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babbledomAlternative form of Babeldom.baboodomArchaic form of babudom.babooismArchaic form of babuism.babudomAdministrative bureaucracy, or red tape, in India.babuismA malapropism or other erroneous form produced by an Indian speaking English.babydomThe stage of life when a child is considered a baby.babygram(informal, medicine) An X-ray of the entire body of an infant.babyismThe state of being a baby.babymomAlternative form of baby mama.bacchanalianismThe practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.bacchanalismAlternative form of bacchanalianism.bacciformHaving the form of a berry.bachelordomThe state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.bachelorismBachelorhood.bacilliformShaped like a bacillus; rod-shapedbackdamA dam that lies to the rear of something.backformAlternative form of back-form (“a back-formation”).backronymA phrase which assigns a morpheme or word to each letter of a pre-existing acronym.backroomA room near the rear of a premises.backslumA slum; the poor and disreputable portion of a town.backstreamA current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy.backtransformTo reverse a previous transformationbackwardismThe state of being backward, or going against progress; backwardness.backworm(uncountable) Synonym of filanders (“a disease of hawks”).bacmecillinamA beta-lactam antibiotic.bacronymAlternative spelling of backronym.bacteriocecidium(biology) A gall produced by a bacteriumbacteriogram(microbiology) A test of how well bacteria grows in certain conditionsbacterium(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.baculiformShaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.baculum(zoology) A bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.badam(South Asia) An almond.bagroomA room for storing bags.bagwormCertain moths, in order Lepidoptera:bahurimplural of bahurbairamEid, either of two Muslim festivals held after Ramadan.baitwormAny of various types of worm used as fishing baitbakerdomThe realm or sphere of bakers; the world of baking.balantidiumAny parasite of the genus Balantidium.balistiformCharacteristic of triggerfish of the family BalistidaebalistocardiogramMisspelling of ballistocardiogram.balkanismAlternative letter-case form of Balkanism.balldomThe world of balls (formal dance events).ballerinadomThe realm or sphere of ballerinas.ballistocardiogramThe visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.ballistoconidiumSynonym of ballistospore.balliumSynonym of bailey (“fortification”).balloonism(archaic) The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.ballroomA large room used for dancing and banquets.balmAn aromatic preparation for embalming the dead.baloniumA fictional chemical element.balsamA flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.balsamariumAn ancient vessel for holding balsam.balsumObsolete form of balsam.balustriform(botany) Having the form of a balusterbamRepresenting a loud noise or heavy impact.banddomAlternative form of bandom.bandomThe condition or quality of being a band.bandroomA room used for band practicebandwagonismThe tendency to jump on the bandwagon, i.e. to join a craze or trend, sometimes for profit.bankerdomThe world of bankers and finance.bankruptism(obsolete) bankruptcybanksterismCriminally irresponsible banking activities.bannum(historical) Synonym of ban (“gathering for war; mulct or penalty”).bantamAny of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.baptismA similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.baquiloprim(pharmacology) An antiprotozoal drug.barathrumA pit, especially one at Athens into which criminals were thrown.barbarianismA primitive or simplistic ethos or societal condition; barbarism.barbarismA barbaric act.barbetism(historical) A spontaneous movement of opposition to the integration of Nice into revolutionary France that followed atrocities by the French troops.barbitalism(pathology) barbital poisoningbarbituratism(dated, medicine) Synonym of barbiturism.barbiturism(dated, medicine) A morbid condition caused by excessive use of barbiturates.bardismThe system, learning, beliefs, or status of bards.barebumAlternative spelling of bare-bum.bariumThe chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.barmFoam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread; yeast.barndominiuma type of building that combines a barn and condominium to create a residential residence.barnstormTo travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.barogramA tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.barroom(Canada, US) A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.baryonium(particle physics) A particle-like resonance preferentially coupled to baryon-antibaryon channels. It is described either as a baryon-antibaryon compound or composed of a diquark and an antidiquark.barytum(obsolete) bariumbasaltiform(archaic, geology) In the form of basalt; columnar.baseballdomThe world of baseball.bashawismThe behaviour of a bashaw.bashism(computing, informal) A shell command specific to the Bash