An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
academization
academization
noun
Process or action of academizing.
acarocecidium
acarocecidium
noun
A plant gall caused by an acarid mite
acatamathesia
acatamathesia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to understand, especially to understand speech
accelerometer
accelerometer
noun
An instrument for measuring acceleration.
An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
accidentalism
accidentalism
noun
A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
Accidental character or effect.
The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
acclimatement
acclimatement
noun
(rare) acclimation
accommodately
accommodately
adv
(rare) suitably; fitly
accommodative
accommodative
adj
Supplying with or obliging; accommodating.
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
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
accountrement
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetbromamide
acetometrical
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
achaemenidian
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
achromobacter
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
ackermanville
acquiescement
actiniochrome
actiniochrome
noun
A red to violet pigment present in some Actinozoa
actinometricy
actinomycetal
actinomycetal
adj
Of or relating to the Actinomycetales, an order of Actinobacteria.
actinotoxemia
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adenosarcomas
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
aeolharmonica
aeolharmonica
noun
(music, obsolete) A form of harmonium.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
aeromaechanic
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
africanderism
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albuminoscope
alchemistical
alchemistical
adj
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alcoholimeter
alcoholmetric
alcoholometer
alcoholometer
noun
A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alcovinometer
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectoromancy
alectoromancy
noun
Alternative form of alectryomancy
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
alectryomancy
alectryomancy
noun
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminoferric
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaranthaceae
amblycephalus
ambrosiaceous
amelification
americanising
americanistic
americanistic
Adjective
Relating to the academic discipline of American studies
americanizing
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amidocaffeine
amidocyanogen
aminoacidemia
aminoacidemia
noun
(pathology) The presence of amino acids in the blood
aminoethionic
ammocoetiform
amniocentesis
amniocentesis
noun
(medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
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
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdalectomy
amygdalectomy
Noun
Surgical removal of the amygdala.
anathematical
androcephalum
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
anemometrical
anemometrical
adj
Alternative form of anemometric
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
anteoperculum
anthelminthic
anthelminthic
adj
Alternative form of anthelmintic
anthracometer
anthracometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.
anticalcimine
anticosmetics
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antienzymatic
antienzymatic
adj
That inhibits the action of an enzyme
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antimechanism
antimechanism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that opposes mechanism.
antimechanist
antimechanist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects mechanism.
antimedically
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antisymmetric
antisymmetric
adj
(of a bilinear form) For which B(w,v) = -B(v,w).
(of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
(of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
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.
archeptolemus
archicerebrum
archimandrite
archimandrite
noun
(ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
(ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
archmessenger
archvestryman
argentometric
argentometric
adj
Relating to argentometry.
arithmetician
arithmetician
noun
(now rare) One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.
arthrectomies
arthrectomies
noun
plural of arthrectomy
ascertainment
ascertainment
noun
The act of ascertaining.
aschelminthes
astrometrical
astrometrical
Adjective
astrometric
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
atriocoelomic
aureocasidium
autocoenobium
autocollimate
autocomplexes
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autohemolytic
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
automechanism
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
azurmalachite
balsameaceous
balsaminaceae
bartramiaceae
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromiole
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
benedictinism
benzocoumaran
benzoylformic
bespecklement
betulinamaric
bimetallistic
bimetallistic
adj
Relating to, or supporting, bimetallism.
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biomechanical
biomechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomechanics
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
biomicroscope
biomicroscope
noun
(biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism