(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
aspidobranchiate
bachelordoms
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
basidiophore
beachdrops
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
bedlingtonshire
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beforehandedness
beholders
beholders
noun
plural of beholder
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
beshroud
beshroud
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with a shroud.
(transitive, figuratively) To hide in darkness, as with a cloak.
beshrouded
beshrouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshroud
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
beshrouds
beshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
betrotheds
betrotheds
noun
plural of betrothed
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodiastasis
blepharodyschroia
blepharohematidrosis
blepharosyndesmitis
bloodshedder
bloodshedder
noun
One who sheds blood; a murderer.
bloodthirster
bloodthirster
noun
A person who is bloodthirsty.
bloodthirstier
bloodthirstier
adj
comparative form of bloodthirsty: more bloodthirsty
bloodthirstiest
bloodthirstiest
adj
superlative form of bloodthirsty: most bloodthirsty
bloodthirstiness
bloodthirstiness
noun
The characteristic of being bloodthirsty.
bloodthirstinesses
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boldheartedness
bondholders
bondholders
noun
plural of bondholder
borohydrides
borohydrides
noun
plural of borohydride
borsholder
borsholder
Noun
of: the head of a tithing.
of: a peace officer or underconstable.
bostrychidae
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
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.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
bridegroomship
bridehouse
broadshare
broadshare
noun
A heavy cultivator with wide V-shaped shares, used to loosen and dig up stubble and weeds after a harvest.
verb
To go over a field with a broadshare.
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
brodehurst
brodheadsville
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
brotherhoods
brotherhoods
noun
plural of brotherhood
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
dacryocystoblennorrhea
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
dehydroascorbic
dehydroascorbic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to dehydroascorbic acid or its derivatives
dermatosiophobia
dermophlebitis
dibothriocephalus
diethylstilbestrol
diethylstilbestrol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic estrogen drug C₁₈H₂₀O₂ used formerly to prevent miscarriage or premature delivery in humans and to promote growth in livestock. The medical use of diethystilbestrol was discontinued in the U.S. during the early 1970s due to its association with serious side effects (such as reproductive tract abnormalities and increased rates of infertility) in offspring exposed to the drug while developing in the uterus. It is no longer commercially available in the U.S. and its use is currently limited to specially compounded formulations for veterinary care.
diethylstilboestrol
diethylstilboestrol
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of diethylstilbestrol.
dishonorable
dishonorable
adj
Lacking respect for ethical principles.
Without honor, or causing dishonor.
dishonorableness
dishonorableness
noun
The property of being dishonorable.
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourableness
dishonourableness
noun
Alternative spelling of dishonorableness
dorsibranchiate
dorsibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dorsibranchiata.
doubleheaders
doubleheaders
noun
plural of doubleheader
doubleheartedness
dumbartonshire
elderbrotherish
endobronchitis
endolabyrinthitis
fibrochondrosteal
harborside
harborside
adj
Located on or near a harbor.
noun
An area (especially a residential area) near a harbor (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
headboards
headboards
noun
plural of headboard
hebdomadaries
hebdomadaries
noun
plural of hebdomadary
heredotuberculosis
histriobdella
homebreds
homebreds
noun
plural of homebred
homebuilders
homebuilders
noun
plural of homebuilder
hornblendes
hornblendes
noun
plural of hornblende
hosebird
houndsberry
houndsberry
noun
The common dogwood.
housebuilder
housebuilder
noun
One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
hydrobates
hydrocarbonaceous
hydrocarbonaceous
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of the nature of, or containing, hydrocarbons.
hydrolysable
hydrolysable
adj
Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable
hyperboloids
hyperboloids
noun
plural of hyperboloid
hyperdiabolicalness
isobutyraldehyde
isobutyraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldehyde 2-methylpropanal derived from isobutanol
jobholders
jobholders
noun
plural of jobholder
middlesbrough
middlesbrough
Proper noun
A town in the North East of England on the River Tees.
motherboards
motherboards
noun
plural of motherboard
neighborhoods
neighborhoods
noun
plural of neighborhood
neighborstained
nobleheartedness
orbitosphenoid
orbitosphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbit and the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The orbitosphenoid bone
orbitosphenoidal
orbitosphenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone.
orthosubstituted
orthosubstituted
adj
Having undergone orthosubstitution.
osteochondrofibroma
overembellished
overembellished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overembellish
phlebarteriodialysis
pseudobiographic
pseudobiographical
pseudobiographical
adj
Apparently, but not truly, biographical.
pseudobiographically
pseudobrachia
pseudobrachial
pseudobrachium
pseudobranch
pseudobranch
noun
pseudobranchia
pseudobranchia
pseudobranchia
noun
(marine biology) A small patch of gill-like filaments on the inner surface of the opercle near the junction of the preopercle.
pseudobranchial
pseudobranchial
adj
Of or pertaining to the pseudobranchia
pseudobranchiate
pseudobranchus
pseudobrotherly
pseudocharitable
pseudocharitable
adj
Apparently, but not actually, charitable.
pseudocharitably
pseudohydrophobia
pseudohydrophobia
noun
(obsolete) A neurotic or hysterical manifestation resembling rabies.
pseudolamellibranchia
pseudolamellibranchiata
pseudolamellibranchiate
pseudoorthorhombic
pseudoorthorhombic
adj
(crystallography, obsolete) Having three unequal axes at right angles.
pseudorhombohedral
pseudorhombohedral
adj
Having the external appearance of being rhombohedral
rhabdocoeles
rhabdocoelous
rhabdocoelous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Rhabdocoela.
rhabdomeres
rhabdomeres
noun
plural of rhabdomere
rhabdomes
rhabdomes
noun
plural of rhabdome
rhabdosome
rhabdosome
noun
A graptolite colony.
rhabdosphere
rhabdosphere
noun
A minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths.
rhombohedrons
rhomboides
rhomboides
noun
(obsolete) A rhomboid.
rhomboideus
rhomboideus
noun
(anatomy) Any of the rhomboid muscles.
semihydrobenzoinic
shallowbrained
shieldboard
shoebinder
shoebindery
shoebird
shorebird
shorebird
noun
A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.
shorebirds
shorebirds
noun
plural of shorebird
shortbread
shortbread
noun
A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.