(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(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.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abysm
abysm
noun
(archaic, poetic) Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.
(now chiefly literary) An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole.
abysmal
abysmal
adj
(figurative) extremely bad; terrible.
(now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
abysmally
abysmally
adv
Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully.
abysms
abysms
noun
plural of abysm
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
achymous
achymous
adj
(physiology) Without chyme.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acronyms
acronyms
noun
plural of acronym
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycese
actinomycesous
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinomycins
actinomycins
noun
plural of actinomycin
actinomycosis
actinomycosis
noun
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
actinomycosistic
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenocystomatous
adenomycosis
adenomyxosarcoma
adesmy
adesmy
noun
(botany) The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually whole.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
admissively
admissively
adv
In an admissive manner; so as to admit.
admissory
admissory
adj
Pertaining to admission.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adynamias
adynamias
noun
plural of adynamia
aecidiomycetes
aepyornithiformes
aerenchymas
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
aeschynomene
aeschynomenous
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
aimlessly
aimlessly
adv
Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.
akimovsky
albuminolysis
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
allonymous
allonymous
adj
Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
allonymously
allonyms
allonyms
noun
plural of allonym
almistry
almsmoney
aluminosity
alyssum
alyssum
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
alyssums
alyssums
noun
plural of alyssum
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
amaryllis
amaryllis
noun
A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.
The belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa.
amaryllises
amaryllises
noun
plural of amaryllis
amarynceus
amasty
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambassadorially
ambassadorially
adv
In an ambassadorial way.
ambassy
ambassy
noun
Obsolete form of embassy.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambisyllabic
ambisyllabic
adj
(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblyacousia
amblycephalus
amblygeusia
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyocarpous
amblyopsidae
amblyopsis
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
amblyrhynchus
amblystegite
amblystoma
amboynas
amboynas
noun
plural of amboyna
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
ambystoma
ambystomidae
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
amethyst
amethyst
adj
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
noun
(heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amethystlike
amethysts
amethysts
noun
plural of amethyst
aminolysis
aminolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amissibility
amissibility
noun
The quality of being amissible; the possibility of being lost.
amminolysis
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
ammodytes
ammodytes
noun
plural of ammodyte
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ammonolysis
ammonolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment
amnesty
amnesty
noun
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
verb
To grant a pardon (to a group)
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amorosity
amorosity
noun
The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness.
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
amoyese
ampassy
ampassy
noun
(obsolete) ampersand
ampelosicyos
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibolostylous
amphibryous
amphicondylous
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphicyrtous
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.