interpreter.basichondrocranium(anatomy) A basal chondrocraniumbasicranium(anatomy) The inferior region of the skullbasidium(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.]basiflagellum(zoology) The portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum.basionym(botany, taxonomy) An earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.basipodium(zootomy) The carpus or tarsus of an animal or bird; the equivalent of the wrist or ankle in the human limbsbasipterygiumA cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.basisternumThe anterior of the two sternal skeletal plates of insectsbasketballdomThe world of basketball.basketwormThe larva of a psychid moth.basoepitheliumbasal epitheliumbasonymAlternative form of basionym.basophilismSynonym of basophilia.basopinacodermA layer of basopinacocytesbastardism(uncountable) The condition of being born out of wedlock; bastardy.batchim(orthography) The final consonant (or consonant cluster) at the end of a Korean syllable.batdomThe world of bats.bathmism(obsolete) A supposed growth force in vitalism.bathmotropismSynonym of bathmotropy.bathroomA room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.bathyseismA deep earthquake.batrachoidiformAny toadfish of the order Batrachoidiformesbattologism(informal) A tongue-twister.baubellum(zoology) A small bone found in the clitoris of some placental mammals.bayramIn Turkic cultures, a nationally celebrated festival or holiday, whether secular or religious.bazoom(slang, chiefly in the plural) female breast; bazongabcmInitialism of billions of cubic metres.bdelliumAn aromatic gum-like balsam extracted from one of several species of tree in the genus Commiphora.bdrm(in real estate ads) Abbreviation of bedroom.beachcamA camera set up to record images of a beach.beachwormSynonym of sandworm (“lugworm”).beadledomBeadles collectively, and their characteristics as a class.beam(structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.beardism(rare) Prejudice against bearded people.beardomThe state, essence, or quality of being a bear (the mammal).beardwormAlternative spelling of beard worm.beastdomThe condition of a beast; beasthood.beatnikismThe social and artistic ideas associated with beatniksbeauismSynonym of dandyismbeautydomThe estate or rank of a beauty or of beautiful women.becalm(transitive, obsolete) To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.becharm(transitive, archaic) To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell.beclam(transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To beclog with anything clammy or sticky.becquerelium(obsolete) A rejected name for darmstadtium.bedeem(transitive, obsolete) To condemn.bedform(geology) One of a series of hollows and ripples formed in the bed of a river by the flow of waterbedim(transitive) To make dim; to obscure or darken.bedlamA place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.bedlamism(dated) insanitybedlemAlternative spelling of bedlam.bedouinismNomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.bedream(transitive) To dream about; bestow with dreams or impart dreams unto.bedroomA room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.bedrum(transitive) To drum about, over, or in celebration for (something).beebalmAlternative form of bee balm.beedomThe state or essence of being a bee.beefarmAlternative spelling of bee farm.beegumAlternative form of begum (“high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in South Asia”).beeswarmA swarm of bees.beetwormA larva of a moth of species Spodoptera exigua, an armyworm which is a destructive agricultural pestbefilm(poetic, archaic, rare) To cover with a film.befoam(transitive) To spatter or cover with foam.begaum(rare, US and UK, dialects, chiefly in the past tense) To smear (with something sticky or messy).begemTo adorn (as if) with gems.beggardomThe realm or state of beggars.beggarismbeggary (the state of being a beggar)begloom(transitive, rare) To make gloomy; darken.begohm(dated, nonstandard) A billion ohms.begum(transitive) To daub or cover with gum.behalfism(rare) A policy of doing things on behalf of others.behavioralismUS standard spelling of behaviouralism.behaviorismAn approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.behaviouralism(British spelling, philosophy) The branch of philosophy concerned with objective behaviour.behaviourism(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.behelm(transitive) To cover; cover over.belam(UK, dialect, dated, transitive) To beat or bang.beldamAlternative spelling of beldame.believerdomThe state or essence of being a believer.bellbottomAlternative form of bell-bottom.belldomThe world of bells and bellringing.belledomThe realm or sphere of belles.belletrismThe writing of belles-lettres.bellicismAn inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.beloniform(zoology) Any fish in the order Beloniformesbenim(transitive, obsolete) To take away; rob; deprive; ravishbentazepamA benzodiazepine analogue with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.benthocosm(ecology) A deep-sea environmentbenzalkonium(pharmacology) Any of a class of quaternary ammonium cations containing a benzyl, two methyl and another, longer alkyl groupbenzamidinium(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A cation formed by protonation of benzamidinebenzenebiphenylchromiumA chemical compound, C₁₈H₁₆Cr.benzenium(organic chemistry) Alternative form of benzenium ion.benzenonium(organic chemistry, obsolete) benzeniumbenzethonium(pharmacology) A quaternary ammonium cation, N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-{2-[4-(2,4,4-trimethylpentan-2-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy}ethanaminium, whose chloride is an industrial disinfectant.benzimidazolium(organic chemistry) The cation formed by protonating benzimidazole; its salts have biological activitybenzolactam(organic chemistry) The lactam (2S,5S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-2-propan-2-yl-2,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1,4-benzodiazocin-3-one or any derivative that inhibits some kinasesbenzopyrylium(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ionbenzoquinonium(organic chemistry) A cation derived from benzoquinonebenzothiazolium(organic chemistry) The cation composed of a benzene ring fused to one of thiazoliumbenzpyrinium(pharmacology) The pyridinium cation 1-benzylpyridin-1-ium-3-yl N,N-dimethylcarbamate, the bromide of which is used to relieve postoperative urinary retention.benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium(organic chemistry) The quaternary ammonium cation that has one benzyl, two methyl and one hexadecyl radicals; its chloride is a cationic detergent.bephenium(pharmacology) An anthelmintic agent formerly used in the treatment of hookworm infections and ascariasis.berdachism(anthropology, now offensive) The state or practice of being transgender or third gender in a Native American society.berkeliumA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.bermA narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.berseemEgyptian cloverbertramA flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum.berupipamA dopamine antagonist.beryciform(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishesberyliumMisspelling of beryllium.beryllium(countable) An atom of this element.berzelium(obsolete) A rejected name for praseodymium.besamimA spice mixture used for its scent on Havdalah.beseemGenerally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something).besomA broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.bestem(transitive, archaic) To stem completely; stem all about; hinder.bestialismbestiality (sexual intercourse between human and animal)bestiarianism(dated, rare) Antivivisectionism.bestorm(transitive) To overtake with a storm; assail with storms.bestream(intransitive) To stream around, about, or all over; flood.bestsellerdomThe quality of having the status of bestseller.beswarm(transitive) To swarm over; to envelop in a swarm.betabeamAlternative spelling of beta-beam.betacism(phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).betalactamAlternative form of beta-lactam.betaproteobacteriumAny bacterium of the class Betaproteobacteriabeteem(transitive, obsolete) To permit; allow; suffer.betrim(transitive, dated) To trim (“decorate”); to adorn, deck, or embellish.bevonium(pharmacology) A particular antimuscarinic.bewarm(transitive) To make warm; warm all over; warm up.beydomThe rank or status of bey.biallelism(genetics) A biallelic mutationbiapenemA carbapenem antibiotic with in vitro activity against anaerobes.biasogram(genetics) A graphical representation of bias in genetic databiballismBallism that affects both sides of the body.bibenzonium(pharmacology) A particular cough suppressant.biblicismLearning or literature relating to the Bible.biblioclasm(rare) Destruction of books, especially of the Bible.bibliofilm(historical) microfilm, as a means of storing books and documents in public librariesbibliogramA graphical representation of the occurrences and associations of words in a text.bibliomanianism(obsolete) Great enthusiasm for books; bibliomania.bibliophilismA love of books.bibliopolism(rare) booksellingbiblismAlternative letter-case form of Biblism.bicameralism(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.bicentrismThe state or quality of being bicentric (having two centres).bicephalism(zoology) The condition of having two heads.bichromatismThe condition of being bichromatic.bicoastalismThe quality or condition of being bicoastal.bicommunalismA societal organization the divides a single population into two distinct communities that may have conflicting interests.biculturalismThe state or quality of being bicultural.bicyclam(organic chemistry) Synonym of plerixafor or its octahydrochloridebicyclism(dated) The art of riding a bicycle.bidialectalismThe use of two dialects of a language.bienniumA period of two years, particularly for purposes involving intercalation or fiscal calculations.biferrocenium(organic chemistry, in combination) A cation derived from biferrocene.bifibacteriumAlternative form of bifidobacterium.bifidobacteriumAny bacterium of the genus BifidobacteriumbifilmA double film, typically with a layer of air between them, sometimes formed when liquid metal is poured into a mouldbifolium(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.biformHaving two distinct formsbifrustumA polyhedron constructed from two congruent frusta combined across a plane of symmetry, or equivalently from a bipyramid with the two polar vertices truncated.bifusiform(botany) Having the form of two fusiform structures, end to end.bigam(rare, archaic) A bigamist, or one who has married a widow.bigeminismAlternative form of bigeminy.bigenderismThe state of being bigender; the state of having two (or multiple) genders simultaneously.bigmanism(Nigeria) Synonym of autocracy, especially (historical) corrupt autocratic rule in Nigeria.bignum(computing) A number whose digits of precision are limited only by available memory (as opposed to the usual fixed-point arithmetic).bigotdomThe domain or world of bigots; bigots collectivelybigram(linguistics, often attributive) An n-gram consisting of two items from a sequence.bigwiggism(obsolete) Bigwiggery.bigwigismSynonym of bigwiggery.biholomorphism(mathematics) A bijective holomorphism whose inverse is also holomorphicbijuralismThe coexistence of two legal systems within the same jurisdiction.bikkurim(Judaism, historical) A religious offering of first fruits.bilateralismA matching arrangement on each of two sides.bilingualismThe condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.biliteralismThe quality of being biliteral.billionairedomThe state of being a billionaire.biloquism(rare) The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.biloquium(rare) The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.bimastism(anatomy, dated, rare) The condition of having two mammae or teats.bimaturismA differing rate of maturity between male and female members of the same speciesbimbodomThe realm or sphere of bimbos.bimboismDitzy and foolish behaviour.bimetalismAlternative form of bimetallism.bimetallism(economics) The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values.bimillenniumSynonym of bimillennial (“2,000th anniversary”).bimorphism(category theory) A morphism which is both a monomorphism and an epimorphism.binarismA pair of opposites; a specific binary.binationalismThe unity of two separate nations as a single nation.binitarianism(chiefly Christianity) The belief, particularly among some Christian churches (also called cults, denominations, or sects) that God is two personae (persons), two individuals, or two aspects in one Godhead (or God), these being God the Father and God the Son (Jesus Christ).binom(linguistics) A compound word.binomialismThe use of a binomial system, as in taxonomy.bioautogramThe visual result of bioautographybiocapitalismThe commodification of biological processes.biocentrismAn ethical viewpoint that extends inherent value to all non-human life, regardless of its sentience.biochem(informal) Biochemistry (science or industry).bioclimAny of a system of bioclimatic variablesbiocolonialism(social sciences) Exploitation or misappropriation of the biological resources (particularly plants and fungi) of indigenous peoples.biocompendiumA compendium of biological and/or biochemical databioconservatismA stance of skepticism regarding radical technological changes that challenge traditional notions of what it means to be human, including human uniqueness, physiological and genetic determinism, etc.biocriticismbiographical criticismbiodeterminismThe idea that individual characteristics are determined at conception by those of the parentsbioelectromagnetismelectromagnetic radiation as it operates upon biological systems and organismsbioessentialismThe philosophy that biology plays a larger role in determining human psychology or development than social, economic, or environmental factors.biofascismFascism with biomedical, bioessentialist, or eugenicist elements.biofeminismThe view that women are biologically superior to menbiofilm(biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.biofoamA biochemical foambiographismA biographical approach; a tendency to describe in biographical terms.bioherm(geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae, especially in a mound or dome shape.bioisosterism(pharmacology) The relationship between bioisosteres, substituents or groups with similar physical or chemical properties that impart similar biological properties to a chemical compound.biologismThe use or emphasis of biological principles or methods in explaining human, especially social, behavior.biomagnetism(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.biomechanismbiological mechanismbiomediumIn wastewater treatment, a piece of non-toxic extruded plastic that serves as a substrate for bacteria which biodegrade the waste in the water resulting in clean effluent.biomom(US, informal) Synonym of biomother.biomorphism(art) A surrealist art movement of the twentieth century that focuses on the power of natural life and uses organic shapes, with shapeless and vaguely spherical hints of the forms of biology.bionanosystem(biology, ecology) A biological nanosystembioorganismA