An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
accompanied
accompanied
adj
Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accompany
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
accompanies
accompanies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accompany
accompaniment
accompaniment
noun
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
accompanimental
accompanimental
adj
Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
accompaniments
accompaniments
noun
plural of accompaniment
accompanist
accompanist
noun
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
accompanists
accompanists
noun
plural of accompanist
accompanying
accompanying
adj
Present together.
noun
That which accompanies; accompaniment.
verb
present participle of accompany
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetoamidophenol
acetomorphin
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
acmispon
actiniomorpha
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinosphaerium
albuminoscope
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
alycompaine
amidoacetophenone
aminoacetophenetidine
aminoacetophenone
aminoacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound formed by the substitution of an amine group for one of the hydrogens of acetophenone, having the molecular formula C₈H₉NO; or any specific isomer of this compound.
aminocaproic
aminocaproic
adj
Of or pertaining to aminocaproic acids and their derivatives
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
aminopropionic
aminopropionic
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a propionic group
aminosulphonic
amnioclepsis
amphibiontic
amphicarpogenous
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphictyonian
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyon
amphicyonidae
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphionic
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amplication
amplication
noun
Misspelling of amplification.
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anamorphic
anamorphic
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
anatomicopathologic
anatomicopathological
anatomicopathological
adj
Relating to anatomy and pathology.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomopathologic
anatomopathologic
adj
Alternative form of anatomopathological
anatomopathological
anatomopathological
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to both anatomy and pathology
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropoclimatologist
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthropomantic
anthropometric
anthropometric
adj
of, or relating to anthropometry
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropomorphic
anthropomorphic
adj
(of animals, inanimate objects, and non-human entities) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being.
Having the form of a human.
anthropomorphical
anthropomorphical
adj
Alternative form of anthropomorphic
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphitic
anthropomorphitic
adj
Relating to anthropomorphism.
anthropomorphitical
anthropomorphitical
adj
Alternative form of anthropomorphitic
anthropomorphological
anthropomorphological
adj
(biology) Relating to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthroponomical
anthroponomical
adj
Relating to anthroponomy.
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthropopsychism
anthropotomical
anthropotomical
adj
Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
anticompetitive
anticompetitive
adj
(economics, business) Acting to hinder or obstruct competition.
anticomplement
anticomplement
noun
(biochemistry) Synonym of complement
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
anticomplex
antihemophilic
antihemophilic
adj
(medicine) That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antiophthalmic
antioptimistic
antioptimistical
antioptimistically
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antispasmodics
antispasmodics
noun
plural of antispasmodic
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
antrotympanic
aphrodisiomaniac
aphrodisiomaniacal
appendectomies
appendectomies
noun
plural of appendectomy
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
appendicectomy
appendicectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
apperceptionism
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
aquopentamminecobaltic
archchampion
archimpressionist
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
aristorepublicanism
armipotence
armipotence
noun
Power in arms; military might.
aspidomancy
astrospherecentrosomic
autoanticomplement
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
basiparachromatin
becompliment
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bicomponent
bicomponent
adj
Having two components
blepharocarcinoma
blepharosphincterectomy
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
bromopicrin
brompicrin
brompicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent colourless explosive liquid, CNO₂Br₃.
bronchiospasm
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.