An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
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
adenometritis
adjoiningness
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
andersonville
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
anthosiderite
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
aphrosiderite
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
armageddonist
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
ascensiontide
asclepiadeous
aspidocephali
assiduousness
assiduousness
noun
The state or property of being assiduous.
asterolepidae
audaciousness
audaciousness
noun
Impudence.
Risky or daring behaviour.
audioemission
aureocasidium
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
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.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodlettings
bloodlettings
noun
plural of bloodletting
bloodripeness
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
bloodthirster
bloodthirster
noun
A person who is bloodthirsty.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bothsidedness
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
camaldolesian
cardiogenesis
cardiogenesis
noun
The development of the embryonic heart
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardiospermum
cassiduloidea
cecidiologist
cephalodiscid
cephalodiscus
cervicodorsal
cervicodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the back
noun
Any such vertebrae
chaetosomidae
chalkosideric
chelidosaurus
chenopodiales
choledochitis
choledochitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the common bile duct
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondriosomes
chondriosomes
noun
plural of chondriosome
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chromidiosome
chrysomelidae
cladoniaceous
cladoniaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the family Cladoniaceae of fungi.
cleidomastoid
cleidomastoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle and the mastoid process
cleidorrhexis
cleidosternal
clodhopperish
clodhopperish
adj
Characteristic of a clodhopper
closefistedly
clypeastroida
cnemidophorus
codiscoverers
codiscoverers
noun
plural of codiscoverer
coenodioecism
colodyspepsia
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
commendations
commendations
noun
plural of commendation
committedness
committedness
noun
The state or condition of being committed; commitment.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
comradeliness
comradeliness
noun
The state or quality of being comradely.
conceitedness
conceitedness
noun
The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity.
condemnations
condemnations
noun
plural of condemnation
condensations
condensations
noun
plural of condensation
condescending
condescending
adj
Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
verb
present participle of condescend
condescension
condescension
noun
(archaic, non-derogatory) Courtesy, affability of a superior towards an inferior.
(usually uncountable, derogatory) A patronizing attitude or behavior.
The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.
condescensive
conduciveness
conduciveness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being conducive.
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederatism
confidentness
confidentness
noun
The state or quality of being confident.
confidingness
confidingness
noun
The state or quality of being confiding.
confirmedness
confirmedness
noun
The quality of being confirmed.
conidiiferous
consderations
considerately
considerately
adv
In a considerate manner.
consideration
consideration
noun
(law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
A payment or other recompense for something done.
Importance, claim to notice, regard.
Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
The tendency to consider others.
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
considerative
considerative
adj
(archaic) considerate; careful; thoughtful
consideringly
consideringly
adv
in a manner suggesting one is considering, pensively
consolidative
consolidative
adj
Tending or having power to consolidate.
consonantised
consonantized
consonantized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consonantize
constrainedly
constrainedly
adv
in a constrained manner; subject to constraint
consuetudinal
consuetudinal
adj
(linguistics) Synonym of habitual
According to custom; customary; usual.
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
continuedness
continuedness
noun
The state or quality of being continued.
convincedness
convincedness
noun
The quality of being convinced; belief or conviction.
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
cordaitaceous
corresponding
corresponding
adj
that have a similar relationship
noun
A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
verb
present participle of correspond
cosubordinate
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterdesire
counterdesire
noun
An opposite desire.
counterpoised
counterpoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoise
countersigned
countersigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countersign
crossbreeding
crossbreeding
noun
The process, or the result of crossbreeding.
verb
present participle of crossbreed
cryptocleidus
cuneoscaphoid
curmudgeonish
cycadofilices
cyclostomidae
cylindraceous
cylindraceous
adj
cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form
cyprinodontes
dactylologies
dasyproctidae
davidsonville
dawsoniaceous
deaccessioned
deaccessioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deaccession
deactivations
deactivations
noun
plural of deactivation
deallocations
deallocations
noun
plural of deallocation
dearsenicator
dearsenicator
noun
A machine that dearsenicates.
debilitations
debilitations
noun
plural of debilitation
decalcomanias
decalcomanias
noun
plural of decalcomania
decapitations
decapitations
noun
plural of decapitation
decapsulation
decapsulation
noun
The act or process of decapsulating.
decarbonising
decarbonising
verb
present participle of decarbonise
decelerations
decelerations
noun
plural of deceleration
deciduousness
deciduousness
Noun
The state or condition of being deciduous; the quality of trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
declivitously
decolourising
decolourising
verb
present participle of decolourise
decommissions
decommissions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decommission
decomposition
decomposition
noun
A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decompression
decompression
noun
(medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery.
A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.
The process of decompressing.
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).