Graduate Vocabulary
123,635 words and 147,492 expressions at the graduate level.
Representing a protracted sound of thundering or crashing.
An Australian orchid with purple flowers, Epiblema grandiflorum.
plural of babe-in-a-cradle
An Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia Interior.
plural of baby-snatcher
The act or process of making a male fictional character or celebrity into a "babygirl."
plural of baccalaureate
The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
plural of bacchanalianism
In a Bacchanalian manner.
present participle and gerund of bacchanalise
Riotous revelry.
present participle and gerund of bacchanalize
Of or relating to the Bacillariaceae; rod-shaped.
Any diatom of the class Bacillariophyceae
plural of bacillariophycean
Any alga of the class Bacillariophyceae; a diatom
plural of bacillariophyte
The cultivation of bacilli.
plural of bacilliculture
Any peptidase produced by a bacillus
plural of bacillopeptidase
plural of bacillopeptin
plural of bacilloscopy
A practitioner of bacilloscopy.
plural of bacilloscopist
Alternative form of back and forth.
The situation where something figuratively oscillates back and forth.
plural of back-and-forth
simple past and past participle of back-annotate
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-annotate
present participle and gerund of back-annotate
The process of updating the logical design of a circuit with physically measured values, to allow for more accurate simulation.
simple past and past participle of back-announce
Alternative form of back announcement.
plural of back-announcement
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-announce
present participle and gerund of back-announce
present participle and gerund of back-burner
present participle and gerund of back-butter
simple past and past participle of back-channel
present participle and gerund of back-channel
simple past and past participle of back-channel
present participle and gerund of back-channel
simple past and past participle of back-engineer
Alternative form of back engineering.
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-engineer
The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.
plural of back-formation
Alternative form of backhandedness.
Alternative form of back-of-the-envelope.
Synonym of back-of-the-envelope.
Synonym of back-of-the-envelope.
present participle and gerund of back-pocket
Alternative form of backreference.
plural of back-reference
simple past and past participle of back-scatter
present participle of back-scatter
plural of back-stretch (alternative form of backstretches).
simple past and past participle of back-sweeten
present participle and gerund of back-sweeten
sequential or consecutive, in the case of exactly three events.
Alternative spelling of back to basics.
Alternative form of back to nature.
Of, or related to, coming back to school after a vacation or break.
To translate a translated text back to the original language.
simple past and past participle of back-translate
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-translate
present participle and gerund of back-translate
The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.
plural of back-translation
To transliterate a transliteration back into the original script.
simple past and past participle of back-transliterate
third-person singular simple present indicative of back-transliterate
present participle and gerund of back-transliterate
The process of transliterating a transliteration back into the original script.
plural of back-transliteration
Alternative form of back-annotation.
cowardice; spinelessness
In a backbreaking manner.
simple past and past participle of backcalculate
A form of calculation in which input parameters are adjusted until the calculated result coincides with the actual result found
plural of backcalculation
present participle and gerund of backchannel
simple past and past participle of backchannel; alternative spelling of backchanneled.
present participle and gerund of backchannel
plural of backcourtmate
The ability of a system of gears to be operated by applying a force to the output, transmitting force through the geartrain in the reverse of the usual direction.
plural of backformation
plural of backgrounding
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
plural of backpedalling
A punchable face, or someone with such a face.
plural of backpfeifengesicht
The quality of being backportable.
present participle and gerund of backproject
Alternative form of back projection.
plural of backprojection
simple past and past participle of backpropagate
third-person singular simple present indicative of backpropagate
present participle and gerund of backpropagate
An error correction technique used in neural networks.
Relating to backpropagation.
plural of backpropagation
simple past and past participle of backreference
plural of backreference
present participle and gerund of backreference
plural of backscatterer
The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
plural of backscattering
A balloon-borne instrument used to measure the local aerosol backscatter in the atmosphere.
plural of backscattersonde
plural of backscratcher
present participle and gerund of backscratch
plural of backscratching
plural of backshadowing
present participle and gerund of backspatter
the straight part of an oval racetrack that does not include the finish line.
plural of backstraightaway
present participle and gerund of backstretch
plural of backthrusting
plural of backtitration
simple past and past participle of backtransfer
present participle and gerund of backtransfer
The reverse of a transformation
plural of backtransformation
transformed from a derived form to the original form
present participle and gerund of backtransform
third-person singular simple present indicative of backtransform
translated back to the original language
third-person singular simple present indicative of backtranslate
present participle and gerund of backtranslate
Alternative spelling of back-translation.
plural of backtranslation
Alternative form of backward compatible.
