An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
aberdeenshire
aberdeenshire
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionized
abolitionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
advisableness
advisableness
noun
Synonym of advisability
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
amendableness
amendableness
noun
The state or quality of being amendable.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
anomorhomboid
apprehendable
apprehendable
adj
That can be apprehended.
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
backswordsman
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
balantidiasis
balantidiasis
noun
A protozoan infection caused by Balantidium coli.
balantidiosis
baldpatedness
baldwinsville
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
bandspreading
barbarianized
barbarianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbarianize
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barnardsville
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basiglandular
basilidianism
bastardliness
bastardliness
noun
The state or quality of being bastardly.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardlessness
beardlessness
noun
The state or quality of being beardless.
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bedriddenness
bedriddenness
noun
The state or quality of being bedridden.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
beknottedness
beknottedness
noun
(mathematics) The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
benedictinism
benedictional
benedictional
noun
a book of benedictions.
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
benightedness
benightedness
noun
The quality of being benighted.
benzdioxazine
benzimidazole
benzimidazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused to that of imidazole; it is used as a pesticide
benzoperoxide
berchtesgaden
bernardsville
bespottedness
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
biconditional
biconditional
adj
Having two conditions
noun
(logic) An "if and only if" conditional wherein the truth of each term depends on the truth of the other
bicylindrical
bicylindrical
adj
Of or relating to two cylinders.
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bigwiggedness
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
blandinsville
blandishingly
blandishingly
adv
So as to blandish.
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
blennadenitis
blessednesses
blessednesses
noun
plural of blessedness
blindfoldedly
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodlessness
bloodlessness
noun
The characteristic of being bloodless.
bloodlettings
bloodlettings
noun
plural of bloodletting
bloodripeness
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
bloodspilling
bloodsuckings
bloomfieldian
bloomfieldian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1887–1949), American linguist and pioneer of linguistic structuralism.
Noun
A supporter of Leonard Bloomfieldian's linguistic theories.
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
blunderheaded
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
boldfacedness
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bordelonville
bothrodendron
bothsidedness
boundlessness
boundlessness
noun
The property of being boundless, of being without limits or ends.
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.
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
brachioganoid
brachydontism
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchiopodan
brandenburger
brazenfacedly
breadlessness
breadlessness
noun
Absence of bread.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
bridgehampton
brilliantined
brilliantined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brilliantine
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
broadmindedly
broadmindedly
adv
Alternative form of broad-mindedly
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
brombenzamide
brongniardite
brongniardite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silver sulfantimonide with 26.2% silver, some of which is apparently diaphorite and some canfieldite.
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
canandelabrum
candleberries
candleberries
noun
plural of candleberry
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbohydrogen
chamberdeacon
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundous
concelebrated
concelebrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of concelebrate
concubinehood
conditionable
conditionable
adj
Capable of being conditioned.
contrabandage
contrabandage
noun
dealing in contraband
contrabandery
contrabandism
contrabandism
noun
traffic in contraband goods; smuggling
contrabandist
contrabandist
noun
A dealer in contraband.
cosubordinate
counterborder
crossbreeding
crossbreeding
noun
The process, or the result of crossbreeding.
verb
present participle of crossbreed
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cumberlandite
damnabilities
dangleberries
dangleberries
noun
plural of dangleberry
debauchedness
debauchedness
noun
The state or quality of being debauched.
debilitations
debilitations
noun
plural of debilitation
deblateration
debromination
debromination
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction that removes bromine from a compound
decarbonating
decarbonating
verb
present participle of decarbonate
decarbonation
decarbonation
noun
The removal of carbon
decarbonising
decarbonising
verb
present participle of decarbonise
decarbonizing
decarbonizing
verb
present participle of decarbonize
decarbonylate
decarbonylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule
decarburation
decarburising
decarburising
verb
present participle of decarburise
decarburizing
decarburizing
verb
present participle of decarburize
decerebrating
decerebrating
verb
present participle of decerebrate
decerebration
decerebration
noun
The act of decerebrating; the elimination of cerebral brain function in an animal by removing the cerebrum, cutting across the brain stem, or severing certain arteries in the brain stem.
deducibleness
deducibleness
noun
The quality of being deducible.
defensibility
defensibility
noun
The state or quality of being defensible
defibrination
defibrination
noun
The act or process of depriving of fibrin.
delabializing
delabializing
verb
present participle of delabialize
deliberations
deliberations
noun
plural of deliberation
demibastioned
dendrobatinae
dentololabial
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.