(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.
abernathy
abernethy
abernethy
Proper noun
A village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
abhenry
abhenry
noun
(dated, physics) A unit of inductance equal to one billionth (1 x 10⁻⁹) of a henry, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
abhenrys
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
abhorrently
abhorrently
adv
In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abshenry
abthainry
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acetylphenylhydrazine
achromycin
achronychous
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acronichally
acronych
acronychal
acronychal
adj
Alternative form of acronical
acronychally
acronychous
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
acrophony
acrophony
noun
The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophryan
actinophrys
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adherency
adherency
noun
(obsolete) That which adheres.
(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
aepyornithidae
aepyornithiformes
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
aerenchymas
aerohydrodynamic
aerohydrodynamic
adj
Acting by the force of air and water.
aerohydroplane
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.
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
ahungry
ahungry
adj
hungry (for)
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
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.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amblyrhynchus
amphikaryon
amphipyrenin
amphithyron
amphithyrons
amphitryon
amphorophony
amphrysian
anachronically
anachronically
adv
In an anachronic manner.
anachronistically
anachronistically
adv
In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaglyptography
anaglyptography
noun
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, etc.
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anarchically
anarchically
adv
In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anarchy
anarchy
noun
(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
(uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
Confusion in general; disorder.
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anastrophy
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
anchory
anchory
adj
Synonym of ancrée
andrarchy
androphyll
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anemometrographically
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angiocardiography
angiocardiography
noun
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
angiohydrotomy
angiohypertonia
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
anhungry
anhungry
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydrated
anhydrating
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anhydremia
anhydremic
anhydric
anhydric
adj
anhydrous
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
anhydridization
anhydridize
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anhydrization
anhydrize
anhydroglocose
anhydromyelia
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
anhydrotic
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anhydrously
anhydroxime
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
ankylorrhinia
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
anomalotrophy
anopisthographically
anorthographically
anorthography
anorthophyre
antarchy
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthrachrysone
anthracomancy
anthracomancy
noun
Divination by studying burning coals
anthracyl
anthrahydroquinone
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
anthranyl
anthrapyridine
anthraquinonyl
anthraxylon
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropocentricity
anthropocentricity
noun
The quality of being anthropocentric.
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogeography
anthropogeography
noun
(anthropology) The study of the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropography
anthropography
noun
The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which deals historically with the origin and filiation of races and nations.
anthropolatry
anthropolatry
noun
The worship of a human or humans.
anthropologically
anthropologically
adv
In a manner which pertains to anthropology.
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).