(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
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.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
beekeepings
bellmanship
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
benthoscope
bespangling
bespangling
verb
present participle of bespangle
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprizorni
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blankenship
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bumpinesses
bumpinesses
noun
plural of bumpiness
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
capableness
capableness
noun
The state or quality of being capable.
compensable
compensable
adj
Able to be compensated; entitling one to compensation.
dispensable
dispensable
adj
(biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
(of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.
Capable of being dispensed; distributable.
dispensible
dispensible
adj
Alternative form of dispensable
embonpoints
embonpoints
noun
plural of embonpoint
expendables
expendables
noun
plural of expendable
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hypobenthos
indeposable
indeposable
adj
Incapable of being deposed.
inescapable
inescapable
adj
Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.
inescapably
inescapably
adv
In an inescapable manner.
inexposable
inseparable
inseparable
adj
Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.
noun
Something that cannot be separated from something else.
inseparably
inseparably
adv
In an inseparable manner.
inspectable
inspectable
adj
Able to be inspected.
insuperable
insuperable
adj
Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.
Overwhelming or insurmountable.
insuperably
insuperably
adv
In an insuperable manner.
monoblepsia
monoblepsia
noun
Alternative form of monoblepsis
monoblepsis
monoblepsis
noun
(pathology) A defect of vision that is evident only if both eyes are open
nebrophonus
negrophobes
negrophobes
noun
plural of negrophobe
nobackspace
nonpassible
nonpossible
nonpossible
adj
(nonstandard) Impossible.
nonproblems
nonproblems
noun
plural of nonproblem
oenophobist
optableness
paperbounds
paperbounds
noun
plural of paperbound
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
payableness
payableness
noun
The quality of being payable.
pebblestone
pebblestone
noun
(countable) A pebble.
(uncountable) Pebbles collectively.
penalisable
pensionable
pensionable
adj
That qualifies to receive a pension
pensionably
pensionably
adv
So as to be eligible to receive a pension.
peytonsburg
piebaldness
piebaldness
noun
The quality of being piebald.
plebeianise
plebeianise
verb
Alternative form of plebeianize
plebeianism
plebeianism
noun
The quality or state of being plebeian.
pliableness
pliableness
noun
The state of being pliable; pliability.
plumbnesses
poisonberry
poisonberry
noun
The deadly nightshade.
postabdomen
postabdomen
noun
(entomology) The terminal segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.
(zoology) The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
postponable
postponable
adj
That can be postponed.
potableness
potableness
Noun
The quality of being drinkable.
preblessing
preblessing
verb
present participle of prebless
prehensible
prehensible
Adjective
Capable of being seized.
preinscribe
presbytinae
prescribing
prescribing
verb
present participle of prescribe
presentable
presentable
adj
(ecclesiastical) Capable of being presented to a church living.
In good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive.
presentably
presentably
adv
In a presentable manner.
prestubborn
presubduing
prisonbreak
probenecids
probenecids
noun
plural of probenecid
probusiness
probusiness
adj
In favour of business.
pseudonoble
pubescences
pubescences
noun
plural of pubescence
publishment
publishment
noun
(US) A public notice of intended marriage, required by the laws of some states.
The act or process of making publicly known; publication.
reprobances
republicans
republicans
noun
plural of republican
responsable
responsable
adj
Misspelling of responsible.
responsible
responsible
adj
(followed by "to") Answerable to (a superior).
(of a job or position) Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
(postpositive, followed by "for") Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
(postpositive, followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
(postpositive, followed by "for", rare) In honor shame culture and patronage, the patron of the entity denoted by the prepositional phrase's compliment AKA object, the entity being its client. In this context the patron is usually being described analogously to a rump state that would govern the client, functioning as though it were a complaints department and a disciplinary apparatus by getting involved in any disputes involving the client, e.g. by acid attacking its own client or by taking revenge against the client's accuser.
Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
Capable of rational conduct and thus morally accountable for one's behavior.
Having good judgment in decision-making.
noun
(archaic) The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
(theater) An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.
responsibly
responsibly
adv
In a responsible manner. [from 19th c.]
septembrian
sheepbiting
snakephobia
snakephobia
noun
Fear of snakes.
snapperback
spelbinding
spellbinder
spellbinder
noun
Something that is spellbinding, that causes rapt attention.
spenborough
sphenotribe
spitsbergen
spitsbergen
Proper noun
The largest island of Svalbard.
spitzbergen
spitzbergen
Proper noun
A group of islands north east of Greenland
The territory of Norway which they compose (official name: Svalbard)
spitzenberg
spitzenburg
splenoblast
subapparent
subconcepts
subconcepts
noun
plural of subconcept
subdiapente
subelaphine
subpavement
subpeduncle
subplacenta
subplacenta
noun
A structure on the maternal side of a placenta
subpoenaing
subpoenaing
verb
present participle of subpoena
subprovince
subprovince
noun
A province making up part of a larger province.
subreptions
subreptions
noun
plural of subreption
subsphenoid
subsplenial
superabound
superabound
verb
(intransitive, stative) To abound very much; to be superabundant.
superbenign
suspendible
suspensible
suspensible
adj
Capable of being suspended or held from sinking.
tablespoons
tablespoons
noun
plural of tablespoon
tribuneship
tribuneship
noun
(historical) The office of tribune
(historical) The period in which a person serves as tribune
unapposable
undeposable
undeposable
adj
not deposable
underbishop
unescapable
unescapable
adj
Impossible to avoid or escape, not escapable; ineluctable.
unescapably
unescapably
adv
In an unescapable manner.
unexposable
unexposable
adj
Not exposable.
ungraspable
ungraspable
adj
Not able to be reached or grasped.
Not able to be remembered or comprehended.
unopposable
unopposable
adj
That cannot be opposed.
unperusable
unphrasable
unphrasable
adj
Not phrasable.
unplausible
unplausible
adj
Implausible
unpleasable
unpleasable
adj
That cannot be pleased; implacable.
unpraisable
unpraisable
adj
Not praisable.
unpublished
unpublished
adj
Not published.
unpursuable
unpursuable
adj
Not pursuable.
unseparable
unseparable
adj
Not separable; inseparable
unseparably
unshapeable
unshapeable
adj
Alternative form of unshapable
unshippable
unshippable
adj
Not shippable; impossible to ship, or unsuitable for shipping.
unsleepably
unsleepably
adv
So as to make sleep impossible.
unspeakable
unspeakable
adj
Extremely bad or objectionable.
Impossible to speak about.
Incapable of being spoken or uttered
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
unspeakably
unspeakably
adv
In an unspeakable manner.
unspellable
unspellable
adj
Difficult or impossible to spell.
unspendable
unspendable
adj
Not spendable.
unspillable
unspillable
adj
Impossible to spill.
unspinnable
unspinnable
Adjective
Not capable of being spun.
unspoilable
unspoilable
adj
Not spoilable.
unspottable
unspottable
adj
Resistant to staining by spotting.
That cannot be seen or spotted; invisible.
unsprayable
unsprayable
adj
Not sprayable.
unstoppable
unstoppable
adj
Unable to be stopped.
unsuperable
unsuperable
adj
Not superable; impossible to overcome.
unsweepable
unsweepable
adj
(military) Of a mine: incapable of being located by minesweeping.