(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abeyancies
abeyancies
noun
plural of abeyancy
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
abyssobenthonic
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessarily
accessarily
adv
In the manner of an accessary.
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
accessively
accessively
adv
(obsolete) Forcibly, aggressively.
In a manner relating to access.
Misspelling of excessively.
accessorily
accessorily
adv
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily.
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
acerbityacerose
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetosalicylic
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetylasalicylic
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylrosaniline
acetylsalicylate
acetylsalicylate
noun
(organic chemistry) the acetyl derivative of salicylate; any salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid
acetylsalicylic
acetylsalicylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated.
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycese
actinomycesous
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinopterygious
actinostereoscopy
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
acyesis
acyesis
noun
(medicine) The inability to conceive; sterility.
(medicine) The state of not being pregnant.
adenomycosis
aecidiomycetes
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
aeroelasticity
aeroelasticity
noun
(physics, countable) The effect of aerodynamic load on a given structure.
(physics, uncountable) The scientific study of the effect of aerodynamic loads on structures.
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aerophysicist
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroscopically
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
allosterically
allosterically
adv
In an allosteric manner
With regard to allostery
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
ampelosicyos
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
ampycides
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
analyticities
analyticities
noun
plural of analyticity
anamnestically
anamnestically
adv
By means of anamnesis
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
anecdysis
anelasticity
anelasticity
noun
The property of being anelastic.
anerythroplastic
anesthetically
anesthetically
adv
In an anesthetic manner
Regarding anesthetics
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiocholecystitis
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisocotyledonous
anisocycle
anisodactyle
anisoleucocytosis
antechinomys
antiatheistically
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticonservatively
anticorrosively
anticyclogenesis
anticyclogenesis
noun
(meteorology) the development or strengthening of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere.
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
antidomestically
antidysenteric
antidysenteric
adj
(pharmacology) Working against dysentery.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine for dysentery.
antiecclesiastically
antiegoistically
antiegotistically
antienthusiastically
antihysteric
antihysteric
adj
(pharmacology) Countering hysterics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that counters hysterics.
antiinsurrectionally
antimaterialistically
antimechanistically
antimysticalness
antiperistatically
antiphysicalness
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antirealistically
antiscientifically
antiscientifically
adv
In an antiscientific manner.
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
antiseptically
antiseptically
adv
In an antiseptic manner.
Regarding antisepsis.
antisymmetric
antisymmetric
adj
(of a bilinear form) For which B(w,v) = -B(v,w).
(of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
(of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
antisymmetrical
antisymmetrical
adj
(mathematics) antisymmetric
antitheistically
antitheistically
adv
In an antitheistic manner.
apaestically
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apothecaryship
apothecaryship
noun
The state or period of working as an apothecary.
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
archaeopterygiformes
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamy
archiepiscopacy
archiepiscopacy
noun
(ecclesiastical) The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
(ecclesiastical) The position or dignity of an archbishop.
archiepiscopality
archiepiscopality
noun
(ecclesiastical) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
archiepiscopally
archimycetes
archipresbyter
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
aristodemocracy
aristodemocracy
noun
A form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
arteriosympathectomy
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
ascertainability
ascertainability
noun
The quality of being ascertainable.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
ascetically
ascetically
adv
In an ascetic manner.
aseismicity
aseismicity
noun
The quality of being aseismic.
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
assertorically
assertorically
adv
In an assertoric fashion.
assistency
associatively
associatively
adv
In an associative way.
asterospondylic
astrictively
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
astrochemistry
astrochemistry
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
asymmetrical
asymmetrical
adj
(of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
Not symmetrical.
asymmetrically
asymmetrically
adv
In an asymmetric manner.
asynartetic
asynartetic
adj
(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
asynchronies
asynchronies
noun
plural of asynchrony
asyndetic
asyndetic
adj
(grammar) Not connected by a conjunction.
(psychiatry) Relating to asyndesis.
asyndetically
asyndetically
adv
(grammar) In a manner characterized by the use of asyndeton; in a manner in which the words are not connected by conjunctions.