An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abiogenetical
abiogenetical
adj
Alternative form of abiogenetic
abortifacient
abortifacient
adj
(pharmacology) Producing miscarriage.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
accombination
accombination
noun
(rare) A combining together.
acetylbenzene
acetylbenzene
noun
acetophenone
acetylbenzoic
actinobacilli
actinobacilli
noun
plural of actinobacillus
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
albocinereous
albuminoscope
amblyrhynchus
amphibichnite
anaerobically
anaerobically
adv
In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antibacterial
antibacterial
adj
(archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.
(pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.
antiballistic
antiballistic
adj
(military, of a missile, or system) designed to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight
antibasilican
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
antimicrobial
antimicrobial
adj
(pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
(pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
noun
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antisubstance
antisubstance
noun
Synonym of antibody
Synonym of antimatter
aporobranchia
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
aschaffenburg
asthenobiotic
autocoenobium
auxosubstance
azygobranchia
bacillogenous
backspringing
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
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.
bacteriogenic
bacteriogenic
adj
Caused by bacteria
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriotoxin
bacteriotoxin
noun
Any material that is toxic to bacteria
Any toxin produced by a bacterium
bacterization
bacterization
noun
The act or process of bacterizing.
ballisticians
ballisticians
noun
plural of ballistician
balneological
balneological
adj
Of or pertaining to balneology
balsaminaceae
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
baroclinicity
baroclinicity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic; barocliny
basibranchial
basibranchial
adj
Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
noun
Any fish that has such gills
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
bathycentesis
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
beatification
beatification
noun
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
bellicoseness
bellicoseness
noun
The state or quality of being bellicose; bellicosity
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
benedictinism
benedictional
benedictional
noun
a book of benedictions.
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficential
beneficential
adj
Relating to beneficence.
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
beneficiating
beneficiating
verb
present participle of beneficiate
beneficiation
beneficiation
noun
The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzocoumaran
benzoglycolic
benzopinacone
benzopinacone
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of benzopinacol
benzoxyacetic
benzoylformic
berchtesgaden
bespecklement
betulinamaric
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bibaciousness
bibliognostic
bicentenaries
bicentenaries
noun
plural of bicentenary
bicentennials
bicentennials
noun
plural of bicentennial
bicentrically
biconcavities
biconcavities
noun
plural of biconcavity
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
biconsonantal
biconsonantal
adj
Composed of two consonants
noun
A word or root (in particular in an Afroasiatic language) which consists of two consonants.
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
bicylindrical
bicylindrical
adj
Of or relating to two cylinders.
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
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.
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
birchrunville
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
birefringence
birefringence
noun
(physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split.
biscuitmaking
bisectionally
bisectionally
adv
By means of, or in terms of, bisection.
bitentaculate
bitentaculate
adj
Having two tentacles or tentacle-like organs.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blastogenetic
blastogenetic
adj
Relating to blastogenesis.
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boldfacedness
bombasticness
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
boroglycerine
brachioganoid
brachiolarian
brachiolarian
adj
Relating to brachiolaria
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachycranial
brachycranial
adj
brachycephalic
brachydontism
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachyrrhinia
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiopodan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
brazenfacedly
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
britannically
britannically
Adverb
In the British manner
With reference to Britain or Great Britain
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
bromocyanogen
bronchiarctia
bronchiogenic
bronchiogenic
adj
Alternative form of bronchogenic
bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
bronchiospasm
bronchobuster
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
bronchophonic
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoplegia
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
bronchotetany
bronchotomist
bronchotyphus
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
broncobusting
brunelliaceae
brutification
buccogingival
buccogingival
adj
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and gingival vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and gingival aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
burmanniaceae
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid