An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
albuminoscope
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amphibichnite
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anemobiagraph
antebaptismal
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
apometabolism
apometabolous
aporobranchia
appealability
appealability
noun
(law) The quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court.
appellability
appellability
noun
Alternative form of appealability
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appliableness
appliableness
noun
The state or quality of being appliable.
applicability
applicability
noun
The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.
apportionable
apportionable
adj
Capable of being apportioned.
apprehendable
apprehendable
adj
That can be apprehended.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
approvability
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archcupbearer
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
asthenophobia
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
bacilliparous
bacillophobia
bacillophobia
noun
The fear of microbes.
backspacefile
backspringing
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bactetiophage
baldpatedness
ballhausplatz
balneographer
balneographer
noun
One who writes descriptions of therapeutic baths.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
bandspreading
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
basioccipital
basioccipital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basiocciput
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bathysophical
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
belltopperdom
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzonaphthol
benzonaphthol
noun
A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
benzoperoxide
benzopinacone
benzopinacone
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of benzopinacol
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bespatterment
bespecklement
bespottedness
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliographic
bibliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliography.
bibliophagist
bibliophagist
noun
(rare) A bibliophage; one who loves to read books.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bibliophilism
bibliophilism
noun
A love of books.
bibliophilist
bibliophilist
noun
A lover of books; a bibliophile.
bibliopolical
bibliopolical
adj
Alternative form of bibliopolic
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
biogeographer
biogeographer
noun
A person engaged in biogeography.
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
biomicroscopy
biomicroscopy
noun
The examination of the eye using a slit lamp biomicroscope
The microscopic examination of biological tissue
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
biophotophone
biophotophone
noun
(historical) An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; an early kind of film projector.
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biophysiology
biophysiology
noun
(biology, physiology) biological physiology
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biospeleology
biospeleology
noun
(biology) The biology of organisms that live in caves
bipartisanism
bipartisanism
noun
bipartisanship
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blastocarpous
blastophyllum
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharophyma
blepharoplast
blepharoplast
Noun
A basal body.
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
blepharospath
blepharydatis
bloodripeness
bloodspilling
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
botanophilist
botanophilist
noun
Synonym of botanophile
botryotherapy
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachycephali
brachycephaly
brachycephaly
noun
(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachyphyllum
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachypyramid
bradysphygmia
brahmanaspati
branchiopodan
breithauptite
breithauptite
noun
(mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
bretwaldaship
bridemaidship
bridgehampton
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
bronchiospasm
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
bronchophonic
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoplegia
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
bronchotyphus
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
burglarproofs
buttstrapping
cambridgeport
campbellsburg
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
capitalisable
capitalisable
adj
Alternative spelling of capitalizable
capitalizable
capitalizable
adj
(finance) Capable of being converted into capital.
carcinophobia
carcinophobia
noun
Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
carpetbaggers
carpetbaggers
noun
plural of carpetbagger
carpetbaggery
carpetbaggery
noun
(derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.