(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominoscope
abdominoscope
noun
An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abelmoschus
ablastemic
ablastemic
adj
(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
acclimatisable
acclimatisable
adj
Alternative form of acclimatizable
accommodableness
accommodableness
noun
(rare) The quality or condition of being accommodable
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
acetabulums
albuminoscope
albumoscope
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambitendencies
ambitendencies
noun
plural of ambitendency
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambleocarpus
amblycephalus
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ambrosiaceae
ambrosiaceous
ambsace
ambsace
noun
(archaic) Bad luck, worthlessness.
(archaic) Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of aces.
ambsaces
ambsaces
noun
plural of ambsace
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antirepublicanism
archdissembler
aristorepublicanism
assemblance
assemblance
noun
(obsolete) An assembling; assemblage.
(obsolete) Resemblance; likeness; appearance.
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
bachelordoms
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backstamped
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
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bacteremias
bacteremias
noun
plural of bacteremia
bacteriohemolysin
balmarcodes
balsamaceous
balsameaceae
balsameaceous
balsaminaceae
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
balsamiticness
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromiole
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
batrachospermum
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beachmaster
beaumarchais
becalms
becalms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becalm
bechamels
bechamels
noun
plural of bechamel
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
beclamors
beclamors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclamor
becomes
becomes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of become
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becompass
becrimes
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
bellicism
bellicism
noun
An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.
bemocks
bemocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemock
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
benedictinism
bergamasca
bergamasche
bermensch
bescramble
beseechment
beseechment
noun
The act of beseeching; earnest entreaty.
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.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bespecklement
betacism
betacism
noun
(phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.
betacismus
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
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)
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bidialectalism
bidialectalism
noun
The use of two dialects of a language.
bimetallics
bimetallics
noun
plural of bimetallic
bimetallistic
bimetallistic
adj
Relating to, or supporting, bimetallism.
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biochemics
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
bioclimatologies
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
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
biometricist
biometricist
noun
One who studies biometry.
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
biomicroscopies
biomimetics
biomimetics
noun
The study of the structure and function of living things as models for the creation of materials or products by reverse engineering.
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
biorhythmicities
biosystematic
biosystematic
adj
Of or pertaining to biosystematics
biosystematics
biosystematics
noun
(biology, taxonomy) taxonomy based upon statistical data of the evolution of organisms
biscuitmaker
bisymmetric
bisymmetric
adj
(mathematics, of a square matrix) Symmetric about both of its main diagonals.
bisymmetrical
bisymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of bisymmetric
bisymmetrically
blacklegism
blacklegism
noun
The character or actions of a blackleg.
blackmailers
blackmailers
noun
plural of blackmailer
blancmanges
blancmanges
noun
plural of blancmange
blastematic
blastematic
adj
(biology) Connected with, or proceeding from, the blastema; blastemal.
blastemic
blastemic
adj
Relating to a blastema.
blastocheme
blastodermatic
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blastomeric
blastomeric
adj
Relating to blastomeres.
blastomyces
blastomycete
blastomycete
noun
(mycology) A fungus of the genus Blastomyces.
(mycology, obsolete) A yeast fungus.
blastomycetes
blastomycetic
blastomycetic
adj
Related to, or caused by fungi of the genus Blastomyces, now Zymonema.