(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
aminobenzaldehyde
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
autohybridization
babyhood
babyhood
noun
The state or period of infancy.
babyhoods
babyhoods
noun
plural of babyhood
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
ballyhooed
ballyhooed
adj
Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyhoo
barleyhood
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
benzhydroxamic
benzohydrol
benzoiodohydrin
billyhood
bisdimethylamino
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blepharodyschroia
blepharosyndesmitis
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
bloodthirstily
bloodthirstily
adv
In a bloodthirsty manner.
bloodthirsty
bloodthirsty
adj
(humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.
Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
bloodworthy
blythewood
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodychecked
bodychecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bodyhood
bodyhood
noun
The state or condition of a body (literal and figurative)
bodyshirt
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
boldheartedly
borofluohydric
borohydride
borohydride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
A salt of this anion.
borohydrides
borohydrides
noun
plural of borohydride
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
bostrychidae
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bostrychoidal
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
boyhood
boyhood
noun
The state or period of being a boy.
boyhoods
boyhoods
noun
plural of boyhood
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachydodrome
brachydodromous
brachydomal
brachydomatic
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brachydontism
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
brachypodine
brachypodous
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromhydric
bromohydrate
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
bronchotyphoid
buddhology
buddhology
Noun
The study of the Buddha or Buddhahood.
bulldoggishly
bushbody
busybodyish
busybodyish
adj
Like a busybody; interfering, meddling.
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
carbohydrazide
carbohydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carbohydrogen
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlorohydrocarbon
chlorohydrocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) Any chloro derivative of a hydrocarbon
cryptobranchidae
dacryoblenorrhea
dacryocystoblennorrhea
dehydroascorbic
dehydroascorbic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to dehydroascorbic acid or its derivatives
dhobey
dhoby
dhoby
noun
Alternative form of dhobi
diabolarchy
dibromoacetaldehyde
diethylstilbestrol
diethylstilbestrol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic estrogen drug C₁₈H₂₀O₂ used formerly to prevent miscarriage or premature delivery in humans and to promote growth in livestock. The medical use of diethystilbestrol was discontinued in the U.S. during the early 1970s due to its association with serious side effects (such as reproductive tract abnormalities and increased rates of infertility) in offspring exposed to the drug while developing in the uterus. It is no longer commercially available in the U.S. and its use is currently limited to specially compounded formulations for veterinary care.
diethylstilboestrol
diethylstilboestrol
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of diethylstilbestrol.
dimethylcarbinol
diphyllobothrium
dishonorably
dishonorably
adv
In a dishonorable manner.
dishonourably
dishonourably
adv
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably
dithyrambos
dobzhansky
doublehandedly
doublehandedly
adv
Alternative form of double-handedly
doughbelly
doughbelly
noun
Synonym of frybread
doughboy
doughboy
noun
(US) An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
A kind of flour dumpling.
Frybread.
doughboys
doughboys
noun
plural of doughboy
doukhobortsy
doukhobortsy
Noun
The Doukhobors.
dukhobortsy
dysmorphophobia
dysmorphophobia
noun
(dated, psychiatry) body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphia
elderbrotherly
endobronchially
endobronchially
adv
In an endobronchial manner
endolabyrinthitis
handyblow
handybook
hebdomadally
hebdomadally
adv
In periods of seven days; weekly.
hebdomadary
hebdomadary
adj
(obsolete) hebdomadal
noun
A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
hebdomary
hemibasidiomycetes
herdboy
herdboy
Noun
A boy who herds animals.
hexahydrobenzene
hobbledehoy
hobbledehoy
noun
An awkward adolescent youth.
hobbledehoydom
hobbledehoyhood
hobbledehoyhood
noun
The period or time of being a hobbledehoy; awkward adolescence.
hobbledehoyish
hobbledehoyish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hobbledehoy.
hobbledehoyishness
hobbledehoyishness
noun
The quality of being hobbledehoyish.
hobbledehoyism
hobbledehoyism
noun
hobbledehoyhood
hobbledehoys
hobbledehoys
noun
plural of hobbledehoy
hobbledygee
hollidaysburg
hollidaysburg
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
homebody
homebody
noun
(Canada, US, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.
honeybind
honeycombed
honeycombed
adj
Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of honeycomb
hornblendophyre
houndsberry
houndsberry
noun
The common dogwood.
hybodont
hybodont
noun
Any extinct shark (or similar fish) of the order Hybodontiformes
hybodus
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
hybridization
hybridization
noun
(biology, including botany) The process of breeding a mixed offspring from two different strains or species of animal or plant
(chemistry) The linear combination of atomic orbitals in a molecule to form hybrid orbitals.
(genetics) The formation of double-stranded nucleic acid by complementary base-pairing
(transport) the conversion of a fleet of vehicles to hybrids.
hybridizations
hybridizations
noun
(chemistry) plural of hybridization
hybridous
hybridous
adj
(archaic) hybrid
hydrazobenzene
hydrazobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrogenated form of azobenzene 1,2-diphenylhydrazine
hydrobarometer
hydrobarometer
noun
An instrument for determining the depth of the sea by the pressure of the water.
hydrobates
hydrobatidae
hydrobenzoin
hydrobilirubin
hydrobilirubin
noun
(biochemistry) A body formed from bilirubin, identical with urobilin.
hydrobiological
hydrobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrobiology.
hydrobiologist
hydrobiologist
noun
A biologist whose speciality is hydrobiology
hydrobiology
hydrobiology
noun
(biology) The study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water.
hydrobiosis
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hydrobomb
hydrobomb
noun
(historical) A kind of underwater rocket or torpedo.
hydroboracite
hydroboracite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated borate mineral with the chemical formula CaMgB₆O₈(OH)₆·3(H₂O).
hydroborofluoric
hydrobranchiate
hydrobromate
hydrobromate
noun
(chemistry) hydrobromide
hydrobromic
hydrobromic
adj
(chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and bromine
hydrobromid
hydrobromide
hydrobromide
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of hydrobromic acid with an organic base (distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base).
hydrocarbide
hydrocarbide
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) hydrocarbon
hydrocarbon
hydrocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.