(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
archaimbaud
archbald
archband
archbeadle
archbold
archbuilder
archdissembler
archdisturber
archibald
archibaldo
archibold
archvagabond
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
baccharoid
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelordoms
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
basiarachnoiditis
batchelder
batrachidae
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
batrachoididae
batrachophidia
beachdrops
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
becharmed
becharmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becharm
bedchair
bedchair
noun
A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
benchboard
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benzalcyanhydrin
benzhydroxamic
berchtesgaden
berdache
berdache
noun
(anthropology, dated, now offensive) Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.
berdaches
berdaches
noun
plural of berdache
bichromated
birchard
birchdale
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blackhander
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackhearted
blackhearted
adj
Alternative form of black-hearted
blackheartedly
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
blanchard
blanchard
Proper noun
A village in Iowa, US.
A town in Louisiana, US.
A city in Oklahoma, US.
A town in Wisconsin, US.
blanchardville
blandarch
bleachground
bleachyard
blepharoceridae
blepharochromidrosis
blepharodyschroia
bostrychidae
bostrychoidal
bothriocidaris
bouchard
boucharde
brachiated
brachiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brachiate
brachioganoid
brachioganoidei
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachioradial
brachioradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the forearm (between wrist and elbow)
brachioradialis
brachioradialis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the forearm at the elbow.
brachiorrhachidian
brachycardia
brachycardia
noun
Synonym of bradycardia
brachydactyl
brachydactylia
brachydactylia
noun
brachydactyly
brachydactylic
brachydactylic
adj
Relating to brachydactyly
brachydactylism
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydactyly
brachydactyly
noun
(pathology) Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachydodrome
brachydodromous
brachydomal
brachydomatic
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brachydontism
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachypyramid
brachysclereid
brachysclereid
noun
(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
brainchild
brainchild
noun
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators
verb
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with.
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchdale
branched
branched
adj
Having branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of branch
branchedness
branchiobdella
branchiocardiac
branchiocardiac
adj
Relating to the gills and heart (of a fish)
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchiopoda
branchiopodan
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchiostegidae
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
branchipodidae
branchland
branchstand
breached
breached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breach
breadstitch
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bretschneideraceae
bridechamber
bridechamber
noun
The nuptial apartment.
broached
broached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of broach
broadcloth
broadcloth
noun
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
bronchodilatation
bronchodilatation
noun
bronchodilation
bronchodilator
bronchodilator
noun
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
bruchidae
burchard
burckhardt
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
carbohydrazide
carbohydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea