(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.
acetmethylanilide
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylphenylhydrazine
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphoid
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
aepyornithidae
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.
aglyphodontia
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
angiohydrotomy
anhydrating
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anhydridization
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anhydrization
anhydrotic
anthocyanidin
anthocyanidin
noun
(organic chemistry) An aglycone of an anthocyanin.
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthomyiidae
anthrahydroquinone
anthrapyridine
anthropodeoxycholic
antiholiday
antiholiday
adj
Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season
noun
A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal holidays
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antihypochondriac
antimethodically
antiorthodoxly
antiorthodoxy
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
autohybridization
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
bisdimethylamino
blepharosyndesmitis
brachydontism
bronchotyphoid
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chondrichthyes
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of cartilage formation
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondropterygii
chondropterygious
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
condylarthrosis
condylarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) Any joint that is formed of condylar surfaces
cricothyroidean
cryptobranchidae
cylindrarthrosis
cynopithecidae
cynopithecoid
cynthiidae
cyproheptadine
cyproheptadine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent.
cystignathidae
dacryocystorhinostomy
dacryocystorhinostomy
noun
(ophthalmology) A surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.
dantophily
daylighting
daylighting
verb
present participle of daylight
daylightings
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
dehydrations
dehydrations
noun
plural of dehydration
dehydrochlorinate
dehydrochlorination
dehydrochlorination
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen chloride are removed from a molecule
dehydrocorticosterone
dehydrocorticosterone
noun
(organic chemistry) The steroid 11-dehydrocorticosterone that is active in the adrenal cortex
dehydrogenating
dehydrogenating
adj
That undergoes or produces dehydrogenation
verb
present participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.
dehydrogenisation
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
dehydroretinol
dehydroretinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
dehydrosparteine
dehypnotize
dehypnotize
verb
To release from a hypnotic state.
dehypnotized
dehypnotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize
dehypnotizing
dehypnotizing
verb
present participle of dehypnotize
delightingly
delightingly
adv
So as to cause delight; delightfully.
demethylation
demethylation
noun
(chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule.
demethylchlortetracycline
demythologisation
demythologisation
noun
Alternative form of demythologization
demythologising
demythologising
verb
present participle of demythologise
demythologization
demythologization
noun
The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
demythologizations
demythologizations
noun
plural of demythologization
demythologizing
demythologizing
verb
present participle of demythologize
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
desiodothyroxine
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diaphaneity
diaphaneity
noun
(mineralogy) transparency
diaphanometry
diaphanotype
diaphanotype
noun
(dated) A colour photograph produced by superimposing a translucent coloured positive over a strong uncoloured one.
diasynthesis
diathermancy
diathermancy
noun
The condition of being diathermic
diathermaneity
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.
dictyosiphon
dictyosiphonaceae
dictyosiphonaceous
diethylamine
diethylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The secondary amine (CH₃CH₂)₂NH
diethylaminoethanol
diethylenediamine
diethylenediamine
noun
piperazine
diethylethanolamine
diethylethanolamine
noun
A precursor chemical to procaine, prepared commercially by the reaction of diethylamine and ethylene oxide.
diethylmalonylurea
diethyltryptamine
diethyltryptamine
noun
A psychedelic drug closely related to dimethyltryptamine.
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
dihydronaphthalene
dihydronaphthalene
noun
dialin
dihydronicotine
dihydrostreptomycin
dihydrostreptomycin
Noun
A particular antibiotic.
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dihydroxytoluene
dimenhydrinate
dimenhydrinate
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness.
dimethoxymethane
dimethoxymethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
dimethylamine
dimethylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The secondary amine (CH₃)₂NH, which has a number of industrial uses.
dimethylamino
dimethylamino
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical (CH₃)₂N- derived from dimethylamine
dimethylaniline
dimethylaniline
noun
(organic chemistry) The tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃)₂ used in the manufacture of the explosive tetryl
dimethylanthranilate
dimethylbenzene
dimethylbenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) xylene
dimethylcarbinol
dimethyldiketone
dimethylhydrazine
dimethylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric dimethyl derivatives of hydrazine, but especially 1,2-dimethylhydrazine which is used in medical research.
dimethylketone
dimethylmethane
dimethylnitrosamine
dimethylnitrosamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkyl nitrosamine, (CH₃)₂N-N=O, found in tobacco smoke; it is carcinogenic
dimethyltryptamine
dimethyltryptamine
noun
An N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae) and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine. Not to be confused with 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine).
dinaphthyl
dinaphthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) binaphthyl
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two naphthyl radicals in a compound
dinichthyid
dinichthyid
noun
(zoology) Any placoderm in the family Dinichthyidae.
dinichthys
dinitrophenylhydrazine
dinitrophenylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic azines, but especially 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine that is used as a reagent in the analysis of aldehydes and ketones
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
diphenylacetylene
diphenylacetylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline material widely used as a building block in organic chemistry and as a ligand in organometallic chemistry.
diphenylhydantoin
diphenylhydantoin
noun
phenytoin
diphenylmethane
diphenylmethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic hydrocarbon (C₆H₅)₂CH₂; it is an intermediate in the synthesis of many other compounds
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
diphthongally
diphthongally
adv
By means of a diphthong.
diphyodont
diphyodont
adj
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
diptychon
disenchantingly
disenchantingly
adv
in a disenchanting manner
disheartenedly
disheartenedly
adv
In a disheartened manner, dispiritedly.
dishearteningly
dishearteningly
adv
In a disheartening manner.
dishonestly
dishonestly
adv
In a dishonest manner.
dishonesty
dishonesty
noun
(countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
(uncountable, obsolete) Shamefulness, disgrace.
distinguishability
distinguishability
noun
The state of being distinguishable.
distinguishably
distinguishably
adv
In a distinguishable way
distinguishedly
distinguishedly
adv
In a distinguished manner.
distinguishingly
distinguishingly
adv
With distinction; with some mark of preference.
disyntheme
divinityship
divinityship
noun
The skill or knowledge of divinity.
The status of being divine.
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
dryopithecinae
dryopithecine
dryopithecine
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, the primate genus Dryopithecus, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.