(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.
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylphenylhydrazine
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngitis
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
aepyornithidae
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.
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
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
anthrahydroquinone
anthrapyridine
anthropodeoxycholic
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
benzalcyanhydrin
benzalhydrazine
benzhydroxamic
bihydrazine
blepharosyndesmitis
brachypodine
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
callorhynchidae
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chloranhydride
chlorprophenpyridamine
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
cineangiocardiography
cineangiocardiography
noun
cinematographic angiocardiography
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
coryphaenidae
coryphaenoid
coryphaenoididae
cricothyroidean
cryptobranchidae
cyanephidrosis
cyanohermidin
cylindrenchema
cylindrenchyma
cylindrocephalic
cyproheptadine
cyproheptadine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular antihistaminic, anticholinergic and antiserotonergic agent.
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
dehydrations
dehydrations
noun
plural of dehydration
dehydrochlorinase
dehydrochlorinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dehydrochlorination reaction
dehydrochlorinate
dehydrochlorination
dehydrochlorination
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen chloride are removed from a molecule
dehydrocorydaline
dehydrogenating
dehydrogenating
adj
That undergoes or produces dehydrogenation
verb
present participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.
dehydrogenisation
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
dehydrosparteine
demethylchlortetracycline
dendrochronologically
dendrochronologically
adv
by the use of, or with reference to dendrochronology
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diaphanometry
diathermancy
diathermancy
noun
The condition of being diathermic
diathermaneity
diazoanhydride
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.
diethylmalonylurea
diethyltryptamine
diethyltryptamine
noun
A psychedelic drug closely related to dimethyltryptamine.
dihydrazone
dihydrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing two hydrazone groups
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
dihydronaphthalene
dihydronaphthalene
noun
dialin
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dimenhydrinate
dimenhydrinate
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness.
dimethylanthranilate
dimethylcarbinol
dimethylhydrazine
dimethylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric dimethyl derivatives of hydrazine, but especially 1,2-dimethylhydrazine which is used in medical research.
dimethylnitrosamine
dimethylnitrosamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkyl nitrosamine, (CH₃)₂N-N=O, found in tobacco smoke; it is carcinogenic
dimethyltryptamine
dimethyltryptamine
noun
An N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae) and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine. Not to be confused with 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine).
dinitrophenylhydrazine
dinitrophenylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic azines, but especially 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine that is used as a reagent in the analysis of aldehydes and ketones
diphenhydramine
diphenhydramine
noun
(pharmacology) An antihistamine and anticholinergic drug that blocks the effect of histamine at H₁ receptor sites, relieving allergy symptoms. It also reduces smooth muscle contraction, increases heart rate, and sedates the user by blocking muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs).
diphenylaminechlorarsine
diphenylaminechlorarsine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of adamsite
diphenylchloroarsine
diphenylthiourea
disheartenedly
disheartenedly
adv
In a disheartened manner, dispiritedly.
dishearteningly
dishearteningly
adv
In a disheartening manner.
dryopithecinae
dyakisdodecahedron
dynamometamorphic
dynamometamorphism
dysmenorrhagia
dysphrenia
ectodynamomorphic
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
encephalomyocarditis
encephalomyocarditis
noun
(veterinary medicine) A viral disease afflicting pigs and some non-human primates, attacking muscle tissue and the central nervous system.
enchytraeid
enchytraeid
noun
(zoology) Any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.
enchytraeidae
endobronchially
endobronchially
adv
In an endobronchial manner
endocrinopathy
endocrinopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the endocrine system
endocrinotherapy
endocrinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by administration of hormones produced by the endocrine glands
endodynamomorphic
endolabyrinthitis
endothermically
endothermically
adv
In an endothermic manner
enhydrinae
erythrinidae
erythrodegenerative
erythrodegenerative
adj
Relating to degeneration of the red blood cells.
esoanhydride
ethyldichloroarsine
ethyldichloroarsine
noun
A highly toxic organoarsenic compound with the chemical formula CH₃CH₂AsCl₂, historically used in chemical warfare.
eurypharyngidae
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
ferricyanhydric
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrohydrocyanic
genyophrynidae
gymnarchidae
handygripe
hardenability
hardenability
noun
The quality or degree of being hardenable.
hardystonite
hardystonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare purple fluorescent silicate mineral.
harebrainedly
heartrendingly
heartrendingly
adv
In a heartrending manner.
hemicylindrical
hemicylindrical
adj
Having the form of half a cylinder (divided down its axis)
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hyaluronidase
hyaluronidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid
hydatopyrogenic
hydracetin
hydrachnidae
hydralazine
hydralazine
noun
(pharmacology) A direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator primarily in arteries and arterioles.
hydralazines
hydralazines
noun
plural of hydralazine
hydramine
hydramine
noun
(chemistry) any organic compound having both a hydroxy and an amino functional group; a hydroxy-amine
hydrastine
hydrastine
noun
(organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal.
hydrastinine
hydrastinine
noun
(organic chemistry) A semisynthetic alkaloid resulting from the hydrolysis of hydrastine.
hydrazidine
hydrazidine
noun
(chemistry) any compound derived from a carboxylic acid by replacing the carbonyl group with =NNH₂ and the hydroxyl group with -NHNH₂ (or substituted forms of both)
hydrazimethylene
hydrazine
hydrazine
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH₂-NH₂.
hydrencephaloid
hydrencephaloid
adj
Alternative form of hydrocephaloid
hydroairplane
hydroairplane
noun
Alternative form of hydroaeroplane
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hydrobranchiate
hydrocauline
hydrocinnamaldehyde
hydrocorallinae
hydrocoralline
hydrocotarnine
hydrocyanide
hydrocyanide
noun
(chemistry) A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base, distinguished from cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines.
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide