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
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
accommodators
accommodators
noun
plural of accommodator
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
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
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenosarcomas
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
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.
adrenosterone
adrenosterone
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone, originally isolated from the adrenal cortex, that has weak androgenic effects.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adstipulation
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
airconditions
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alectoropodes
aleksandropol
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
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.
amplitudinous
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
andersonville
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
androdynamous
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
andropetalous
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
angiocarditis
angiodiascopy
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
anisodactylic
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
anthosiderite
antidogmatism
antidogmatism
noun
Opposition to dogma.
antidogmatist
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
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.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aphrodisiacal
aphrodisiacal
adj
Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
aphrosiderite
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
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.
archdeaconess
archdeaconess
noun
A female archdeacon.
The wife of an archdeacon.
archdogmatist
archidiskodon
archscoundrel
arduousnesses
arduousnesses
noun
plural of arduousness
armageddonist
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
ascensiontide
asclepiadeous
asphodelaceae
aspidocephali
aspidochirota
assiduousness
assiduousness
noun
The state or property of being assiduous.
asterolepidae
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
atticomastoid
audaciousness
audaciousness
noun
Impudence.
Risky or daring behaviour.
audioemission
aureocasidium
autodiagnosis
autodiagnosis
noun
Diagnosis of a condition by the patient; self-diagnosis.
autodiffusion
autodiffusion
noun
(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
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
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backswordsman
balantidiosis
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
bardocucullus
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
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
beknottedness
beknottedness
noun
(mathematics) The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
bespottedness
bestsellerdom
bestsellerdom
noun
The quality of having the status of bestseller.
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodlessness
bloodlessness
noun
The characteristic of being bloodless.
bloodlettings
bloodlettings
noun
plural of bloodletting
bloodripeness
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
bloodspilling
bloodsuckings
bloodthirster
bloodthirster
noun
A person who is bloodthirsty.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
boldfacedness
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bostrychoidal
bothsidedness
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
boundlessness
boundlessness
noun
The property of being boundless, of being without limits or ends.
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachydontism
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
bulldoggishly
camaldolesian
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
cardiogenesis
cardiogenesis
noun
The development of the embryonic heart
cardiologists
cardiologists
noun
plural of cardiologist
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardioschisis
cardiospermum
cassiduloidea
catadicrotism
catadicrotism
noun
The quality of being catadicrotic.
catadioptrics
catadioptrics
noun
(optics) The construction and use of catadioptric lenses and systems
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.