(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
beworship
biopoesis
biopoesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The formation of life from self-replicating, but not living molecules.
bioscopes
bioscopes
noun
plural of bioscope
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
biplosive
bipontine
bipontine
Adjective
Bipont
bishopess
bishopess
noun
A female bishop.
The wife of a bishop.
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bispinose
bispinose
adj
(zoology) Having two spines.
bloodripe
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
bonspiels
bonspiels
noun
plural of bonspiel
bopyridae
bridelope
bridgepot
browpiece
comptible
comptible
adj
(obsolete) accountable; responsible
(obsolete) sensitive
deiphobus
ecophobia
ecophobia
noun
A feeling of powerlessness to prevent cataclysmic environmental change, apocalypse, etc.
Fear of one’s home.
ephebeion
ephebeion
noun
(historical) A room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.
epibiotic
epibiotic
adj
Living on the surface of another organism.
epibolies
epibolies
noun
plural of epiboly
epibolism
epilobium
epilobium
noun
Any plant of the genus Epilobium.
euphorbia
euphorbia
noun
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
exponible
exponible
adj
Able to be, or requiring to be, explained.
ibuprofen
ibuprofen
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
verb
(rare) To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to.
imposable
imposable
adj
Capable of being imposed or laid on.
impotable
impotable
adj
(rare) not drinkable
improbate
improbate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disallow.
(obsolete, transitive) To disapprove of.
koopbrief
neophobia
neophobia
noun
The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.
neophobic
neophobic
adj
Afflicted by neophobia; fearing or disliking what is new
noun
(psychology) A person or animal that fears or dislikes new or novel experiences or food.
obreption
obreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
(obsolete, Scotland, law) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
obstipate
obstipate
verb
(medicine) To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage
(rare) To become or cause to become blocked up
operabily
parboiled
parboiled
adj
partially boiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parboil
pebrinous
pebrinous
adj
Having the disease called pébrine.
pedotribe
pelobatid
pelobatid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pelobatidae of spadefoot toads.
periboloi
periboloi
noun
plural of peribolos
peribolos
peribolos
noun
(architecture, historical) An enclosed court, especially one surrounding a temple.
peribolus
peribolus
noun
Alternative form of peribolos
perilobar
perilobar
adj
(anatomy) Around a lobe.
periorbit
periorbit
adj
Alternative form of periorbital
petrobium
pettibone
pibroches
pillboxes
pillboxes
noun
plural of pillbox
pillowber
pinbefore
pinbefore
noun
Obsolete form of pinafore.
pinebrook
pivotable
pivotable
adj
Capable of being pivoted.
poindable
pointable
pointable
adj
Capable of being pointed, or turned to face something.
polyfibre
possibile
possibler
possibler
adj
(nonstandard) comparative form of possible: more possible
possibles
possibles
noun
The essential personal equipment carried by an American frontiersman
plural of possible
potboiled
potboiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of potboil
potboiler
potboiler
noun
Alternative spelling of pot boiler
pourboire
pourboire
noun
A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts.
prebiotic
prebiotic
adj
(of a food) Not digestible, but beneficial.
Before the advent of life.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms.
preboding
preboiled
preboiled
adj
boiled in advance
premorbid
premorbid
adj
(medicine, psychiatry) Approaching a morbid condition, especially of mental functioning shortly prior to the onset of schizophrenia, etc.
preoblige
preobtain
preobtain
verb
(transitive) To obtain beforehand.
probative
probative
adj
(law) Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
probities
probities
noun
plural of probity
probridge
proscribe
proscribe
verb
(transitive) To banish or exclude.
(transitive) To denounce.
(transitive) To forbid or prohibit.
proverbic
proverbic
adj
Of or relating to proverbs; proverbial.
pseudobia
puebloize
puebloize
verb
(transitive) To convert into a pueblo.
reprobing
reprobing
noun
probing again
shipborne
shipborne
adj
Carried by ship
spinebone
spoilable
spoilable
adj
Liable to spoil or go bad.
sponsible
sponsible
adj
Pronunciation spelling of responsible.
stibophen
stibophen
noun
An anthelmintic that inhibits phosphofructokinase and is used to treat schistosomiasis.