An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
academicianship
academicianship
noun
A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences
accompanable
accompanable
adj
(obsolete) sociable
accompanied
accompanied
adj
Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accompany
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
accompanies
accompanies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accompany
accompaniment
accompaniment
noun
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
accompanimental
accompanimental
adj
Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
accompaniments
accompaniments
noun
plural of accompaniment
accomplement
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
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetoamidophenol
acetomorphin
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
actinosphaerium
adenemphractic
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
albuminoscope
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
allicampane
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
alycompaine
amidoacetophenone
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.
amnioclepsis
amphibichnite
amphicarpogenous
amphicentric
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicreatinine
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphinucleus
amphipneustic
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amplectant
amplectant
adj
(botany) That clasps a support, especially by twining around it
clasping or embracing
amplexicauline
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anacamptometer
anamorphoscope
anamorphoscope
noun
A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis.
androcephalum
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
anemoscope
anemoscope
noun
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anomalocephalus
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anteoperculum
antepredicament
antepredicament
noun
(logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.
antepredicamental
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.
anthropometric
anthropometric
adj
of, or relating to anthropometry
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
anticompetitive
anticompetitive
adj
(economics, business) Acting to hinder or obstruct competition.
anticomplement
anticomplement
noun
(biochemistry) Synonym of complement
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
anticomplex
antiempiric
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antiempirically
antiempiricism
antiempiricism
noun
Opposition to empiricism.
antiempiricist
antiempiricist
noun
(philosophy) One who opposes empiricism.
antihemophilic
antihemophilic
adj
(medicine) That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs
antimephitic
antimephitic
adj
Countering mephitic gases.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antirepublicanism
antiscepticism
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antiskepticism
antiskepticism
noun
Opposition to a skeptical viewpoint.
antitemperance
antitemperance
adj
Opposing the temperance movement against alcohol.
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
aphanomyces
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
appeachment
appeachment
noun
(obsolete) accusation
appendectomies
appendectomies
noun
plural of appendectomy
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
appendicectomy
appendicectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
apperceptionism
apprenticement
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
aquopentamminecobaltic
arachnomorphae
archimpressionist
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
aristorepublicanism
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
astrospherecentrosomic
attemperance
attemperance
noun
(obsolete) temperance; attemperament
autoanticomplement
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autonephrectomy
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
becompliment
becrampon
benzoxycamphor
bespecklement
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bicomponent
bicomponent
adj
Having two components
blepharocarcinoma
blepharosphincterectomy
branchiopulmonate
bromochlorophenol
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
cacemphaton
cadmopone
cadmopone
noun
A cadmium lithopone pigment.
cameraperson
cameraperson
noun
A person who operates a camera.
campagne
campagne
noun
plural of campagna
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campaigner
campaigner
noun
(by extension) A military veteran.
A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.
A person who has served in a military campaign.
Someone with experience in a certain field.
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
campane
campane
noun
(heraldry, usually in the plural) A bell.
(rare) A bell-shaped vessel forming the upper part of an alembic.
campanella
campanella
noun
(historical) A smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.
campanero
campanero
noun
The bellbird of South America.
campanile
campanile
noun
A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
campaniles
campaniles
noun
plural of campanile
campanologer
campanulaceae
campanulaceous
campanulaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell.