An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
amblycephalidae
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
backdrop
backdrop
noun
(figurative) Any background situation.
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
An image that serves as a visual background.
The setting or background of an acted performance.
verb
(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.
backdropped
backdropped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backdrop
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backdrops
backdrops
noun
plural of backdrop
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backpacked
backpacked
adj
Wearing a backpack.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backpack
backpedal
backpedal
verb
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
backpedaled
backpedaled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpedalled
backpedalled
verb
(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal
backslapped
backslapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslap
backspaced
backspaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backspace
backspliced
backspliced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backsplice
backspread
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstrapped
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
balanopsidaceae
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basipoditic
basipoditic
adj
Relating to the basipodite.
batrachophidia
beachdrops
becapped
becapped
adj
(poetic) Covered as if with a cap.
Wearing a cap.
becarpeted
becarpeted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becarpet
beclasped
beclasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclasp
becrippled
bedcap
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
bepatched
bepatched
adj
Covered in patches.
bespecked
bespeckled
bespeckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespeckle
bespectacled
bespectacled
adj
Wearing spectacles (glasses).
bicuspid
bicuspid
adj
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
noun
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bicuspids
bicuspids
noun
plural of bicuspid
biddulphiaceae
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
bipinnatisected
birdclapper
blackdamp
blackdamp
noun
Choke damp.
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
blepharoceridae
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachypyramid
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoda
branchiopodan
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchipodidae
brevicipitid
brevicipitid
noun
(zoology) Any frog of the family Brevicipitidae.
brevicipitidae
bridecup
broadpiece
broadpiece
noun
(historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.
bronchotyphoid
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
cambridgeport
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
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cardiophobia
cardiophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of heart disease.
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
cerebropedal
cerebropedal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the foot.
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
cibophobiafood
clapboard
clapboard
noun
(archaic, UK) An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.
(film) A clapper board; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
(uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
verb
To cover with clapboards.
clapboarded
clapboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clapboard
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
clapboards
clapboards
noun
plural of clapboard
clapbread
clapbread
noun
clapcake
clapperboard
clapperboard
noun
(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
clipboard
clipboard
noun
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
clipboards
clipboards
noun
plural of clipboard
cnidophobia
compoboard
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
corpsbruder
crispbread
crispbread
noun
A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries.
crispbreads
crispbreads
noun
plural of crispbread
cryptobranchidae
cryptodouble
cupboard
cupboard
noun
(obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet. [14th–18th c.]
(obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate. [16th–19th c.]
(obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
verb
To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.
cupboards
cupboards
noun
plural of cupboard
decapitable
decapitable
adj
Able or fit to be decapitated.
deceptibility
deceptibility
noun
The property of being deceptible; ability to be deceived.
deceptible
deceptible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being deceived.
decipherability
decipherability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something can be deciphered.
(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
decipherable
decipherable
adj
that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended
decipherably
decipherably
adv
In a decipherable manner.
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable
decomposable
decomposable
adj
Able to be decomposed
decompoundable
decompoundable
adj
Capable of being decompounded.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
depectible
depectible
adj
(obsolete, rare) tough; thick; capable of extension
deplaceable
deprecable
deprecable
adj
That may or should be deprecated.
depreciable
depreciable
adj
Able to be depreciated.
desoxyribonucleoprotein
despicability
despicability
noun
Despicableness.
despicable
despicable
adj
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
noun
A wretched or wicked person.
despicableness
despicableness
noun
The quality of being despicable
despicably
despicably
adv
In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
diaboleptic
dibothriocephalus
dipleurobranchiate
diplobacillus
diplobacillus
noun
Synonym of diplobacterium
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
diploblastic
diploblastic
adj
(biology) Having two embryonic germ layers (the ectoderm and the endoderm)
diplumbic
disarchbishop
discerpibility
discerpibility
noun
Alternative form of discerptibility
discerpible
discerpible
adj
Capable of being discerped.
discerpibleness
discerptibility
discerptibility
noun
Capability or liableness to be discerped.
discerptible
discerptible
adj
Alternative form of discerpible
discerptibleness
discerptibleness
noun
The quality of being discerptible.
disciplinability
disciplinability
Noun
The quality of being disciplinable.
disciplinable
disciplinable
adj
(obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.