(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
accompanable
accompanable
adj
(obsolete) sociable
acerbophobia
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
adaptability
adaptability
noun
(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
adipofibroma
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
aichmophobia
aichmophobia
noun
The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
albopruinose
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
amathophobia
amathophobia
noun
Fear of dust.
ambleocarpus
amblyopsidae
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiontic
amphibiotica
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibrachic
amphibrachic
adj
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
anabaptistic
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anabaptizing
anabaptizing
verb
present participle of anabaptize
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
ancraophobia
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
anglophobiac
anglophobist
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
antiparabema
antiportable
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
aplanobacter
apometabolic
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
approbations
approbations
noun
plural of approbation
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
archbishopry
archpublican
ashurbanipal
assurbanipal
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpointers
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstrapped
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
balaenoptera
balanophorin
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balmawhapple
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
baptisteries
baptisteries
noun
plural of baptistery
baroreceptor
baroreceptor
noun
(anatomy) A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure
baroscopical
baroscopical
adj
Alternative form of baroscopic
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bathmotropic
bathmotropic
adj
(physiology) That influences the response of tissue to stimuli, especially that of cardiac muscle
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathycolpian
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
becompliment
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrene
noun
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
benzophenone
benzophenone
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C₆H₅)₂CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.
benzopyranyl
benzpinacone
benzthiophen
beperiwigged
beperiwigged
adj
(archaic) Wearing a periwig.
bepraisement
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
berrypicking
berycomorphi
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bespectacled
bespectacled
adj
Wearing spectacles (glasses).
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
betanaphthol
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliopegies
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
bibliophiles
bibliophiles
noun
plural of bibliophile
bibliophilic
bibliophilic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, bibliophilia (the love of books).
bibliophobia
bibliophobia
noun
The fear or dislike of books.
bibliopolery
bibliopolery
noun
(archaic) bookselling
bibliopolism
bibliopolism
noun
(rare) bookselling
bibliopolist
bibliopolist
noun
bibliopole
bibliotaphic
bibliotaphic
adj
Being or relating to a bibliotaph; hiding away books.
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
bicarpellate
bicarpellate
adj
(botany) Having two carpels.
bilipurpurin
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biopotential
biopotential
noun
A biologically- or biochemically-generated potential (voltage)
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
bipartitions
bipartitions
noun
plural of bipartition
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
bipedalities
bipinnatifid
bipinnatifid
adj
(botany) Doubly pinnatifid.
bipolarities
bipolarities
noun
plural of bipolarity
bipolarizing
bipolarizing
verb
present participle of bipolarize
bipropellant
bipropellant
noun
A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber