(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
acclimatizations
acclimatizations
noun
plural of acclimatization
accommodableness
accommodableness
noun
(rare) The quality or condition of being accommodable
accommodationist
accommodationist
noun
Someone who tries to accommodate and compromise with an opposition.
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinomycosistic
adenocystomatous
adenomyxosarcoma
amphicarpogenous
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amyelencephalous
anglocatholicism
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropopsychism
antiastronomical
anticonformities
anticonservatism
antidomestically
antimonarchistic
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antioptimistical
antonomastically
antonomastically
adv
(rhetoric) In terms of, or by means of, antonomasia.
aphrodisiomaniac
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
associationalism
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
branchiostomidae
calamitousnesses
carcinosarcomata
carcinosarcomata
noun
plural of carcinosarcoma
chamaesiphonales
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
choriocarcinomas
choriocarcinomas
noun
plural of choriocarcinoma
christianomastix
chronogrammatist
chronogrammatist
noun
A writer of chronograms.
chronoisothermal
chronoisothermal
adj
Relating to a chronoisotherm
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumscriptions
circumscriptions
noun
plural of circumscription
circumterraneous
circumterraneous
adj
(archaic) Being or dwelling around the Earth.
coadministration
coadministration
noun
joint administration
coadministratrix
coeducationalism
coeducationalism
noun
The policy of coeducation.
collaborationism
collaborationism
noun
The act of collaborating, especially with an enemy.
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurateness
commensurateness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurate.
commissionership
commissionership
noun
The role or office of commissioner.
commonsensically
commonsensically
adv
In a commonsensical fashion.
communicableness
communicableness
noun
The state or quality of being communicable.
communitarianism
communitarianism
noun
(ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
compensativeness
compensativeness
noun
The quality of being compensative.
complaintiveness
complaintiveness
noun
The quality of being complaintive.
complementalness
complementalness
noun
The state or quality of being complemental.
complimentalness
compressibleness
compressibleness
noun
The quality of being compressible.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
confrontationism
confrontationism
noun
A policy of confrontation.
consummativeness
consummativeness
noun
The quality of being consummative.
contemporariness
contemporariness
noun
The state or quality of being contemporary.
contemptibleness
contemptibleness
noun
The state or quality of being contemptible.
contemptuousness
contemptuousness
noun
The state of being contemptuous
conterminousness
conterminousness
noun
The state or quality of being conterminous.
controversialism
controversialism
noun
The tendency to engage in controversy.
contumaciousness
contumaciousness
noun
The property of being contumacious.
contumeliousness
contumeliousness
noun
The state or quality of being contumelious.
cosmopolitanised
cosmopolitanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanise
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
countercriticism
countercriticism
noun
A criticism offered in response to a criticism by the opposing party.
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermovements
countermovements
noun
plural of countermovement
counterstatement
counterstatement
noun
A statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement.
counterstimulate
counterstimulate
verb
(transitive) To stimulate in an opposite manner or direction.
counterstratagem
counterstratagem
noun
A stratagem set up to oppose another stratagem.
counterterrorism
counterterrorism
noun
Alternative spelling of counter-terrorism
cystadenosarcoma
decontaminations
decontaminations
noun
plural of decontamination
disaccommodation
disaccommodation
noun
A state of being unaccommodated or unsuited.
discombobulating
discombobulating
adj
Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
verb
present participle of discombobulate
discombobulation
discombobulation
noun
(humorous) An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.
A confused or disorderly state.
discriminational
discriminational
adj
discriminatory
discriminatorily
discriminatorily
adv
In a discriminatory manner.
disexcommunicate
echinostomatidae
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
electroendosmose
electromagnetics
electromagnetics
noun
electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study
electromagnetism
electromagnetism
noun
A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.
Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
electromagnetist
electromagnetist
noun
One who studies electromagnetism.
electromechanics
electromechanics
noun
the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics
encephalomalaxis
enteromesenteric
eudemonistically
excommunications
excommunications
noun
plural of excommunication
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
ferromagneticism
ganglionectomies
ganglionectomies
noun
plural of ganglionectomy
gumpoldskirchner
gynomonoeciously
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hematocrystallin
hematocrystallin
noun
(biology, archaic) hemoglobin
homeocrystalline
hutchinsonianism
hymenogastraceae
hyperendocrinism
hyperromanticism
hypochondriacism
hypochondriacism
noun
(medicine) hypochondriasis
hysterectomizing
hysterectomizing
verb
present participle of hysterectomize
immethodicalness
immethodicalness
noun
Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
incircumspection
incircumspection
noun
Lack of circumspection.
incombustibility
incombustibility
noun
The quality or state of being incombustible.
incommensurately
incommensurately
adv
In an incommensurate manner; in a manner not in proportion with something else.
incommiscibility
incommodiousness
incommodiousness
noun
The state or quality of being incommodious.
incommutableness
incomparableness
incomparableness
noun
Quality of being incomparable.
incompatibleness
incompatibleness
noun
The quality or state of being incompatible.
incompletenesses
incompletenesses
noun
plural of incompleteness
incompossibility
incompossibility
noun
The quality of being incompossible.
incomprehensible
incomprehensible
adj
impossible or very difficult to understand.
noun
Anything that is beyond understanding.
incomprehensibly
incomprehensibly
adv
In an incomprehensible manner.
indemnifications
indemnifications
noun
plural of indemnification
indiscrimination
indiscrimination
noun
Lack of discrimination or distinction; impartiality.
indiscriminatory
indiscriminatory
adj
That does not discriminate
industrochemical
intercessionment
intercommissural
intercommissural
adj
Between commissures
intercommunities
introspectionism
introspectionism
noun
The belief that introspection is the best way to study the phenomenon of consciousness or the soul.
isocinchomeronic
lymphangiectodes
macrocrystalline
macrocrystalline
adj
(geology) Having crystals that are visible without the use of magnification
macroinstruction
macroinstruction
noun
(computing) A macro.
macrolinguistics
macrolinguistics
noun
The study of language (rather than individual languages)
magnetochemistry
magnetochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures.
magnetostriction
magnetostriction
noun
(physics) the change of length or shape of a ferromagnetic material when it is magnetized
magnetostrictive
magnetostrictive
adj
Relating to, or caused by magnetostriction
malcontentedness
malcontentedness
noun
Quality of being malcontented.
masculinizations
masculinizations
noun
plural of masculinization
mastigobranchial
mastocarcinomata
mechanochemistry
mechanochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The direct manipulation of individual molecules using an atomic force microscope.
(chemistry) The reaction of substances, in the absence of a solvent, effected by grinding solid reactants.