(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.
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
absinthism
absinthism
noun
The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.
absinthismic
absinthismic
adj
Afflicted with absinthism.
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
academicianship
academicianship
noun
A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle 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
achaemenides
achaemenids
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
achimenes
achimenes
noun
A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
achromatisation
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achronism
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinosphaerium
adenemphraxis
adiathermanous
administratorship
administratorship
noun
The position or role of an administrator.
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
adsmithing
aegithognathism
aepyornithiformes
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airmanship
airmanship
noun
Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
airmanships
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alemannish
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnascharism
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphonsism
aluminish
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amidosulphonal
aminish
aminopherase
aminosulphonic
ammonitish
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibians
amphibians
noun
plural of amphibian
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphicarpogenous
amphicondylous
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphinesian
amphineurous
amphinomus
amphinucleus
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphipnous
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphiscians
amphiscians
noun
plural of amphiscian
amphisporangiate
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphrysian
amylosynthesis
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anachromasis
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anachronismatical
anachronismatical
adj
(archaic) anachronistic
anachronisms
anachronisms
noun
plural of anachronism
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anamorphosis
anamorphosis
noun
(biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
(mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species.
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
The use of this kind of image distortion.
ananthropism
anarchism
anarchism
noun
A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
anarchisms
anarchisms
noun
plural of anarchism
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anathematise
anathematise
verb
Alternative spelling of anathematize
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anathematism
anathematism
noun
A formula of words used to cast anathema upon heretics etc
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anchesmius
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anesthesimeter
anesthesimeter
noun
(surgery) A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient
anesthesiometer
anesthesiometer
noun
Alternative form of anesthesimeter
angiemphraxis
angiolymphitis
angiosymphysis
anglesmith
anglocatholicism
anglophilism
anhaematopoiesis
anhaematosis
anhematopoiesis
anhematosis
animalish
animalish
adj
Resembling an animal
animotheism
anisochromatic
anisochromia
anisochromia
noun
anisochromasia
anisognathism
annihilationism
annihilationism
noun
(politics) Advocacy of, or a policy of, annihilating a certain (racial, religious, etc) group; eliminationism.
(theology) The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed rather than being confined to Hell.
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
antasthmatic
antasthmatic
adj
(pharmacology) Relieving the symptoms of asthma.
noun
(pharmacology) Drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma.
antechinomys
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
anthotropism
anthracitism
anthracitism
noun
(geology, rare) The formation of anthracite.
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.