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.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
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
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
actiniomorpha
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
albuminoscope
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allelotropism
allopalladium
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
alymphopotent
amblyocarpous
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminothiophen
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
ampherotokous
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphikaryotic
amphioxididae
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amphodiplopia
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.
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amplitudinous
amygdalopathy
anaptomorphus
androcephalum
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
anemobiagraph
angiolymphoma
angioneoplasm
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anomalopteryx
anomalotrophy
anomophyllous
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthropometer
anthropometer
noun
A device used in anthropometry to measure parts of the body.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
anthropomorph
anthropomorph
noun
A figure in ancient art resembling a human being.
An anthropomorphic character.
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antrotympanic
aphototropism
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
apometabolism
apometabolous
apomictically
apomictically
adv
(botany) By means of apomixis
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apophorometer
apoplasmodial
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Relating to an issue of fulfilment.
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
apothegmatize
apothegmatize
verb
(intransitive) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
apportionment
apportionment
noun
(US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
appropriament
appropriament
noun
(obsolete) What is especially one's own; peculiar qualification.
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
araliophyllum
archeptolemus
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arteriopalmus
arthroempyema
assumptionist
atmosphereful
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
attemperation
attemperation
noun
(archaic) The act of attempering or regulating.
austrophilism
autocomplexes
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
belltopperdom
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bibliophilism
bibliophilism
noun
A love of books.
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
biomicroscopy
biomicroscopy
noun
The examination of the eye using a slit lamp biomicroscope
The microscopic examination of biological tissue
biophotometer
biophotometer
noun
Any photometer designed for use in biochemical analysis
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blastophyllum
blepharophyma
blepharospasm
blepharospasm
noun
(medicine) A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bridgehampton
bronchiospasm
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
cacomorphosis
cacophthalmia
caesaropapism
caesaropapism
noun
(government, religion) The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
caesaropopism
calamospermae
cambridgeport
campaniliform
campaniliform
adj
Alternative form of campaniform
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
campulitropal
campyloneuron
campylotropal
campylotropal
adj
Synonym of campylotropous
capersomeness
capitelliform
cardiamorphia
cardiospermum
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catoptromancy
catoptromancy
noun
Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.
centropomidae
centrospermae
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
cephalomyitis
ceramographic
ceratophyllum
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
championships
championships
noun
plural of championship
chemiotropism
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