An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
ambleocarpus
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyopsidae
amblyopsis
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiblestritis
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
antebaptismal
antirepublicanism
aplombs
aplombs
noun
plural of aplomb
apometabolism
apometabolous
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
aristorepublicanism
baptismal
baptismal
adj
Of a name, conferred at baptism.
Of or relating to baptism.
noun
A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
basiophthalmite
basiophthalmous
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bedimplies
bedlamps
bedlamps
noun
plural of bedlamp
beldamship
bellmanship
benzosulphimide
bepimples
bespecklement
bibliophilism
bibliophilism
noun
A love of books.
bibliopolism
bibliopolism
noun
(rare) bookselling
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
bioplasm
bioplasm
noun
(biology) Any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.
bioplasmic
bioplasmic
adj
Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
bioplasms
bioplasms
noun
plural of bioplasm
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bipedalisms
bismutoplagionite
blaspheme
blaspheme
noun
Obsolete spelling of blasphemy
verb
(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
(transitive) To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
(transitive) To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blasphemes
blasphemes
noun
plural of blaspheme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaspheme
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
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.
blastophyllum
blennophlogisma
blepharemphysema
blepharism
blepharochromidrosis
blepharohematidrosis
blepharomelasma
blepharophimosis
blepharophimosis
noun
(medicine) A condition involving bilateral ptosis with reduced eyelid size, vertically and horizontally, a flat nasal bridge, and hypoplastic orbital rim.
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
blimpishly
blimpishly
adv
In a blimpish manner.
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blimps
blimps
noun
plural of blimp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blimp
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
bumbailiffship
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
campbellism
campbellism
Proper noun
The
campbellisms
campbellites
campbellsburg
campbellsville
chamberlainship
chamberlainship
noun
The office or post of chamberlain.
companionableness
companionableness
noun
The state or quality of being companionable.
comparableness
comparableness
noun
The state or quality of being comparable; comparability.
compassability
compassable
compassable
adj
Capable of being compassed or accomplished.
compassionable
compassionable
adj
(archaic) Deserving compassion or pity.
(obsolete) Having, feeling, or showing compassion.
compatibilities
compatibilities
noun
plural of compatibility
compatibleness
compatibleness
noun
The state or quality of being compatible.
compatibles
compatibles
noun
plural of compatible
compensability
compensability
noun
The characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated.
compensable
compensable
adj
Able to be compensated; entitling one to compensation.
compliableness
composable
composable
adj
Capable of being composed (as from multiple constituent or component elements).
compossibility
compossibility
noun
The quality of being compossible.
compossible
compossible
adj
compatible or consistent with another statement.
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibleness
comprehensibleness
noun
The quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
compresbyterial
compressibilities
compressibilities
noun
plural of compressibility
compressibility
compressibility
noun
(thermodynamics) The product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.
The degree to which something is compressible.
compressible
compressible
adj
(topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.
able to be compressed
compressibleness
compressibleness
noun
The quality of being compressible.
compressibly
compressibly
adv
In a compressible way.
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
compromisable
compromisable
adj
Capable of being compromised.
consumptible
contemptibleness
contemptibleness
noun
The state or quality of being contemptible.
cymbocephalous
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable
decomposable
decomposable
adj
Able to be decomposed
dermophlebitis
embryoplastic
embryoplastic
adj
(biology) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo.
employables
employables
noun
plural of employable
epiblastema
epibolism
epithelioblastoma
equiprobabilism
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
hemiablepsia
histocompatibility
histocompatibility
noun
The condition of being histocompatible
The toleration of grafts between genetically similar individuals
hyperalbuminosis
hyperalbuminosis
noun
Severe albuminosis
hyperanabolism
hyperbolism
hyperbolism
noun
(countable) An instance of hyperbole
(countable, geometry) A blow-up of a curve at a point.
(uncountable) The use of hyperbole
hypercatabolism
hypercatabolism
noun
An increased rate of catabolism.
hyperglobulism
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hypermetabolism
hypermetabolism
noun
(biochemistry) The physiological state of increased metabolic activity, typically occurring after significant damage to the body
hypermonosyllable
hypermonosyllable
noun
(prosody) A word of multiple syllables, such as "power", when presented (e.g. in poetry) as having only one syllable.
hypsibrachycephalism
imparisyllabic
imparisyllabic
adj
Not having the same number of syllables in all its inflections (especially of Greek or Latin nouns); for example, the Latin word pars, which has the genitive form partis.
noun
An imparisyllabic noun.
impassability
impassability
noun
The state or quality of being impassable.
impassable
impassable
adj
(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
(of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
(of currency) Not usable as legal tender.
impassableness
impassableness
noun
impassability; the state or quality of being impassable.
impassably
impassably
adv
In an impassable manner.
impassibilibly
impassibility
impassibility
noun
The state or condition of being impassible.
impassible
impassible
adj
(chiefly theology) Unable to suffer, or feel pain.