(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
barometrography
barothermohygrogram
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
bathythermogram
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
bigamistically
bioclimatologically
bioclimatology
bioclimatology
noun
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biometeorology
biometeorology
noun
The study of the relationship between atmospheric conditions (the weather) and living organisms.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
borborygmatic
bottomrying
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
bromargyrite
bromargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A natural mineral form of silver bromide.
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
cyanmethemoglobin
cyanmethemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning
cyanomethaemoglobin
cyanomethemoglobin
damageability
damageability
noun
The quality or degree of being susceptible to damage.
emblematology
emblematology
noun
The study of emblems.
embryogenetic
embryogenetic
adj
Relating to embryogenesis.
embryologist
embryologist
noun
An expert or specialist in embryology
embryologists
embryologists
noun
plural of embryologist
embryopathology
embryopathology
noun
(pathology) The pathology of embryos
embryotega
embryotegae
etymologisable
etymologizable
etymologizable
adj
Capable of being etymologized.
gastrotubotomy
germinability
germinability
noun
Ability to germinate.
gymnoblastea
gymnoblastic
gymnoblastic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea.
hemoglobinopathy
hemoglobinopathy
noun
(American spelling, medicine) Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin
humbugability
humbugability
noun
Ability to be humbugged or deceived; gullibility.
imaginability
imaginability
noun
The quality of being imaginable.
immitigability
immitigability
noun
The quality of being immitigable.
immitigably
immitigably
adv
In an immitigable manner.
impregability
impregnability
impregnability
noun
The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility.
impugnability
lymhpangiophlebitis
magnetizability
magnetizability
noun
(countable, physics) A measure of the extent to which something is magnetizable; specifically the tensor quantity relating the induced magnetic moment to the applied magnetic flux density
(uncountable) The state of being magnetizable
manageability
manageability
noun
The characteristic of being manageable.
marginability
marriageability
marriageability
noun
The condition of being marriageable.
megabyte
megabyte
noun
(computing) 1,048,576 bytes; a mebibyte.
One million (10⁶) bytes.
megabytes
megabytes
noun
plural of megabyte
megakaryoblast
megakaryoblast
noun
(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
metabiology
metabiology
noun
(biology) The study of biology itself
mumbletypeg
mumbletypeg
noun
Alternative form of mumblety peg
nonambiguity
nonmarriageability
nonsubmergibility
orbitozygomatic
platybregmatic
programmability
programmability
noun
The abstract capability of being programmable.
pterygomandibular
stumblingly
stumblingly
adv
In a stumbling way; unsteadily, haltingly.
subdiaphragmatically
subgeometrically
subintegumentary
submergibility
submittingly
submittingly
adv
So as to submit; in a submissive manner.
subtegumentary
subtegumentary
adj
beneath a tegument
relating to a subtegument
subzygomatic
subzygomatic
adj
(anatomy) Situated under the zygoma or zygomatic process.
symbiogenetic
symbiogenetic
adj
Pertaining to symbiogenesis.
symbiogenetically
symbiogenetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, symbiogenesis.
symbologist
symbologist
noun
One who studies symbols, especially those used in ancient religions or secret societies.
thimbleriggery
thrombolymphangitis
timbrology
timbrology
noun
(rare, obsolete) philately (the study or collection of stamps)