Not progressive; concerned with the past rather than the present or future.
the quality or state of being backward-looking
Alternative form of backward rationalize
simple past and past participle of backward-rationalize
third-person singular simple present indicative of backward-rationalize
present participle and gerund of backward-rationalize
plural of backwardation
plural of backwardness
Alternative form of backward compatible.
In a backward compatible manner.
The quality of being backwoodsy.
A municipality of Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
One who believes that Francis Bacon (1561–1626) or a relation of his was the author of the works attributed to William Shakespeare.
plural of Bacon-Shakespearean
By means of bacteremia
The treatment of a crop with bacteria in order to promote growth, nutrient uptake etc.
plural of bacterialization
In a bactericidal manner.
An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
plural of bacterioagglutinin
A gall produced by a bacterium
Overly concerned with bacteria
A form of chlorin, of bacterial origin, that has two pyrrole groups in the main ring
plural of bacteriochlorin
A photosynthetic pigment related to the chlorophylls, occurring in various bacteria doing anoxygenic photosynthesis.
Of, pertaining to, resembling or derived from bacteriochlorophyll
A chlorophyllide derived from bacteriochlorophyll
plural of bacteriochlorophyll
plural of bacteriocidin
A bacterial plasmid that directs the synthesis of bacteriocins
That synthesizes bacteriocinogens
The quality of being bacteriocinogenic.
plural of bacteriocinogen
A bacterial form of erythrocuprein that contains two atoms of zinc
fermented by bacterial enzymes
An oligomeric protein, similar to ferritin, found in various bacteria
plural of bacterioferritin
Bacteriogenic; producing bacteria.
plural of bacteriograph
The art of creating pictures by growing bacteria and using a light mask to selectively sterilize regions.
A bacterial hopane
A bacteriohopanepolyol that has five hydroxyl groups
plural of bacteriohopanepentol
Any of a group of bacterial pentacyclic triterpenoids found in the lipid cell membranes of many bacteria, frequently used as biomarkers in sedimentary rocks.
plural of bacteriohopanepolyol
plural of bacteriohopane
A bacteriohopanepolyol that has four hydroxyl groups
plural of bacteriohopanetetrol
bacterial hopanoid
plural of bacteriohopanoid
In a bacteriological manner; with respect to bacteriology.
plural of bacteriology
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
plural of bacteriologist
present participle and gerund of bacteriolyse
plural of bacteriolysin
By means of, or in terms of, bacteriolysis.
present participle and gerund of bacteriolyze
That mimics the action of bacteria
A bacterial nanofiber composed of protein
plural of bacterionanofiber
plural of bacterioopsin
The study of disease caused by bacteria.
Alternative form of bacteriopheophytin.
plural of bacteriophaeophytin
plural of bacteriophage
Obsolete form of bacteriophagy.
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
Any bacterial pheophorbide
plural of bacteriopheophorbide
Any pheophytin of bacterial origin
plural of bacteriopheophytin
Having an attraction to bacteria (typically symbiotic)
plural of bacteriophobe
An abnormal fear of bacteria
Afflicted with bacteriophobia.
plural of bacteriophore
Any form of phytochrome found in a bacterium
plural of bacteriophytochrome
The bacterial component of marine plankton
Relating to or composed of bacterioplankton.
plural of bacterioplankton
A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
plural of bacteriorhodopsin
A red class of carotenoid based on (5S,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E,28E,30E,32S)-5,32-bis(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2,8,12,16,21,25,29,35-octamethylhexatriaconta-6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30-tridecaene-2,35-diol
plural of bacterioruberin
Of or pertaining to bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopic
By means of bacterioscopy.
One who carries out bacterioscopy.
plural of bacterioscopist
The presence of bacteria in the semen
Any marine sponge that hosts a community of bacteria
plural of bacteriosponge
plural of bacteriostasis
A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
With regard to bacteriostasis; by means of a bacteriostat.
The condition of being bacteriostatic
plural of bacteriostatic
Relating to bacteriotherapy.
plural of bacteriotherapy
Any therapeutic use of bacteria
plural of bacteriotoxin
That eats bacteria.
