(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
abhorrences
abhorrences
noun
plural of abhorrence
abhorson
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abnormalism
abnormalist
abnormalist
noun
(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abnormalness
abnormalness
noun
The quality of being abnormal.
abnormals
abnormals
noun
plural of abnormal
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abnormous
abnormous
adj
(archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
aboriginals
aboriginals
noun
plural of aboriginal
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abortionist
abortionist
noun
(chiefly derogatory) A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion.
(now sometimes offensive) A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly.
abortionists
abortionists
noun
plural of abortionist
abortions
abortions
noun
plural of abortion
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abramson
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abrasion
abrasion
noun
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
abrasions
abrasions
noun
plural of abrasion
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abruptiones
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbances
absorbances
noun
plural of absorbance
absorbancies
absorbancies
noun
plural of absorbancy
absorbancy
absorbancy
noun
(physics) Alternative form of absorbency
absorbant
absorbant
adj
Alternative spelling of absorbent
absorbedness
absorbedness
noun
The capability of being absorbed.
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
absorbent
absorbent
adj
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
absorbition
absorbition
noun
(obsolete) absorption
absorbtion
absorbtion
noun
Misspelling of absorption.
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptions
absorptions
noun
plural of absorption
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
abstraction
abstraction
noun
(art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
(chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
(computing) Any generalization technique that ignores or hides details to capture some kind of commonality between different instances for the purpose of controlling the intellectual complexity of engineered systems, particularly software systems.
(computing) Any intellectual construct produced through the technique of abstraction.
(engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
(euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
(geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
Abstraction is necessary for the classification of things into genera and species.
An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
abstractionist
abstractionist
adj
Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
noun
(art) Someone who supports or creates abstract art.
An idealist.
abstractionists
abstractionists
noun
plural of abstractionist
abstractions
abstractions
noun
plural of abstraction
abstriction
abstriction
noun
(biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
acanthocarpous
acanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
acanthocereus
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acarinosis
acarinosis
noun
acariasis
accelerandos
accelerandos
noun
plural of accelerando
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accensor
accensor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
accersition
accessioner
accessioner
noun
One who accessions.
accessoriness
accessoriness
noun
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accordionist
accordionist
noun
Someone who plays the accordion.
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accordions
accordions
noun
plural of accordion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accordion
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accrescendo
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
acculturationist
acculturationist
noun
A specialist in the study of acculturation.
acensuador
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
acetostearin
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylrosaniline
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achroanthes
achrodextrinase
achromatisation
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achronism
achronychous
achroodextrinase
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acipenseroidei
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acorns
acorns
noun
plural of acorn
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acrocentrics
acrocentrics
noun
plural of acrocentric
acrocyanosis
acrocyanosis
noun
(pathology) A persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.
acrodontism
acrodonts
acrodonts
noun
plural of acrodont
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
acromiosternal
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acroneurosis
acronychous
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acronyms
acronyms
noun
plural of acronym
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
acrostolion
acrotrophoneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinocarpous
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinocrinus
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinometers
actinometers
noun
plural of actinometer
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.