biological organism.biopathomechanismA biopathological mechanismbiopetroleumAny form of petroleum (or a similar substitute) made biologically (especially from algae)bioplasm(biology) Any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.bioprogram(cognitive linguistics) A hypothetical program in the brain, responsible for the construction of a language from words (and thus explaining the structural similarities of unrelated creoles).bioregionalismThe belief that naturally-defined regions (bioregions or ecoregions) should be the basis of political or cultural identitybiorhythm(biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.biosystem(biology) Any system of mutually interacting biological organismsbioterrorismTerrorism that involves biological weapons or other biological agents.biotransform(biochemistry) To transform something by biochemical means, especially by means of enzymesbiotrophism(biology) The condition of being biotrophicbipartidism(politics) The state or condition of having a two-party system.bipartisanismbipartisanshipbipartismThe state or policy of being bipartite; separatism into two factions.bipartitismA bipartite approach or policy.bipedalismThe habit of standing and walking on two feet; the state of being bipedalbipedismSynonym of bipedalism.bipenniformResembling a feather on both sidesbipolarism(politics) The characterization and practice of politics as the struggle and balance between left-wing and right-wing powers or ideologies.biprism(mathematics) A fusion of two triangular prisms.bipunctum(music) a neume denoting either a single tone, either elongated or rearticulated.bipyridinium(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A divalent cation derived from bipyridinebipyridyliumMisspelling of bipyridinium.biracialismA situation where two races of people are segregated.birandomExhibiting two levels of randomness.birdcamA camera usually monitoring a bird's nest.birddomThe state of being a bird, or of belonging to the world of birds; birds collectively.birdfarmAlternative form of bird farm.birdmom(informal, US, rare) The female owner of a pet bird.biromanticism(neologism) The state of being biromantic.birthdomThe land of one's birth.birtherism(slang, often derogatory, US politics) A movement in the United States of America that doubts or denies that the 44th President, Barack Obama, is a natural-born U.S. citizen, thus implying that he is ineligible to be President.birthgasm(slang, rare) A childbirth with which the procreator feels sexual pleasure.bisamidinium(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two amidinium ions in a moleculebisammonium(inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, in combination) Two ammonium ions or groups in a molecule.bisbenzylisoquinolinium(organic chemistry) Any of a group of compounds similar in structure to tubocurarine, with two isoquinolinium structures, linked by a carbon chain, containing two ester linkages.bishopdom(archaic) Synonym of bishopric.bism(chiefly Scotland) A devilish person.bismuthismbismuth poisoningbismuthonium(inorganic chemistry) The univalent BiH₄⁺ cation, derived from bismuthane.bispectrum(mathematics) A statistic used in the study of nonlinear interactions.bisperoxovanadium(inorganic chemistry, especially in combination) Synonym of bisperoxovanadate.bisquinolinium(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two quinolinium ions in a compoundbisyllabismSynonym of disyllabism.bitchdomthe realm or world of bitches; bitches collectivelybitermA term that is repeated in a relatively short textbitheismA form of dualism that recognizes two deities which are not in conflict or opposition (as good vs evil) but rather are in two exclusive forms or states (like male and female).bitonalism(music) bitonalitybitstream(computing) A stream of bits (binary digits).bivium(zoology) One side of an echinoderm, including a pair of ambulacra, in distinction from the opposite side (trivium), which includes three ambulacra.bivoltinism(biology) The state of being bivoltine.blackguardismSynonym of blackguardry.blackgumAlternative form of black gum (“tree”).blackismA political movement promoting black people.blackleggismAlternative form of blacklegism.blacklegismThe character or actions of a blackleg.blackstream(art) Conforming to the mainstream, with the exception of depicting people with black skin; not being a distinctively black style of art.blackwormAn oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus, found in shallow water marshes, ponds, and swamps in North America and Europe, feeding on microorganisms and organic material.bladderwormA bladderlike larva of a tapeworm, especially the pork tapeworm (species Taenia solium).blamA sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot.blamestormA process for determining the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of somethingblanagram(Scrabble) A word which is an anagram of another but for the substitution of a single letter.blasom(Jamaica) Alternative form of blossom.blastoconidium(mycology) A holoblastic conidium that is produced singly or in chains, and detached at maturity