An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
aberdeenshire
aberdeenshire
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionized
abolitionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
acetbromamide
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adiabatically
adiabatically
adv
(sciences) In an adiabatic way.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
advisableness
advisableness
noun
Synonym of advisability
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
amendableness
amendableness
noun
The state or quality of being amendable.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
anomorhomboid
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
apprehendable
apprehendable
adj
That can be apprehended.
archdisturber
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
autoxidizable
autoxidizable
adj
Alternative form of autoxidisable
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backswordsman
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
balantidiasis
balantidiasis
noun
A protozoan infection caused by Balantidium coli.
balantidiosis
baldpatedness
baldwinsville
ballyllumford
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
bandspreading
barbarianized
barbarianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbarianize
bardocucullus
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barnardsville
basidigitalia
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basiglandular
basilidianism
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bastardliness
bastardliness
noun
The state or quality of being bastardly.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardlessness
beardlessness
noun
The state or quality of being beardless.
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bedriddenness
bedriddenness
noun
The state or quality of being bedridden.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
beknottedness
beknottedness
noun
(mathematics) The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
belltopperdom
benedictinism
benedictional
benedictional
noun
a book of benedictions.
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
benightedness
benightedness
noun
The quality of being benighted.
benzdioxazine
benzimidazole
benzimidazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused to that of imidazole; it is used as a pesticide
benzoperoxide
berberidaceae
berchtesgaden
bernardsville
bespottedness
bestsellerdom
bestsellerdom
noun
The quality of having the status of bestseller.
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
bicarburetted
bicarburetted
adj
Alternative form of bicarbureted
biconditional
biconditional
adj
Having two conditions
noun
(logic) An "if and only if" conditional wherein the truth of each term depends on the truth of the other
bicylindrical
bicylindrical
adj
Of or relating to two cylinders.
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bigwiggedness
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
biodegradable
biodegradable
adj
Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
noun
Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.
bisubstituted
bisubstituted
adj
Synonym of disubstituted
bitterhearted
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
blandinsville
blandishingly
blandishingly
adv
So as to blandish.
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
blennadenitis
blepharydatis
blessednesses
blessednesses
noun
plural of blessedness
blindfoldedly
blithehearted
blockheadedly
blockheadedly
adv
In a blockheaded way.
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodlessness
bloodlessness
noun
The characteristic of being bloodless.
bloodlettings
bloodlettings
noun
plural of bloodletting
bloodripeness
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
bloodspilling
bloodsuckings
bloodthirster
bloodthirster
noun
A person who is bloodthirsty.
bloomfieldian
bloomfieldian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1887–1949), American linguist and pioneer of linguistic structuralism.
Noun
A supporter of Leonard Bloomfieldian's linguistic theories.
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
blunderheaded
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
boldfacedness
boldheartedly
bombycillidae
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bordelonville
boroglyceride
boroglyceride
noun
(dated, medicine) A preparation made by warming boric acid with glycerine; once sued as an antiseptic
bostrychoidal
bothrodendron
bothsidedness
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
boundlessness
boundlessness
noun
The property of being boundless, of being without limits or ends.
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
brachioganoid
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachioradial
brachioradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the forearm (between wrist and elbow)
brachydactyly
brachydactyly
noun
(pathology) Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes
brachydodrome
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachypyramid
bradydactylia
bradyesthesia
bradyseismism
bradysphygmia
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchiopodan
brandenburger
brazenfacedly
breadlessness
breadlessness
noun
Absence of bread.
breadthriders
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.