Attracted towards, or targeting, bacteria.
an antibody that makes a specific bacterium more susceptible to phagocytosis
plural of bacteriovirus
Misspelling of bacterivorous.
plural of bacterization
In a bad-tempered manner.
The quality of being bad-tempered.
Alternative form of baddy two shoes.
A state in southwest Germany.
Alternative form of Baermannization.
The use of the Baermann technique.
Any dinosaur of the genus †Bagaceratops.
plural of bagaceratopsid
plural of baggage-smasher
plural of baggagemaster
A city in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France.
plural of bagougeramine
Alternative spelling of Bahrainization.
Increasing the proportion of Bahrainis, as opposed to foreign workers, in Bahrain's workforce.
An official employed by the sheriff to carry out summonses, writs etc. within the county.
plural of bailiff-errant
An atropisomeric compound found in the roots of Cynanchum wilfordii.
Relating to use of bait and switch (offering one attractive exchange initially, but not honoring the offer) in business, politics, and elsewhere.
simple past and past participle of bait-and-switch
third-person singular simple present indicative of bait-and-switch
present participle and gerund of bait-and-switch
a person from one of the former territories or modern states of the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico.
plural of bajillionaire
Of or pertaining to the city of Bakersfield, California.
plural of Bakersfieldian
A soft mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
plural of balaenopterid
Any baleen whale of the superfamily Balaenopteroidea
plural of balaenopteroid
Misspelling of balaenopterid.
plural of balanceweight
blennorrhea of the glans
plural of balanomorphan
Of or relating to the Balanophoraceae.
plural of balanoplasty
An inflammation of the glans penis and the prepuce.
Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin.
Alternative form of balanopreputial
A South Indian surname.
A surname.
plural of Balasubramanian
Misspelling of ballistocardiogram.
plural of Balkanisation
plural of balkanization
The practice of viewing the world from a Balkans perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Balkans culture.
Of or relating to Balkanology.
plural of Balkanologist
plural of ballad-monger
The work of a balladmonger, selling or composing ballads.
A town in County Roscommon, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 6295).
plural of ballastmaster
Alternative form of Ballinascarty, Ireland.
Relating to ballistic forces in the heart
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
plural of ballistocardiogram
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
Relating to ballistocardiography
In terms of, or by means of, ballistocardiography.
plural of ballistocardiograph
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
plural of ballistoconidium
Synonym of ballistospore.
plural of ballistometer
Relating to ballistometry or by means of a ballistometer
plural of ballistospore
Relating to or composed of ballistospores.
Alternative form of balls to the wall.
Alternative form of balls to the wall.
plural of bally-wartch
A suburb in east Belfast, which is a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J 3574).
plural of balneographer
plural of balneography
Combined balneotherapy and phototherapy.
Of or pertaining to balneotherapy.
balneotherapy
Obsolete form of balneotherapy.
plural of balneotherapy
A practitioner of balneotherapy.
plural of balneotherapist
Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
A linguist who specialises in studying Balto-Slavic languages.
plural of Balto-Slavicist
A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5434).
plural of bamboozlement
An industrial island of Noonu, Maldives.
plural of ban-the-bomber
plural of banana-bender
A bank holding company.
plural of bancorporation
The state of being bandlimited
plural of bandmistress
plural of bandstructure
Alternative form of bandwagon jumper.
plural of bandwagon-jumper
plural of bangiophycean
A province of Indonesia.
Emphasizing the Bengalis, their culture or what is in their language.
The state or quality of being Bangladeshi.
simple past and past participle of Bangladeshize
third-person singular simple present indicative of Bangladeshize
present participle and gerund of Bangladeshize
Synonym of mandolin-banjo.
plural of banjo-mandolin
plural of banyangvirus
present participle of bar-mitzvah
Alternative form of baresthesiometer.
plural of baraesthesiometer
Of or pertaining to baraminology.
In a baraminological manner.
One who practices baraminology.
plural of baraminologist
plural of barbarianess
present participle and gerund of barbarianize
The formation of a barbarian society
plural of barbarisation
plural of barbarization
plural of barbarocracy
plural of barbarousness
simple past and past participle of barber-chair
present participle and gerund of barber-chair
present participle and gerund of barberchair
plural of barbershopper
present participle and gerund of barbershop
A cultural move toward superficiality and a focus on physical attractiveness at the expense of depth and intellect.
plural of barbourofelid
Alternative form of barcode reader.
plural of barcode-reader
The quality of being bare-backed.
