(biology) A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
aspartame
aspartame
noun
(organic chemistry) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
aspartate
aspartate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of aspartic acid.
asperated
asperated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asperate
asperates
asperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asperate
aspergill
aspergill
noun
Alternative form of aspergillum
aspermont
aspermous
aspermous
adj
(botany) Lacking seeds.
asperness
aspersers
aspersers
noun
plural of asperser
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
aspersion
aspersion
noun
(in the plural) slander, calumny
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
aspersive
aspersive
adj
Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
aspersoir
aspersoir
noun
aspergillum
aspersors
aspersors
noun
plural of aspersor
aspersory
aspersory
adj
aspersive
noun
Synonym of aspersorium
asphalter
asphalter
noun
One who pours or works with asphalt.
aspiratae
aspirated
aspirated
adj
(French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspirate
aspirates
aspirates
noun
plural of aspirate
astrophel
astrophel
Noun
A lover similar to that in the poem
atemporal
atemporal
adj
Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.
athrepsia
athrepsia
noun
(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
athreptic
athreptic
adj
Relating to athrepsia
atriopore
atriopore
noun
a hole in a lancelet through which water exits the body
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
atropidae
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
attempers
attempers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attemper
attempter
attempter
noun
One who attempts.
attercrop
attercrop
noun
Alternative form of attercop (“a spider”)
auriphone
auriscope
auriscope
noun
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
aurophore
austemper
austemper
verb
(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
autospore
autospore
noun
An immobile spore that cannot develop flagella.
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
azeotrope
azeotrope
noun
(physics) A mixture of two or more substances whose liquid and gaseous forms have the same composition (at a certain pressure); the substances cannot be separated by normal distillation.
verb
To create a mixture of this kind.
azeotropy
azeotropy
noun
(physics, chemistry) The formation of an azeotrope; the condition of being azeotropic
backropes
backspear
backspeer
backspeir
backspier
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bapistery
baptizers
baptizers
noun
plural of baptizer
bargepole
bargepole
noun
Alternative spelling of barge pole
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
barkeeper
barkeeper
noun
A bartender: a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.
baroscope
baroscope
noun
barometer
beaproned
beboppers
beboppers
noun
plural of bebopper
becarpets
becarpets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becarpet
becrampon
becripple
becripple
verb
(transitive) To make cripple; make lame.
bediapers
bediapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bediaper
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspread
bedspread
noun
A coverlet.
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
beekeeper
beekeeper
noun
A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.
befrumple
belesprit
bephilter
bepicture
beplaster
beplaster
verb
(transitive) To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something).
bepraiser
bepraiser
noun
One who bepraises.
bepranked
beslipper
beslipper
verb
(transitive) To put slippers on; provide with slippers.
bespatter
bespatter
verb
(transitive) To soil by spattering.
(transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
(transitive, figuratively) To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend.
bespeaker
bespeaker
noun
One who bespeaks.
bespreads
bespreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespread
bespurred
bespurred
adj
Wearing or having spurs.
besputter
betrample
betrample
verb
(transitive) To trample over; affect by much trampling; trample excessively.
betrumpet
betrumpet
verb
(transitive) To trumpet about; trumpet the praise of.
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
beworship
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
bipartile
bipartile
adj
divisible into two parts
bipartite
bipartite
adj
(botany, of leaves) Divided into two at the base.
(graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)
(of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint.
Having two parts.
blepharal
blepharal
adj
Relating to the eyelids
bloodripe
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
boarspear
boltropes
boltropes
noun
plural of boltrope
bonaparte
bonaparte
Proper noun
A Corsican surname
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
The family of Napoleon Bonaparte
A former name for the island of Réunion
bookpress
bopyridae
boxkeeper
boxkeeper
noun
(now historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
bradypnea
bradypnea
noun
(medicine) A slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
bradypode
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
breesport
bridelope
brideship
bridgepot
bromopnea
bromopnea
noun
(medicine, dated) The condition of having bad breath.
broomrape
broomrape
noun
Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
browpiece
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bupleurol
bupleurol
noun
(organic chemistry) An alcohol with chemical formula C₁₀H₂₀O, derived from the essential oil from the flowers and leaves of Bupleurum fruticosum.
bupleurum
bupleurum
noun
Any of the genus Bupleurum of apiaceous plants.
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
buprestis
buttercup
buttercup
noun
Affectionate or ironic term of address.
Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
calipered
calipered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caliper
caliperer
callipers
callipers
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of calipers
calypters
calypters
noun
plural of calypter
campanero
campanero
noun
The bellbird of South America.
campfires
campfires
noun
plural of campfire
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
camporees
camporees
noun
plural of camporee
canephora
canephora
noun
(architecture) A caryatid supporting a basket on her head.
canephore
canephore
noun
Alternative form of canephora
canephori
canephors
canephors
noun
plural of canephor
canephroi
capeadors
capeadors
noun
plural of capeador
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capernaum
capersome
capersome
adj
Full of capers; frolicsome.
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capeworks
capmakers
capmakers
noun
plural of capmaker
caponiere
caponiere
noun
(military, historical) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
caponiers
caponiers
noun
plural of caponier
caponiser
caponizer
caponizer
noun
A person or device that caponizes
caporetto
capreolar
capreolus
caprifole
caprifole
noun
(obsolete) The woodbine or honeysuckle.
caprioled
caprioled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capriole
caprioles
caprioles
noun
plural of capriole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capriole
capripede
capripede
adj
Alternative form of capriped
caprylate
caprylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of caprylic acid
caprylene
caprylone
capsomere
capsomere
noun
Any of the individual protein subunits of a viral capsid