(mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
abjuration
abjuration
noun
A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
The act of abjuring.
abrenounce
abrenounce
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce; to contradict.
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
anaerobium
antilobium
arcboutant
atrorubent
auburntown
autobahnen
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
balloonful
balloonful
noun
Enough to fill a balloon.
basigenous
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
batocrinus
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
bauernbrot
beartongue
beaumontia
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
betancourt
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
biloculina
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.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
biunivocal
biunivocal
adj
Relating to two, related univocal terms, sources etc.
blanquillo
blanquillo
noun
tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)
boethusian
botaurinae
bouchaleen
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bounceable
bounceable
adj
Able to be bounced
bounceably
bounceback
bounceback
noun
(Internet) An automated response to an email, indicating that it could not be delivered.
(marketing) A customized order form sent out with previously ordered goods, encouraging the customer to make a further order, perhaps motivated by a discount or free gift.
A rebound.
An economic recovery.
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bourbonian
bourignian
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
bradynosus
brassbound
brassbound
adj
Bound with brass.
brauronian
brontosaur
brontosaur
noun
Any member of the genus Brontosaurus.
bubonalgia
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
bucconasal
bucconasal
adj
Relating to the cheek and the nose
bucconidae
bucconinae
buckhannon
buckhannon
Proper noun
a city in West Virginia, USA
bucorvinae
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
bullockman
bumboatman
bumboatman
noun
A man who pilots a bumboat.
bumboatmen
bumboatmen
noun
plural of bumboatman
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
buonarroti
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
buttonball
buttonball
noun
A tree, the buttonwood or American sycamore.
butylation
butylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule
canonsburg
carbonuria
chadbourne
claybourne
coambulant
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
colubrinae
columbiana
conalbumin
conalbumin
noun
(biology) One of the two major types of albumin found in egg white (the other being ovalbumin), which isolates and sequesters metallic contaminants in the egg white.
concubinal
concubinal
adj
Of or pertaining to concubinage.
confabular
confabular
adj
Of or pertaining to confabulation.
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusably
confusably
adv
In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
conjugable
conjugable
adj
Capable of being conjugated.
conjugably
connubiate
connubiate
verb
(rare, slang) To live together as man and wife; to marry; (loosely), to have relations.
connusable
consumable
consumable
adj
That is consumed or depleted upon use.
That may be eaten.
noun
A material or product that is produced for consumption.
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
detubation
doubledamn
dubitation
dubitation
noun
(countable) A pang or expression of doubt.
(countable, obsolete) A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt.
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
eastbourne
eastbourne
Proper noun
A coastal town in East Sussex, England
ebenaceous
ebenaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ebenaceae.
eburnation
eburnation
noun
A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.
endolumbar
extubation
extubation
noun
(medicine) The removal of a tube inserted by intubation.
februation
februation
noun
Purification, rejuvenation, or renewal, especially ritual or ceremonial.
The object of such purification; a sacrifice.
floribunda
floribunda
noun
A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties.
groundable
groundable
adj
(philosophy) Capable of being grounded (supplied with a rational basis).
Capable of being electrically grounded.
Capable of being grounded (forbidden from going out).
groundably
gubernator
gubernator
noun
(now humorous) Governor.
Leader.
harbouring
harbouring
verb
present participle of harbour
haubergeon
haubergeon
noun
Alternative form of habergeon
hogansburg
honourable
honourable
adj
Britain standard spelling of honorable.
honourably
honourably
adv
In an honourable manner.
houndsbane
incubation
incubation
noun
(chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
(pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
(psychology) One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.
incubators
incubators
noun
plural of incubator
incubatory
incubatory
adj
Serving for incubation.
inoculable
inoculable
adj
Capable of being inoculated.
Capable of transmitting disease, or of being transmitted, by inoculation.
intubation
intubation
noun
(medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.
jambonneau
jubilation
jubilation
noun
A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
knockabout
knockabout
adj
Boisterous
Suitable for rough use.
noun
(circus) A tumbler.
(entertainment) A slapstick comedy or comedian.
(sailing) A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area
A person living in rough, violent conditions.
A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
Clothing suitable for rough use.
lobulation
lobulation
noun
(pathology) The presence of lobules (in a place where there are normally none)
lumbodynia
lumbodynia
noun
(pathology) lower back pain
membranous
membranous
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane.
(medicine) Accompanying the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or membranous layer.
Thin, pliable, and often transparent.
mountebank
mountebank
noun
(obsolete) An acrobat.
Any boastful, false pretender.
One who sells by deception; a con artist.
One who sells dubious medicines.
verb
(intransitive) To act as a mountebank.
(transitive) To cheat by boasting and false pretenses.
myoalbumin
narcobatus
nasobuccal
nasobuccal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nose and mouth.
nearabouts
nearabouts
adv
Synonym of nearabout
nebulation
nebulation
noun
A clouded or ill-defined mark of colour.
The condition of being nebulated.
neuroblast
neuroblast
noun
The embryonic cell that develops into a nerve cell
noctambule
nonabjurer
nonabusive
nonabusive
adj
Not abusive.
nonaudible
nonaudible
adj
Not audible; that cannot be heard.
nonaudibly
nonbuoyant
nonbuoyant
adj
Not buoyant.
nonburgage
nondurable
nondurable
adj
(economics) Providing useful services for only one period, especially a year.