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.
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accentuations
accentuations
noun
plural of accentuation
accessoriness
accessoriness
noun
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accountancies
accountancies
noun
plural of accountancy
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
accustomation
accustomation
noun
The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acroaesthesia
acroaesthesia
noun
(pathology) hyperaesthesia, especially that affects the hands or feet
acroarthritis
acroarthritis
noun
(pathology) arthritis in the joints of the hands or feet
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
actinocarpous
actinocutitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
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.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
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
adenometritis
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adjoiningness
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administrator
administrator
noun
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
(law) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
adminstration
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
admonitionist
admonitionist
noun
One who admonishes, or believes in a policy of doing so.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adstipulation
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
aeonicaeonist
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aerophysicist
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agonizingness
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.
agrostologist
agrostologist
noun
One who studies agrostology.
aigialosaurus
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airconditions
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
albocinereous
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alethiologist
algiomuscular
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allelotropism
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alliterations
alliterations
noun
plural of alliteration
alloiogenesis
alloisomerism
alloisomerism
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomerism
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
allothigenous
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
alveoloclasia
alveoloclasia
noun
The destruction of an alveolus
amalgamations
amalgamations
noun
plural of amalgamation
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
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
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
amniocentesis
amniocentesis
noun
(medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
amortissement
amortizations
amortizations
noun
plural of amortization
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
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.)
amplitudinous
anachronistic
anachronistic
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
anaeroplastic
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
anatomisation
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
andersonville
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anepigraphous
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.
angioasthenia
angiocarditis
angiocholitis
angiocholitis
noun
Synonym of cholangitis
angiodiascopy
angioleucitis
angioneoplasm
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiostenosis
angiostenosis
noun
(pathology) The narrowing of a blood vessel
angiothlipsis
anglicisation
anglicisation
noun
The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animalisation
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisodactylic
anisognathism
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.