(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
acanthomeridae
acanthuridae
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylphenylhydrazine
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achrodextrinase
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
achroodextrinase
acichloride
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
acrochordidae
acrochordinae
adelomorphic
adenemphractic
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adiaphoretic
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic
adj
Alternative form of adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotrophin
noun
(biochemistry) adrenocorticotropic hormone
aerocharidae
aerohydrodynamic
aerohydrodynamic
adj
Acting by the force of air and water.
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.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
agatharchides
agriochoeridae
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amminochloride
anchitherioid
angiocardiographies
anhydraemic
anhydremic
anthracocide
anthracotheriidae
anthropodeoxycholic
antidiphtheric
antidiphtheric
adj
Alternative form of anti-diphtheric
antidiphtheritic
antidiphtheritic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diphtheria.
noun
Any drug or agent that counters diphtheria.
aphrodesiac
aphthartodocetic
aphthartodocetism
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
arachide
arachnoidea
arachnoidean
archaeocyathid
archaeocyathid
noun
Any marine organism (probably sponges) of the taxon Archaeocyatha
archaeocyathidae
archaised
archaised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaise
archaized
archaized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaize
archbuilder
archdapifer
archdapifership
archdeaconries
archdeaconries
noun
plural of archdeaconry
archdeaconship
archdeaconship
noun
The rank or office of an archdeacon.
archdeceiver
archdeceiver
noun
(religion) One who orchestrates deception, especially the Devil.
archdetective
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archdioceses
archdioceses
noun
plural of archdiocese
archdissembler
archdisturber
archdivine
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfriend
archiannelida
archichlamydeae
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archidiaceae
archidiaconate
archidiaconate
noun
archdeaconry
archidome
archimandrite
archimandrite
noun
(ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
(ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
archimandrites
archimandrites
noun
plural of archimandrite
archimedean
archimedean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
architraved
architraved
adj
(architecture) Furnished with an architrave.
archived
archived
adj
Having been placed into an archive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archive
archmediocrity
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
archswindler
armchaired
armchaired
adj
Based on general knowledge or theory rather than data.
Furnished with armchairs.
Seated in an armchair.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armchair
aspidobranchiate
atelorachidia
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
batrachidae
batrachoididae
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
benzalcyanhydrin
benzhydroxamic
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
berdichev
berdichev
Proper noun
a city in the Zhitomir oblast of Ukraine
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
birchdale
birched
birched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birch
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackshirted
blanchardville
blepharoceridae
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
bostrychidae
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachiated
brachiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brachiate
brachioganoidei
brachiopode
brachypodine
brachysclereid
brachysclereid
noun
(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchiobdella
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
branchipodidae
breadstitch
bredestitch
bredstitch
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bretschneideraceae
bridechamber
bridechamber
noun
The nuptial apartment.
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
bruchidae
buchbinder
burchfield
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
calliphoridae
callitrichidae
callorhynchidae
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
candleshrift
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cantharidae
cantharidate
cantharidate
noun
Any salt or ester of cantharidic acid
verb
To treat with cantharides
cantharidated
cantharidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantharidate