(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abecedarium
abecedarium
noun
A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abercrombie
abercromby
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abrocome
abrocome
noun
Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
accumber
accumber
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To encumber; to crush; to overwhelm.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetbromamide
acetobromanilide
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achromatizable
achromobacter
achromobacterieae
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
almocrebe
amberjack
amberjack
noun
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
ambicolorate
ambleocarpus
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
ambreic
ambrosiaceae
ambrosiaceous
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
amebobacter
amerceable
amerceable
adj
Liable to be amerced.
amerciable
amerciable
adj
Alternative form of amerceable
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amoebobacter
amoebobacterieae
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
antirepublicanism
arceuthobium
archdissembler
archicerebrum
aristorepublicanism
armbrecht
arthrobacterium
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelordoms
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backframe
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
bacteraemia
bacteraemia
noun
The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.
bacteremia
bacteremias
bacteremias
noun
plural of bacteremia
bacteremic
bacteremic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)
bacteriaemia
bacteriemia
bacteriemia
noun
Alternative form of bacteraemia
bacteriform
bacteriohemolysin
bacteririum
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
balmarcodes
baluchitherium
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
barmecide
barocyclonometer
barocyclonometer
noun
(nautical) A type of aneroid barometer that has accompanying diagrams and directions that help predict storms
baromacrometer
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
barometrical
barometrical
adj
(archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
barrancabermeja
bartramiaceae
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromiole
bathochrome
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetrically
adv
In a bathymetric way
batrachospermum
beachcomber
beachcomber
noun
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
A long rolling wave of the sea.
A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.
Any loafer around a waterfront.
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beachlamar
beachmaster
beaumarchais
becharm
becharm
verb
(transitive, archaic) To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell.
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
beckemeyer
beckerman
beclamor
beclamor
verb
(transitive) To assail with clamor; to rail against.
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
beclamors
beclamors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclamor
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
becram
becramp
becrampon
becrime
becrimed
becrimes
becriming
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
becumber
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bemercy
bemercy
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To treat with mercy; show mercy to; milse.
benchmar
benchmark
benchmark
noun
(computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
verb
(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.
(transitive, intransitive, followed by against) To use something (e.g., a competitor's product) as a standard to improve one's own thing.
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
benzhydroxamic
benzocoumaran
benzoxycamphor
benzoylformic
berchemia
bergamasca
bergamasche
bermensch
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
berycomorphi
bescramble
besiclometer
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirchers
besmirchers
noun
plural of besmircher
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
betulinamaric
bicameral
bicameral
adj
(government) Of, having, or relating to two separate legislative chambers or houses.
(mentality) Relating to the functions of the two cerebral hemispheres in the history of human beings ‘hearing’ the speech of gods or idols, according to Julian Jaynes's theory of the bicameral mind.
(typography) Of a script or typeface: having two cases, upper case and lower case.
Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
bicameralism
bicameralism
noun
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
(psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
bicameralist
bicameralist
noun
A supporter of bicameralism.
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bichelamar
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bickmore
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules