An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
albaspidin
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.
anabaptized
anabaptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anabaptize
anablepidae
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
antipedobaptist
antipedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
apprehendable
apprehendable
adj
That can be apprehended.
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bagpudding
balaenopteridae
balanopsidaceae
balanopsidales
baldpatedness
bandgap
bandgap
noun
(physics) A gap in a frequency range in which waves cannot propagate.
(physics) The energy difference between two allowed ranges of electron energy in a solid; especially the difference between the energies of the valence band and the conduction band.
bandpass
bandpass
adj
Alternative spelling of band-pass
noun
A bandpass filter
bandspreading
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
baptanodon
bardolphian
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
beaproned
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bedpan
bedpan
noun
A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.
bedpans
bedpans
noun
plural of bedpan
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bedsprings
bedsprings
noun
plural of bedspring
bellerophontidae
beneaped
beneaped
adj
(nautical) Neaped.
benempted
benzaldiphenyl
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzalphthalide
benzoperoxide
benzosulphimide
bepainted
bepainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepaint
bepranked
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespend
bespend
verb
(transitive) To expend; bestow; employ.
bespottedness
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
bilophodont
bilophodont
adj
Having teeth with two fused ridges, of the type found one per tooth in lophodont teeth.
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
bipennated
bipennated
Adjective
Having two wings.
bipinnated
bipinnated
adj
bipinnate
bipinnatifid
bipinnatifid
adj
(botany) Doubly pinnatifid.
bipinnatiparted
bipinnatisected
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
bisdiapason
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bisphenoid
bitripinnatifid
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharoadenoma
blepharosyndesmitis
bloodripeness
bloodspilling
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bondmanship
bondmanship
noun
The state of being a bondman.
bondship
bonpland
bopyridian
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.
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
brachypodine
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradypnea
bradypnea
noun
(medicine) A slow breathing rate, rhythm, or tidal volume.
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoda
branchiopodan
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchipodidae
bridgehampton
bronchotyphoid
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
cnidophobia
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
cryptobranchidae
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
decompoundable
decompoundable
adj
Capable of being decompounded.
deipnophobia
deipnophobia
noun
(rare) A fear of banquets or dinner parties.
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
dependabilities
dependabilities
noun
plural of dependability
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
dependable
dependable
adj
Able, or easily able to be depended on.
noun
A reliable person or thing.
dependableness
dependableness
noun
Dependability.
dependably
dependably
adv
In a dependable manner.
deplorableness
deplorableness
noun
The state or quality of being deplorable.
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
desoxyribonucleoprotein
despicableness
despicableness
noun
The quality of being despicable
despisableness
despisableness
noun
The state or quality of being despisable.
dibenzophenazine
dibenzopyrrole
dienbienphu
dipleurobranchiate
disapprobation
disapprobation
noun
An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
disapprobations
disapprobations
noun
plural of disapprobation
discerpibleness
discerptibleness
discerptibleness
noun
The quality of being discerptible.
disciplinability
disciplinability
Noun
The quality of being disciplinable.
disciplinable
disciplinable
adj
(obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
disciplinableness
disciplinableness
noun
The quality of being disciplinable.
dispensability
dispensability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is dispensable
(uncountable) The state of being dispensable
dispensable
dispensable
adj
(biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
(of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.
Capable of being dispensed; distributable.
dispensableness
dispensableness
noun
The quality of being dispensable.
dispensible
dispensible
adj
Alternative form of dispensable
disposableness
disposableness
noun
disposability
disprobabilization
disproportionable
disproportionable
adj
out of proportion; disproportionate
disproportionableness
disproportionableness
noun
The state or condition of being disproportionable.
disproportionably
disproportionably
adv
in a disproportionable manner.
dispunishable
dispunishable
adj
(archaic) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
disputableness
disputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disputable or arguable; disputability.
disreputableness
disreputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disreputable or disgraceful; disreputability.
doubleprecision
dryobalanops
endophlebitis
endophlebitis
noun
Inflammation of the inner coat of a vein.
epimandibular
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandable
expandable
adj
Having the capacity to be expanded.
noun
Anything that can be expanded.
expandibility
expandible
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
expendable
expendable
adj
Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
Designed for a single use; not reusable.
Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.
noun
An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.