(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
archdissembler
archdisturber
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
bacchides
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bachelordoms
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backhandedness
backhandedness
noun
(of writing) Leftward slant.
Backwardness of direction.
Deceit or neglect.
Indirection.
Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
The use of a backward flip of the hand.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhands
backhands
noun
plural of backhand
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
basiarachnoiditis
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
beachdrops
beachheads
beachheads
noun
plural of beachhead
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
berchtesgaden
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bisischiadic
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodstanch
bostrychidae
bostrychoidal
bothriocidaris
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachioradialis
brachioradialis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the forearm at the elbow.
brachydactylism
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydodromous
brachydontism
brachypodous
brachysclereid
brachysclereid
noun
(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants
branchedness
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchiostegidae
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
branchstand
breadstitch
bretschneideraceae
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
buddhistical
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
cabbageheadedness
caboshed
caboshed
adj
(heraldry, of an animal) Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chambermaids
chambermaids
noun
plural of chambermaid
charybdis
charybdis
Proper noun
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
A general term for any dangerous whirlpool
chasubled
chasubled
adj
Dressed in a chasuble.
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chickenbreasted
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondrofibromatous
clubhands
clubhands
noun
plural of clubhand
cohusband
dabchicks
dabchicks
noun
plural of dabchick
dacryocystoblennorrhea
debauchedness
debauchedness
noun
The state or quality of being debauched.
debauchees
debauchees
noun
plural of debauchee
debaucheries
debaucheries
noun
plural of debauchery
debauches
debauches
noun
plural of debauch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debauch
dehydroascorbic
dehydroascorbic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to dehydroascorbic acid or its derivatives
detachableness
detachableness
noun
The state or quality of being detachable.
dibothriocephalus
dibranchious
disarchbishop
disbranch
disbranch
verb
(intransitive) To tear away; to break off.
(transitive) To remove a branch or branches.
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
disbranching
disbranching
verb
present participle of disbranch
dischargeable
dischargeable
adj
Capable of being discharged.
dorsibranch
dorsibranchiata
dorsibranchiate
dorsibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dorsibranchiata.
dorsobranchiata
dschubba
dschubba
Proper noun
A star in the constellation Scorpio.
fibrochondrosteal
hardbacks
hardbacks
noun
plural of hardback
hardscrabble
hardscrabble
adj
(by extension) Involving hard work and struggle.
(of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.
hebecladous
hemibasidiomycetes
hendecasyllabic
hendecasyllabic
adj
Having eleven syllables.
noun
A word or line of eleven syllables.
hendecasyllable
hendecasyllable
noun
(chiefly prosody) A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.
hippoboscidae
holdbacks
holdbacks
noun
plural of holdback
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
hudibrastically
hydrocarbonaceous
hydrocarbonaceous
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of the nature of, or containing, hydrocarbons.
hydrocarbonous
hydrocarbonous
adj
(archaic) Being or relating to a hydrocarbon.
hydrocarbons
hydrocarbons
noun
plural of hydrocarbon
hydrocarbostyril
hydrocarbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) A nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C₉H₉NO, obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and closely related to quinoline and carbostyril.
hyperdiabolicalness
indecipherableness
indecipherableness
noun
The quality of being indecipherable.
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
merchandisability
merchandisability
noun
The quality of being merchandisable.
merchandisable
merchandisable
adj
Suitable for merchandising.
microrhabdus
nabuchodonosor
nudibranchs
nudibranchs
noun
plural of nudibranch
osteochondrofibroma
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
pseudobchia
pseudobiographic
pseudobiographical
pseudobiographical
adj
Apparently, but not truly, biographical.
pseudobiographically
pseudobrachia
pseudobrachial
pseudobrachium
pseudobranch
pseudobranch
noun
pseudobranchia
pseudobranchia
pseudobranchia
noun
(marine biology) A small patch of gill-like filaments on the inner surface of the opercle near the junction of the preopercle.