(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
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.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
ablastemic
ablastemic
adj
(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
absinthismic
absinthismic
adj
Afflicted with absinthism.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
acclimatisable
acclimatisable
adj
Alternative form of acclimatizable
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
albuminoscope
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
ambisyllabic
ambisyllabic
adj
(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
ambitendencies
ambitendencies
noun
plural of ambitendency
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
amblyacousia
ambrosiac
ambrosiac
adj
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
ambrosiaceae
ambrosiaceous
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
ammonobasic
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antirepublicanism
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
arabicism
archdissembler
archiblastoma
archisymbolical
aristorepublicanism
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
asymbolic
asymbolical
asymbolical
adj
Synonym of asymbolic
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
bacchanalianism
bacchanalianism
noun
The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
bacchanalism
bacchanalism
noun
Alternative form of bacchanalianism
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backstamping
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
baconianism
baconianism
Noun
The scientific methods of
The theory that was the real author of the works of Shakespeare.
baconism
bacteremias
bacteremias
noun
plural of bacteremia
bacteriohemolysin
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
balsamic
balsamic
adj
Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
Producing balsam.
noun
A balsamic vinegar.
balsamical
balsamical
adj
Alternative form of balsamic
balsamically
balsamically
adv
In a balsamic manner.
balsaminaceae
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
balsamitic
balsamiticness
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
bashmuric
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromatinic
basichromiole
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.
basiparachromatin
bathochromatism
beaumarchais
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becrimes
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
bellicism
bellicism
noun
An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.
benedictinism
besiclometer
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirchers
besmirchers
noun
plural of besmircher
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
betacism
betacism
noun
(phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.
betacismus
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
biblicism
biblicism
noun
A term derived from the Bible
Learning or literature relating to the Bible.
biblioclasm
biblioclasm
noun
(rare) Destruction of books, especially of the Bible.
bicameralism
bicameralism
noun
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
(psychology) Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
bicameralist
bicameralist
noun
A supporter of bicameralism.
bicamerist
bicamerist
noun
An advocate of bicameralism (of two legislative chambers)
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bicyclism
bicyclism
noun
(dated) The art of riding a bicycle.
bidialectalism
bidialectalism
noun
The use of two dialects of a language.
bigamistic
bigamistic
adj
bigamous
bigamistically
bimastic
bimetallics
bimetallics
noun
plural of bimetallic
bimetallistic
bimetallistic
adj
Relating to, or supporting, bimetallism.
bimuscular
bimuscular
adj
(zoology) Having two adductor muscles.
biochemicals
biochemicals
noun
plural of biochemical
biochemics
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
biochemistries
biochemistries
noun
plural of biochemistry
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biochemists
biochemists
noun
plural of biochemist
bioclimatologies
bioclimatologist
bioclimatologist
noun
One who studies bioclimatology.
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
biologicohumanistic
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
biometricist
biometricist
noun
One who studies biometry.
biometrics
biometrics
noun
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics.
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
biomicroscopies
biomicroscopy
biomicroscopy
noun
The examination of the eye using a slit lamp biomicroscope
The microscopic examination of biological tissue
biomimetics
biomimetics
noun
The study of the structure and function of living things as models for the creation of materials or products by reverse engineering.
biomolecules
biomolecules
noun
plural of biomolecule
bionomics
bionomics
noun
The study of an organism and its relation to its environment; ecology.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
bioplasmic
bioplasmic
adj
Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.
biorhythmicities
biosystematic
biosystematic
adj
Of or pertaining to biosystematics
biosystematics
biosystematics
noun
(biology, taxonomy) taxonomy based upon statistical data of the evolution of organisms
biracialism
biracialism
noun
A situation where two races of people are segregated.
biracialisms
birchism
bisacromial
bisacromial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two acromial processes