Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
alberttype
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
albitophyre
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphabetology
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
amblyope
amblyope
noun
A person afflicted with amblyopia.
amblyopsidae
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
amphibiety
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
apoembryony
apometaboly
appealability
appealability
noun
(law) The quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court.
appeasably
appeasably
adv
In an appeasable manner; in a manner intended to appease.
appellability
appellability
noun
Alternative form of appealability
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
appleberry
appleby
appleby
Proper noun
A place name.
Historical county town of Westmoreland, UK.
Village in North Lincolnshire, UK.
Any number of settlements named after those in Britain.
from the English place name.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
archipresbyter
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archpresbyterate
archpresbytery
archpresbytery
noun
(ecclesiastical) The absolute dominion of presbytery.
arteriophlebotomy
attemptability
attemptability
noun
The property of being attemptable.
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bacteriotherapy
bacteriotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapeutic use of bacteria
bacteriotrypsin
ballplayer
ballplayer
noun
Alternative form of ball player
ballplayers
ballplayers
noun
plural of ballplayer
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
balneophysiology
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
bapistery
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
barometrography
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
barysphere
barysphere
noun
The central core of the Earth (or similar planets)
barytophyllite
barytosulphate
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
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
bathyhyperesthesia
bathyhypesthesia
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
batyphone
baypines
beautyship
behypocrite
bellypiece
bellypinch
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
beneplacity
benzaldiphenyl
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrene
noun
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
benzopyranyl
benzopyrazolone
benzopyrene
benzopyrene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
benzpyrene
benzpyrene
noun
Alternative form of benzopyrene
benzylpenicillin
benzylpenicillin
noun
(pharmacology) The penicillin C₁₆H₁₈N₂O₄S that constitutes the principal or sole component of most commercial preparations and is used chiefly in the form of its stable salts (as the sodium salt C₁₆H₁₇N₂NaO₄S or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₄S).
beparody
bepity
bepity
verb
(archaic) To pity greatly.
bepray
bepretty
berrypicker
berrypicking
berycomorphi
bespray
bespy
bespy
verb
(transitive) To send spies to; beset with espionage.
beyship
beyship
noun
The role or status of a bey.
bibliopegically
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
bibliopolery
bibliopolery
noun
(archaic) bookselling
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
biopsychologies
biopyribole
biopyribole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of the rock-forming minerals pyroxene, amphibole, and mica.
biospeleology
biospeleology
noun
(biology) The biology of organisms that live in caves
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
biotype
biotype
noun
(genetics) A group of organisms having the same specific genotype
verb
To sort, arrange of classify into such groups
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
bipedality
bipedality
noun
The condition of being bipedal; bipedalism.
biphenyl
biphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
biphenylene
biphenylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formed from two benzene rings joined by two adjacent single bonds; any derivative of this compound
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bipinnately
bipinnately
adv
In a bipinnate manner.
bipotentiality
bipotentiality
noun
The capacity to develop in either of two different ways, especially to become either male or female
The presence of both male and female reproductive organs in an individual; hermaphroditism
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
blennoptysis
blepharemphysema
blepharodyschroia
blepharophryplasty
blepharophyma
blepharoplasty
blepharoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
blepharopyorrhea
blepharorrhaphy
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharosynechia
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
blepharydatis
blype
blype
noun
(Scotland) A thin membrane or small piece of skin.