(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
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphoid
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
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.
aglyphodont
aglyphodonta
aglyphodontia
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
angiohydrotomy
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydrated
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.
appendorontgenography
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.
arthroendoscopy
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autohybridization
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
bisdimethylamino
blepharosyndesmitis
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brachydontism
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
bronchotyphoid
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
choledochoenterostomy
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondrichthyes
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of cartilage formation
chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy
noun
(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
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
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
condylarthra
condylarthrosis
condylarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) Any joint that is formed of condylar surfaces
condylarthrous
cordylanthus
coryphodont
coryphodont
noun
(paleontology) Any of the genus †Coryphodon.
cricothyroidean
crotonaldehyde
crotonaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
cryptobranchidae
cyanhydrate
cylindrarthrosis
cynopithecidae
cynopithecoid
cynthiidae
cyproheptadine
cyproheptadine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent.
cystignathidae
dacryocystoblennorrhea
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
dasystephana
daylighting
daylighting
verb
present participle of daylight
daylightings
decahydronaphthalene
decahydronaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic cycloalkane consisting of two fused cyclohexane rings; it is used as an industrial solvent
dehydrant
dehydrant
noun
Any material that produces dehydration
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
dehydrogenate
dehydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To remove hydrogen from (a substance).
dehydrogenated
dehydrogenated
adj
That has been treated by dehydrogenation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
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
dehydrotestosterone
dehydrotestosterone
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several isomeric steroids related to testosterone.
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.
dermatophony
desiodothyroxine
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
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.