An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amplifiable
amplifiable
adj
Capable of being amplified.
anabaptisms
apoembryony
apometaboly
attemptable
attemptable
adj
Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.
backstamped
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
baptizement
baptizement
noun
(archaic) baptism
batsmanship
batsmanship
noun
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
bellmanship
bicomponent
bicomponent
adj
Having two components
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
bipedalisms
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blemmatrope
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bombproofed
bombproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bombproof
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
bontempelli
brachyprism
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
bromcamphor
bromophenol
bromophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine
bromopicrin
bromopikrin
bryophyllum
bryophyllum
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.
bumblepuppy
bumblepuppy
noun
(card games) Whist played in an unscientific way.
The old game of nineholes.
bumpinesses
bumpinesses
noun
plural of bumpiness
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
buphthalmia
buphthalmia
noun
buphthalmos; abnormal enlargement of the eyeball
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
buphthalmum
bushmanship
bushmanship
noun
The survival skills of a bushman.
campbellism
campbellism
Proper noun
The
campbellite
campbellite
Noun
A member of any of various religious groups historically descended from the nineteenth-century Restoration Movement.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to any of these groups.
campbellton
campbeltown
chromophobe
chromophobe
noun
(cytology) Any cell that is resistant to staining
compactable
compactable
Adjective
Capable of being compacted.
compactible
compactible
adj
Capable of being compacted.
companiable
companiable
adj
(obsolete) companionable; sociable
compassable
compassable
adj
Capable of being compassed or accomplished.
compatibles
compatibles
noun
plural of compatible
compellable
compellable
adj
Capable of being compelled or constrained.
compellably
compellably
adv
By compulsion.
compensable
compensable
adj
Able to be compensated; entitling one to compensation.
compileable
completable
completable
adj
(mathematics, of a partial algebra) That can be expanded to a total algebra
That can be completed.
comportable
comportable
adj
(obsolete) Consistent; suitable.
compossible
compossible
adj
compatible or consistent with another statement.
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
corrumpable
corrumpable
adj
(obsolete) corruptible
dromophobia
embonpoints
embonpoints
noun
plural of embonpoint
embroscopic
embryophore
embryophore
noun
(biology) The outer cellular covering of the hexacanth embryo of a tapeworm that forms the inner part of the eggshell
embryophyta
embryophyte
embryophyte
noun
(botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants
embryoscope
embryoscope
noun
Synonym of fetoscope
embryotroph
embryotroph
noun
(biology) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.
emetophobia
emetophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
employables
employables
noun
plural of employable
epembryonic
epibaterium
epiblastema
feminophobe
fibrolipoma
fibrolipoma
noun
(pathology) A lipoma characterised by the presence of fibrous connective tissue
gymnophobia
gymnophobia
noun
An inordinate fear or hatred of nudity.
homophobias
homophobias
noun
plural of homophobia
hormephobia
hyperbarism
hyperbolism
hyperbolism
noun
(countable) An instance of hyperbole
(countable, geometry) A blow-up of a curve at a point.
(uncountable) The use of hyperbole
hypobromite
hypobromite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of hypobromous acid
hypobromous
hypobromous
adj
Of or pertaining to hypobromous acid
impalatable
impalatable
adj
unpalatable
impeachable
impeachable
adj
Able to be impeached (of a person).
That warrants impeachment (of an offence).
impenitible
impenitible
adj
(archaic) Incapable of repenting.
impermeable
impermeable
adj
Impossible to permeate.
Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.
impermeably
impermeably
adv
In an impermeable manner.
imperturbed
imperturbed
adj
Not perturbed; unflustered.
imperviable
imperviable
adj
impervious
implantable
implantable
adj
Capable of being, or designed to be, implanted (within the body etc.)
noun
A device that can be implanted surgically.
implausible
implausible
adj
Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.
implausibly
implausibly
adv
In an implausible or dubious manner.
impleadable
impleadable
adj
Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous.
impoundable
impoundable
adj
Capable of being impounded.
impregnable
impregnable
adj
(figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.
(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.
impregnably
impregnably
adv
In an impregnable manner; so as to defy attack.
impressable
impressable
adj
Alternative form of impressible
impressible
impressible
adj
Capable of being impressed; susceptible of receiving impression.
Capable of creating an impression.
impressibly
impressibly
adv
In an impressible manner.
imprestable
improbation
improbation
noun
(law, Scotland) The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an action brought for the purpose of having some instrument declared false or forged.
disapproval
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
improbatory
improbities
improbities
noun
plural of improbity
judophobism
lampblacked
lampblacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lampblack
limnophobia
lipofibroma
lipofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign fibroma characterised by ectopic fatty tissue in the dermis
lymphoblast
lymphoblast
noun
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia
maniaphobia
maniaphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being distraught or mentally ill.
An abnormal fear of being insane.
manipulable
manipulable
adj
Gullible or susceptible to persuasion.
Suitable for, or able to be subjected to manipulation.
memberships
memberships
noun
plural of membership
meprobamate
meprobamate
noun
(pharmacology) A carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic drug.
metaplumbic
microphobia
microphobia
noun
A morbid fear of microbes.
microprobes
microprobes
noun
plural of microprobe
miniproblem
miphiboseth
monoblepsia
monoblepsia
noun
Alternative form of monoblepsis
monoblepsis
monoblepsis
noun
(pathology) A defect of vision that is evident only if both eyes are open
motorphobia
motorphobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one.
mumbletypeg
mumbletypeg
noun
Alternative form of mumblety peg
murphysboro
nonproblems
nonproblems
noun
plural of nonproblem
nonpumpable
nonpumpable
adj
Not pumpable.
numberplate
numberplate
noun
Alternative spelling of number plate
obpyramidal
obtemperate
obtemperate
verb
(obsolete) To obey or to conform to the prescribed rule or law.
ombrophilic
ombrophilic
adj
Synonym of ombrophilous
opobalsamum
opobalsamum
noun
Synonym of opobalsam
opprobriums
palmilobate
parabaptism
parabaptism
noun
A baptism not authorised by the established church