An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
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).
adenemphraxis
adenometritis
adenosarcomas
admeasurement
admeasurement
noun
Apportionment.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
administrated
administrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administrate
administrates
administrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
africanderism
afrikanderism
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
amendableness
amendableness
noun
The state or quality of being amendable.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animadversive
animadversive
adj
(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient.
Critical or characterized by disapproval.
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
armageddonist
audioemission
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
camaldolesian
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondrosteoma
circumstanced
circumstanced
adj
(in combination) In the specified situation or circumstances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstance
commandedness
commandedness
noun
The state or quality of being commanded.
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
commendations
commendations
noun
plural of commendation
commensurated
commensurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commensurate
compactedness
compactedness
noun
The state or quality of being compacted.
comradeliness
comradeliness
noun
The state or quality of being comradely.
condemnations
condemnations
noun
plural of condemnation
confederatism
credentialism
credentialism
noun
Excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications.
damnabilities
decalcomanias
decalcomanias
noun
plural of decalcomania
decompensated
decompensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decompensate
decompensates
decompensates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompensate
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
deisidaimonia
delimitations
delimitations
noun
plural of delimitation
demagnetising
demagnetising
verb
present participle of demagnetise
demandingness
demandingness
noun
The state or quality of being demanding.
demasculinise
demasculinise
verb
Alternative spelling of demasculinize
demasculinize
demasculinize
verb
To remove the masculine qualities of.
To remove the testicles from
demibastioned
demimondaines
demimondaines
noun
plural of demimondaine
demineralizes
demineralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demineralize
democratising
democratising
verb
present participle of democratise
demodulations
demodulations
noun
plural of demodulation
demonolatrous
demonolatrous
adj
Relating to, or taking part in, demonolatry; demon-worshipping.
demonstrandum
demonstrating
demonstrating
verb
present participle of demonstrate
demonstration
demonstration
noun
(mathematics, philosophy) A proof.
(prison slang) A prisoner's act of beating up another prisoner.
A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march.
A show of military force.
An event at which something will be demonstrated.
Expression of one's feelings by outward signs.
The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
demonstrative
demonstrative
adj
(grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
given to open displays of emotion
that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
noun
A demonstrative adjective.
A demonstrative pronoun.
demonstrators
demonstrators
noun
plural of demonstrator
demonstratory
demonstratory
adj
Serving to demonstrate something.
dendrocalamus
denominations
denominations
noun
plural of denomination
dermanaplasty
dermaskeleton
desmodontidae
desmognathism
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
desmoneoplasm
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
devotionalism
devotionalism
noun
(religion) Devotional behaviour.
dexamethasone
dexamethasone
noun
(pharmacology, biochemistry) A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₂₉FO₅, and used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent.
diathermanous
diathermanous
adj
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
dilettanteism
dilettanteism
noun
Alternative form of dilettantism
dimensionally
dimensionally
adv
With regard to dimension.
dimensuration
disaffirmance
disaffirmance
noun
(law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal.
(law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
disagreements
disagreements
noun
plural of disagreement
disassembling
disassembling
verb
present participle of disassemble
discompliance
discompliance
noun
(obsolete) Failure or refusal to comply.
discriminable
discriminable
adj
That can be discriminated or distinguished from others
discriminated
discriminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discriminate
discriminates
discriminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discriminate
disembargoing
disembarkment
disembarkment
noun
disembarkation
disembocation
disenablement
disengagement
disengagement
noun
(dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.
(fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
(medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.
(military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
Termination of an agreement to be married.
The release or separation of a chemical.
disentailment
disestimation
disestimation
noun
(archaic) disesteem
disharmonised
disharmonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disharmonise
disharmonized
disharmonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disharmonize
disilluminate
disilluminate
verb
(transitive) To destroy the light of; to darken.
dismantlement
dismantlement
noun
The act of dismantling; disassembly.
dismayingness
disparagement
disparagement
noun
The act of disparaging, of belittling.
displacements
displacements
noun
plural of displacement
disseminating
disseminating
verb
present participle of disseminate
dissemination
dissemination
noun
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
disseminative
disseminative
adj
Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated.
dissepimental
dissepimental
adj
Relating to a dissepiment.
distemperance
distemperance
noun
(obsolete) distemperature
documentalist
documentalist
noun
A person, especially a librarian, who is an expert in documents and documentation.
documentaries
documentaries
noun
plural of documentary
documentarist
documentarist
noun
A maker of documentaries.
dodecaphonism
domesticating
domesticating
verb
present participle of domesticate
domestication
domestication
noun
(translation studies) The act of domesticating a text.
The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.
The act of domesticating, or making a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.
dosimetrician
dreamlessness
dreamlessness
noun
The state or condition of being dreamless; lack of dreams.
dreamlikeness
dreamlikeness
noun
The state or condition of being dreamlike; resemblance to a dream.
dynamogeneses
dynamogenesis
dynamogenesis
noun
Synonym of dynamogeny
dysmenorrheal
dysmenorrheal
adj
Relating to dysmenorrhea.
dysmenorrhoea
dysmenorrhoea
noun
Alternative spelling of dysmenorrhea
earmindedness
edwardsianism
emotionalised
emotionalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emotionalise
enamouredness
enamouredness
noun
Alternative form of enamoredness
endamoebiasis
endangerments
endangerments
noun
plural of endangerment
endogalvanism
endotheliomas
eudaemonistic
eudaemonistic
adj
Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
geodynamicist
geodynamicist
noun
One who studies geodynamics.
gesithcundman
gonadectomies
gonadectomies
noun
plural of gonadectomy
haemodynamics
haemodynamics
noun
Alternative spelling of hemodynamics
hammondsville
handicrafsmen
hemodiagnosis
hemosporidian
hemosporidian
noun
Alternative form of haemosporidian
hereditaments
hereditaments
noun
plural of hereditament
hildebrandism
housemaidenly
housemaidenly
adj
Befitting a housemaid.
idiomaticness
idiomaticness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being idiomatic.
immediateness
immediateness
noun
the state of being immediate; immediacy
impassionedly
impassionedly
adv
In an impassioned manner.
imponderables
imponderables
noun
plural of imponderable
incompensated
indimensional
intermeasured
intermediates
intermediates
noun
plural of intermediate
intersesamoid
intersesamoid
adj
(anatomy) Between sesamoid bones.
lymphadenitis
lymphadenitis
noun
(biology, medicine) Inflammation or swelling of lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection but is also often of obscure origin and benign.