(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
accidentality
accidentality
noun
The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
accidentarily
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
acetylaniline
acetylbenzoic
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
acetylcyanide
acetylenation
acetylenation
noun
(organic chemistry) Conversion into, or reaction with an acetylene
acetylglycine
acetylglycine
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of glycine
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acronymically
acronymically
adv
In an acronymic way; in such a way as to form an acronym.
acrylonitrile
acrylonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.
actinometricy
actinomycetal
actinomycetal
adj
Of or relating to the Actinomycetales, an order of Actinobacteria.
actinomycosis
actinomycosis
noun
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
actinomycotic
actinomycotic
adj
Of or pertaining to actinomycosis.
actinomyxidia
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
affectionally
affectionally
adv
In an affectional manner.
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
allergenicity
allergenicity
noun
The property or degree of being allergenic.
allogenically
allogenically
adv
In an allogenic manner.
amidocyanogen
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
anacromyodian
anaerobically
anaerobically
adv
In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.
analyticities
analyticities
noun
plural of analyticity
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
anecdotically
anecdotically
adv
Synonym of anecdotally
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angiodiascopy
anisodactylic
ankylocheilia
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
antarctically
antarctically
adv
In an Antarctic manner or direction.
in a way similar to Antarctica; bitterly (cold)
antejudiciary
anterioyancer
anthocyanidin
anthocyanidin
noun
(organic chemistry) An aglycone of an anthocyanin.
anticatalytic
anticatalytic
adj
Inhibiting catalysis.
anticatalyzer
anticynically
anticytolysin
anticytotoxin
anticytotoxin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counteracts the effects of a cytotoxin
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antidotically
antidyscratic
antidyscratic
adj
Countering dyscrasy.
noun
A remedy to counter dyscrasy.
antienzymatic
antienzymatic
adj
That inhibits the action of an enzyme
antigenically
antigenically
adv
(immunology) In the manner of an antigen
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antihierarchy
antihierarchy
adj
Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antimedically
antimusically
antimysticism
antiparalytic
antiparalytic
adj
(medicine) Acting against paralysis.
noun
A medicine to treat paralysis.
antiphysician
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antiradically
antisociality
antisociality
noun
(sociology, psychology) The quality of being antisocial.
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.
antitypically
antitypically
adv
In a way that pertains to an antitype.
antrotympanic
aplanatically
apocentricity
apocentricity
noun
The property of being apocentric.
archantiquary
archigonocyte
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
asynchronisms
asynchronisms
noun
plural of asynchronism
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.
authentically
authentically
adv
In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
avocationally
avocationally
adv
In an avocational manner.
azygobranchia
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
baroclinicity
baroclinicity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic; barocliny
bathycentesis
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
benzoglycolic
benzoxyacetic
benzoylformic
bicentrically
bicylindrical
bicylindrical
adj
Of or relating to two cylinders.
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
bisectionally
bisectionally
adv
By means of, or in terms of, bisection.
boroglycerine
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachycranial
brachycranial
adj
brachycephalic
brachydontism
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachyrrhinia
britannically
britannically
Adverb
In the British manner
With reference to Britain or Great Britain
cacopharyngia
calculatingly
calculatingly
adv
In a calculating manner.
callionymidae
cancelability
cancelability
noun
Alternative form of cancellability
captivatingly
captivatingly
adv
In a captivating manner.
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbonylating
carbonylating
verb
present participle of carbonylate
carbonylation
carbonylation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
carboxylation
carboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule
carnivoracity
carnivoracity
noun
(obsolete, humorous) greedy appetite for flesh
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
caulophylline
celiomyodynia
celtillyrians
cenobitically
cenobitically
adv
In a cenobitic manner.
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centripetally
centripetally
adv
Towards a centre or axis.
Using centripetal force.
centripetency
centripetency
noun
centripetence; tendency towards the centre
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
challengingly
challengingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that challenges
chamberlainry
changeability
changeability
noun
The quality of being changeable; changeableness.
chelerythrine
chelerythrine
noun
A benzophenanthridine alkaloid extracted from the greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)
chloromycetin
chloromycetin
noun
(medicine) The antibiotic chloramphenicol
chlorophyllin
chlorophyllin
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll in which the central magnesium atom is replaced (often with copper), and a number of side-chains are converted into sodium salts.
chronobiology
chronobiology
noun
(biology) The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity
chrysanthemin
chrysanthemin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin, the 3-glucoside of cyanidin, found in various plants and fruits including peaches and lychees.
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chylification
chylification
Noun
The production of chyle
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
ciceronically
cinematically
cinematically
adv
In cinematic terms
cinnamylidene
cinnamylidene
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical C₆H₅-CH=CH-CH=
circumjacency
circumjacency
noun
An area circumjacent to another; surroundings, environs.
circumpolygon
clairvoyances
clairvoyances
noun
plural of clairvoyance
clairvoyantly
clairvoyantly
adv
In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
clandestinely
clandestinely
adv
In a secret or covert manner.
In an illicit way, i.e. not permitted by the law or regulations.
clandestinity
clandestinity
noun
(religion) A diriment impediment in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, requiring the presence of witnesses to the marriage vows, one of whom must be a priest or a deacon.
The quality or state of being clandestine.
clavicylinder
clavicylinder
noun
A musical instrument that had revolving glass cylinders that vibrated when cloth-covered levers, operated by a keyboard, were pressed against them
clethrionomys
clinopyroxene
clinopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.