An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionists
abolitionists
noun
plural of abolitionist
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
abstentionism
abstentionism
noun
A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
abstentionist
abstentionist
adj
relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.
noun
A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.
albocinereous
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
ambrosiaceous
ambulatoriums
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
antagonisable
antagonisable
adj
Alternative form of antagonizable
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
apometabolism
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archiblastoma
arsenobismite
associability
associability
noun
The condition of being associable
asthenobiosis
asthenobiosis
noun
(biology) A form of hibernation or estivation that is not dependent on season, temperature or humidity
asthenobiotic
asthenophobia
astrapophobia
astrapophobia
noun
astraphobia
atrabilarious
atrabilarious
adj
(medicine, historical) Having black bile as the prevalent humor.
Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
automobilists
automobilists
noun
plural of automobilist
autostability
autostability
noun
(engineering) Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue of shape and proportions, or by some mechanism.
bacilliparous
bacillogenous
bacteriaceous
bacterioblast
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
balantidiosis
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
balsamorrhiza
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
barbarisation
barbarisation
noun
An act which causes people to revert to a state which is primitive and uncivilized.
barboursville
barosinusitis
barosinusitis
noun
aerosinusitis
barosinusitus
bartholinitis
bartholinitis
noun
inflammation of Bartholin's cyst
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromiole
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basioccipital
basioccipital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basiocciput
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathmotropism
bathmotropism
noun
Synonym of bathmotropy
bathysophical
battologising
battologising
verb
present participle of battologise
beaugregories
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
bellicoseness
bellicoseness
noun
The state or quality of being bellicose; bellicosity
bellicosities
bellicosities
noun
plural of bellicosity
bellowsmaking
bibaciousness
bibliogenesis
bibliogenesis
noun
The production of books or literature.
bibliognostic
bibliolatrist
bibliolatrist
noun
Alternative form of bibliolater
bibliolatrous
bibliolatrous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting bibliolatry.
bibliophagist
bibliophagist
noun
(rare) A bibliophage; one who loves to read books.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bibliophilism
bibliophilism
noun
A love of books.
bibliophilist
bibliophilist
noun
A lover of books; a bibliophile.
biconcavities
biconcavities
noun
plural of biconcavity
biconsonantal
biconsonantal
adj
Composed of two consonants
noun
A word or root (in particular in an Afroasiatic language) which consists of two consonants.
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
biliousnesses
biliousnesses
noun
plural of biliousness
binationalism
bioactivities
bioactivities
noun
plural of bioactivity
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
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
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biophysiology
biophysiology
noun
(biology, physiology) biological physiology
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biosatellites
biosatellites
noun
plural of biosatellite
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
biospeleology
biospeleology
noun
(biology) The biology of organisms that live in caves
biostatistics
biostatistics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of statistics to the study and analysis of biological and medical data
plural of biostatistic
biosynthesize
biosynthesize
verb
(transitive) To form through biosynthesis
biosystematic
biosystematic
adj
Of or pertaining to biosystematics
bisectionally
bisectionally
adv
By means of, or in terms of, bisection.
bisglyoxaline
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
blastogenesis
blastogenesis
noun
(biology) Reproduction via budding.
(biology) The transformation of small lymphocytes into larger, undifferentiated cells that undergo mitosis.
blastogenetic
blastogenetic
adj
Relating to blastogenesis.
blastomycetic
blastomycetic
adj
Related to, or caused by fungi of the genus Blastomyces, now Zymonema.
blastomycosis
blastomycosis
noun
(pathology) A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis
blastomycotic
blastomycotic
adj
Relating to blastomycosis.
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blenniiformes
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodlettings
bloodlettings
noun
plural of bloodletting
bloodripeness
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
bloodspilling
bloodsuckings
bloodthirster
bloodthirster
noun
A person who is bloodthirsty.
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bombastically
bombastically
adv
In a bombastic manner.
bombasticness
bonaventurism
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
booksellerism
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
borosalicylic
bostrychoidal
botanophilist
botanophilist
noun
Synonym of botanophile
bothsidedness
botryomycosis
botryomycosis
noun
(pathology) bacterial pseudomycosis; a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial infection that affects the skin and sometimes the viscera
bouillabaisse
bouillabaisse
noun
(figuratively) A mixture.
A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.