(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
academicianship
academicianship
noun
A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
achaemenides
achaemenids
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
adenochondrosarcoma
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
amidophosphoric
amphicondylous
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidiscophora
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
antimethodicalness
aphrodisiomaniac
aphrodisiomaniacal
aphthartodocetism
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
archdiplomatist
archdissembler
archdogmatist
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archidamus
archimandrites
archimandrites
noun
plural of archimandrite
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
bachelordoms
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blepharochromidrosis
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
brachydactylism
brachydodromous
brachydontism
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
campshed
campshed
noun
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
cantharidism
cantharidism
noun
(medicine) poisoning due to the excess use of cantharides
cardiasthma
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardiosymphysis
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
cephalodymus
chaetosomatidae
chaetosomidae
chaldaism
chaldaism
Noun
An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.
chamades
chamades
noun
plural of chamade
chambermaids
chambermaids
noun
plural of chambermaid
chamoised
chamoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamois
charadriiformes
chasidim
chasidism
chasmed
chasmed
adj
Having gaps or a chasm.
chemopallidectomies
chemopallidectomies
noun
plural of chemopallidectomy
chemstrand
chiasmodon
chiasmodontid
chiasmodontid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chiasmodontidae.
chiasmodontidae
childermas
childermas
Proper noun
A day to commemorate the killing of the Holy Innocents. Variously held on 28th December in the Western Church and 29th December in the Eastern Church. In Spanish-speaking countries this is often a prank-filled day like April Fools' Day.
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydes
chlamydes
noun
plural of chlamys
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlamydomonas
chlamydosaurus
chlamydoselachidae
chlamydoselachus
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlamydosporic
chondriosomal
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondrofibromatous
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondromyxosarcoma
chondromyxosarcoma
noun
(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondrosarcoma
chondrosarcoma
noun
(oncology) A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour.
chondrosarcomas
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
chondrosarcomatous
chondrosteoma
chordamesoderm
chordamesoderm
noun
(anatomy) The axial mesoderm, which lies along the central axis under the neural tube and gives rise to the notochord.
chordamesodermal
chordamesodermal
adj
Relating to the chordamesoderm.
chordamesodermic
christadelphianism
christmastide
christmastide
Noun
The Christmas season.
The Twelve Days of Christmas.
chromatodysopia
chromdiagnosis
chromodermatosis
chromodiascope
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chrysomelidae
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysomonadales
chrysomonadina
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
churchwardenism
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
compsothlypidae
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
comradeships
comradeships
noun
plural of comradeship
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide
noun
(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
cyclophosphamides
cyclophosphamides
noun
plural of cyclophosphamide
dacryocystorhinostomy
dacryocystorhinostomy
noun
(ophthalmology) A surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.
dactylosymphysis
dactylosymphysis
noun
(medicine) the joining of two fingers or toes with a web, often as a hereditary disorder (normal in some birds)
damrosch
demarches
demarches
noun
plural of demarche
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
deschamps
deschampsia
desmachymatous
desmachyme
desmothoraca
detachments
detachments
noun
plural of detachment
deutschemark
deutschmark
diaschisma
dicephalism
dichasium
dichasium
noun
(botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.
dichlamydeous
dichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Having two coverings, a calyx and a corolla.
dichocarpism
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichotomisation
dichotomisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dichotomization
dichromasia
dichromasy
dichromasy
noun
Alternative spelling of dichromacy
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichromaticism
dichromatism
dichromatism
noun
(biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors.
(pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished
The condition of being dichromatic
dichromatopsia
dichromatopsia
noun
Synonym of dichromatism
didrachmas
didrachmas
noun
plural of didrachma
diphenylaminechlorarsine
diphenylaminechlorarsine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of adamsite
diplochlamydeous
discharm
discharm
verb
(transitive) To remove the charm, or power of a charm, from.
disenchantment
disenchantment
noun
Freeing from false belief or illusions.
The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
disenchantments
disenchantments
noun
plural of disenchantment
disencharm
disencharm
verb
To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.