(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abelmoschus
abhorrences
abhorrences
noun
plural of abhorrence
abyssobenthonic
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
anisobranchiate
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
archibenthos
aspidobranchiate
asthenobiotic
bachelordoms
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backhoes
backhoes
noun
plural of backhoe
backhouse
backhouse
noun
(US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotechnics
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
basichromiole
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiolichenes
basoche
basoche
noun
A guild of legal clerks in pre-revolutionary France.
batrachospermum
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beachdrops
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beclothes
beclothes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclothe
becoresh
becushioned
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
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
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benthoscope
benzophosphinic
bescorch
bescorch
verb
(transitive) To scorch about, around, or all over; scorch completely.
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bescorches
bescorches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescorch
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
bescutcheon
besmouch
bibliothecas
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
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
bioethicist
bioethicist
noun
An expert in bioethics
bioethicists
bioethicists
noun
plural of bioethicist
bioethics
bioethics
noun
(ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.
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
biomathematics
biomathematics
noun
(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.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
biopsychologies
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
biorhythmicities
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
biotechnics
biotechnics
noun
The application of biotechnology.
biotechnologies
biotechnologies
noun
plural of biotechnology
biotechs
biotechs
noun
plural of biotech
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
blagoveshchensk
blastocheme
blastochyle
blastochyle
noun
(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
bleachhouse
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blepharanthracosis
blepharelcosis
blepharochalasis
blepharochalasis
noun
An inflammation of the eyelid, characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue resulting in redundant folds over the lid margins.
blepharochromidrosis
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharodyschroia
blepharoncosis
blepharoncus
blepharoplastic
blepharoplastic
adj
relating to blepharoplasty
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosynechia
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
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
blotches
blotches
noun
plural of blotch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blotch
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
blotchiness
blotchiness
noun
The state or condition of being blotchy.
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bobeches
bobeches
noun
plural of bobeche
boches
boches
noun
plural of boche
boesch
boeschen
bolshevistic
bolshevistically
borchers
borsches
borsches
noun
plural of borsch
boschneger
boschveld
bostrychidae
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchers
botchers
noun
plural of botcher
botches
botches
noun
plural of botch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of botch
botchiest
botchiest
adj
superlative form of botchy: most botchy
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bothriocephalus
bouchees
boucherism
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachistocephali
brachistocephalic
brachistocephalous
brachistocephaly
brachistochrone
brachistochrone
noun
(mathematics) A cycloid; the curve of fastest descent between two points.
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachylogies
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystochrone
brachystochrone
noun
Alternative form of brachistochrone
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiogenous
branchiomerism
branchiomerism
noun
(zoology) The state of being formed of branchiate segments.
branchiopneustic
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostegidae
branchiostegite
branchiostegite
noun
The lateral or dorsolateral part of a crustaceal carapace that extends over the gills