In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
bibliothecas
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
bioethicists
bioethicists
noun
plural of bioethicist
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.
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
blastophitic
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blepharoncus
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bolshevistic
bostrychidae
brachiations
brachiations
noun
plural of brachiation
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachycerous
brachylogies
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
breechblocks
breechblocks
noun
plural of breechblock
breechcloths
breechcloths
noun
plural of breechcloth
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
bronchitises
bronchitises
noun
plural of bronchitis
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
bronchoscopy
bronchoscopy
noun
(medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
bronchostomy
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbophilous
chapmansboro
charbroilers
charbroilers
noun
plural of charbroiler
chatterboxes
chatterboxes
noun
plural of chatterbox
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
choriambuses
chrysarobins
chrysarobins
noun
plural of chrysarobin
chrysoberyls
chrysoberyls
noun
plural of chrysoberyl
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
cohesibility
cohesibility
noun
The state of being cohesible.
copublishers
copublishers
noun
plural of copublisher
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
crossbencher
crossbencher
noun
Alternative form of cross-bencher
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
dibranchious
elasmobranch
elasmobranch
noun
Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
herbaceously
herbaceously
adv
In a herbaceous manner.
homeoblastic
homeoblastic
adj
(biology) Developing from similar tissue.
hydrocarbons
hydrocarbons
noun
plural of hydrocarbon
ischiobulbar
ischiotibial
ischiotibial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ischium and tibia.
jacobitishly
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
lecithoblast
menobranchus
menobranchus
noun
(archaic) mudpuppy
microrhabdus
moselblmchen
moucharabies
moucharabies
noun
plural of moucharaby
musicophobia
musicophobia
noun
Aversion to music.
noncrushable
noncrushable
adj
Not crushable.
nonhubristic
ochlophobist
ochlophobist
noun
(obsolete, rare) A person with a phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia.
orobancheous
overbleaches
overbleaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbleach
peachblossom
perobrachius
postbrachial
postbrachial
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the arm
postbrachium
prosobranchs
prosobranchs
noun
plural of prosobranch
pseudobranch
pseudobranch
noun
pseudobranchia
psychobabble
psychobabble
noun
The jargon of psychology and psychoanalysis, especially when regarded as trite or trivial.
verb
To speak this kind of jargon.
psychobiotic
psychobiotic
adj
of, or relating to both the mind and the body
psychophobia
psychophobia
noun
(medicine, rare) A fear of the mind, particularly mental illness. Like dementia
rhabdocoeles
russophobiac
scabiophobia
scabiophobia
noun
A morbid fear of scabies.
schoenobatic
schomburgkia
schoolboydom
schoolboydom
noun
Synonym of schoolboyhood
schoolboyish
schoolboyish
adj
Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.
schoolboyism
schoolboyism
noun
schoolboyish attitudes or behaviour
schoolbutter
schussboomer
schussboomer
noun
(skiing) A fast downhill skier.
scoptophobia
scratchboard
scratchboard
noun
(art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin layer of white china clay that is coated with black India ink.
semibachelor
shacklebones
shibbolethic
shibbolethic
adj
Resembling or relating to a shibboleth.
shockability
shockability
noun
The condition of being shockable; the capacity to be shocked.
slobberchops
spectrophoby
stellenbosch
stellenbosch
verb
(transitive, South Africa, obsolete) To be shifted sideways.
stenobenthic
subarachnoid
subarachnoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater.
subbronchial
subbronchial
adj
(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the bronchi.
subcheliform
subcheliform
adj
Almost or imperfectly cheliform.
subchorionic
subchorionic
adj
Between the chorion (fetal membrane) and endometrium.
subchoroidal
subchoroidal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the choroid
subchronical
subdichotomy
subdichotomy
noun
A subordinate, or inferior, division into parts; a subdivision.
subescheator
subescheator
noun
A secondary or subordinate escheator.
subrhombical
subtrochlear
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
symbranchoid
symbranchous
technophobes
technophobes
noun
plural of technophobe
thiobacillus
thiobacillus
noun
Any bacillus that is capable of metabolising sulfur, especially members of the genus Thiobacillus