(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
archdisturber
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
backlighted
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
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
batched
batched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of batch
batchelder
batrachidae
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
batrachoididae
batrachophidia
bepatched
bepatched
adj
Covered in patches.
berchtesgaden
bichromated
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackheartedly
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
bloodstanch
bostrychidae
bostrychoidal
bothriocidaris
brachiated
brachiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brachiate
brachiopodist
brachydactyl
brachydactylia
brachydactylia
noun
brachydactyly
brachydactylic
brachydactylic
adj
Relating to brachydactyly
brachydactylism
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydactyly
brachydactyly
noun
(pathology) Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes
brachydomatic
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brachydontism
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
branchiostegidae
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
branchstand
breadstitch
bretschneideraceae
broadcloth
broadcloth
noun
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
bronchodilatation
bronchodilatation
noun
bronchodilation
bronchodilator
bronchodilator
noun
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
buddhistical
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
burckhardt
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
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
chamberleted
chamberleted
adj
Alternative form of chamberletted
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chickenbreasted
chlamydobacteriaceae
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
cohabited
cohabited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohabit
cohobated
cohobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohobate
cryptobranchidae
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
dacryocystoblennorrhea
debacchate
debacchate
verb
(rare) To rant as if drunk.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
decipherability
decipherability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something can be deciphered.
(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
delobranchiata
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
detachability
detachability
noun
The quality or degree of being detachable.
detachable
detachable
adj
Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
noun
Any device that is designed so that it can be detached from something else.
detachableness
detachableness
noun
The state or quality of being detachable.
detachably
detachably
adv
In such a way that it can be detached.
dibothriocephalus
dibranchiata
dibranchiate
dibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having two gills.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata.
dibromoacetaldehyde
dimethylcarbinol
dipleurobranchiate
ditchbank
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dithyrambically
dithyrambically
adv
In dithyrambic fashion.
dorsibranchiata
dorsibranchiate
dorsibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dorsibranchiata.
dorsobranchiata
doublehatching
durbachite
endobatholithic
fibrochondrosteal
hecatombed
hemibasidiomycetes
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
hudibrastically
hydroboracite
hydroboracite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated borate mineral with the chemical formula CaMgB₆O₈(OH)₆·3(H₂O).
hydrobranchiate
hydrocarbonate
hydrocarbonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) bicarbonate
(inorganic chemistry, obsolete) hydrous carbonate, such as malachite
(organic chemistry, obsolete) hydrocarbon
hydrocarbostyril
hydrocarbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) A nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C₉H₉NO, obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and closely related to quinoline and carbostyril.
hydrocarburet
hydrocarburet
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A hydrocarbon.
(chemistry, obsolete) Carburetted hydrogen.
hydrocobalticyanic
hydroxybutyricacid
hypercarbureted
hypercarburetted
indecipherability
indecipherability
noun
The state of being indecipherable.
matchboard
matchboard
noun
(carpentry) A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system
(sand casting) A thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the matched parting surfaces for the two parts (the cope and the drag) of a molding box or flask, to which board patterns are attached in some casting methods.
matchboarding
matchboarding
noun
A type of softwood panelling formerly used for walls and ceilings.
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
merchandisability
merchandisability
noun
The quality of being merchandisable.
mitchboard
multibranched
multibranched
adj
Having more than one branch.
multichambered
multichambered
adj
Having more than one chamber.
noncarbohydrate
noncarbohydrate
noun
(often attributive) Any material that is not a carbohydrate.
nondetachability
nondetachability
noun
The quality of not being detachable.
nondetachable
nondetachable
adj
Not capable of being detached.
notchboard
notchboard
noun
(carpentry) The board that receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.
nudibranchiate
ophidiobatrachia
osteochondrofibroma
overbepatched
patchboard
patchboard
noun
A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
phenylthiocarbamide
phenylthiocarbamide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-phenyl derivative of carbamide; it is either tasteless or has a bitter taste, depending on the genetic makeup of the person tasting it
podobranchiate
pseudobranchiate
pseudocharitable
pseudocharitable
adj
Apparently, but not actually, charitable.
pseudocharitably
pseudolamellibranchiata
pseudolamellibranchiate
publichearted
publichearted
adj
Alternative form of public-hearted
publicheartedness
rhabdomantic
rhabdomantic
adj
Relating to rhabdomancy.
rhodobacteriaceae
rhodobacterioideae
rhomboquadratic
scratchboard
scratchboard
noun
(art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin layer of white china clay that is coated with black India ink.