(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
abdominals
abdominals
noun
plural of abdominal
abdominous
abdominous
adj
Having a protuberant belly; potbellied.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abolishing
abolishing
verb
present participle of abolish
abolitions
abolitions
noun
plural of abolition
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
abscission
abscission
noun
(botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
(obsolete) The state of being cut off.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The act or process of cutting off.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
absinthole
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbancy
absorbancy
noun
(physics) Alternative form of absorbency
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
absorbtion
absorbtion
noun
Misspelling of absorption.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
alabastron
alabastron
noun
A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
anabathmos
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
anklebones
anklebones
noun
plural of anklebone
antibiosis
antibiosis
noun
(ecology) An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them.
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
arabinosic
arabinosic
adj
Of or relating to arabinose.
asbjornsen
assiniboin
babylonish
babylonish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
Confused; Babel-like.
babylonism
badacsonyi
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
bakerstown
baldmoneys
ballooners
ballooners
noun
plural of ballooner
balloonish
balloonish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a balloon.
balloonist
balloonist
noun
A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
ballpoints
ballpoints
noun
plural of ballpoint
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
baptistown
baragnosis
baragnosis
noun
Inability to judge weight differences accurately.
barcelonas
bargestone
barnesboro
barnstorms
barnstorms
noun
plural of barnstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnstorm
barognosis
barognosis
noun
(medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
baronesses
baronesses
noun
plural of baroness
baronetise
barrientos
basigenous
bassanello
bassanello
noun
(music) A Renaissance double-reed woodwind instrument.
bassoonist
bassoonist
noun
A person who plays the bassoon, a musical instrument in the woodwind family.
bastillion
bastillion
noun
A fortress or fortified position.
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
batocrinus
batonistic
battalions
battalions
noun
plural of battalion
baudronses
baudronses
noun
plural of baudrons
beaconless
beaconless
adj
Without a beacon.
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
becousined
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
beforeness
beforeness
noun
The state or quality of being before.
begoniales
bellowsman
belonesite
belongings
belongings
noun
plural of belonging
benevolist
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bergsonism
bernstorff
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beyondness
beyondness
noun
The state or quality of being beyond.
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
bicornuous
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
billionism
billionths
billionths
noun
plural of billionth
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
binominous
binominous
adj
(obsolete) binomial
binotonous
biocenosis
biocenosis
noun
(biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem
biocoenose
biocoenose
noun
A living collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
biogenesis
biogenesis
noun
Biosynthesis.
The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
bioscience
bioscience
noun
Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
bishopling
bishopling
noun
A little or petty bishop.
bisphenoid
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
blackstone
blairstown
blastogeny
blazonries
blazonries
noun
plural of blazonry
blindfolds
blindfolds
noun
plural of blindfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blindfold
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
blobbiness
blobbiness
noun
The state or condition of being blobby.
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
blondeness
blondeness
noun
(especially of a woman, offensive) Stupidity, dopiness.
The extent to which someone or something is blonde.
bloodiness
bloodiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloody.
bloodlines
bloodlines
noun
plural of bloodline
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bloodstone
bloodstone
noun
A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name).