(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptions
absorptions
noun
plural of absorption
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
anabaptists
anabaptists
noun
plural of anabaptist
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
bellmanship
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bipinnarias
bisdiapason
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blankenship
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bonapartist
bonapartist
Noun
One attached to the of
Adjective
Of or pertaining to
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bulbospinal
bulbospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration.
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
capableness
capableness
noun
The state or quality of being capable.
compensable
compensable
adj
Able to be compensated; entitling one to compensation.
dispensable
dispensable
adj
(biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
(of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.
Capable of being dispensed; distributable.
expendables
expendables
noun
plural of expendable
husbandship
husbandship
noun
The role or status of a husband
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
indeposable
indeposable
adj
Incapable of being deposed.
inescapable
inescapable
adj
Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.
inescapably
inescapably
adv
In an inescapable manner.
inexposable
inseparable
inseparable
adj
Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.
noun
Something that cannot be separated from something else.
inseparably
inseparably
adv
In an inseparable manner.
inspectable
inspectable
adj
Able to be inspected.
insuperable
insuperable
adj
Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.
Overwhelming or insurmountable.
insuperably
insuperably
adv
In an insuperable manner.
monoblepsia
monoblepsia
noun
Alternative form of monoblepsis
nobackspace
nonpassible
obstipation
obstipation
noun
severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction
optableness
paperbounds
paperbounds
noun
plural of paperbound
parabolanus
parabolanus
noun
(historical, Christianity) In the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick.
parsonsburg
pattonsburg
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
payableness
payableness
noun
The quality of being payable.
penalisable
pensionable
pensionable
adj
That qualifies to receive a pension
pensionably
pensionably
adv
So as to be eligible to receive a pension.
piebaldness
piebaldness
noun
The quality of being piebald.
plebeianise
plebeianise
verb
Alternative form of plebeianize
plebeianism
plebeianism
noun
The quality or state of being plebeian.
pliableness
pliableness
noun
The state of being pliable; pliability.
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.
postponable
postponable
adj
That can be postponed.
postumbonal
potableness
potableness
Noun
The quality of being drinkable.
presbytinae
presentable
presentable
adj
(ecclesiastical) Capable of being presented to a church living.
In good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive.
presentably
presentably
adv
In a presentable manner.
prisonbreak
prosobranch
prosobranch
adj
(of a gastropod) Having gills placed in front of the heart.
(of gills) Placed in front of the heart.
noun
(zoology) A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group.
publicanism
punchboards
punchboards
noun
plural of punchboard
reprobances
republicans
republicans
noun
plural of republican
responsable
responsable
adj
Misspelling of responsible.
rubrospinal
rubrospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the rubrospinal tract, part of the nervous system and a major motor control pathway in humans.
septembrian
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
snapperback
snobography
snobography
noun
(humorous, literary) The description of snobs and snobbery.
spanishburg
spartanburg
spinibulbar
spinobulbar
spinobulbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the spinal cord and the medulla oblongata
splenoblast
spongoblast
spongoblast
noun
(zoology) In sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin.
springboard
springboard
noun
(figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.
(gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.
A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.
verb
(transitive) To launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office.
subapparent
subdiapason
subdiapente
subelaphine
subpanation
subpanation
noun
(Christianity) The doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are locally and materially present in the Eucharist under the form of bread and wine.
subpatronal
subpavement
subplacenta
subplacenta
noun
A structure on the maternal side of a placenta
subpoenaing
subpoenaing
verb
present participle of subpoena
subputation
subsampling
subsampling
noun
A subordinate sampling
The creation of subsamples
subsplenial
superabound
superabound
verb
(intransitive, stative) To abound very much; to be superabundant.
suprapubian
suprapubian
adj
(anatomy) suprapubic
tablespoons
tablespoons
noun
plural of tablespoon
unapposable
undeposable
undeposable
adj
not deposable
unescapable
unescapable
adj
Impossible to avoid or escape, not escapable; ineluctable.
unescapably
unescapably
adv
In an unescapable manner.
unexposable
unexposable
adj
Not exposable.
ungraspable
ungraspable
adj
Not able to be reached or grasped.
Not able to be remembered or comprehended.
unopposable
unopposable
adj
That cannot be opposed.
unperusable
unphrasable
unphrasable
adj
Not phrasable.
unplausible
unplausible
adj
Implausible
unplausibly
unplausibly
adv
In an unplausible manner.
unpleasable
unpleasable
adj
That cannot be pleased; implacable.
unpraisable
unpraisable
adj
Not praisable.
unpursuable
unpursuable
adj
Not pursuable.
unseparable
unseparable
adj
Not separable; inseparable
unseparably
unshapeable
unshapeable
adj
Alternative form of unshapable
unshippable
unshippable
adj
Not shippable; impossible to ship, or unsuitable for shipping.
unsleepably
unsleepably
adv
So as to make sleep impossible.
unspeakable
unspeakable
adj
Extremely bad or objectionable.
Impossible to speak about.
Incapable of being spoken or uttered
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
unspeakably
unspeakably
adv
In an unspeakable manner.
unspellable
unspellable
adj
Difficult or impossible to spell.
unspendable
unspendable
adj
Not spendable.
unspillable
unspillable
adj
Impossible to spill.
unspinnable
unspinnable
Adjective
Not capable of being spun.
unspoilable
unspoilable
adj
Not spoilable.
unspoilably
unspoilably
adv
Such that it cannot be spoiled.
unspottable
unspottable
adj
Resistant to staining by spotting.
That cannot be seen or spotted; invisible.
unsprayable
unsprayable
adj
Not sprayable.
unstoppable
unstoppable
adj
Unable to be stopped.
unstoppably
unstoppably
adv
In an unstoppable manner.
unsuperable
unsuperable
adj
Not superable; impossible to overcome.
unsweepable
unsweepable
adj
(military) Of a mine: incapable of being located by minesweeping.