(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominoscope
abdominoscope
noun
An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
absconded
absconded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abscond
abscondedly
abscondence
abscondence
noun
(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
absconder
absconder
noun
A person who absconds.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
accommodableness
accommodableness
noun
(rare) The quality or condition of being accommodable
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
aspidobranchiate
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
bachelordoms
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodser
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bacteriodiagnosis
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
balanopsidaceae
balmarcodes
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basidiogenetic
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
batidaceous
beachdrops
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
becassocked
becassocked
adj
Wearing a cassock.
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
becousined
becowards
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
becushioned
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
bedsock
bedsock
noun
A sock worn in bed, to keep the feet warm.
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
benedictions
benedictions
noun
plural of benediction
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bescoundrel
bescoured
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
biocides
biocides
noun
plural of biocide
biofeedbacks
biofeedbacks
noun
plural of biofeedback
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
blackbodies
blackbodies
noun
plural of blackbody
blastodermatic
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockades
blockades
noun
plural of blockade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockade
blockbusted
blockheadedness
blockheadedness
noun
The state or condition of being blockheaded.
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadishness
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bloodsuckers
bloodsuckers
noun
plural of bloodsucker
bodices
bodices
noun
plural of bodice
boldfacedness
boldfaces
boldfaces
noun
plural of boldface
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boldface
boschveld
bostrychidae
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
bradyteleocinesia
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcasters
broadcasters
noun
plural of broadcaster
brocades
brocades
noun
plural of brocade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brocade
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
caboodles
caboodles
noun
plural of caboodle
caboshed
caboshed
adj
(heraldry, of an animal) Shown face-on, showing the full face, but cut off immediately behind the ears and hence showing nothing of the neck.
cabossed
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbolised
carbolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbolise
carbonadoes
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
carbonnades
carbonnades
noun
plural of carbonnade
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
casebound
casebound
adj
(of a book) hardcover (attributive)
ceboids
ceboids
noun
plural of ceboid
centerboards
centerboards
noun
plural of centerboard
cerebroside
cerebroside
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue
cerebrosides
cerebrosides
noun
plural of cerebroside
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
cloudberries
cloudberries
noun
plural of cloudberry
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
cobalticyanides
cobalticyanides
noun
plural of cobalticyanide
cobblestoned
cobblestoned
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting cobblestoning.
Cobbled; laid with cobblestones.
cobdenism
cobdenism
Noun
A policy of free trade and international peace and cooperation.
coboundless
cockscombed
codebooks
codebooks
noun
plural of codebook
codebtors
codebtors
noun
plural of codebtor
coembodies
coldbloodedness
coldbloodedness
noun
Alternative spelling of cold-bloodedness
colorblindness
colorblindness
noun
Alternative form of color blindness
colorbreeds
colorbreeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colorbreed
combinedness
combinedness
noun
The state or quality of being combined.
combusted
combusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combust
commendableness
commendableness
noun
The state or quality of being commendable.
condensability
condensability
noun
The condition of being condensable.
condensable
condensable
adj
That is able to be condensed; that can undergo condensation
condensible
condensible
adj
Capable of being condensed.
conducibleness
conducibleness
noun
The state or quality of being conducible.
conscribed
conscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscribe
considerability
considerable
considerable
adj
Large in amount.
Significant; worth considering.
noun
(obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration.
considerableness
considerableness
noun
The state or quality of being considerable.
considerably
considerably
adv
Significantly; to a degree worth considering.
consubstantiated
consubstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
corpsbruder
cosubordinate
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
crossbanded
crossbanded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossband
crossbarred
crossbarred
adj
Made or patterned in lines crossing each other.
Secured by, or furnished with, crossbars.
crossbbred
crossbolted
crossbred
crossbred
adj
Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species.
noun
Any organism produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties, or species.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossbreed
crossbreds
crossbreds
noun
plural of crossbred
crossbreed
crossbreed
noun
An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.
verb
(intransitive) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.
(transitive) To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid.
(transitive) To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.