A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
abhorrently
abhorrently
adv
In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abiotrophic
abiotrophic
adj
(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abouchement
albitophyre
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
anthophobia
anthophobia
noun
Fear of flowers.
antlophobia
antlophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of floods or inundation.
archbotcher
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
atelophobia
atelophobia
noun
The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baronethood
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
basiophitic
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathofloric
batholithic
batholithic
adj
Containing or relating to batholith.
bathophobia
bathophobia
noun
The fear of depths
The fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathychrome
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathysophic
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanshooter
beanshooter
noun
Alternative form of bean-shooter
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
bibliotaphe
bibliotheca
bibliotheca
noun
(obsolete) A library.
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastocheme
blastochyle
blastochyle
noun
(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.
blastophaga
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
bloodstanch
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boltheading
botanophile
botanophile
noun
A person with an interest in botany.
botheration
botheration
intj
A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
noun
(countable) A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.
(countable) An act of bothering or annoying.
(uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
boththridia
brachiation
brachiation
noun
(zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiotomy
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
bulbochaete
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
celtophobia
celtophobia
Noun
Hatred against Celtic peoples.
changeabout
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
cohabitancy
cohabitancy
noun
Cohabitation.
cohabitants
cohabitants
noun
plural of cohabitant
coinhabitor
coitophobia
coitophobia
noun
The fear of coitus, or sexual intercourse.
corybantish
cyclobothra
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
dithyrambos
electrobath
embryophyta
emetophobia
emetophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
enetophobia
enetophobia
Noun
A fear of pins and needles.
erotophobia
erotophobia
noun
Fear of sex; negative attitudes towards sex
erythorbate
erythorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) any salt or ester of erythorbic acid
ethambutols
ethnobotany
ethnobotany
noun
(botany, sociology) The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants.
(pharmacology) The scientific study of traditional medicinal plants used by various ethnic groups.
featherbone
featherbone
noun
A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
gnathobasic
gnathobasic
adj
Related to, or characteristic of a gnathobase
gristhorbia
habilitator
habilitator
noun
(US, obsolete) One who supplies money to work a mine.
habitations
habitations
noun
plural of habitation
habituation
habituation
noun
(psychology) The process of becoming accustomed to an internal or external stimulus, such as a noxious smell or loud noise.
The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
halterbroke
halterbroke
verb
simple past tense of halterbreak
haptoglobin
haptoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
haptophobia
heartbroken
heartbroken
adj
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
heartthrobs
heartthrobs
noun
plural of heartthrob
hebeanthous
hebetations
hematobious
hematoblast
hematoblast
noun
Alternative form of haematoblast
hibernation
hibernation
noun
(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
(biology, sleep, space science) A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.
(computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.
hibernators
hibernators
noun
plural of hibernator
higinbotham
hoaxability
hobbistical
holobaptist
holoblastic
holoblastic
adj
(biology, of an egg) Cleaving, and separating into separate blastomeres.
homoblastic
homoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from a single type of tissue.
(botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant's or shoot's age.
houseboater
houseboater
noun
One who lives in a houseboat.
hubbardston
hyalobasalt
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hypoblastic
hypoblastic
adj
of, or relating to the hypoblast
katabothron
lithobiidae
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
mothballing
mothballing
noun
The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.
verb
present participle of mothball
motherboard
motherboard
noun
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.
motorphobia
motorphobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one.
nihilobstat
nonhabitual
nonhabitual
adj
Not habitual.
northumbria
northumbria
Proper noun
North-east England; Northumberland.
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
nyctophobia
nyctophobia
noun
A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
orthoborate
orthoborate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any anion derived from orthoboric acid; any salt containing this anion
outbreathed
outbreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outbreathe
outbreather
overbreathe
overbreathe
verb
(intransitive) To hyperventilate.
pantaphobia
pantaphobia
noun
A total absence of fear; fearlessness.
pantophobia
pantophobia
noun
(by confusion) Panophobia, a condition of groundless fears.
The fear of everything; panphobia.
pantophobic
pantophobic
adj
Having or relating to pantophobia.
papaphobist
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
pathophobia
pathophobia
noun
fear of disease
peachbottom
philantomba
photobathic
photophobia
photophobia
noun
(medicine) Excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to bright light; abnormal fear of light.
An aversion to or fear of being photographed, the dissemination of personal photographs, or viewing photographs.
photostable
photostable
adj
Exhibiting photostability
phytobezoar
phytobezoar
noun
A bezoar composed of undigestible plant material.
rabbitmouth
rectophobia
rectophobia
noun
(rare) The fear of rectal disease.
retouchable
retouchable
adj
Capable of being retouched.
rubythroats
rubythroats
noun
plural of rubythroat
scotophobia
scotophobia
noun
Fear of darkness.
shortbreads
shortbreads
noun
plural of shortbread
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
sitiophobia
sitiophobia
noun
Alternative form of sitophobia
smotherable
smotherable
adj
That which may be smothered.
starchboard
stasiphobia
stasiphobia
noun
(rare) A morbid fear of standing upright.
stasophobia
stenobathic
stenobathic
adj
(zoology) Able to live only within a limited range of depths (of water).