(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
accompanying
accompanying
adj
Present together.
noun
That which accompanies; accompaniment.
verb
present participle of accompany
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
aepyornithiformes
alimentotherapy
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
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.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
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
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphikaryon
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphipyrenin
amphithyron
amphithyrons
amphitryon
amphrysian
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amygdophenin
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
anacamptically
anacamptically
adv
In an anacamptic manner; by reflection of sound.
anapterygotism
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anepithymia
angiolymphitis
angiolymphoma
angiosymphysis
anolympiad
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropopsychism
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
antiempirically
antimonopoly
antimonopoly
adj
(law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly.
antioptimistically
antiparliamentary
antiparliamentary
adj
(politics) Opposing parliament.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antipragmatically
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
antrotympanic
antrotympanitis
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
aspidomancy
autodepolymerization
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bumpkinly
bumpkinly
adj
Befitting a bumpkin.
campanologically
campanologically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, campanology.
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cataphrygianism
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
chamaepericlymenum
chimneypiece
chimneypiece
noun
A mantelpiece.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chlorprophenpyridamine
chronocinematography
chronocinematography
noun
chronography by means of cinematography
chrysosplenium
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cinephotomicrography
cinephotomicrography
noun
cinematographic photomicrography
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumpolygon
clinopyramid
cnemapophysis
coemploying
companionability
companionability
noun
The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
companionway
companionway
noun
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
companying
companying
verb
present participle of company
compassionately
compassionately
adv
In a compassionate manner.
compaternity
compaternity
noun
(obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to a person.
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
compendiary
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
compensability
compensability
noun
The characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated.
compensatingly
compensatingly
adv
So as to compensate.
compensatively
compensatively
adv
In a compensative manner; compensatorily
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
complacentially
complacentially
adv
In a complacential manner.
complainingly
complainingly
adv
In a complaining manner; peevishly.
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complementarily
complementarily
adv
In a complementary manner.
complementarity
complementarity
noun
(linguistics, philosophy, semantics) A semantic relationship between two words wherein negative use of one entails the affirmative of the other with no gradability; the relation of binary antonyms.
The state or characteristic of being complementary.
complexionably
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
compliancy
compliancy
noun
The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance
compliantly
compliantly
adv
in a compliant manner
complimentally
complimentally
adv
In a complimental fashion.
complimentarily
complimentarily
adv
in a complimentary manner
complimentarity
complimentarity
noun
Misspelling of complementarity.
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
complimentingly
complimentingly
adv
In a complimentary manner; with compliments.
complying
complying
verb
present participle of comply
compositionally
compositionally
adv
By means of composition.
With regard to composition.
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compromisingly
compromisingly
adv
In a compromising manner.
compunctionary
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
computationally
computationally
adv
In a computational manner
Using computation
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contemplatingly
contemplatively
contemplatively
adv
In a contemplative manner.
contemporaneity
contemporaneity
Noun
The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous.
contemporarily
contemporarily
adv
At the time being discussed; then.
In the present time.
contemptibility
contemptibility
noun
The quality of being contemptible.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer