(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
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
aberroscope
aberroscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
abettors
abettors
noun
plural of abettor
abhorrences
abhorrences
noun
plural of abhorrence
abhorrers
abhorrers
noun
plural of abhorrer
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
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
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abnormalness
abnormalness
noun
The quality of being abnormal.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishers
abolishers
noun
plural of abolisher
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
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
aborters
aborters
noun
plural of aborter
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abruptiones
absarokee
absarokite
absarokite
noun
(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
abscessroot
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
absorbable
absorbable
adj
Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
noun
A material that can be absorbed.
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
absorbed
absorbed
adj
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absorb
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
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
absorber
absorber
noun
(nuclear physics) A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.
A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid.
A person who absorbs.
Something that absorbs.
absorbers
absorbers
noun
plural of absorber
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
absorptiometer
absorptiometer
noun
A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
acanthocereus
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acarodermatitis
acarodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by mites
acarologies
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
accelerandos
accelerandos
noun
plural of accelerando
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accelerators
accelerators
noun
plural of accelerator
accelerometers
accelerometers
noun
plural of accelerometer
accensor
accensor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
acceptors
acceptors
noun
plural of acceptor
accersition
accersitor
accessioner
accessioner
noun
One who accessions.
accessor
accessor
noun
(object-oriented programming) A function that retrieves a value, usually without changing any data.
Someone or something that accesses.
accessorial
accessorial
adj
(logistics) Assessorial.
Of or pertaining to an accessory, e.g. to a crime.
Of or relating to an accession.
noun
(logistics) An assessorial charge.
accessories
accessories
noun
plural of accessory
accessorii
accessorily
accessorily
adv
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily.
accessoriness
accessoriness
noun
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorise
accessorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of accessorize.
accessorised
accessorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accessorise
accessorises
accessorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accessorise
accessorius
accessoriusorii
accessorize
accessorize
verb
(intransitive) To wear or to choose accessories.
(transitive, intransitive) To furnish with accessories.
accessorized
accessorized
adj
Wearing accessories.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accessorize
accessorizes
accessorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accessorize
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accessors
accessors
noun
plural of accessor
accessory
accessory
adj
(law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. Said of things and actions, very rarely of people (and then usually in a humorous version of the legal sense [or due to confusion between the noun and the adjective]).
Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
noun
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
(law) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accordances
accordances
noun
plural of accordance
accorders
accorders
noun
plural of accorder
accoucheurs
accoucheurs
noun
plural of accoucheur
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accrescendo
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
accroides
accroides
noun
acaroid resin
acensuador
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
aceraceous
aceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Aceraceae of maples and close relatives, now subsumed in family Sapindaceae, especially its subfamily Hippocastanoideae.
aceratosis
acerbityacerose
acerolas
acerolas
noun
plural of acerola
acerose
acerose
adj
(botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
(botany) needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.
acerous
acerous
adj
(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.
(zoology) Without antennae.
Alternative spelling of acerose
acervose
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
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
achariaceous
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achroanthes
achrodextrinase
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
achroodextrinase
achyrodes
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acipenseroidei
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acleistocardia
acleistocardia
noun
(pathology) The inability of the foramen ovale of the heart to close properly
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acousticolateral
acousticolateral
adj
Relating to, or connecting the inner ear and the lateral line of fish
acoustoelectric
acoustoelectric
adj
Of or pertaining to electroacoustics
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acroaesthesia
acroaesthesia
noun
(pathology) hyperaesthesia, especially that affects the hands or feet
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acrobacies
acrobates
acrocentrics
acrocentrics
noun
plural of acrocentric
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet