(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
accruable
accruable
adj
Able to be accrued.
acetabular
acetabular
adj
Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped.
Related to the acetabulum.
acetabularia
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetylbiuret
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquirable
acquirable
adj
Capable of being acquired.
adambulacral
adambulacral
adj
Next to the ambulacra
noun
Such an ossicle or spine
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
albocinereous
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
ambleocarpus
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
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.
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
arbuckle
arbuscle
arbuscle
noun
(botany) A plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.
(mycology) A branched hypha in some fungi.
(mycology) The site at which a symbiotic fungus attaches to the roots of a plant and exchanges nutrients, etc., with it.
(zoology) A clump of feather-like cilia (hairlike structures).
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscula
arbuscular
arbuscular
adj
(botany) Similar to a small tree; shrublike.
(mycology) Relating to an arbuscle.
arbuscule
archambault
archbuilder
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archpublican
arcubalist
arcubalist
Noun
A crossbow.
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
aristorepublicanism
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autotuberculin
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureate
baccalaureate
noun
(US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
A bachelor's degree.
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
The International Baccalaureate.
baccalaureates
baccalaureates
noun
plural of baccalaureate
baccalaureus
bacillariaceous
bacillariaceous
adj
Belonging to the Bacillariaceae; rod-shaped.
bacilliculture
bacilliparous
bacilluria
bacilluria
noun
(pathology) The discharge of urine containing bacilli.
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
bacteriofluorescin
baculere
baculiferous
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baluchithere
baluchitheria
baluchitherium
bardocucullus
bareknuckle
bareknuckled
barleduc
barleducs
beauclerc
beauclerk
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
becluster
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
becurl
becurl
verb
(transitive) To cover or deck out with curls.
(transitive, archaic) To curl; make curly.
beglerbegluc
belcourt
belecture
belecture
verb
(transitive) To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
benzophloroglucinol
bertolucci
bescoundrel
betulinamaric
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
biauricular
biauricular
adj
Having or relating to two auricles.
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bicellular
bicellular
adj
(biology) Composed of two cells; having two cells.
bicircular
bicircular
adj
(geometry) Having nodes at the two circular points at infinity.
Having the form of two circles.
bicolorous
bicolorous
adj
(biology, mycology) Having two different colors.
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicolourous
bicolourous
adj
Misspelling of bicolorous.
bicolours
bicolours
noun
plural of bicolour
bicrural
bicrural
adj
having two legs
bicultural
bicultural
adj
Adapted to two separate cultures.
noun
A person belonging to two cultures.
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.
Being composed of two continuous paths or lines.
bicycular
bicycular
adj
(archaic) Relating to bicycling.
bifollicular
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bilirubinic
bilocular
bilocular
adj
Having two chambers, cells or compartments
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.
bimuscular
bimuscular
adj
(zoology) Having two adductor muscles.
binauricular
binauricular
adj
Alternative form of biauricular
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
A pair of binoculars.
attributive form of binoculars
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
binomenclature
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
birchrunville
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
bitubercular
bituberculate
bituberculate
adj
Having two tubercles.
bituberculated
bivascular
bivascular
adj
Relating to two blood vessels
blackbrush
blackbrush
noun
A shrub of the genus Coleogyne
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackfigured
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackmur
blacksburg
blastocarpous
bleachground
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
blockaderunning
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.