(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.
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
abhorrent
abhorrent
adj
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Contrary to something; discordant.
Detestable or repugnant.
abhorrently
abhorrently
adv
In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abranchiate
abranchiate
adj
(zoology) Without gills.
noun
(zoology) An organism that does not have gills.
abstrahent
abthainrie
acanthocereus
acanthomeridae
acanthopore
acanthopore
noun
(paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans.
acanthopteran
acanthopteran
noun
Alternative form of acanthopterygian
acanthopteri
acanthopteri
noun
(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acanthuridae
accroachment
accroachment
noun
(obsolete) An encroachment; usurpation.
aceanthrene
aceanthrenequinone
acetomorphin
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acetylphenylhydrazine
acharnement
acharnement
noun
(obsolete) Savage fierceness; ferocity.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
acherontical
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achroanthes
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achrodextrinase
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
achroodextrinase
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
acocanthera
acocantherin
acocantherin
noun
Alternative form of acokantherin
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
acrotrophoneurosis
actiniochrome
actiniochrome
noun
A red to violet pigment present in some Actinozoa
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
adenanthera
adenemphractic
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngitis
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adherant
adherent
adherent
adj
(botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Adhesive, sticking to something.
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
noun
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adherescent
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adiathermanous
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic
adj
Alternative form of adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotrophin
noun
(biochemistry) adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenotrophin
adventureship
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
aepyornithidae
aepyornithiformes
aerobranchiate
aerotechnical
aerotechnical
adj
Relating to the technical aspects of flight.
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aerothermodynamic
aerothermodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
afterchance
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterhend
afternight
aftershine
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
ahrendt
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
alimentotherapy
allenhurst
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alternanthera
alternanthera
noun
Any of the genus Alternanthera of herbaceous plants in the amaranth family.
altogetherness
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amaranthaceae
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amaranthine
amaranthine
adj
Of a dark reddish purple colour.
Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.
Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
noun
A dark reddish-purple colour.
The amaranth flower.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
amphicentric
amphicreatinine
amphisporangiate
amphitriaene
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
anachoret
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaesthetizer
anaesthetizer
noun
Alternative form of anesthetizer
anamorphote
anantherate
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anaptomorphidae
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematizer
anathematizer
noun
One who anathematizes; a severe critic.
anatherum
anchithere
anchithere
noun
Any extinct horse of the genus †Anchitherium
anchitherioid
anchorate
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchtherium
anderlecht
andrewartha
androgametophore
anemometrograph
anemometrograph
noun
(archaic) An anemograph.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
anencephalotrophia
anerethisia
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
anesthesimeter
anesthesimeter
noun
(surgery) A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient
anesthesiometer
anesthesiometer
noun
Alternative form of anesthesimeter
anesthetizer
anesthetizer
noun
(dated) A person that administers anesthesia
A device with an anesthetic effect
angiohypertonia
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydrated
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisobranchiate
anither
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).