(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(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.
abdominoposterior
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abintestate
abintestate
adj
(law) inheriting the estate of someone who died without having made a will
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abolitionise
abolitionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abolitionize.
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abruptiones
absentation
absentation
noun
The act of absenting oneself.
absenteeism
absenteeism
noun
The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.
absenteeisms
absenteeisms
noun
plural of absenteeism
absenteeship
absenteeship
noun
(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absentia
absentia
noun
absence
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absentminded
absentminded
adj
Alternative form of absent-minded
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
absentmindedness
absentmindedness
noun
Alternative form of absent-mindedness
absentmindednesses
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
absinthes
absinthes
noun
plural of absinthe
absinthiate
absinthiate
verb
To impregnate with wormwood.
absinthiated
absinthiated
adj
Impregnated with wormwood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate
absinthine
absinthine
adj
Like absinthe.
absinthole
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
abstained
abstained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstain
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
abstainers
abstainers
noun
plural of abstainer
abstainment
abstainment
noun
(rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
abstemiousness
abstemiousness
noun
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
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.
abstentions
abstentions
noun
plural of abstention
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstersiveness
abstersiveness
noun
The quality of being abstersive.
abstertion
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinences
abstinences
noun
plural of abstinence
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstinent
abstinent
adj
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.
One who abstains; a faster.
abstinential
abstinential
adj
of or pertaining to abstinence
abstinently
abstinently
adv
With abstinence.
abstractiveness
abstractiveness
noun
The property of being abstractive.
abyssobenthonic
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accentuations
accentuations
noun
plural of accentuation
acceptancies
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accersition
accidentalism
accidentalism
noun
A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
Accidental character or effect.
The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
accidentalist
accidentalist
noun
An expert in accidents, especially those involving motor vehicles.
Someone who believes in accidentalism.
accidentalness
accidentalness
noun
The quality of being accidental; casualness.
accidentals
accidentals
noun
plural of accidental
accidents
accidents
noun
plural of accident
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accommodatingness
accommodativeness
accommodativeness
noun
The state or quality of being accommodative.
accompaniments
accompaniments
noun
plural of accompaniment
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountancies
accountancies
noun
plural of accountancy
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
accumulativeness
accumulativeness
noun
The state or qualities of being accumulative.
accusativeness
accusativeness
noun
(linguistics) The characteristics of the accusative case of a noun or pronoun.
The condition of tending to accuse.
acenesthesia
acenesthesia
noun
The loss of the perception of one's own body
acetanilides
acetanilides
noun
plural of acetanilide
acetanilids
acetanilids
noun
plural of acetanilid
acetaniside
acetanisidide
acetanisidide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide N-(4-methoxyphenyl)acetamide related to paracetamol
acetanisidine
acetins
acetins
noun
plural of acetin
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
acetostearin
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylrosaniline
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achrodextrinase
achroodextrinase
acoenaesthesia
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acquaintances
acquaintances
noun
plural of acquaintance
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acquaintedness
acquaintedness
noun
(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquiescement
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acrocentrics
acrocentrics
noun
plural of acrocentric
acromiosternal
acrotrophoneurosis
actinides
actinides
noun
plural of actinide
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinolites
actinolites
noun
plural of actinolite
actinometers
actinometers
noun
plural of actinometer
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycese
actinomycesous
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinoneuritis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actinosphaerium
actinostereoscopy
actinostome
actinostome
noun
(zoology) The mouth or anterior opening of a coelenterate animal.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actiones
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
activenesses
activenesses
noun
plural of activeness
acusection
adamantlies
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
addictedness
addictedness
noun
The degree of addiction.
The quality or state of being addicted; attachment.
addictiveness
addictiveness
noun
The characteristic of being addictive.
ademonist
adenasthenia
adenectomies
adenectomies
noun
plural of adenectomy
adenitis
adenitis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Glandular inflammation.
adenitises
adenitises
noun
plural of adenitis
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue