(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
acclimatizations
acclimatizations
noun
plural of acclimatization
accommodableness
accommodableness
noun
(rare) The quality or condition of being accommodable
accommodationist
accommodationist
noun
Someone who tries to accommodate and compromise with an opposition.
acetoamidophenol
acetobromanilide
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinomycetaceae
actinomycosistic
acylamidobenzene
adamantoblastoma
adenocarcinomata
adenocystomatous
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenomyxosarcoma
administrational
administrational
adj
(nonstandard) Relating to administration.
adrenalectomized
adrenalectomized
adj
Having been adrenalectomized (subjected to adrenalectomy).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adrenalectomize
aerohydrodynamic
aerohydrodynamic
adj
Acting by the force of air and water.
agamogenetically
agamogenetically
adv
By means of agamogenesis.
agnathostomatous
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
aminoacetanilide
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
amphicarpogenous
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphisporangiate
amyelencephalous
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anathematization
anathematization
noun
The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
anatomicomedical
anatomicomedical
adj
Relating to anatomy and medicine.
anchimonomineral
androgametangium
androgametophore
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anglocatholicism
anhaematopoiesis
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphism
anthropomorphism
noun
(theology) The attribution of human characteristics to divine beings.
The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human.
anthropomorphist
anthropomorphist
noun
(religion) One who attributes the human form to God.
One who anthropomorphizes.
anthropomorphite
anthropomorphite
noun
One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to a deity.
anthropomorphize
anthropomorphize
verb
(transitive) To attribute human-like characteristics to (something that is non-human).
(transitive) To endow with human qualities.
anthropomorphous
anthropomorphous
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
Resembling a human being.
anthropopsychism
antiastronomical
antibenzaldoxime
anticeremonially
anticommercially
anticonformities
anticonservatism
antidemocratical
antidemocratical
adj
Alternative form of antidemocratic
antidogmatically
antidomestically
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antigovernmental
antigovernmental
adj
Opposing a government.
antihemorrheidal
antiinflammatory
antiinflammatory
adj
Uncommon spelling of anti-inflammatory.
antimethodically
antimonarchistic
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antioptimistical
antiphilosophism
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
antonomastically
antonomastically
adv
(rhetoric) In terms of, or by means of, antonomasia.
aphrodisiomaniac
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
argillomagnesian
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arthromeningitis
associationalism
authoritarianism
authoritarianism
noun
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.
autoassimilation
autofermentation
autofermentation
noun
endogenous fermentation
autoimmunization
autoimmunization
noun
(immunology) The process of becoming autoimmune.
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
automanipulation
automanipulative
autoracemization
autosomatognosis
barocyclonometer
barocyclonometer
noun
(nautical) A type of aneroid barometer that has accompanying diagrams and directions that help predict storms
benzantialdoxime
benzenediazonium
bioenvironmental
bioenvironmental
adj
Of or pertaining to the interactions between the environment and living organisms
bisdimethylamino
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
branchiostomidae
bromocyanidation
bromonaphthalene
bromonaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric brominated derivatives of naphthalene
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
calamitousnesses
campanologically
campanologically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, campanology.
carcinosarcomata
carcinosarcomata
noun
plural of carcinosarcoma
ceratomandibular
cerebromeningeal
cerebromeningeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
chamaesiphonales
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chlorpheniramine
chlorpheniramine
noun
chlorphenamine
chondrocarcinoma
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
choriocarcinomas
choriocarcinomas
noun
plural of choriocarcinoma
christianomastix
chronogrammatist
chronogrammatist
noun
A writer of chronograms.
chronoisothermal
chronoisothermal
adj
Relating to a chronoisotherm
chronometrically
chronometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of chronometry, the scientific observation of time.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumambulation
circumambulation
noun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumdenudation
circumdenudation
noun
(geology) denudation around an object
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumlocutional
circumlocutional
adj
Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.
circummeridional
circumnavigation
circumnavigation
noun
The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
circumscriptions
circumscriptions
noun
plural of circumscription
circumterraneous
circumterraneous
adj
(archaic) Being or dwelling around the Earth.
circumundulation
coadministration
coadministration
noun
joint administration
coadministratrix
coeducationalism
coeducationalism
noun
The policy of coeducation.
collaborationism
collaborationism
noun
The act of collaborating, especially with an enemy.
columbotantalate
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurateness
commensurateness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurate.
commentatorially
commentatorially
adv
In a commentatorial manner.
commissionership
commissionership
noun
The role or office of commissioner.
commonsensically
commonsensically
adv
In a commonsensical fashion.
communicableness
communicableness
noun
The state or quality of being communicable.
communitarianism
communitarianism
noun
(ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
compactification
compactification
noun
(physics) Any modification of a theory such that an infinite parameter becomes finite
(topology) Any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
(topology) The space resulting from any such procedure.
companionability
companionability
noun
The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
compartmentalize
compartmentalize
verb
(transitive) To separate something into different categories or compartments.
compartmentation
compartmentation
noun
(military) Effects of relief and drainage upon avenues of approach so as to produce areas bounded on at least two sides by terrain features such as woods, ridges, or ravines that limit observation or observed fire into the area from points outside the area. (JP 3-05.1)
(military) Establishment and management of an organization so that information about the personnel, internal organization, or activities of one component is made available to any other component only to the extent required for the performance of assigned duties.
division into compartments
compensativeness
compensativeness
noun
The quality of being compensative.
complaintiveness
complaintiveness
noun
The quality of being complaintive.
complementalness
complementalness
noun
The state or quality of being complemental.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
complimentalness
compressibleness
compressibleness
noun
The quality of being compressible.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
conformationally
conformationally
adv
(chemistry) With respect to the conformation of a molecule