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.
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionists
abolitionists
noun
plural of abolitionist
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
absinthiating
absinthiating
verb
present participle of absinthiate
abstentionism
abstentionism
noun
A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
abstentionist
abstentionist
adj
relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.
noun
A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
abusivenesses
acanthocereus
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acaudelescent
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accentuations
accentuations
noun
plural of accentuation
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accessariness
accessariness
noun
The state of being accessary.
accessoriness
accessoriness
noun
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
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).
accidentalist
accidentalist
noun
An expert in accidents, especially those involving motor vehicles.
Someone who believes in accidentalism.
acclimatising
acclimatising
verb
present participle of acclimatise
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
accountancies
accountancies
noun
plural of accountancy
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
accustomation
accustomation
noun
The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetanisidide
acetanisidide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide N-(4-methoxyphenyl)acetamide related to paracetamol
acetanisidine
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acipenseridae
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquaintances
acquaintances
noun
plural of acquaintance
acquiescement
acquiescences
acquiescences
noun
plural of acquiescence
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
actinocarpous
actinocutitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinomycosis
actinomycosis
noun
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
addictiveness
addictiveness
noun
The characteristic of being addictive.
adenemphraxis
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
adenometritis
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenosarcomas
adjoiningness
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
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
administrants
administrants
noun
plural of administrant
administrated
administrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administrate
administrates
administrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate
administrator
administrator
noun
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
(law) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
adminstration
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
admonitionist
admonitionist
noun
One who admonishes, or believes in a policy of doing so.
adrenosterone
adrenosterone
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone, originally isolated from the adrenal cortex, that has weak androgenic effects.
adstipulating
adstipulation
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventureship
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresses
adventuresses
noun
plural of adventuress
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adversariness
adversariness
noun
Quality of being adversary.
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.
advisableness
advisableness
noun
Synonym of advisability
aeonicaeonist
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
aeschynanthus
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
africanderism
afrikanderism
afterswarming
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agelacrinites
aggregateness
aggregateness
noun
The state or quality of being aggregate.
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agonizingness
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
aimlessnesses
aimlessnesses
noun
plural of aimlessness
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airconditions
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
akiskemikinik
albocinereous
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
aleksandropol
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
alliterations
alliterations
noun
plural of alliteration
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
alloiogenesis
allothigenous
allothogenous
allowableness
allowableness
noun
The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alterableness
alterableness
noun
The state or quality of being alterable.
alternateness
alternateness
noun
The state or quality of being alternate.
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
amalgamations
amalgamations
noun
plural of amalgamation
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
amblyrhynchus
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
amendableness
amendableness
noun
The state or quality of being amendable.
americanising
americanistic
americanistic
Adjective
Relating to the academic discipline of American studies
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.