(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abelmoschus
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
abouchement
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achromatizable
achromobacter
achromobacterieae
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amphibichnite
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
arceuthobium
archdissembler
archicerebrum
armbrecht
arthrobacterium
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelordoms
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bacteriohemolysin
baluchitherium
bambochade
bamboche
baphometic
basichromiole
bathochrome
bathychrome
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetrically
adv
In a bathymetric way
batrachospermum
beacham
beachcomb
beachcomb
noun
An instance of beachcombing.
verb
To go beachcombing.
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcomber
noun
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
beachlamar
beachman
beachmaster
beachmen
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
beaumarchais
bechamel
bechamel
noun
Alternative spelling of béchamel
bechamels
bechamels
noun
plural of bechamel
becharm
becharm
verb
(transitive, archaic) To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell.
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
beecham
benchman
benchman
noun
A worker who uses a workbench.
benchmar
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
benthamic
benthamic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or Benthamism.
benzhydroxamic
benzoxycamphor
berchemia
bergamasche
bichelamar
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
biochemical
biochemical
adj
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
of, or relating to biochemistry
noun
a chemical substance derived from a biological source
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biogeochemical
biogeochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry
noun
A geochemical of biological origin
biomathematics
biomathematics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
blanchimeter
blastocheme
bleacherman
bleachman
blepharocarcinoma
blepharochromidrosis
blepharocoloboma
blepharosphincterectomy
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
brachiorrheuma
brachtmema
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
brachycnemic
brachycome
brachydodrome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
brachytmema
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiomerism
branchiomerism
noun
(zoology) The state of being formed of branchiate segments.
branchiopulmonate
branchiostomidae
branchireme
brecham
brechams
bridechamber
bridechamber
noun
The nuptial apartment.
bromochloromethane
bromochloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂BrCl once used in fire extinguishers
bronchohemorrhagia
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
buchmanite
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
carbocinchomeronic
carbohemoglobin
carbomethene
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
chamaebatia
chambellan
chamber
chamber
noun
(UK) A single law office in a building housing several.
(biology) An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.
(dated, usually in the plural) Rooms in a lodging house.
(figuratively) The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
(firearms) One of the bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.
(firearms) The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.
(historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
(obsolete) Ellipsis of chamber pot: a container used for urination and defecation in one's chambers.
A bedroom.
Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
One of the two atria or two ventricles of the heart.
The private office of a judge.
The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
The room used for deliberation by a legislature.
verb
(martial arts) To prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
(obsolete) To be lascivious.
To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
To enclose in a room.
To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
chamberdeacon
chambered
chambered
adj
(often in combination) Having chambers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamber
chamberer
chamberer
noun
(obsolete) A gallant; a carpetmonger.
(obsolete) A servant who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid.
chamberfellow
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamberino
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
chamberlainry
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chamberlainship
chamberlainship
noun
The office or post of chamberlain.
chamberlet
chamberlet
noun
A little chamber.
chamberleted
chamberleted
adj
Alternative form of chamberletted
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
chamberlin
chamberlin
noun
Obsolete form of chamberlain.
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chambermaids
chambermaids
noun
plural of chambermaid
chambers
chambers
noun
(Britain) Originally, a set of rooms at an Inn of Court used by one or more barristers as an office and residence; now, the office of one or more barristers in any building.
(Britain, historical) In full king's chambers: parts of the sea next to the coast of England and Wales delimited by imaginary lines connecting headlands, over which the Crown asserted exclusive jurisdiction; these have now been superseded by the concept of the territorial sea.
(archaic) A set of rooms in a building used as an office or a residential apartment.
Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for hearings that do not need to be held in open court.
Euphemistic form of chamber pot (“a container used for defecation and urination”); also, synonym of potty (“a small (chiefly plastic) pot used by children for defecation and urination when toilet-training”).
plural of chamber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamber
chambersburg
chambersville
chambertin
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
chambery
chamblee
chambranle
chambranle
noun
(architecture) In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.