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.
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambilateral
ambilateral
adj
(medicine) Affecting both sides of the body, or of an organ.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
ambrosterol
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulatoria
ameloblasts
ameloblasts
noun
plural of ameloblast
amenability
amenability
noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
ametabolian
ametabolian
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to insects that undergo metamorphosis
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Ametabola (Apterygota)
ametabolism
ametabolism
noun
The condition of being ametabolic
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
amicability
amicability
noun
The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.
amobarbital
amobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₃ as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum.
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
amovability
amovability
noun
Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
animability
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antialbumin
apometaboly
archambault
attemptable
attemptable
adj
Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
automatable
automatable
adj
able to be automated
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
babblements
babblements
noun
plural of babblement
bafflements
bafflements
noun
plural of bafflement
balancement
balancement
noun
The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise.
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
balletomane
balletomane
noun
A ballet enthusiast.
balsamation
balsamation
noun
The act of imparting balsamic properties.
The art or process of embalming.
baltimorean
baltimorite
bandlimited
bandlimited
adj
(physics) Describing a signal whose spectral power is zero outside of a band of frequencies
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
barbitalism
barbitalism
noun
(pathology) barbital poisoning
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartolommeo
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
battlements
battlements
noun
plural of battlement
bdellostoma
bedlamitish
bilamellate
bilamellate
adj
(botany) Formed of two plates, or lamellae.
(botany) Having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers.
bilaminated
bilaminated
adj
Alternative form of bilaminate
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bimetallics
bimetallics
noun
plural of bimetallic
bimetallism
bimetallism
noun
(economics) The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values.
bimetallist
bimetallist
adj
Advocating bimetallism
noun
An advocate of bimetallism
bioclimatic
bioclimatic
adj
(architecture) Focused on providing a comfortable microclimate.
Of or pertaining to the relationship between living things and climate.
biomaterial
biomaterial
noun
A nonviable, biocompatible material used in a medical device, intended to interact with biological systems or to evaluate, treat, augment, or replace any tissue, organ, or function of the body.
biometrical
biometrical
adj
Of or pertaining to biometrics.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blairmorite
blamability
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastematic
blastematic
adj
(biology) Connected with, or proceeding from, the blastema; blastemal.
blastocheme
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blastomeres
blastomeres
noun
plural of blastomere
blastomeric
blastomeric
adj
Relating to blastomeres.
blastomyces
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
blemmatrope
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
bombastical
bombastical
adj
(archaic) bombastic
bombilation
bombilation
noun
A humming or booming sound.
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
bottomlands
bottomlands
noun
plural of bottomland
brabblement
brabblement
noun
(dated) A brabble; a noisy contest or wrangle.
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
bromgelatin
bulletmaker
bulletmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bullets.
bullmastiff
bullmastiff
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bullmastiff
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
buphthalmum
campbellite
campbellite
Noun
A member of any of various religious groups historically descended from the nineteenth-century Restoration Movement.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to any of these groups.
campbellton
campbeltown
catabolisms
catabolisms
noun
plural of catabolism
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.