leaving a bud scarblastoderm(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.blatherstorm(neologism) A spate of commentary in various media about a current polemic topic in the news.blemAbbreviation of blemished sometimes used on online auction sites.blenniiformAny fish of the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes of blennies.blepharospasm(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.blim(slang, UK) A small piece of cannabis resin.blindismAn idiosyncratic behaviour associated with blind people.blindwormAnguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.blinkerdom(very rare) Narrow-mindedness; hostility to non-traditional ideas; inability to see beyond the obvious, usual or familiar.blissdomThe world, sphere, influence, or state of bliss; blissfulness.blissomin heat; said of ewesblockheadismThe character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity or idiocy.blogdomThe world or sphere of weblogs.blogspam(Internet) promotional material posted to a weblog, often one specifically created for the purposeblokedomThe world or sphere of blokes.blondism(anthropology) The presence of blond hair and relatively pale skin and eyes in a member of a usually darker race.bloodserumDated form of blood serum.bloodstreamThe flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animalbloodwormAlternative spelling of blood worm.bloomA blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.blossomA flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.blueblossomAny of species Ceanothus thyrsiflorus of evergreen shrubs, endemic to Oregon and California.bluegumAlternative form of blue gum.blueism(obsolete, derogatory) The possession or affectation of learning in a woman.bluestem(US) Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem, principally in tribe Andropogoneae.bluestockingism(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking (educated woman).bluismAlternative form of blueism.bmAbbreviation of Builder's Old Measurement.boardroomThe room where a group of people (especially the board of a company or organization) conducts its meetingsbockadamAny of various snakes of the family Homalopsidae.bodycam(chiefly law enforcement) A body camera.bodygasm(slang) A sensation like an orgasm that affects the whole body.bodyismPrejudice based on the appearance of someone's bodybodyslam(figuratively) To deliver a devastating blow against an opponentboffinism(British, informal) Synonym of boffinry.bogeyismDevilry; supernatural matters involving evil forces.bogyismAlternative form of bogeyism.bohemianismAlternative letter-case form of Bohemianism.bohemiumFormer name of rhenium.bohriumA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bh) with an atomic number of 107.bokadamAlternative form of bockadam.bokkom(South Africa) Salted dried fish (normally mullet), a traditional delicacy of the West Coast of South Africa.bolaform(organic chemistry) Synonym of bolaamphiphile.bollwormThe larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.bolshevismAlternative letter-case form of Bolshevism.bonerism(slang) The state of having an erection.bonham(Ireland, rustic) A piglet.boniformNaturally good-moraled.bonism(philosophy) The belief that the world, while not perfect, is fundamentally good.bonkersdom(colloquial) The state of being bonkers; craziness.boobgasm(sex, slang) An orgasm resulting from stimulation of the erogenous zones of the breasts.boobyismThe quality of being a booby, foolishness.boodlerism(slang) greed for money, especially among politiciansboojum(physics) A geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.bookaholism(informal) A love for books.bookdomThe realm or sphere of books.bookism(uncommon) Discrimination against a book based on its content, cover, or authorship.bookroomA room in which books are kept; a library.bookstagramAlternative letter-case form of Bookstagram.bookwormAny of various insects that infest books.bookwormismThe habits of a bookworm; avid enthusiasm for books.boomTo make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.boomerismAn optimistic form of American capitalism that focuses on one industry.boosterismPromotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion.boracium(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.borborygm(medicine, physiology, rare) A gurgling or rumbling noise produced by gas in the bowels.bordism(mathematics) The property of two closed manifolds whose disjoint union is the boundary of a compact manifoldboredom(uncountable) The state of being bored.boregasm(slang) The result of or act of reaching the apex or climax of boredom; filling one’s capacity for boredom.boreismThe state of being boring.borganism(rare, idiomatic, science fiction, politics) Some forms of government.borismboron poisoningborm(dialect, transitive) To smear with paint, oil, etc.bosom(anatomy, somewhat dated) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).bossdomThe realm or sphere of bosses.bossism(US, politics) The domination of a political party by a single, powerful person (the boss)bothridiumAn outgrowth from the scolex of some tapeworms that is used