An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
accompaniment
accompaniment
noun
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
actiniomorpha
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
albuminoscope
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amphibichnite
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphipneustic
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
androcephalum
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anteoperculum
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antipragmatic
antipragmatic
adj
(philosophy) Opposing or rejecting pragmatism.
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antrotympanic
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
bespecklement
bronchiospasm
callithumpian
callithumpian
adj
(US) Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump.
campaniliform
campaniliform
adj
Alternative form of campaniform
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
campanulaceae
campanulariae
campanularian
campanularian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the hydroid family Campanularidae.
campyloneuron
capersomeness
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
catoptromancy
catoptromancy
noun
Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.
centropomidae
centrospermae
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chairmanships
chairmanships
noun
plural of chairmanship
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
champagnizing
champagnizing
verb
present participle of champagnize
championships
championships
noun
plural of championship
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemosorption
chondrolipoma
chondroseptum
chromeplating
chromoprotein
chromoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.
chronotropism
chronotropism
noun
(physiology) Modification of the regularity of a periodical movement, such as the heart's action
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
cinematograph
cinematograph
noun
(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
verb
(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.
circumpolygon
circumspangle
cnemapophysis
cnemidophorus
coemptionator
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
commonplacely
commonplacely
adv
In a commonplace manner.
compactedness
compactedness
noun
The state or quality of being compacted.
compactnesses
compactnesses
noun
plural of compactness
compagination
compagination
noun
(obsolete) The union of parts; composite structure.
companionable
companionable
adj
Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
companionized
companionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of companionize
companionless
companionless
adj
Without a companion; friendless, alone.
companionship
companionship
noun
(archaic) An association, a fellowship.
An organized group of people.
The state of being a journeyman.
The state of having or being a companion.
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
compartimenti
compartimento
compartmental
compartmental
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
compartmented
compartmented
adj
Divided into compartments.
Having (a specified type of) compartments.
compassionate
compassionate
adj
(obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
verb
(transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
compensations
compensations
noun
plural of compensation
competentness
competentness
noun
The state or quality of being competent.
competitioner
competitioner
noun
(India, historical) Synonym of competition wallah
complacencies
complacencies
noun
plural of complacency
complacential
complacential
adj
(obsolete) Marked by, or causing, complacence.
complainingly
complainingly
adv
In a complaining manner; peevishly.
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complementary
complementary
adj
(genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
(physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
noun
(obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
A complementary colour.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
complementing
complementing
verb
present participle of complement
complementoid
complementoid
noun
(biochemistry, dated) An immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.
completedness
completedness
noun
The quality of being completed.
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexionist
complications
complications
noun
plural of complication
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
complimenting
complimenting
verb
present participle of compliment
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
compositeness
compositeness
noun
The state or quality of being composite.
compositional
compositional
adj
(linguistics) Being the sum of its parts.
Of or pertaining to composition.
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehension
comprehension
noun
(Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
(logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
(programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
Thorough understanding.
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compressional
compressional
adj
The quality of compression
compromission
compromitment
compromitting
compromitting
verb
present participle of compromit
comprovincial
comprovincial
adj
Being part of the same province.
noun
One who comes from the same province.
compsognathus
computational
computational
adj
Of or relating to computation.
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
comtemplating
conceptaculum
conceptaculum
noun
Obsolete form of conceptacle.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
coniospermous
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contemplating
contemplating
verb
present participle of contemplate
contemplation
contemplation
noun
Holy meditation.
The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
The act of looking forward to a future event
The state of being considered or planned.
contemplatist
contemplatist
noun
One who contemplates.
contemplative
contemplative
adj
(medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
noun
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
contemplators
contemplators
noun
plural of contemplator
contemplature
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
contemporized
contemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporize
copernicanism
copernicanism
Noun
Belief in, or advocacy of the heliocentric model of the heavens
cosmopolitans
cosmopolitans
noun
plural of cosmopolitan
cotemporanean
counterjumper
counterjumper
noun
(slang, derogatory, dated) A salesman in a shop; a shopman or clerk.
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
cryptodynamic
cuproammonium
cuproammonium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The cation Cu(NH₃)₄²⁺ formed by adding ammonia to copper salts: A complex of four molecules of ammonia surrounding a copper ion.
decempunctate
decompensated
decompensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decompensate
decompensates
decompensates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompensate
decomposition
decomposition
noun
A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decompression
decompression
noun
(medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery.
A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.
The process of decompressing.
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).
demipectinate
dermatopnagic
dipicrylamine
dipsomaniacal
dipsomaniacal
adj
pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.