(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abecedarians
abecedarians
noun
plural of abecedarian
abencerrages
aberrancies
aberrancies
noun
plural of aberrancy
abhorrences
abhorrences
noun
plural of abhorrence
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbances
absorbances
noun
plural of absorbance
absorbancies
absorbancies
noun
plural of absorbancy
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
abstractedness
abstractedness
noun
The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
abstractiveness
abstractiveness
noun
The property of being abstractive.
abstractness
abstractness
noun
The quality of being abstract.
abstractnesses
abstractnesses
noun
plural of abstractness
acanthocereus
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acarines
acarines
noun
plural of acarine
accelerandos
accelerandos
noun
plural of accelerando
accelerants
accelerants
noun
plural of accelerant
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accensor
accensor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
accersition
accessariness
accessariness
noun
The state of being accessary.
accessioner
accessioner
noun
One who accessions.
accessoriness
accessoriness
noun
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accipenser
accipenser
noun
Any sturgeon of the genus Acipenser.
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accrescence
accrescence
noun
(rare) Continuous growth; an accretion.
accrescendi
accrescendo
accrescent
accrescent
adj
(botany) Which keeps growing past the point it normally would stop and begin wilting.
Growing; increasing.
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accuratenesses
accursedness
accursedness
noun
The quality of being accursed.
acensuador
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
acetostearin
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylrosaniline
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achroanthes
achrodextrinase
achroodextrinase
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acipenser
acipenseres
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acipenseridae
acipenserine
acipenserine
adj
Pertaining to sturgeons
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acipenseroidei
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acridines
acridines
noun
plural of acridine
acridness
acridness
noun
bitterness or acerbity
acridnesses
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acrocentrics
acrocentrics
noun
plural of acrocentric
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
acromiosternal
acroneurosis
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acrotrophoneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinometers
actinometers
noun
plural of actinometer
actinoneuritis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinostereoscopy
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adenocarcinomas
adenocarcinomas
noun
plural of adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenochondrosarcoma
adenomyxosarcoma
adenosarcoma
adenosarcoma
noun
An uncommon form of cancer that arises from mesenchymal tissue and has a benign glandular component.
adenosarcomas
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adenosclerosis
adenosclerosis
noun
(medicine) The hardening of a gland.
adherences
adherences
noun
plural of adherence
adherescence
adherescent
administratrices
administratrices
noun
plural of administratrix
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenocorticosteroid
adrenocorticosteroid
noun
(biochemistry) adrenal corticosteroid
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
advancers
advancers
noun
plural of advancer
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
aerenchymas
aerenterectasia
aerodonetics
aerodonetics
noun
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aeroenterectasia
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronomics
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
africanderism
agelacrinites
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
albocinereous
alcantarines
aleksandrovac
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.