(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
ambrosio
barosmin
barosmin
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A resinous product of buchu (from Barosma species), used as a diuretic.
bemirror
bemirror
verb
(transitive) To image or show as in a mirror.
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bickmore
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
biltmore
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
bimotors
bimotors
noun
plural of bimotor
binormal
binormal
adj
(mathematics) describing such a line
noun
(mathematics) A line that is at right angles to both the normal and the tangent of a point on a curve and, together with them, forms three orthogonal axes
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
biometer
biometer
noun
(biology) A device that is used to detect the presence of life by detecting and measuring minute amounts of evolved carbon dioxide.
biometry
biometry
noun
(dated) The measurement of biological data.
The analysis of biological statistics; biostatistics.
The application of biostatistics to security; biometrics.
biramose
biramose
adj
Alternative form of biramous
biramous
biramous
adj
Branching in two, composed of two branches.
birimose
birthdom
birthdom
noun
Privilege of birth; one's inheritance; birthright.
The land of one's birth.
bloomier
bloomier
adj
comparative form of bloomy: more bloomy
boniform
boniform
adj
Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence.
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
bovarism
bovarism
noun
Alternative spelling of bovarysm
boviform
boviform
adj
Shaped like an ox.
boxerism
boyarism
bromelia
bromelia
noun
Synonym of bromeliad
bromelin
bromelin
noun
Alternative form of bromalin
Alternative form of bromelein
bromides
bromides
noun
plural of bromide
bromidic
bromidic
adj
Stale, banal, clichéd.
bromines
bromines
noun
plural of bromine
bromised
bromisms
bromisms
noun
plural of bromism
bromized
bromized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bromize
bromizer
bromizer
noun
(photography) A bromide added to a collodion or gelatin emulsion.
bromizes
bromizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bromize
bromlite
bromlite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral alstonite.
broomier
broomier
adj
comparative form of broomy: more broomy
brooming
brooming
noun
A sweeping with a broom.
verb
present participle of broom
brosimum
brownism
brownism
Proper noun
The political ideology attributed to the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, characterised by, among other things, allegedly prudent economics.
The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine.
Proper noun
The beliefs of the Brownists, or followers of
byronism
choriamb
choriamb
noun
A choriambus.
ciborium
ciborium
noun
(Christianity) A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
(architecture) A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
cimborio
cimborio
noun
(architecture) A lantern (typically octagonal) built over the crossing of a Gothic cathedral
combiner
combiner
noun
A person who or a thing that combines.
corambis
corblimy
cubiform
cubiform
adj
Having the shape of a cube
demirobe
dibromid
dibromid
noun
Archaic form of dibromide.
embodier
embodier
noun
One who embodies.
embroils
embroils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embroil
embryoid
embryoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling an embryo
noun
An embryonic organism, grown in vitro from a few cells
fabiform
fabiform
adj
Shaped like a bean
fibromas
firebomb
firebomb
noun
A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon.
verb
(transitive) To attack with a firebomb.
forelimb
forelimb
noun
The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal
gorblimy
gorblimy
intj
Alternative form of gorblimey
imborder
imborder
verb
Obsolete form of emborder.
imbowers
imbowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower
imbrowns
imbrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbrown
incomber
incomber
verb
Archaic form of encumber.
korymboi
korymboi
noun
plural of korymbos
laborism
laborism
noun
Alternative form of labourism
limbourg
lobiform
lobiform
adj
Having the shape of a lobe
lombardi
microbal
microbal
adj
Alternative form of microbial
microbar
microbar
noun
A unit of pressure equal to one millionth of a bar
microbes
microbes
noun
plural of microbe
microbic
microbic
adj
microbial
microbus
microbus
noun
A station wagon shaped like a small bus.
millboro
mimbreno
mislabor
mobridge
mockbird
mockbird
noun
A bird, the European sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus).
monkbird
moorbird
moorbird
noun
The red grouse.
morbidly
morbidly
adv
In a morbid manner, or to a morbid degree.
morbific
morbific
adj
Pertaining to or caused by disease; diseased.
That causes disease; sickening, pathogenic.
morbihan
morbihan
Proper noun
One of the départements of Brittany, France
morbilli
morbilli
noun
measles, rubeola
moribund
moribund
adj
Almost obsolete, nearing an end.
Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
noun
A person who is near to dying.
nombrils
nombrils
noun
plural of nombril
nubiform
nubiform
adj
cloud-shaped
oberheim
oriflamb
oriflamb
noun
Archaic spelling of oriflamme.
overbrim
overbrim
verb
(intransitive) To be so full as to overflow.
(transitive) To flow over the brim of; to overflow.
rabbonim
rabiform
reimbody
reimbody
verb
Archaic form of reembody.
rhomboid
rhomboid
adj
resembling, or shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid
noun
A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle
A solid shape which has rhombic faces
Any of several muscles that control the shoulders
ribosome
ribosome
noun
(biology, cytology) A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA.
robotism
robotism
noun
Robotic behaviour.
The policy or process of using robots; robotization.
saboraim
sabromin
sabromin
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A bromine preparation used to treat epilepsy.
scombrid
scombrid
adj
Characteristic of these fish.
noun
Any fish of the family Scombridae.
simsboro
thrombin
thrombin
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium).