A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
accumber
accumber
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To encumber; to crush; to overwhelm.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
adambulacral
adambulacral
adj
Next to the ambulacra
noun
Such an ossicle or spine
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
ambleocarpus
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
ambrosiaceous
ambulacra
ambulacral
ambulacral
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambulacrum
noun
Alternative form of ambulacrum
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulacrum
ambulacrum
noun
(of an echinoderm) A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
aminobarbituric
ammonocarbonous
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antirepublicanism
arceuthobium
archaimbaud
archambault
archhumbug
archicerebrum
aristorepublicanism
arthrobacterium
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
bacteririum
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
baluchitherium
bashmuric
batrachium
batrachospermum
beaumarchais
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
becumber
benzocoumaran
betulinamaric
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bimuscular
bimuscular
adj
(zoology) Having two adductor muscles.
binomenclature
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biscuitmaker
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackmur
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
botrychium
boucherism
brachiorrheuma
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
brachydodromous
brachyphyllum
brachystomatous
brachystomous
bradycauma
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiostomous
branscum
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bromauric
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bromoauric
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
bucciniform
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckjumper
buckjumper
noun
A horse that buckjumps.
One who takes part in buckjumping.
buckram
buckram
noun
A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
verb
(transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
buckramed
buckramed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buckram
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
buckrams
buckrams
noun
Alternative form of buckram ("ramson").
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buckram
bucranium
bucranium
noun
The head of an ox.
bullcomber
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
burmanniaceae
burmanniaceous
burmanniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae.
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butcherbroom
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
calambour
calambour
noun
A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled colour, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; used by cabinetmakers.
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
calembour
calembour
noun
A pun.
cambarus
campbellsburg
canandelabrum
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
candelabrums
canterburianism
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonium
carbonium
noun
(dated, chemistry, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carburometer
cerambus
ceratomandibular
cerebellum
cerebellum
noun
(neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.
cerebellums
cerebellums
noun
plural of cerebellum
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
cerebrum
cerebrum
noun
(neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
cerebrums
cerebrums
noun
plural of cerebrum
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
chambersburg
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
cherubimic
cherubimic
adj
Of or relating to cherubim.
cherubimical
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
chloriambus
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrofibromatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
chromobacterium
cibarium
cibarium
noun
A pouchy space in front of the mouth cavity of some insects, used to store and chew food.
ciborium
ciborium
noun
(Christianity) A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
(architecture) A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
cimbura
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumambagious
circumambagious
adj
Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary.
circumambience
circumambience
noun
The condition of being circumambient
circumambiencies
circumambiencies
noun
plural of circumambiency
circumambiency
circumambiency
Noun
The act of surrounding or encompassing.
circumambient
circumambient
adj
Including all aspects of; encompassing.
Surrounding.
adv
in a circumambient manner
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumambulate
circumambulate
verb
(transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
circumambulates
circumambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate
circumambulating
circumambulating
verb
present participle of circumambulate
circumambulation
circumambulation
noun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulations
circumambulations
noun
plural of circumambulation
circumambulator
circumambulator
noun
Someone who walks around something.
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
circumbasal
circumbendibus
circumbendibus
adj
(often humorous) indirect or roundabout
noun
(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
(often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
circumbendibuses
circumbendibuses
noun
plural of circumbendibus
circumboreal
circumboreal
adj
(biogeography) Relating to the northern ecoregion of abundant forest growth particularly spanning Eurasia and North America