(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bealtine
bealtuinn
beastliness
beastliness
noun
Beastly behaviour
The state of being beastly.
beastlinesses
beastlinesses
noun
plural of beastliness
beastling
beastling
noun
A little beast.
beastlings
beastlings
noun
plural of beastling
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
becompliment
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedevilment
bedevilment
noun
The characteristic of being bedeviled.
bedevilments
bedevilments
noun
plural of bedevilment
bedlington
bedlingtonshire
beetling
beetling
adj
Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.
noun
The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
verb
present participle of beetle
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
beguilement
beguilement
noun
The action or process of beguiling; the characteristic of being beguiling.
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
belating
belating
verb
present participle of belate
belection
belemnite
belemnite
noun
(paleontology) Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish.
belemnites
belemnites
noun
plural of belemnite
belemnitic
belemnitic
adj
Of or relating to belemnite.
belemnitidae
belington
belitoeng
belitong
belittlement
belittlement
noun
an act of belittling
belittling
belittling
noun
belittlement
verb
present participle of belittle
belitung
bellerophontic
bellerophontidae
belligerent
belligerent
adj
(by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
Acting violently towards others.
Eager to go to war, warlike.
Engaged in warfare, warring.
Of or pertaining to war.
Uncooperative.
noun
A state or other armed participant in warfare
belligerently
belligerently
adv
In a belligerent manner; with aggressive hostility.
belligerents
belligerents
noun
plural of belligerent
bellipotent
bellipotent
adj
(obsolete) mighty in war
belonesite
belonite
belonite
noun
One of the minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.
belonosphaerite
beltian
beltine
belting
belting
adj
(Northern English dialect) Very good; exceptional (can also be used adverbially)
noun
(figuratively) A thorough defeat; a thrashing.
(music, uncountable) The act of singing in chest voice above one's vocal break in a higher range typically sung in head voice.
A beating with a belt.
A system of beltwork, as in a conveyor or other mechanical device.
The material from which belts for machinery are made.
verb
present participle of belt
beltings
beltings
noun
plural of belting
beltline
beltline
noun
(automotive) The imaginary line marking the upper end of the lower body of an automobile, running just below the bottoms of the windows
A beltway: a circular expressway around a city
beltlines
beltlines
noun
plural of beltline
beltmaking
beltmaking
noun
The manufacture of belts.
beminstrel
bendability
bendability
noun
The quality or degree of being bendable.
benedictional
benedictional
noun
a book of benedictions.
benedictionale
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
beneficential
beneficential
adj
Relating to beneficence.
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
beneplacit
beneplacito
beneplacity
benevolist
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
benignantly
benignantly
adv
In a benignant manner.
bennettitales
bennettsville
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
bentleyville
bentonville
benzalethylamine
benzalphthalide
benzantialdoxime
benzbitriazole
benzonitrile
benzonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic nitrile C₆H₅-CN; it is used as a solvent and has many industrial applications
benzonitrol
benzophenanthroline
benzophthalazine
benzothiazole
benzothiazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiazole
benzothiazoline
benzothiazoline
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle composed of a benzene ring fused to one of thiazoline
benzothiodiazole
benzotoluide
benzotriazole
benzotriazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of triazole
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
benzoylating
benzoylation
benzoylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction that introduces a benzoyl group into a molecule
berengelite
beringleted
beringleted
adj
Having the hair in ringlets.
berlinite
berlinite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bertillon
bertillonage
bertillonage
noun
Originally, a system for the identification of criminals making use of anthropometric measurements — including head size, arm span, scars, distinguishing features and the like. The usage has been extended to encompass a means of identification of racing greyhounds.
bertolonia
beryllonite
beryllonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, with the chemical formula NaBePO₄; found especially in Maine.
berzelianite
berzelianite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper and selenium.
besottingly
besottingly
adv
In a besotting manner.
bestialising
bestialising
verb
present participle of bestialise
bestializing
bestializing
verb
present participle of bestialize
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
bestselling
bestselling
adj
Alternative spelling of best-selling
betorcinol
betulin
betulin
noun
(biochemistry) A naturally-abundant triterpene, commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees, that can be converted to betulinic acid
betulinamaric
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
betulinol
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
biacetylene
biangulate
biangulate
adj
Synonym of biangular
verb
To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biannulate
biannulate
adj
(biology) Having two rings.
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bibliothecarian
bibliothecarian
noun
(archaic) A librarian.
bicentennial
bicentennial
adj
Occurring every two hundred (200) years
Relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
noun
The 200th anniversary of an event or happening.
bicentennially
bicentennially
adv
Every two hundred years.
bicentennials
bicentennials
noun
plural of bicentennial
bicentral
bicentral
adj
Having, or affecting two centres
bicentrically
bickleton
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
bidental
bidental
adj
(phonetics) articulated with both the upper and lower teeth.
(zoology) Having only two teeth.
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a place that had been struck by lightning and consecrated and enclosed.
(zoology) An organism that has only two teeth, especially a dinosaur of the infraorder Dicynodontia.
bidentalia
bidential
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)