(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
amblyacousia
ambrosiaceae
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
autosymbolic
bacchanalism
bacchanalism
noun
Alternative form of bacchanalianism
backstamping
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
balsamically
balsamically
adv
In a balsamic manner.
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
beaumarchais
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
besiclometer
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bicameralism
bicameralism
noun
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
(psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
bicameralist
bicameralist
noun
A supporter of bicameralism.
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
biometricist
biometricist
noun
One who studies biometry.
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biracialisms
biscuitmaker
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bradyseismic
bradyseismic
adj
Relating to bradyseisms
brahmanistic
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
campbellisms
campbellites
cannibalisms
cannibalisms
noun
plural of cannibalism
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chambermaids
chambermaids
noun
plural of chambermaid
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
choriambuses
circumscribe
circumscribe
verb
(geometry) To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.
To draw a line around; to encircle.
To limit narrowly; to restrict.
climbingfish
combinations
combinations
noun
A type of cotton underwear, being a combination of a vest and trousers.
plural of combination
combinedness
combinedness
noun
The state or quality of being combined.
combustibles
combustibles
noun
plural of combustible
combustively
commiserable
commiserable
adj
(obsolete) pitiable
compressible
compressible
adj
(topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.
able to be compressed
compressibly
compressibly
adv
In a compressible way.
connubialism
connubialism
noun
(formal) Marriage; married life.
consumptible
corybantiasm
corybantiasm
noun
(medicine, archaic) A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and lack of sleep.
cumulonimbus
cumulonimbus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.
customizable
customizable
adj
Able to be customized.
cystofibroma
cystofibroma
noun
(pathology) A fibroma containing cysts
diamondbacks
diamondbacks
noun
plural of diamondback
disbenchment
disbenchment
noun
The act of disbenching.
disencumbers
disencumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disencumber
dissemblance
dissemblance
noun
(countable) An act of dissembling.
(countable) Dissimilarity, unlikeness.
(uncountable) Dissembling, as a kind of behavior; dissembling, generally.
domesticable
domesticable
adj
Capable of being domesticated; tameable.
dumbstricken
embrocations
embrocations
noun
plural of embrocation
embryoscopic
embryoscopic
adj
Relating to embryoscopy.
fibrocystoma
fibrosarcoma
fibrosarcoma
noun
(oncology) A fibroblastic sarcoma: a malignant tumor derived from fibrous connective tissue
fractonimbus
greenbackism
greenbackism
noun
A movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.
gymnoblastic
gymnoblastic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea.
homeoblastic
homeoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from similar tissue.
imbecilities
imbecilities
noun
plural of imbecility
imbrications
imbrications
noun
plural of imbrication
incombustion
inconsumable
inconsumable
adj
Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent.
inconsumably
inconsumably
adv
Such that it cannot be consumed or used up; inexhaustibly.
incumbencies
incumbencies
noun
plural of incumbency
incumbentess
incumbentess
noun
(dated) female incumbent
incumbrances
incumbrances
noun
plural of incumbrance
lactalbumins
lactalbumins
noun
plural of lactalbumin
lemmoblastic
macrobiotics
macrobiotics
noun
The art of prolonging life.
mesembryonic
microbrewers
microbrewers
noun
plural of microbrewer
microfibrils
microfibrils
noun
plural of microfibril
microrhabdus
microtubules
microtubules
noun
plural of microtubule
misbalancing
misbalancing
verb
present participle of misbalance
misceability
misceability
noun
Archaic form of miscibility (“ability to be mixed”).
misdescribed
misdescribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misdescribe
misdescriber
misdescriber
noun
One who misdescribes something.
misdescribes
misdescribes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misdescribe
misobedience
misobedience
noun
(obsolete) Mistaken obedience.
(obsolete) disobedience
missemblance
missemblance
noun
(obsolete) False resemblance or semblance.
mockingbirds
mockingbirds
noun
plural of mockingbird
monobasicity
monobasicity
noun
The property of being monobasic.
monosyllabic
monosyllabic
adj
Consisting of one syllable.
Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.
noun
a word consisting of one syllable
moucharabies
moucharabies
noun
plural of moucharaby
musicophobia
musicophobia
noun
Aversion to music.
myeloblastic
myeloblastic
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing myeloblasts.
noctambulism
noctambulism
noun
(rare) sleepwalking
noctambulist
noctambulist
noun
(rare) One who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist.
nonsymbiotic
nonsymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic.
normoblastic
normoblastic
adj
Relating to or having the character of a normoblast.
objectivisms
objectivisms
noun
plural of objectivism
obscurantism
obscurantism
noun
A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.
omniscribent
postbrachium
presubiculum
presubiculum
noun
(anatomy) A rostral part of the parahippocampal gyrus of the guenon.
problematics
problematics
noun
plural of problematic
problemistic
probosciform
probosciform
adj
Having the form of a proboscis.
rambunctious
rambunctious
adj
(chiefly US, informal) Boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.
recombinants
recombinants
noun
plural of recombinant
recumbencies
recumbencies
noun
plural of recumbency
sabermetrics
sabermetrics
noun
(US) The analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics.
saltimboccas
saltimboccas
noun
plural of saltimbocca
schomburgkia
schoolboyism
schoolboyism
noun
schoolboyish attitudes or behaviour
scombroidean
scramblingly
scramblingly
adv
With a scrambling motion.
scribblement
scribblement
noun
(dated) A scribble; bad or hasty writing.
semiabstract
semiabstract
adj
(art) Not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete
semibachelor
semibarbaric
semibarbaric
adj
Somewhat barbaric.
semibiologic
semibleached
semiclimbing
semicombined
semicombined
adj
(chemistry) Partially combined.
semirepublic
strabismical
strabismical
adj
strabismic
subacuminate
subacuminate
adj
Somewhat acuminate
subautomatic
subcheliform
subcheliform
adj
Almost or imperfectly cheliform.
subclimactic
subcommittee
subcommittee
noun
A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.
subcommunity
subcommunity
noun
A community that exists as part of a larger community.
subcordiform
subcordiform
adj
Almost or imperfectly cordiform.
subcruciform
subdichotomy
subdichotomy
noun
A subordinate, or inferior, division into parts; a subdivision.
subdominance
subdominance
noun
(music) The quality or state of being subdominant.
subeconomies
subeconomies
noun
plural of subeconomy
subfalciform
subfalciform
adj
Almost or imperfectly falciform.
subgeometric
subimbricate
subimbricate
adj
Almost or imperfectly imbricate.
subjectivism
subjectivism
noun
(epistemology) The doctrine that knowledge is based in feelings or intuition.
(ethics) The doctrine that values and moral principles come from attitudes, convention, whim, or preference.
(metaphysics) The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind.
submicrogram
submicrogram
adj
Being or relating to a quantity of less than a microgram