Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z brachydome A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. brachydont Having low-crowned, short teeth. brachydonty The condition of being brachydont brachyesophagus A congenital shortening of the esophagus. brachyfacial Having a short face. brachyfold A small-scale fold. brachygnathia Synonym of micrognathism. brachygnathic Relating to or exhibiting brachygnathism. brachygnathism An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals) brachygnathous Relating to brachygnathia brachygrapher A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer. brachygraphic Relating to brachygraphy. brachygraphy A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand. brachyiliac Having a short ilium (typical of some dinosaurs) brachylaimiasis Infection by trematode worms of genus Brachylaima. brachylaimid Any member of the genus Brachylaima of trematodes. brachylogy Concise speech; laconism. brachylophosaurin Any hadrosaur of the tribe Brachylophosaurini. brachymelia Unusual shortness of the limbs brachymesophalangia The condition of having a short middle phalanx, often of the fifth digit on the hand. brachymesophalangy Synonym of brachymesophalangia. brachymetacarpia Unusual shortness of the metacarpals brachymetapody Unusual shortness of the fingers or toes brachymetatarsia A condition with one or more abnormally short metatarsals. brachymetropia Synonym of myopia. brachymorph A brachymorphic person. brachymorphic Having an unusual shortness of a body part brachymorphism An unusual shortness of a body part brachymorphy The quality of being brachymorphic. brachyodont Having unusually short teeth brachyolmia Amy of various disorders characterised by a short trunk, scoliosis and generalized platyspondyly, but without significant abnormalities in the long bones brachyology A figure of speech that is an abbreviated expression, for example, the omission of "good" from "good morning!" (resulting in the abbreviated greeting "morning!"). brachyonychia A condition in which the end of the thumb is widened and flattened, the nail plate is flattened, and the distal phalanx is abnormally short. brachyopid Any extinct primitive amphibian of the family Brachyopidae. brachyopoid Any member of the Brachyopoidea superfamily of amphibians brachyparacytic short and paracytic brachypellic Having an unusually short pelvis (from front to back, compared to side to side) brachyphalangia Unusual shortness of the phalanx of a finger or toe brachyphylline Relating to or characteristic of bats of the genus Brachyphylla. brachypinacoid A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis. brachypinacoidal Of or relating to a brachypinacoid. brachypodism The condition of having short legs brachypodium Any grass of the genus Brachypodium. brachypodous Having a short foot or stalk. brachyprism The four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal brachypter Any taeniopterygid stonefly of the genus Brachyptera brachypterism The state of being brachypterous. brachypterous Having short, possibly non-functional wings. brachyptery The condition of being brachypterous brachyrhynchous Having a short bill or beak. brachyrhynchus Unusual shortness of the nose and maxilla brachysclereid A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants brachyskelic Having unusually short legs. brachysm Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes. brachyspiral Relating to bacteria of the order Brachyspirales brachystaphyline Having an unusually short, broad palate brachystelechid Any extinct microsaur of the family Brachystelechidae. brachystylous Having a short style. brachysyllabic Having few syllables. brachysyndactyly Unusual shortness of the fingers or toes combined with the presence of webs between some digits brachytelephalangic Relating to brachytelephalangy brachytelephalangy Unusually short length of the distal phalanges. brachytherapeutic Relating to brachytherapy. brachytherapist One who carries out brachytherapy. brachytherapy Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources. brachythoracid Any extinct placoderm of the suborder Brachythoraci brachytmema A disc-shaped cell which by its rupture sets free a gemma in bryophytes. brachytypous Of a short form. brachyural Of or relating to the Brachyura. brachyuran Of or pertaining to true crabs. brachyuranic Synonym of brachyuran. brachyuric Exhibiting brachyury; having an abnormally short tail. brachyurous brachyural brachyury The presence of an abnormally short tail in some animals as a result of a genetic mutation. braciform Having a branched structure (somewhat resembling lungs) bracing Invigorating or stimulating. bracingly In a bracing manner bracingness The quality of being bracing. braciola A slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil. braciole Synonym of braciola. brack Salty or brackish water. brackebuschite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc. Brackeen A surname. bracken Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock. Brackenbury A surname. brackened Covered in bracken. Brackenhill A village in Ackworth parish, City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4216). brackenless Without bracken. Brackenridge A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. brackens A surname. brackeny Covered in bracken. bracker A surname. bracket A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf. bracketed Containing brackets bracketer A program or algorithm that breaks down natural language into certain grammatical components. bracketing A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively. bracketless Without brackets (in various senses). bracketlike Resembling or characteristic of a bracket. bracketologist One who engages in bracketology. bracketology The practice of predicting and analyzing sports tournament brackets. bracketry The mounting hardware used to hold one part to another, typically consisting of stamped metal pieces that make up the actual bracket, and any other bolts, nuts, rubber etc. needed to complete the mounting of the part. brackett A surname from Anglo-Norman. Brackettville A city, the county seat of Kinney County, Texas, United States. bracketwise In terms of brackets (in various senses). brackety Resembling or containing brackets (the typographical symbols). Brackin A surname. brackish Of water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries. brackishly In a brackish way. brackishness Distastefulness; unpleasantness. Brackla A suburb and community in Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9279). Brackley A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP5837). Brackman A surname. Bracknell A town and civil parish with a town council in Bracknell Forest district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8669). Brackney A surname. Brackstone A surname originating as an occupation. bracky brackish braconid Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae. braconine Any braconid parasitoid wasps of the subfamily Braconinae braconniere A skirt or apron of mail or lamellar armor, worn with plate armor, to defend the stomach, groin, and upper thighs. bracoviral Relating to the bracoviruses bracovirus Any member of the genus Bracovirus, of viruses that are symbiotic with specific braconids. bract A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises. bracteal Having the nature or appearance of a bract. bracteate Having bracts. bracteately In a bracteate fashion. bracted Having bracts. bracteolar Relating to bracteoles. bracteolate Having bracteoles. bracteole A small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract. bracteopetal A petal that is derived from a modified bract bracteopetaloid Relating to bracteopetals bracteose Having (many) bracts. bractiferous Bearing bracts. bractiform Having the form of a bract bractless Without bracts. bractlet A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that supports several flowers bractlike Having the form or other qualities of a bract. Bracy A surname from Anglo-Norman. brad A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. bradaczekite A monoclinic-prismatic dark blue mineral containing arsenic, copper, oxygen, sodium, and zinc. bradavidin Any of a group of homotetrameric biotin-binding proteins found in bacteria of the genus Bradyrhizobium bradawl An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws. Bradbeer A surname. Bradberry A surname. Bradbourne A village and civil parish (served by Ballidon and Bradbourne Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2052). Bradbrook A surname. Bradburian Of or pertaining to Ray Bradbury (1920–2012), American writer of fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery stories. Bradburn A surname. Bradbury A British banknote issued during WW I in denominations of £1 or 10 shillings. Bradburyesque Synonym of Bradburian (“of or pertaining to Ray Bradbury”).