or quality of being considerable.
considerably
considerably
adv
Significantly; to a degree worth considering.
constabularies
constabularies
noun
plural of constabularie
plural of constabulary
constrainable
constrainable
adj
Capable of being constrained.
constructible
constructible
adj
(of a complex number) Such that the line segment joining it to the origin can be constructed using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
(of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed.
Of a land, suitable or allowable for constructing a building on.
conterminable
conterminable
adj
Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or place.
contractible
contractible
adj
(mathematics) (of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation
Capable of contraction
contractibleness
contractibleness
noun
contractibility
contradictable
contradictable
adj
Capable of being contradicted.
contrasuggestible
contrasuggestible
adj
Liable to respond to psychological suggestion by doing the opposite.
contributable
contributable
adj
Capable of being contributed.
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contrivable
contrivable
adj
Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
controvertibility
controvertible
controvertible
adj
Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.
controvertibly
controvertibly
adv
In a controvertible manner.
contubernial
contubernial
adj
Alternative form of contubernal
conversationable
conversationable
adj
Synonym of conversable (“able and inclined to engage in conversation”)
conversibility
conversible
conversible
adj
(archaic) Capable of being converted.
(obsolete) Capable of being substituted or swapped (with another thing).
Alternative form of conversable
convertibility
convertibility
noun
The quality of a currency of being exchangeable for gold or other currencies
The quality of being convertible
convertible
convertible
adj
(finance) Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
(historical numismatics) Able to be exchanged for specie.
(logic) Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
(numismatics) Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
(obsolete) Able to be easily digested.
(obsolete) Able to be turned in a different direction.
(vehicles) Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
Able to be turned to a different purpose.
Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
noun
(computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
(dated, in the plural) Interchangeable things or terms.
(finance) A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
convertibleness
convertibleness
noun
The state of being convertible; convertibility.
convertibles
convertibles
noun
plural of convertible
convertibly
convertibly
adv
in a convertible manner
corbeling
corbeling
noun
A series of corbels or piece of continuous corbeled masonry.
corbelling
corbelling
noun
A series of corbels or piece of continuous corbelled masonry.
verb
present participle of corbel
corrigibleness
corrigibleness
noun
The state or quality of being corrigible; corrigibility.
corrosibleness
corruptibleness
corruptibleness
noun
The state or quality of being corruptible.
corybulbine
corynebacterial
corynebacterial
adj
Of or relating to the corynebacteria.
counterbalancing
counterbalancing
noun
The act by which something is counterbalanced.
verb
present participle of counterbalance
counterbuilding
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
counterobligation
counterobligation
noun
A reciprocal obligation; something one is obliged to do in return.
craniocerebral
craniocerebral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the skull and the brain