(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abridgedly
abridgedly
adv
in an abridged manner, in a manner that is cut short or shortened
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
academically
academically
adv
In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective.
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
accidency
accidentality
accidentality
noun
The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accidentarily
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accidentiality
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
accommodatively
accommodatively
adv
In a accommodative manner; accommodatingly.
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
acetmethylanilide
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
acetoxyphthalide
acetylcyanide
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylid
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetyliodide
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
acetylperoxide
acetylphenylhydrazine
acidimetrically
acidimetrically
adv
(chemistry) By means of, or in terms of, acidimetry.
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
acylamidobenzene
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
addictively
addictively
adv
In an addictive manner.
additamentary
additively
additively
adv
In an additive manner.
addressability
addressability
noun
(computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points.
(computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
(micrographics) The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points.
adenodynia
adenodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in a gland; adenalgia
adenohypersthenia
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenohypophysis
adenohypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomycosis
adenomyofibroma
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphoid
adenylic
adenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adjectivally
adjectivally
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adjective.
adjectively
adjectively
adv
As an adjective; adjectivally.
adjoinedly
adjoinedly
adv
In an adjoined manner; connectedly.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
admiredly
admiredly
adv
(archaic) So as to be admired.
admissively
admissively
adv
In an admissive manner; so as to admit.
admittedly
admittedly
adv
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adrenolysis
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventively
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
adverbially
adverbially
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adverb.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advisedly
advisedly
adv
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.
adygei
adygei
Proper noun
A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Republic of Adygea, in the Russian Federation.
aecidiomycetes
aedility
aedility
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.
aepyornithidae
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
aerodynamically
aerodynamically
adv
From the perspective of aerodynamics.
In an aerodynamic manner, in a manner which reduces drag.
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aerohydrodynamic
aerohydrodynamic
adj
Acting by the force of air and water.
aerothermodynamic
aerothermodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
agitatedly
agitatedly
adv
In an agitated manner.
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agriotypidae
agromyzidae
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
aldehydine
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aleydis
aleyrodid
aleyrodid
noun
(zoology) Any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.
aleyrodidae
alkylidene
alkylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaryllidaceae
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
amblycephalidae
amblyopsidae
ambystomidae
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amidoaldehyde
amidocyanogen
amidomyelin
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminobenzaldehyde
aminodiphenyl
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
ammodytidae
amphicyonidae
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
ampycides
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amygdonitrile
amygdophenin
amylidene
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amylodyspepsia
amyloidoses
amyloidoses
noun
plural of amyloidosis
amyridaceae
androgyneity
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
anecdotically
anecdotically
adv
Synonym of anecdotally
anecdysis
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydremia
anhydremic
anhydride
anhydride
noun
(chemistry) any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides
anhydrides
anhydrides
noun
plural of anhydride
anhydridize
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anhydrize
anhydromyelia
anhydroxime
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
anisaldehyde
anisaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde 4-methoxybenzaldehyde that has a strong aroma or anise or licorice; it is used in flavourings and in organic synthesis