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
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.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
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
albocinereous
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
allowableness
allowableness
noun
The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
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.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
arsenobenzene
arsenobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic derivative of arsenic C₆H₅-As=As-C₆H₅, whose derivatives include some pharmaceuticals
arsenobismite
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
asthenobiosis
asthenobiosis
noun
(biology) A form of hibernation or estivation that is not dependent on season, temperature or humidity
asthenobiotic
asthenophobia
auxosubstance
bacillogenous
backswordsman
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
balanoglossus
balantidiosis
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
barbarisation
barbarisation
noun
An act which causes people to revert to a state which is primitive and uncivilized.
barbarousness
barbarousness
noun
The state or quality of being barbarous.
barosinusitis
barosinusitis
noun
aerosinusitis
barosinusitus
bartholinitis
bartholinitis
noun
inflammation of Bartholin's cyst
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
battologising
battologising
verb
present participle of battologise
beauteousness
beauteousness
noun
The state or quality of being beauteous.
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
beknottedness
beknottedness
noun
(mathematics) The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
bellicoseness
bellicoseness
noun
The state or quality of being bellicose; bellicosity
bellowsmaking
bespottedness
bibaciousness
bibliogenesis
bibliogenesis
noun
The production of books or literature.
bibliognostic
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
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
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
biosynthesize
biosynthesize
verb
(transitive) To form through biosynthesis
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.
blenniiformes
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodlessness
bloodlessness
noun
The characteristic of being bloodless.
bloodlettings
bloodlettings
noun
plural of bloodletting
bloodripeness
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
bloodspilling
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
boldfacedness
bombasticness
bonaventurism
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
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.
borotungstate
botanophilist
botanophilist
noun
Synonym of botanophile
bothsidedness
boundlessness
boundlessness
noun
The property of being boundless, of being without limits or ends.
bounteousness
bounteousness
noun
The characteristic of being bounteous.
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
bountiousness
bourignianism
bourignianist
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
boysenberries
boysenberries
noun
plural of boysenberry
brachydontism
brainstorming
brainstorming
noun
A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
verb
present participle of brainstorm
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
bronchiospasm
bronchobuster
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
bronchotomist
bronchotyphus
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
broncobusting
brotherliness
brotherliness
noun
the characteristic of being brotherly
browningesque
brutalisation
brutalisation
noun
Alternative form of brutalization
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
byelorussians
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
carbonisation
carbonisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of carbonization
carburisation
carburisation
noun
Alternative form of carburization
celebrationis
cerebrospinal
cerebrospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
snow blindness
choosableness
chrysobalanus
coercibleness
coercibleness
noun
The state or quality of being coercible.
cogitabundous
cognisability
cohabitations
cohabitations
noun
plural of cohabitation
colorableness
colorableness
noun
Alternative form of colourableness
combativeness
combativeness
noun
the state of being combative
combinatorics
combinatorics
noun
(mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria
commensurable
commensurable
adj
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Able to be measured using a common standard.
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
concelebrates
concelebrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concelebrate
concubinaries
concupiscible
concupiscible
adj
(archaic) Greatly to be desired or lusted after; exciting concupiscence.
(archaic) Pertaining to concupiscence or lust; characterized by strong desire.
confiscatable
confiscatable
Adjective
That can be confiscated.
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.