for adhesion.bothrium(zoology) A protruding cup or small groove used for adhesion, especially in cestodes.bothsidesismA tendency to treat all policy debates as if the opposing sides present equally strong arguments, or are equally valid or equally dangerous.bottomThe lowest part of anything.bottomonium(particle physics) Any meson, such as an upsilon particle, formed from a bottom quark and its antiquark.bottonium(particle physics) Synonym of bottomonium.botuliformHaving the shape of a sausagebotulinumAn anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulinbotulism(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.bounderismThe behaviour of a bounder.bovarismAlternative spelling of bovarysm.bovarysmAn imagined or unrealistic conception of oneself.boviformShaped like an ox.bowdlerismA policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.boxroomAlternative spelling of box roomboyardomBoyars collectively.boycottismThe act or acts of carrying out a boycot.boydem(MLE, MTE) the police.boyism(obsolete) boyhoodbpm(cardiology, music) Initialism of beat per minute.braaamA low, loud sound, originally produced by brass instruments and a prepared piano but sometimes made synthetically, included in film and trailer scores to increase audience stress.brachidiumThe calcified support for the lophophore in some brachiopodsbrachiopatagiumThe portion of patagium stretching from the fourth digit to the hind limbs.brachium(anatomy) The upper arm.brachycephalismDated form of brachycephaly.brachydactylismThe condition of being brachydactylous.brachygnathismAn underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)brachygnatismMisspelling of brachygnathism.brachymorphism(anatomy, pathology) An unusual shortness of a body partbrachypodismThe condition of having short legsbrachypodiumAny grass of the genus Brachypodium.brachysm(botany) Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.braciformHaving a branched structure (somewhat resembling lungs)bractiform(botany) Having the form of a bractbradymetabolism(biology, zoology) A slow metabolism.bradyrhizobiumAny bacterium of the genus Bradyrhizobiumbradyseism(volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth's surface caused by the filling or emptying of an underground magma chamber and/or hydrothermal activity, particularly in volcanic calderasbraggardismBoastfulness; tendency to brag.braggartismboasting, boastfulnessbraingasm(slang) An overpowering mental sensation of joy, excitement, etc. resembling an orgasm.brainstemAlternative spelling of brain stem.brainstorm(intransitive) To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.brainwormA neurotropic nematode parasite (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis).brakedrumAlternative form of brake drumbranchiomerism(zoology) The state of being formed of branchiate segments.brandalismThe deliberate defacement of corporate iconography, generally for purposes of protest, parody, or social commentary.breadroomAn apartment in a ship's hold where the bread is kept.breakroomAlternative spelling of break room.breamA European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.breatharianismThe belief in, or practice of, living without food, subsisting instead on prana or sunlight.breathogramA graphic display (typically made by gas chromatography) of the contents of exhaled breathbreedismPrejudice concerning breeds of animals.bretylium(pharmacology) An antiarrhythmic agent that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals.brevibacteriumAny bacterium of the genus Brevibacteriumbrevium(obsolete) 23491Pa, a short-lived isotope of protactinium.brickfilmAn animated film made using plastic building bricks, especially Lego.brideangroom(poetic, rare) Bride and groom.bridegoomAlternative form of bridegroom.bridegroomA man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.brigandismCrime carried out by brigands.brimOriginally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.bristlewormAlternative form of bristle worm.brittlestemA plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.brivaracetamThe 4-n-propyl analogue of levetiracetam, a racetam derivative with anticonvulsant properties, believed to act by binding to the ubiquitous synaptic vesicle protein SV2.broadbrimA hat with a very broad brim.broadseamA seam in a sail in which the edges of neighbouring panels are cut in a curve, such that the resulting sail is concave instead of flat.broadspectrumAlternative spelling of broad-spectrum.brobactam(pharmacology) A beta-lactam antibiotic.brocialism(slang, derogatory) Socialism or progressivism which downplays women's issues or reinforces masculinist attitudes or ideas.brockramA basal breccia of cemented limestone and sandstone fragments dating from the Permian period, found in northern England.brodifacoum(toxicology) A highly lethal anticoagulant poison used as a rodenticide.brodimoprim(pharmacology) A structural derivative of trimethoprim, having the 4-methoxy group replaced with a bromine atom.broham(slang) bro, brother; a male comrade or friendbroheim(informal) Term of address for a man.bromazepam(pharmacology) A benzodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.bromidiom(informal, dated) A conventional comment or saying; a bromide.bromidism(pathology) Synonym of bromism.brominism(pathology) Synonym of bromism.bromism(pathology) Poisoning by bromine or bromides.bromoform(organic chemistry) The haloform CHBr₃, a very heavy liquid that is the bromine analogue of chloroform.bromoiodismpoisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of their compoundsbromoniumThe univalent H₂Br⁺ cation, derived from bromane.bronchiologramA radiographic image of the bronchiolesbronchium(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.bronchogramA diagnostic image produced by bronchography.bronchospasm(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchiolesbronydom(fandom slang) The community or culture of bronies.bronyism(fandom slang) The community, culture, or philosophy of bronies.broom(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.brotformA type of basket used to provide structure for breads during proofing.brotherdombrotherhood; the quality of being a brotherbrotizolam(pharmacology) A thienodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties.broughamAn automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.brumAlternative form of brrm.brummagemCheap and showy; meretricious.brunizemA kind of dark loess-based soil found in prairies.brutalismBrutal, violent behaviour; savagery.brutalitarianismbrutal totalitarianismbrutedomThe condition of being a brute; brutality.brutismBehaviour or action characteristic of a brute.bruxism(dentistry) The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.bryophyllum(botany) Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.bryozoum(obsolete) A bryozoon.btm(colloquial, euphemistic) Abbreviation of bottom.bttm(LGBTQ) Abbreviation of bottom (“person with a receptive role or preference for such in sex”)bubblegum(usually uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.buccaneerismThe criminal activities of buccaneers; piracy.buchaechumA Korean fan dance, usually performed by groups of female dancers, originating from various traditional and religious Korean dances.buckism(archaic) The quality of being a young buck; adventurous high spirits.buckramA crab that has just molted; a papershell.bucksomObsolete form of buxom.bucolicismBucolic attitudes or behaviour.bucraniumThe depiction of the head of an ox, as ornamental flourishes in architectural works.budwormAny of various moth caterpillars.bufferbeamAlternative form of buffer beam.bufferdom(UK) The state of being an ‘old buffer’, or a conservative, somewhat foolish old man.buffismSynonym of buffery (“enthusiasm for a subject”).buffoonism(rare, archaic) The actions of a buffoon; buffoonery.bufoniformResembling a toad.bugdomThe essence of being a bug.buguliform(zoology) Resembling the bryozoa of the genus Bugula.bulbiformShaped like a bulb.bulbophyllumAny of the orchids of the genus Bulbophyllum, which are epiphytes and lithophytes.bullariumSynonym of bullary (“A collection of papal bulls”).bulliform(medicine) Having a blistered appearance; bullate.bullionism(economics, historical) An economic theory that defines wealth by the amount of precious metals owned; a primitive form of mercantilism.bullydomThe state or condition of being a bully.bullyism(dated) The swaggering, domineering behaviour of a bully.bumbledombureaucracy; mannerisms characteristic of pompous, arrogant or pretentious officials.bumbumAlternative spelling of bum-bum.bumpkinismThe fact or quality of being a bumpkin.bunarium(historical) An obsolete unit of area, approximately 120 ares or 120,000 square metres.bungarum(dated) A krait (venomous snake of the genus Bungarus)bunghamA type of clay sometimes found in marshes.bunkroomA room with bunks for sleeping.bunkum(politics, dated) Bombastic political posturing or oratorical display designed only for show or public applause.bupleurumAny of the genus Bupleurum of apiaceous plants.buprenorphinumAlternative form of buprenorphine.bureaucratismBureaucratic policies or behaviour.burgessdomThe role or status of burgess.burgherdomThe role or status of burgher.bursiformShaped like a purse or bag.busybodyismThe behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.butcherdomThe condition or trade of a butcher.butlerdomThe status or sphere of butlers.buttercream(cooking) A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar.buttomMisspelling of bottom.butylammonium(organic chemistry) Any cation obtained by the protonation of a butylaminebutylimidazolium(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any butyl derivative of an imidazolium ionbutyllithium(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric organolithium reagents used in chemical synthesis.butylmagnesium(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric organomagnesium reagents used in chemical synthesis.buxom(of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.buzzstormA spate of intense publicity or interest over something.buzzworm(slang) rattlesnakebyformAn alternative tangential, subordinate, or secondary variant form of a word or morpheme.