An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
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.
acatamathesia
acatamathesia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to understand, especially to understand speech
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).
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
acquiescement
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenemphraxis
adenometritis
adenosarcomas
adhesivemeter
adhesivemeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
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.
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
africanderism
afrikanderism
afterswarming
aimlessnesses
aimlessnesses
noun
plural of aimlessness
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
akiskemikinik
albuminoscope
alchemistical
alchemistical
adj
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
allelotropism
alloisomerism
alloisomerism
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomerism
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
amblycephalus
ambrosiaceous
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
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
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.
amorousnesses
amorousnesses
noun
plural of amorousness
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amortissement
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampherotokous
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
angiemphraxis
angioneoplasm
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
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.
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
annexationism
annexationism
noun
The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
antebaptismal
antiamusement
antiamusement
adj
Opposed to public entertainment venues such as amusement arcades and funfairs.
anticosmetics
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antihemolysin
antihistamine
antihistamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
antimechanism
antimechanism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that opposes mechanism.
antimechanist
antimechanist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects mechanism.
antimissioner
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antiprelatism
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antiserumsera
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
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.
antiterrorism
antiterrorism
noun
(law enforcement, military, often attributive) Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
apometabolism
apometabolous
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Relating to an issue of fulfilment.
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
archeptolemus
archmessenger
archvestryman
argumentmaths
armageddonist
arsenobismite
arteriopalmus
arteriotomies
arteriotomies
noun
plural of arteriotomy
arthrectomies
arthrectomies
noun
plural of arthrectomy
arthrempyesis
ascertainment
ascertainment
noun
The act of ascertaining.
aschelminthes
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
astonishments
astonishments
noun
plural of astonishment
astrometrical
astrometrical
Adjective
astrometric
atheromatosis
atheromatosis
noun
(pathology) The deposition of atheromas in the arteries
atmosphereful
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
audioemission
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
aureocasidium
autocomplexes
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
automechanism
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.
balsameaceous
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
balsaminaceae
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
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.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.