(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abiologically
abiologically
adv
(biology) In an abiological manner.
abominability
aboriginality
aboriginality
noun
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The quality of being aboriginal.
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acetylbenzoic
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
albuminolysis
albuminometry
alphabetology
amblyocarpous
anaerobically
anaerobically
adv
In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
approvability
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
associability
associability
noun
The condition of being associable
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autostability
autostability
noun
(engineering) Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue of shape and proportions, or by some mechanism.
azygobranchia
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacteriolytic
bacteriolytic
adj
antibiotic
of, relating to, or causing bacteriolysis
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
ballyllumford
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
baroclinicity
baroclinicity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic; barocliny
barytocalcite
barytocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic barium calcium carbonate mineral.
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bathysophical
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
benzoglycolic
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzoxyacetic
benzoylformic
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
biomicroscopy
biomicroscopy
noun
The examination of the eye using a slit lamp biomicroscope
The microscopic examination of biological tissue
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biophysiology
biophysiology
noun
(biology, physiology) biological physiology
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biospeleology
biospeleology
noun
(biology) The biology of organisms that live in caves
biosynthesize
biosynthesize
verb
(transitive) To form through biosynthesis
biosystematic
biosystematic
adj
Of or pertaining to biosystematics
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
bisectionally
bisectionally
adv
By means of, or in terms of, bisection.
bisglyoxaline
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blastomycetes
blastomycetic
blastomycetic
adj
Related to, or caused by fungi of the genus Blastomyces, now Zymonema.
blastomycosis
blastomycosis
noun
(pathology) A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis
blastomycotic
blastomycotic
adj
Relating to blastomycosis.
blastophyllum
blepharophyma
blindfoldedly
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
boldheartedly
bombastically
bombastically
adv
In a bombastic manner.
bombycillidae
borborygmatic
boroglycerate
boroglyceride
boroglyceride
noun
(dated, medicine) A preparation made by warming boric acid with glycerine; once sued as an antiseptic
boroglycerine
borosalicylic
bostrychoidal
botryomycosis
botryomycosis
noun
(pathology) bacterial pseudomycosis; a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial infection that affects the skin and sometimes the viscera
botryomycotic
botryomycotic
adj
Relating to, or caused by botryomycosis
botryotherapy
boysenberries
boysenberries
noun
plural of boysenberry
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachydodrome
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachyglossal
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomata
brachystomous
broadmindedly
broadmindedly
adv
Alternative form of broad-mindedly
bromocyanogen
bromoethylene
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotetany
bronchotyphus
bulldoggishly
burglariously
burglariously
adv
(dated, law) As a burglar; in order to burgle.
butyrochloral
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
byelorussians
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydrogen
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carbonylating
carbonylating
verb
present participle of carbonylate
carbonylation
carbonylation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
carboxylation
carboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule
catabolically
catabolically
adv
In terms of catabolism.
cenobitically
cenobitically
adv
In a cenobitic manner.
cerebriformly
cerebriformly
adv
In a cerebriform manner.
cherryblossom
chronobiology
chronobiology
noun
(biology) The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity
chrysobalanus
coagulability
coagulability
noun
The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable
cobalticyanic
cobaltocyanic
cocarboxylase
cocarboxylase
noun
A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine.
codifiability
codifiability
noun
The ability to structure information or knowledge into a code, or set of rules; ability to codify.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cognisability
cognizability
cognizability
noun
The property of being cognizable.
colourability
colourability
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of colorability
combinability
combinability
Noun
The quality or state of being combinable.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
commutability
commutability
noun
The quality of being commutable.
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
comparability
comparability
noun
The quality of being comparable.
compatability
compatability
noun
Misspelling of compatibility.
compatibility
compatibility
noun
(computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
(computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
(structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
(telecommunications) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confutability
confutability
noun
The state of being confutable or disprovable.
conjecturably
conjecturably
adv
In a conjecturable manner
contrabandery
conveyability
conveyability
noun
Ability to be conveyed.
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
corrigibility
corrigibility
noun
The quality or state of being corrigible.
corroboratory
corroboratory
adj
Serving to corroborate or strengthen
corrodibility
corrodibility
noun
The quality of being corrodible.
corrosibility
corrosibility
noun
corrodibility; quality or degree of being subject to corrosion
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
coxcombically
coxcombically
adv
(obsolete) in the manner of a coxcomb
cribriformity
cribriformity
noun
The condition of being cribriform
cryobiologist
cryobiologist
noun
a biologist who specializes in cryobiology
cyanocarbonic
cymbocephalic
cytoblastemal
cytoblastemic
decarbonylate
decarbonylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylase
decarboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.
decarboxylate
decarboxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule