A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abjudicated
abjudicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudicate
abjudicator
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
acutilobate
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
annunciable
annunciable
adj
(archaic, rare) That may be announced or declared.
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
antibubonic
antibubonic
adj
Countering bubonic plague.
archaimbaud
archbuilder
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
bacchiuchii
bacchuslike
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bacteririum
bacteriuria
bacteriuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine
balaneutics
baluchistan
bangiaceous
barbecueing
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
bassariscus
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
batidaceous
bauckiebird
beauticians
beauticians
noun
plural of beautician
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
biacuminate
biacuminate
adj
(botany) Having points in two directions.
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
biauricular
biauricular
adj
Having or relating to two auricles.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bidactylous
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
borzicactus
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
britannicus
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
buccolabial
buccolabial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cheek and the lip.
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and labial vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and labial aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
bucculatrix
bucerotidae
bucerotinae
bucklandite
buckwashing
bucolically
bucolically
adv
In a bucolic manner.
bulbocapnin
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
bursiculate
bursiculate
adj
(botany) bursiform
busticating
busticating
verb
present participle of busticate
butyrically
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonnieux
carburating
carburating
verb
present participle of carburate
carburation
carburation
noun
Alternative spelling of carburetion
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carburetion
carburetion
noun
The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.
carburising
carburising
verb
present participle of carburise
carburizing
carburizing
verb
present participle of carburize
caudotibial
causability
causability
noun
The condition of being causable
chloriambus
circuitable
circumbasal
clabularium
clubability
clubability
noun
Alternative form of clubbability
clubhauling
clubhauling
noun
(nautical) A risky maneuver whereby a sail-boat tacks (turns into and through the wind) by dropping one of the front anchors, the intent being to turn the boat in a tighter space than would be possible using the rudder and sails alone, especially when difficult conditions such as light winds or heavy swell make tacking more difficult than usual.
verb
present participle of clubhaul
clubionidae
coinsurable
colliquable
colliquable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
columbanian
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
concubinage
concubinage
noun
The state of being or keeping a concubine.
The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.
concubinary
concubinary
adj
Of or pertaining to a concubine
noun
The state of being a concubine
concubinate
concubinate
noun
(obsolete) A concubinage.
concubitant
conjubilant
conjubilant
adj
(archaic) Shouting together for joy; rejoicing together.
connubially
connubially
adv
as in marriage
continuable
continuable
adj
Able to be continued.
conurbation
conurbation
noun
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
corbiculate
corbiculate
adj
Having corbiculae
noun
Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket)
covarrubias
crambambuli
crambambuli
noun
(obsolete) A drink of rum mixed with sugar and set alight before drinking.
cubicalness
cubicalness
noun
The state or quality of being cubical.
culpability
culpability
noun
The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
cutiterebra
decarburise
decarburise
verb
Alternative form of decarburize
decarburize
decarburize
verb
To decarbonize.
demibuckram
denunciable
denunciable
adj
Fit to be denounced; blameworthy; censurable.
discubation
discussable
discussable
adj
That can be discussed.
disturbance
disturbance
noun
(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Something that disturbs.
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
educabilian
educability
educability
noun
(countable) The degree to which someone is educable
(uncountable) The state of being educable
equibalance
equibalance
noun
Equal weight; equiponderance.
verb
(transitive) To make of equal weight; to counterbalance.
eubacterium
eubacterium
noun
(microbiology) Any bacterium considered to be within the obsolete taxonomic subkingdom Eubacteria
excruciable
excruciable
adj
(archaic) Liable to torment.
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
fabricature
hauberticum
hibernacula
hibernacula
noun
plural of hibernaculum
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
incicurable
incicurable
adj
(rare) Impossible to tame.
incubations
incubations
noun
plural of incubation
incumbrance
incumbrance
noun
(law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
A burden; a thing that must be carried.
incunabular
incunabular
adj
(by extension) Relating to the earliest stages of any form of publishing or media.
(historical) Relating to an incunabulum.
incunabulum
incunabulum
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The cradle, birthplace, or origin of something.
(printing) A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe.
ineluctable
ineluctable
adj
Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.
ineluctably
ineluctably
adv
In an ineluctable manner.
inexcusable
inexcusable
adj
not excusable
inexcusably
inexcusably
adv
In an inexcusable manner.
infrabuccal
infrabuccal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath, or at the bottom of the cheek
inscrutable
inscrutable
adj
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
noun
One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
inscrutably
inscrutably
adv
In an inscrutable manner.
intrabuccal
intrabuccal
adj
(anatomy) Within the cheek.
irrecurable
irrecusable
irrecusable
adj
That cannot be challenged or objected to
irrecusably
irrecusably
adv
In an irrecusable manner.
jebusitical
justiciable
justiciable
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts.
labdacismus
labdacismus
noun
Alternative form of lambdacism
lactalbumin
lactalbumin
noun
(biochemistry) The albumin content of milk.
lubricating
lubricating
adj
That lubricates.
verb
present participle of lubricate
lubrication
lubrication
noun
The application of a substance (a lubricant), between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.
lubricative
lubricative
adj
Assisting, or relating to, lubrication.
lubricators
lubricators
noun
plural of lubricator
lubricatory
lubricatory
adj
Serving to lubricate.
lucubrating
lucubrating
verb
present participle of lucubrate
lucubration
lucubration
noun
Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.