An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acceptilating
acceptilating
verb
present participle of acceptilate
acceptilation
acceptilation
noun
(civil law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.
(theology) The doctrine, laid down by Duns Scotus and maintained by the Arminians, that the satisfaction rendered by Christ was not in itself really a true or full equivalent, but was merely accepted by God, through his gracious goodwill, as sufficient.
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
accompaniment
accompaniment
noun
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
acetopiperone
acipenseridae
actinopterous
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerophysicist
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
albuminoscope
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
alloxyproteic
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphibichnite
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphipneustic
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
anaeroplastic
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
ankylopoietic
antapoplectic
antapoplectic
adj
Alternative form of antiapoplectic
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antiepicenter
antiepicenter
noun
Alternative spelling of antiepicentre
antiepileptic
antiepileptic
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to prevent epileptic seizures
noun
(medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antinephritic
antinephritic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.
noun
An antinephritic remedy.
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipellagric
antipellagric
adj
Preventing or countering pellagra.
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antiprinciple
antiprinciple
noun
A principle that opposes another principle.
antisceptical
antisepticise
antisepticise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antisepticize.
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antisepticist
antisepticist
noun
(historical) One who believes in the importance of antisepsis in medicine.
antisepticize
antisepticize
verb
(transitive) To make antiseptic.
antiskeptical
antisplenetic
antisplenetic
adj
(archaic) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
(historical or literary) Acting against ill humor, associated with the spleen.
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
apheliotropic
apheliotropic
adj
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
apocentricity
apocentricity
noun
The property of being apocentric.
apocinchonine
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Relating to an issue of fulfilment.
appendicalgia
appendicalgia
noun
(medicine) Pain in the appendix.
appendiculata
appendiculate
appendiculate
adj
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.
applicatively
applicatively
adv
In an applicative manner.
apposiopestic
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
archaeohippus
archaeopteris
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archespsporia
archhypocrite
archipelagian
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
areographical
areographical
adj
Synonym of areographic
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arteriectopia
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
asclepiadeous
aspidocephali
associateship
associateship
noun
The rank or period of being an associate.
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
backspacefile
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bactetiophage
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzopinacone
benzopinacone
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of benzopinacol
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
brachycephali
bronchoplegia
caesaropapism
caesaropapism
noun
(government, religion) The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
caesaropapist
caesaropapist
noun
A supporter of caesaropapism.
caesaropopism
calcispongiae
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calliphoridae
cambridgeport
campanulariae
campephagidae
campimetrical
campimetrical
adj
Related to campimetry.
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
candidateship
candidateship
noun
Candidacy.
capaciousness
capaciousness
noun
The quality of being capacious.
capernaitical
capillariness
capillariness
noun
The state or quality of being capillary.
capillarities
capillarities
noun
plural of capillarity
capitalisable
capitalisable
adj
Alternative spelling of capitalizable
capitalizable
capitalizable
adj
(finance) Capable of being converted into capital.
capitelliform
capparidaceae
caprimulgidae
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
capsuligerous
cardiographer
cardiographer
noun
Synonym of cardiographist
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardionephric
cardionephric
adj
nephrocardiac
cardiophrenia
cardiospermum
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
caricographer
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
carpetbagging
carpetbagging
verb
present participle of carpetbag
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
carpocervical
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
catchpoleship
caterpillared
caterpillared
adj
Fitted with a caterpillar track.
caulophylline
celidographer
centricipital
centricipital
adj
Relating to the centriciput.
centripetally
centripetally
adv
Towards a centre or axis.
Using centripetal force.
centripetence
centripetence
noun
A tendency towards a center
centripetency
centripetency
noun
centripetence; tendency towards the centre
centropomidae
centuplicated
centuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuplicate
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalization
cephalization
noun
(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.