An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
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.
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abstentionism
abstentionism
noun
A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
abstentionist
abstentionist
adj
relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.
noun
A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
abusivenesses
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
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
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
albertustaler
albertustaler
noun
(historical) A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century.
albocinereous
albuminoscope
allowableness
allowableness
noun
The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alterableness
alterableness
noun
The state or quality of being alterable.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
amblycephalus
ambrosiaceous
amendableness
amendableness
noun
The state or quality of being amendable.
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
antagonisable
antagonisable
adj
Alternative form of antagonizable
antebaptismal
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
antisubstance
antisubstance
noun
Synonym of antibody
Synonym of antimatter
apometabolism
apometabolous
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appliableness
appliableness
noun
The state or quality of being appliable.
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
arbitrariness
arbitrariness
noun
The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archdisturber
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
arsenobenzene
arsenobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic derivative of arsenic C₆H₅-As=As-C₆H₅, whose derivatives include some pharmaceuticals
arsenobismite
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
aschaffenburg
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
asthenobiosis
asthenobiosis
noun
(biology) A form of hibernation or estivation that is not dependent on season, temperature or humidity
asthenobiotic
asthenophobia
aubervilliers
auxosubstance
availableness
availableness
noun
Competent power; validity; efficacy
The quality of being available.
azerbaijanese
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bacillariales
bacillogenous
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backspacefile
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
bacteriaceous
bacterioblast
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.
baldpatedness
baldwinsville
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
balsameaceous
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
balsaminaceae
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
bandspreading
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
barbarousness
barbarousness
noun
The state or quality of being barbarous.
barboursville
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barnardsville
barristership
barristership
noun
The role or status of a barrister.
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromiole
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
basivertebral
basivertebral
adj
Of or pertaining to the base or centrum of a vertebral structure
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
bastardliness
bastardliness
noun
The state or quality of being bastardly.
bathycentesis
bathyesthesia
bathyesthesia
noun
(physiology) Any sensation that arises from below the skin
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardlessness
beardlessness
noun
The state or quality of being beardless.
beastlinesses
beastlinesses
noun
plural of beastliness
beaugregories
beauteousness
beauteousness
noun
The state or quality of being beauteous.
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
bechtelsville
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedriddenness
bedriddenness
noun
The state or quality of being bedridden.
befittingness
befittingness
noun
The state or quality of being befitting.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
beguilingness
beguilingness
noun
Quality of being beguiling.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
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.
belieffulness
belieffulness
adj
(rare) The state or quality of being beliefful; faithfulness.
bellicoseness
bellicoseness
noun
The state or quality of being bellicose; bellicosity