An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
albaspidin
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
anabaptized
anabaptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anabaptize
anablepidae
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
antipedobaptist
antipedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bagpudding
balaenopteridae
balanopsidaceae
balanopsidales
bandspreading
bardolphian
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bellerophontidae
benzaldiphenyl
benzalphthalide
benzoperoxide
benzosulphimide
bepainted
bepainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepaint
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
bilophodont
bilophodont
adj
Having teeth with two fused ridges, of the type found one per tooth in lophodont teeth.
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
bipennated
bipennated
Adjective
Having two wings.
bipinnated
bipinnated
adj
bipinnate
bipinnatifid
bipinnatifid
adj
(botany) Doubly pinnatifid.
bipinnatiparted
bipinnatisected
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
bisdiapason
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bisphenoid
bitripinnatifid
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharosyndesmitis
bloodripeness
bloodspilling
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
bondship
bopyridian
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
brachypodine
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoda
branchiopodan
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchipodidae
bridgehampton
bronchotyphoid
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
cnidophobia
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
cryptobranchidae
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
deipnophobia
deipnophobia
noun
(rare) A fear of banquets or dinner parties.
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
dependabilities
dependabilities
noun
plural of dependability
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
desoxyribonucleoprotein
despicableness
despicableness
noun
The quality of being despicable
despisableness
despisableness
noun
The state or quality of being despisable.
dibenzophenazine
dibenzopyrrole
dienbienphu
dipleurobranchiate
disapprobation
disapprobation
noun
An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
disapprobations
disapprobations
noun
plural of disapprobation
discerpibleness
discerptibleness
discerptibleness
noun
The quality of being discerptible.
disciplinability
disciplinability
Noun
The quality of being disciplinable.
disciplinable
disciplinable
adj
(obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
disciplinableness
disciplinableness
noun
The quality of being disciplinable.
dispensability
dispensability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is dispensable
(uncountable) The state of being dispensable
dispensable
dispensable
adj
(biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
(of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.
Capable of being dispensed; distributable.
dispensableness
dispensableness
noun
The quality of being dispensable.
dispensible
dispensible
adj
Alternative form of dispensable
disposableness
disposableness
noun
disposability
disprobabilization
disproportionable
disproportionable
adj
out of proportion; disproportionate
disproportionableness
disproportionableness
noun
The state or condition of being disproportionable.
disproportionably
disproportionably
adv
in a disproportionable manner.
dispunishable
dispunishable
adj
(archaic) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
disputableness
disputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disputable or arguable; disputability.
disreputableness
disreputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disreputable or disgraceful; disreputability.
doubleprecision
endophlebitis
endophlebitis
noun
Inflammation of the inner coat of a vein.
epimandibular
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandibility
expandible
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
expendible
expendible
adj
Alternative form of expendable
hedonophobia
hedonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of pleasure or joy, especially engaging in pleasurable or joyful activities while others are experiencing depression, illness, pain, economic hardship, or other grief.
hopbind
hopbind
noun
Alternative form of hopbine
husbandship
husbandship
noun
The role or status of a husband
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hyperdiabolicalness
impardonable
impardonable
adj
(obsolete) unpardonable
impardonably
impardonably
adv
(obsolete) unpardonably
impersuadableness
imponderabilia
imponderabilia
noun
Those things that are imponderable.
imponderability
imponderability
Noun
The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
imponderable
imponderable
adj
Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
noun
(physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
A factor that cannot be anticipated.
An imponderable question.
imponderableness
imponderableness
noun
The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
imponderables
imponderables
noun
plural of imponderable
imponderably
imponderably
adv
In an imponderable manner.
impoundable
impoundable
adj
Capable of being impounded.
inadaptability
inadaptability
noun
The state of being inadaptable.
inadaptable
inadaptable
adj
Not adaptable.
indecipherability
indecipherability
noun
The state of being indecipherable.
indecipherable
indecipherable
adj
Indistinguishable
Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.
indecipherableness
indecipherableness
noun
The quality of being indecipherable.
indecipherably
indecipherably
adv
In an indecipherable fashion.
indecomponible
indecomponible
adj
(archaic) indecomposable
indecomposable
indecomposable
adj
Not decomposable: unable to be decomposed.
noun
(mathematics) A vector space that cannot be decomposed.
indecomposableness
indecomposableness
noun
The quality or state of being indecomposable.
independable
indeposable
indeposable
adj
Incapable of being deposed.
indeprehensible
indeprivability
indeprivable
indeprivable
adj
(now rare) That one cannot be deprived of; inalienable.