(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achrodextrinase
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achroodextrinase
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
angiocardiographies
aphrodesiac
aphthartodocetism
archdeaconries
archdeaconries
noun
plural of archdeaconry
archdeaconship
archdeaconship
noun
The rank or office of an archdeacon.
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archdioceses
archdioceses
noun
plural of archdiocese
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
aspidobranchiate
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
bostrychidae
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
cardiodysesthesia
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardiotherapies
cardiotherapies
noun
plural of cardiotherapy
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
chalcosiderite
chalcosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
chalkosideric
charadriiformes
chelidosaurus
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chondrarsenite
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chordamesodermic
chromodermatosis
chromodiascope
chrysochloridae
chrysomelidae
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
chrysopidae
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
citharoedus
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
comradeships
comradeships
noun
plural of comradeship
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
cyanephidrosis
dacryohelcosis
dechristianization
dechristianization
noun
The act of dechristianizing; the systematic removal of Christianity or Christian elements.
dehydroascorbic
dehydroascorbic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to dehydroascorbic acid or its derivatives
dehydrochlorinase
dehydrochlorinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dehydrochlorination reaction
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
desaccharification
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachronicness
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diaphoretics
diaphoretics
noun
plural of diaphoretic
dibothriocephalus
dicaryophase
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
dihydrotachysterol
dihydrotachysterol
noun
A synthetic vitamin D analogue, activated in the liver, that does not require renal hydroxylation like vitamins D₂ and D₃.
diphenylaminechlorarsine
diphenylaminechlorarsine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of adamsite
diphenylchloroarsine
disaccharose
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
discohexaster
discohexaster
noun
(zoology) A sponge spicule with six rays octahedrally arranged, ending with disks.
disdodecahedroid
dishexecontahedroid
dorsibranchiate
dorsibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dorsibranchiata.
dorsocephalic
dorsocephalic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and the head.
dorsoepitrochlear
dyakisdodecahedron
echinodermatous
echinodermatous
adj
(zoology) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
echinosphaeritidae
electrocardiographs
electrocardiographs
noun
plural of electrocardiograph
electrosherardizing
encephalomyocarditis
encephalomyocarditis
noun
(veterinary medicine) A viral disease afflicting pigs and some non-human primates, attacking muscle tissue and the central nervous system.
endorachis
endotracheitis
endotrachelitis
escharoid
ethyldichloroarsine
ethyldichloroarsine
noun
A highly toxic organoarsenic compound with the chemical formula CH₃CH₂AsCl₂, historically used in chemical warfare.
fibrochondrosteal
formaldehydesulphoxylic
gastrochaenidae
haloragidaceous
haloragidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Haloragidaceae.
hernandiaceous
hernandiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hernandiaceae.
heterochloridales
heteropolysaccharide
heteropolysaccharide
noun
(biochemistry) any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide
heteroscedasticity
heteroscedasticity
noun
(statistics) The property of a series of random variables of not every variable having the same finite variance
hexacosihedroid
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hydroatmospheric
hydrocephalies
hydrocephalies
noun
plural of hydrocephaly
hydrocharidaceous
hydrocharitaceous
hydrocharitaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae.
hydrocorisae
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydromagnetics
hydromagnetics
noun
magnetohydrodynamics
hydromancies
hydromancies
noun
plural of hydromancy
hydromechanics
hydromechanics
noun
(physics) fluid mechanics, especially when dealing with water
hydromicaceous
hydropericarditis
hydrophylliaceous
hydrosilicate
hydrosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A hydrated silicate, especially one that loses its water content on heating
hydrotherapeuticians
hydrotherapeutics
hydrotherapeutics
noun
hydrotherapy
hyperdiabolicalness
hyperdiastolic
hyperendocrisia
hypersophisticated
hypersophisticated
adj
Extremely sophisticated.
hypodermatoclysis
hypoendocrisia
ichthyosauridae
icosaheddra
icosahedra
icosahedra
noun
plural of icosahedron
icosahedral
icosahedral
adj
of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron
icosahedron
icosahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron with twenty faces.
(geometry, specifically) A regular icosahedron: one of the Platonic solids, all of whose faces are regular (equilateral) triangles
icosahedrons
icositetrahedra
icositetrahedron
icositetrahedron
noun
(mathematics) Any of several solids having twenty-four faces.
icositetrahedrons
icositetrahedrons
noun
plural of icositetrahedron
industrochemical
lipopolysaccharide
lipopolysaccharide
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides
macrorhamphosidae
magnetohydrodynamics
magnetohydrodynamics
noun
(nautical, engineering) the study of the interaction of water with magnetic fields and its application
(physics) the study of the interaction of electrically conducting fluids with magnetic fields; as in the Earth's core
meniscotheriidae
microhardness
microhardness
noun
The hardness of a very small area of the surface layer of a material.
monosaccharide
monosaccharide
noun
(biochemistry) A simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring
mucopolysaccharide
mucopolysaccharide
noun
(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.
nondisfranchised
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
oligosaccharide
oligosaccharide
noun
(biochemistry) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.
orchestiidae
orchidaceous
orchidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to orchids.
Characterized by ostentatiousness; showy.
orchidales
orchidocelioplasty
ornithoscelida
ornithoscelidan
ornithoscelidan
noun
(zoology, now historical) Any of the Dinosauria, formerly known as Ornithoscelida.