(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
ablewhackets
abyssobenthonic
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alsbachite
anisobranchiate
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
archdisturber
archibenthos
archipresbyter
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archpresbyterate
archpresbytery
archpresbytery
noun
(ecclesiastical) The absolute dominion of presbytery.
aspidobranchiate
asthenobiotic
attachableness
attachableness
noun
The state or quality of being attachable.
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backstitches
backstitches
noun
plural of backstitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstitch
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
balneotechnics
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
basibranchiate
batchers
batchers
noun
plural of batcher
batches
batches
noun
plural of batch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of batch
bathycentesis
bathyscape
bathyscape
noun
Alternative form of bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
batrachospermum
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beachiest
beachiest
adj
superlative form of beachy: most beachy
beachmaster
bechtelsville
beclothes
beclothes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclothe
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
beechiest
beechiest
adj
superlative form of beechy: most beechy
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benetnasch
benthoscope
berchtesgaden
bertsche
bescratch
bescratch
verb
(transitive) To scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.
bescutcheon
beseechment
beseechment
noun
The act of beseeching; earnest entreaty.
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bestench
beswitch
beterschap
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bibliothecas
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
biochemistries
biochemistries
noun
plural of biochemistry
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
bioethicist
bioethicist
noun
An expert in bioethics
bioethicists
bioethicists
noun
plural of bioethicist
bioethics
bioethics
noun
(ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biomathematics
biomathematics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
biorhythmicities
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
biotechnics
biotechnics
noun
The application of biotechnology.
biotechnologies
biotechnologies
noun
plural of biotechnology
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
bitcheries
bitcheries
noun
plural of bitchery
bitches
bitches
noun
plural of bitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bitch
bitchiest
bitchiest
adj
superlative form of bitchy: most bitchy
bitchiness
bitchiness
noun
The characteristic of being bitchy.
bitchinesses
bitchinesses
noun
plural of bitchiness
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackhearts
blackhearts
noun
plural of blackheart
blackshirted
blanchester
blastocheme
blastochyle
blastochyle
noun
(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
bleacherites
bleacherites
noun
plural of bleacherite
blepharanthracosis
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoplastic
blepharoplastic
adj
relating to blepharoplasty
blepharosphincterectomy
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
blotchiness
blotchiness
noun
The state or condition of being blotchy.
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bolshevistic
bolshevistically
bostrychidae
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchers
botchers
noun
plural of botcher
botches
botches
noun
plural of botch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of botch
botchiest
botchiest
adj
superlative form of botchy: most botchy
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bothriocephalus
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachets
brachets
noun
plural of brachet
brachistocephali
brachistocephalic
brachistocephalous
brachistocephaly
brachistochrone
brachistochrone
noun
(mathematics) A cycloid; the curve of fastest descent between two points.
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystegia
brachystochrone
brachystochrone
noun
Alternative form of brachistochrone
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
branchiopneustic
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostegidae
branchiostegite
branchiostegite
noun
The lateral or dorsolateral part of a crustaceal carapace that extends over the gills
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchiostomidae
breadstitch
brechites
bredestitch
bredstitch
breechcloths
breechcloths
noun
plural of breechcloth
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
bretschneideraceae
britches
britches
noun
(chiefly Appalachia, Southern US) Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
bronchadenitis
bronchiectasis
bronchiectasis
noun
(medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.
bronchiostenosis
bronchitises
bronchitises
noun
plural of bronchitis
bronchoadenitis
bronchobuster
bronchocephalitis
broncholemmitis
bronchostenosis
bronchostenosis
noun
(pathology) The abnormal contraction of a bronchus.