(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
abranchial
abranchial
adj
(zoology) Lacking gills.
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
abranchian
abranchiata
abranchiata
noun
(obsolete, zoology) An order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration, usually including Oligochaeta.
(obsolete, zoology)Any of a number of other groupings of gill-less animals.
abranchiate
abranchiate
adj
(zoology) Without gills.
noun
(zoology) An organism that does not have gills.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
absinthic
absinthic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
absinthismic
absinthismic
adj
Afflicted with absinthism.
abyssobenthonic
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achroglobin
actinobranch
actinobranch
noun
(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
actinobranchia
actinobranchia
noun
Alternative form of actinobranch
aerobranchia
aerobranchiate
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
albuminocholia
amphibichnite
amphibiontic
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
analphabetical
analphabetical
adj
Alternative form of analphabetic
ancraophobia
anglophobiac
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anisobranchiate
antebrachia
antebrachia
noun
plural of antebrachium
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
anthrohopobiological
antibacchic
antibacchic
adj
Relating to an antibacchius
antibacchii
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antibrachial
antibrachial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
aporobranchia
aporobranchian
aporobranchiata
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
archabomination
archibenthal
archibenthic
archibenthic
adj
Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos
archpublican
arthrobranchia
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
asthenobiotic
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
azygobranchia
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
bacchanalia
bacchanalia
noun
Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
bacchanalian
bacchanalian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Bacchanalian
bacchanalianism
bacchanalianism
noun
The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
bacchanalianly
bacchanalianly
adv
In a Bacchanalian manner.
bacchanalias
bacchanalias
noun
plural of bacchanalia
bacchanalism
bacchanalism
noun
Alternative form of bacchanalianism
bacchanalization
bacchanalization
noun
Riotous revelry.
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
bacchantic
bacchantic
adj
Bacchanalian.
Pertaining to the clergy of Bacchus.
baccheion
bacchian
bacchian
adj
(rare) jovial or drunken
baching
baching
verb
present participle of bach
backaching
backchain
backchain
verb
(computing, artificial intelligence) To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlighting
backlighting
noun
The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.
verb
present participle of backlight
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
balanchine
baldacchini
baldacchino
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldachini
baldachino
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
balneotechnics
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baluchistan
banchi
bankalachi
baryphonic
basiarachnitis
basiarachnoiditis
basibranchial
basibranchial
adj
Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
noun
Any fish that has such gills
basibranchiate
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromatinic
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
basiparachromatin
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
bathycentesis
bathycolpian
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
batrachian
batrachian
adj
Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad.
noun
(rare) A frog or toad.
batrachians
batrachians
noun
plural of batrachian
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
bechancing
bechancing
verb
present participle of bechance
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benthamic
benthamic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or Benthamism.
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzalcyanhydrin
benzhydroxamic
biancha
bianchi
bianchini
bianchite
bibliothecarian
bibliothecarian
noun
(archaic) A librarian.
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
biologicohumanistic
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
biotechnological
biotechnological
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology.
biotechnologically
biotechnologically
adv
With reference to, or by means of biotechnology
biotechnologicaly
birchman
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
bitrochanteric
bitrochanteric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the two trochanters.
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.