(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abepithymia
acetmethylanilide
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acetylthymol
achlamydate
achlamydate
adj
(zoology) Not possessing a mantle.
achlamydeae
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achroiocythaemia
achroiocythemia
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
actinenchyma
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
acyloxymethane
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenophyma
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
aepyornithiformes
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
aerenchymas
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.
aeschynomene
aeschynomenous
alchemically
alchemically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, alchemy.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchemy
alchemy
noun
(computing, slang, countable) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
(countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
alimentotherapy
alphamerically
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alymphopotent
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amethystlike
amethysts
amethysts
noun
plural of amethyst
amidoaldehyde
aminobenzaldehyde
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
ammotherapy
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
ampherotoky
amphibiety
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphipyrenin
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphogeny
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdophenin
amylophosphate
amylosynthesis
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
amyxorrhoea
anathematically
anathematically
adv
In an anathematic manner.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anemometrographically
anemopathy
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anepithymia
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
anhaemolytic
anhemolytic
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydremia
anhydremic
anhydromyelia
anhydroxime
antechinomys
anthemy
anthomyiidae
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antimechanistically
antimethodically
aphanomyces
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
araliaephyllum
archaeopterygiformes
archemastry
archenemy
archenemy
noun
A principal enemy.
A supreme and most powerful enemy.
archichlamydeae
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamy
archimycetes
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archmediocrity
archmockery
archmystagogue
archvestryman
argyranthemous
arithmetically
arithmetically
adv
In an arithmetical manner; in terms of arithmetic.
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
arteriophlebotomy
arteriosympathectomy
arthrectomy
arthrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a joint
arthrempyesis
arthroempyema
arthroempyesis
arthrometry
arthrometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the mobility of joints
ashamedly
ashamedly
adv
with shame
asomatophyte
assythment
assythment
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
astrochemistry
astrochemistry
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
astrophotometry
astrophotometry
noun
The determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies.
asymmetranthous
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
autocholecystectomy
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autohemotherapy
autohemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The intramuscular or subcutaneous, immediate hypodermic reinjection of blood previously removed from the patient.
autonephrectomy
autophotometry
autoplasmotherapy
autothermy
azimethylene
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
bacteriohemolysin
barometrography
barothermohygrogram
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.