An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
ableptical
ableptical
adj
Alternative form of ableptic (“blind”)
ableptically
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
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
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.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
acerbophobia
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
albuminoscope
alphabetic
alphabetic
adj
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
amblycephalidae
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amphibichnite
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
analphabetical
analphabetical
adj
Alternative form of analphabetic
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
apometabolic
applicabilities
applicabilities
noun
plural of applicability
applicable
applicable
adj
suitable for application, relevant
applicableness
applicableness
noun
The state or quality of being applicable.
appreciable
appreciable
adj
(sometimes) Synonym of detectable.
(usually) Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
appreciably
appreciably
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
aquopentamminecobaltic
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archipresbyter
aristorepublicanism
aspidobranchiate
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpiece
backpiece
noun
A decorated comb that attaches a veil to the back of a bride's head.
A large tattoo on a person's back.
A piece or plate of armour protecting a person's back.
backpointer
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
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacteriophobia
bacteriophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of bacteria
bacterioprecipitin
bacterioprotein
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacteriopurpurin
bacteriopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
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.
bacteriotherapeutic
bacteriotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bacteriotherapy.
bacteriotherapy
bacteriotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapeutic use of bacteria
bacteriotropic
bacteriotropic
adj
Attracted towards, or targeting, bacteria.
bacteriotropin
bacteriotropin
noun
An antibody that makes a specific bacterium more susceptible to phagocytosis
bacteriotrypsin
bactetiophage
bailpiece
bailpiece
noun
(law) A piece of paper containing a recognizance or bail bond.
balaenicipites
balanopsidaceae
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
baphometic
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
battlepiece
becapping
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bechirp
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
beclip
beclip
verb
(transitive) To clip around or about (the edges of); crop.
(transitive) To wrap around; enclose; encircle; surround.
(transitive, obsolete) To curdle (milk).
(transitive, obsolete) To fold in the arms; embrace; clasp.
(transitive, obsolete) To include; comprise; comprehend; contain.
(transitive, obsolete) To lay hold of; seize upon; grip; catch; overtake.
becompliment
becripple
becripple
verb
(transitive) To make cripple; make lame.
becrippled
becrippling
becrippling
verb
present participle of becripple
behypocrite
bellerophontic
bellypiece
bellypinch
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
beneception
beneceptive
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
beneplacit
beneplacito
beneplacity
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzophloroglucinol
benzophosphinic
benzopinacone
benzopinacone
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of benzopinacol
benzpinacone
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).
bepicture
bepiece
bepierce
bepinch
bepinch
verb
(transitive, archaic) To pinch, or mark with pinches.
(transitive, dialectal) To pinch all over.
berrypicker
berrypicking
berycomorphi
bespice
bespice
verb
(transitive) To season with spice, or with some spicy drug.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bibliopegic
bibliopegic
adj
Of or pertaining to bookbinding.
bibliopegically
bibliopegistic
bibliopegistic
adj
Relating to bookbinding.
bibliopegistical
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bicapitate
bicapitate
verb
To divide something equally between two people or organisations
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
bicarpellate
bicarpellate
adj
(botany) Having two carpels.
bicep
bicep
noun
(sometimes proscribed) A biceps.
bicephalic
bicephalic
Adjective
Having two heads.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biceps
biceps
noun
(anatomy) Any muscle having two heads.
(informal) The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.
(prosody) A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia)
Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
bicepses
bicepses
noun
(rare) plural of biceps
bicomponent
bicomponent
adj
Having two components
bicorporate
bicorporate
adj
(heraldry) Having two bodies.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biddulphiaceae
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biogeographical
biogeographical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography.
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
biomicroscopies
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
biopiracies
bioprecipitation
bioprecipitation
noun
precipitation (rainfall) produced by biological organisms (typically bacteria)
biopsychologies
bioscope
bioscope
noun
(South Africa, India, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, dated) A cinema or movie theatre.