The quality of being barechested.
Alternative form of barehandedness.
present participle and gerund of bare-knuckle
Not covering the shoulders.
Alternative form of bare-chestedness.
The state of being barefoot
The state of being barehanded; lacking hand coverings or tools.
the quality of being bareheaded
the quality of being barelegged
An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure.
plural of baresthesiometer
Alternative form of bargain basement.
plural of bargain-basement
A yellow-brown orthorhombic mineral containing barium, iron, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon and titanium.
An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing barium, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, and tantalum.
A basic fluoride mineral similar to pyrochlore but containing barium.
A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral derived from sincosite by replacement of the calcium by barium.
A village in Redmile parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7834).
A province of Apulia, Italy.
A civil parish in Wyre district, Lancashire, England, which includes the village of Bonds.
Alternative form of barneymugging.
mischievous or injurious action : idle play
plural of barns-breaking
In a barnstorming or highly theatrical manner.
A receptor sensitive to both changes in blood pressure and chemical stimuli.
plural of barochemoreceptor
In a baroclinic manner.
A type of aneroid barometer that has accompanying diagrams and directions that help predict storms
plural of barocyclonometer
simple past and past participle of barodenervate
third-person singular simple present indicative of barodenervate
present participle and gerund of barodenervate
denervation by changes in blood pressure
present participle and gerund of baroinhibit
inhibition by means of pressure
By means of a barometer
A type of barometer capable of recording the variations, at a regular rate (such as every hour), of atmospheric pressure onto paper.
plural of barometrograph
The female equivalent of a lord-in-waiting.
plural of baroness-in-waiting
plural of barong-barong
plural of baropodometer
Relating to the measurement of pressure between the foot and surface during walking
The regulation of blood pressure
That regulates blood pressure
An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as of the atmosphere.
plural of barothermograph
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
plural of barothermohygrograph
plural of barotolerance
Subjected to barotrauma.
Having a large prominent belly reminiscent of a barrel.
Having a barrel chest
Absence of barriers.
plural of barringtonite
plural of barristership
A town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, historically in Lancashire and commonly known as Barrow (OS grid ref SD1969).
plural of bartenderess
August 24th, the day of the festival of St. Bartholomew.
A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7274).
Alternative form of Barton upon Humber.
A large village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1818).
plural of barycentering
In a barycentric manner
The quality of being barycentric.
The creation of baryonic matter.
plural of barytocalcite
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium.
An administrative region on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada.
Being a clastic rock chiefly composed of basaltic materials.
Wearing a baseball mitt.
Alternative form of baseball player.
plural of baseball-player
A canton of Switzerland.
plural of basement-dweller
Being a basement-dweller.
plural of base-on-balls
Extreme physical violence; brutality; cruelty.
Of, from or relating to the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.
plural of Bashkortostani
plural of basibranchial
plural of basichondrocranium
A basal chondrocranium
Belonging to the Basidiobolaceae.
A fungal disease caused by a fungus in the genus Basidiobolus.
plural of basidiolichen
Relating to basidiomycetes
Alternative form of basidiomycetous.
plural of basidiomycete
Relating to basidiomycetes
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
A fungal infection by Basidiomycota
Any fungus of the division Basidiomycota
plural of basidiomycotan
Relating to basidiomycosis
Relating to, or producing, basidiospores.
In a basiepidermal manner or direction
basal and epithelial
The process of basilectalizing, becoming a basilect.
simple past and past participle of basilectalize
third-person singular simple present indicative of basilectalize
present participle and gerund of basilectalize
plural of basiliskamide
plural of basilosaurus
plural of basioccipital
Alternative form of basioccipital.
Relating to, or located at the base of the pharynx
Alternative form of basopinacocyte.
plural of basipinacocyte
basal and postsphenoid
basal and presphenoid
plural of basipterygoid
In a basiscopic manner
Alternative form of basisphenoid.
plural of basitarsomere
At the base of a trabecula
The plant Aurinia saxatilis.
Alternative form of basketball player.
plural of basketball-player
Alternative form of basiepithelial.
basal epithelium
A basal flagellomere.
plural of basoflagellomere
Converted to a basolateral form or position
Any member of the Basommatophora.