An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionized
abolitionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
academization
academization
noun
Process or action of academizing.
acaridomatium
acarocecidium
acarocecidium
noun
A plant gall caused by an acarid mite
accommodating
accommodating
adj
Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
Pliable; easily corrupted.
verb
present participle of accommodate
accommodation
accommodation
noun
(chiefly Britain, usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.
(countable) The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.
(countable, commerce) A loan of money.
(countable, commerce) An accommodation bill or note.
(countable, geology) The place where sediments can make, or have made, a sedimentation.
(countable, law) An offer of substitute goods to fulfill a contract, which will bind the purchaser if accepted.
(countable, medicine) The adjustment of the eye to a change of the distance from an observed object.
(countable, physiology, biology) The adaptation or adjustment of an organism, organ, or part.
(countable, uncountable) A convenience, a fitting, something satisfying a need.
(countable, uncountable) Adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement; compromise.
(countable, uncountable) Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.
(countable, uncountable, followed by to) The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) Modification(s) to make one's way of communicating similar to others involved in a conversation or discourse.
(theology) An adaptation or method of interpretation which explains the special form in which the revelation is presented as unessential to its contents, or rather as often adopted by way of compromise with human ignorance or weakness.
accommodative
accommodative
adj
Supplying with or obliging; accommodating.
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accreditation
accreditation
noun
(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
The act of accrediting.
The giving of credentials.
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetbromamide
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
acidification
acidification
noun
The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
acroceratidae
acrochordidae
acrochordinae
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinomyxidia
adenocancroid
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
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adenometritis
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
adjoiningness
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administrator
administrator
noun
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
(law) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
adminstration
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
admonitionist
admonitionist
noun
One who admonishes, or believes in a policy of doing so.
admortization
admortization
noun
(law) In feudal law, the reducing of lands or tenements to mortmain.
adrenotrophin
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adstipulation
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
afrikanderdom
aggradational
aggradational
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
aglyphodontia
airconditions
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alectrionidae
alethopteroid
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allantoxaidin
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
allopalladium
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
allopolyploid
allopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species
alodification
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amidoaldehyde
amidocaffeine
amidocyanogen
amidofluoride
amidoguaiacol
amidothiazole
aminoacidemia
aminoacidemia
noun
(pathology) The presence of amino acids in the blood
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
aminodiphenyl
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphicyonidae
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphioxididae
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphodiplopia
amplitudinous
amygdonitrile
anacromyodian
anallantoidea
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anchitherioid
andersonville
androclclinia
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anecdotically
anecdotically
adv
Synonym of anecdotally
aneroidograph
angiocarditis
angiodiascopy
anhydrization
anhydromyelia
anidiomatical
anidiomatical
adj
(archaic) Not idiomatic.
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
anisodactylic
anomorhomboid
anoplotheroid
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
antherozoidal
anthocyanidin
anthocyanidin
noun
(organic chemistry) An aglycone of an anthocyanin.
anthophoridae
anthosiderite
anthropoidean
anticonductor
antidecalogue
antideflation
antideflation
adj
(economics) Preventing or countering deflation.
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antidogmatism
antidogmatism
noun
Opposition to dogma.
antidogmatist
antidominican
antidotically
antieducation
antieducation
adj
Opposed to education.
antiendotoxin
antiendotoxin
noun
(medicine) Any substance (especially an antibody) that counteracts the effect of an endotoxin
antiendowment
antiendowment
adj
Opposing an endowment.
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antiorthodoxy
antioxidizing
antioxidizing
verb
present participle of antioxidize
antiradiation
antiradiation
adj
Countering radiation.
antireduction
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
antitradition
antitradition
adj
(sociology) Opposing tradition.
antodontalgic
antodontalgic
adj
Alternative form of antiodontalgic
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aphrodisiacal
aphrodisiacal
adj
Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
aphrosiderite
aphydrotropic
aplodontiidae
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
apodictically
apodictically
adv
(logic) In an apodictical manner.
apoplasmodial
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
archdogmatist
archidiaconal
archidiaconal
adj
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) Pertaining to an archdeacon.
archidiskodon
armageddonist
arthrotyphoid
articodactyla
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane