(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
academicianship
academicianship
noun
A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences
acanthomeridae
acatamathesia
acatamathesia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to understand, especially to understand speech
accompliceship
accompliceship
noun
(rare) The state of being an accomplice.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
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
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
aceratherium
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetmethylanilide
acetoamidophenol
acetomorphin
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achaemenian
achaemenid
achaemenidae
achaemenides
achaemenidian
achaemenids
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achenodium
achievement
achievement
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
achime
achime
adj
chiming
achimelech
achimenes
achimenes
noun
A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
achroiocythaemia
achroiocythemia
achromatiaceae
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatizable
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
achromobacterieae
acmaesthesia
acmesthesia
acmesthesia
noun
(pathology) The sensitivity of the skin to a sharp point (such as a pinprick)
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
actinenchyma
actiniochrome
actiniochrome
noun
A red to violet pigment present in some Actinozoa
actiniohematin
actiniohematin
noun
A pigment (mixture of cytochromes) present in the sea anemone Actinia equina
actinochemical
actinochemical
adj
Relating to actinochemistry.
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinosphaerium
adelomorphic
adenemphractic
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
aeolharmonica
aeolharmonica
noun
(music, obsolete) A form of harmonium.
aerohydrodynamic
aerohydrodynamic
adj
Acting by the force of air and water.
aeromaechanic
aeromechanic
aeromechanic
noun
A mechanic in the aircraft industry
aeromechanical
aeromechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromechanics.
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aerothermodynamic
aerothermodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
aestheticism
aestheticism
noun
A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard.
aetheogamic
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agrichemical
agrichemical
noun
Alternative form of agrochemical
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
ahimelech
alchemic
alchemic
adj
alchemical.
alchemical
alchemical
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material.
alchemically
alchemically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, alchemy.
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemilla
alchemilla
noun
Any of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants.
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchemister
alchemistic
alchemistic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistical
alchemistical
adj
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alchemize
alchemize
verb
Alternative spelling of alchemise
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcoholemia
alcoholemia
noun
Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia
alcoholimeter
alcoholmetric
alcoholometric
alcoholometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of the alcohol content of beers, wines and spirits
alcoholometrical
alcoholometrical
adj
Alternative form of alcoholometric
aleichem
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
alphamerical
alphamerical
adj
alphanumeric / alphanumerical
alphamerically
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amblycephalidae
amelanchier
amelanchier
noun
Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit.
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoeic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to the suppression of menstruation other than during pregnancy
noun
One who does not menstruate.
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
ameritech
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amicheme
amidoacetophenone
amimeche
aminoacetophenetidine
aminoacetophenone
aminoacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound formed by the substitution of an amine group for one of the hydrogens of acetophenone, having the molecular formula C₈H₉NO; or any specific isomer of this compound.
aminoethionic
amminochloride
ampheclexis
amphibichnite
amphicarpaea
amphicarpogenous
amphicentric
amphichrome
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicome
amphicome
Noun
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
amphicreatinine
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphierotic
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphimacer
amphimacer
noun
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphinucleus
amphipneustic
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitheatrical
amphitheatrical
adj
Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.