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.
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
anabaptisms
backstamped
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
bellmanship
bipedalisms
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
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.
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brachyprism
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
campbellism
campbellism
Proper noun
The
compassable
compassable
adj
Capable of being compassed or accomplished.
compatibles
compatibles
noun
plural of compatible
compensable
compensable
adj
Able to be compensated; entitling one to compensation.
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
employables
employables
noun
plural of employable
epiblastema
homophobias
homophobias
noun
plural of homophobia
hyperbarism
implausible
implausible
adj
Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.
implausibly
implausibly
adv
In an implausible or dubious manner.
impressable
impressable
adj
Alternative form of impressible
imprestable
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
monoblepsia
monoblepsia
noun
Alternative form of monoblepsis
opobalsamum
opobalsamum
noun
Synonym of opobalsam
parabaptism
parabaptism
noun
A baptism not authorised by the established church
pearblossom
pedobaptism
pedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of paedobaptism
permissable
permissable
noun
Misspelling of permissible.
phlebograms
phlebograms
noun
plural of phlebogram
plebeianism
plebeianism
noun
The quality or state of being plebeian.
postabdomen
postabdomen
noun
(entomology) The terminal segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.
(zoology) The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
postumbonal
preassemble
preassemble
verb
To assemble components prior to delivery or sale
preassembly
preassembly
noun
Assembly of a product in advance
premissable
probabilism
probabilism
noun
(philosophy) The doctrine that, in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion.
(theology, chiefly Catholicism) The casuistic doctrine that, in difficult matters of conscience, one may safely follow a doctrine that is probable, e.g. approved by a recognized Doctor of the Church, even if the opposite opinion is more probable.
procambiums
publicanism
rebaptismal
rebaptismal
adj
Relating to rebaptism.
septembrian
spermoblast
spermoblast
noun
(biology) One of the cells formed by the division of the spermospore, each of which is destined to become a spermatozoid; a spermatocyte; a spermatoblast.
