| bare |
only just sufficient; mere. [1/6 definitions] |
| barely |
only just; hardly. [1/2 definitions] |
| bas-relief |
sculpture in which the carved parts are raised only slightly from a flat background. |
| behaviorism |
in psychology, the doctrine that observable behavior, rather than mental events or consciousness, gives the only valid evidence for study, and that environmental influences predominate in human psychological development. |
| biogenesis |
the principle that living organisms are generated only by other living organisms. [1/2 definitions] |
| bitartrate |
an acid tartrate having only one of the two acidic hydrogen atoms of tartaric acid. |
| black and white |
a photograph or graphic representation done in shades of black and white only. [1/2 definitions] |
| black-and-white |
in shades of black and white only, as a photograph or film. [1/3 definitions] |
| boron |
a chemical element that has five protons in each nucleus and that occurs naturally only in compounds such as boric acid and borax. (symbol: B) |
| broadside |
a sheet of paper printed on one side only for distribution or posting, or a ballad or satire printed on such sheets. [1/9 definitions] |
| bromic acid |
a poisonous acid that is stable only in very dilute form and is used as an oxidizing agent. |
| but |
no more than; only; merely. [1/6 definitions] |
| bystander |
someone who is present at an occurrence only by chance or does not take part in it. |
| calcium |
a chemical element of the alkaline-earth group that has twenty protons in each nucleus and occurs widely in nature, but only in compounds such as calcite or limestone. (symbol: Ca) [1/2 definitions] |
| carbonic acid |
a weak colorless unstable acid, present only in solution, formed by dissolving carbon dioxide in water. |
| cash-and-carry |
sold for cash only and without delivery or other services, as goods, or selling only in this way, as a store. |
| cecum |
a cavity opening at only one end, esp. the pouch at the head of the large intestine. |
| century plant |
a desert agave, once believed to flower only once in a century, with fleshy leaves and a very tall stem on which greenish flowers appear every ten to twenty years. |
| cerium |
a highly reactive chemical element of the rare-earth group that has fifty-eight protons in each nucleus and that occurs naturally only in compounds. (symbol: Ce) |
| Charon |
the only known satellite of the planet Pluto. [1/2 definitions] |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |