(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
abruptiones
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(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
albitophyre
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
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.
apometaboly
appointable
appointable
adj
Capable of being appointed.
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
approbation
approbation
noun
The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbatory
approbatory
adj
Tending to approve or confirm
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.
backpointer
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
baroceptors
baroceptors
noun
plural of baroceptor
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
basiophitic
basiotripsy
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
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.
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathysophic
beneplacito
bibliotaphe
bicorporate
bicorporate
adj
(heraldry) Having two bodies.
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
bipaleolate
bipartition
bipartition
noun
Something that is bipartite
sharing or partitioning in two
verb
To partition into two.
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blastophaga
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
blastoporal
blastoporal
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporic.
blastopores
blastopores
noun
plural of blastopore
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
blastospore
blastospore
noun
(mycology) A type of fungal spore produced asexually by budding.
blemmatrope
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
boilerplate
boilerplate
adj
(aeronautics) Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
noun
(UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
(computing) Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
(journalism) Syndicated material.
(skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on.
A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
Formulaic or hackneyed language.
verb
(transitive) To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.
bonapartean
bonapartean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or his family.
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bonapartist
bonapartist
Noun
One attached to the of
Adjective
Of or pertaining to
botanophile
botanophile
noun
A person with an interest in botany.
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
campbellton
campbeltown
celtophobia
celtophobia
Noun
Hatred against Celtic peoples.
coitophobia
coitophobia
noun
The fear of coitus, or sexual intercourse.
compactable
compactable
Adjective
Capable of being compacted.
compactible
compactible
adj
Capable of being compacted.
compatibles
compatibles
noun
plural of compatible
completable
completable
adj
(mathematics, of a partial algebra) That can be expanded to a total algebra
That can be completed.
comportable
comportable
adj
(obsolete) Consistent; suitable.
copiability
copiability
noun
The quality of being copiable; ability to be copied.
diaboleptic
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
exploitable
exploitable
adj
Able to be exploited, especially commercially.
Easily fooled; credulous.
noun
A person or thing that can be exploited.
haptoglobin
haptoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
haptophobia
holobaptist
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hypoblastic
hypoblastic
adj
of, or relating to the hypoblast
improbation
improbation
noun
(law, Scotland) The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an action brought for the purpose of having some instrument declared false or forged.
disapproval
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
improbatory
labioplasty
labioplasty
noun
Alternative form of labiaplasty
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
meprobamate
meprobamate
noun
(pharmacology) A carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic drug.
motorphobia
motorphobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one.
nonpartible
nonportable
nonportable
adj
Not portable.
nyctophobia
nyctophobia
noun
A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
obstipation
obstipation
noun
severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction
obtemperate
obtemperate
verb
(obsolete) To obey or to conform to the prescribed rule or law.
openability
openability
noun
The quality of being openable.
operability
operability
noun
The extent to which a system or device is operable.
opinability
opprobriate
opprobriate
adj
Expressing opprobrium; disparaging.
verb
To express opprobrium for or to view with opprobrium; to scorn.
optableness
paddleboats
paddleboats
noun
plural of paddleboat
paleobotany
paleobotany
noun
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from 19th c.]
palmilobate
panboeotian
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
pasteboards
pasteboards
noun
plural of pasteboard
pasteboardy
pasteboardy
adj
(informal) Resembling pasteboard.
(informal, figurative) Stiffly formal; starchy; prim and proper.
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
pathophobia
pathophobia
noun
fear of disease
pattonsburg
peachbottom
pedatilobed
pedobaptism
pedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of paedobaptism
pedobaptist
pedobaptist
adj
Relating to the baptism of infants.
noun
One who advocates or practises infant baptism.
pelobatidae
pentacarbon
pentalobate
periorbital
periorbital
adj
Of, pertaining to or surrounding the orbit of the eyes
perturbator
perturbator
noun
Something that perturbates
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.
picketboats
picketboats
noun
plural of picketboat
platylobate
politbureau
politbureau
noun
Alternative form of politburo
polysorbate
polysorbate
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of emulsifiers used as food additives and in pharmaceutical preparations; they are derived from sorbitan (typically with three polyoxyethylene side-chains) esterified with a fatty acid; they are mostly oily liquids, or soft solids.
poppability
poppability
noun
The quality of being poppable.
portabellas
portabellas
noun
plural of portabella
portabellos
portabellos
noun
plural of portabello
portability
portability
noun
(software) The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.
The ability of a telephone subscriber to keep his/her number when switching to a different network.
The ability of an employee to move between different social security schemes without losing their contributions.
The quality of being portable.
portionable
portionable
adj
Capable of being divided into portions.
portrayable
portrayable
adj
Capable of being portrayed.
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.
postabortal
postabortal
Adjective
After abortion (termination of pregnancy).
postcubital
postcubital
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the cubit
postorbital
postorbital
adj
Behind the orbit of the eye.
noun
A postorbital bone or scale.
postponable
postponable
adj
That can be postponed.
posttabetic
postumbonal
potableness
potableness
Noun
The quality of being drinkable.
pourability
pourability
noun
The state or condition of being pourable.
preambition
preballoted
prebestowal
precombated
prelibation
prelibation
noun
A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.
A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste.
preobligate
preobtained
preobtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preobtain
preobviated
proabortion
proabortion
adj
Supportive of the practice and/or legalization of abortion.
probabilist
probabilist
noun
(theology, philosophy) A follower of probabilism.
Someone who studies probability, a particular branch of mathematics.
probability
probability
noun
(mathematics) A number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.
An event that is likely to occur.
The relative likelihood of an event happening.
The state of being probable; likelihood.
probational
probational
adj
probationary
probationer
probationer
noun
(Scotland) One who is licensed to preach, but not ordained to a pastorate.
(UK, music) A chorister in their training period before full admission to a choir, whether or not that period is probationary.
One who is on probation.
probatively
problematic
problematic
adj
(logic, dated) Only affirming the possibility that a predicate be actualised.
(sociology) Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).
Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.
Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.
a problematic analysis
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.