An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
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
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
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.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acanthocereus
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accentuations
accentuations
noun
plural of accentuation
accessoriness
accessoriness
noun
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accommodators
accommodators
noun
plural of accommodator
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
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
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
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.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acroaesthesia
acroaesthesia
noun
(pathology) hyperaesthesia, especially that affects the hands or feet
acroarthritis
acroarthritis
noun
(pathology) arthritis in the joints of the hands or feet
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
acrosphacelus
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
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
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.
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
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adjoiningness
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
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
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.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adstipulation
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aeonicaeonist
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aerophysicist
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agonizingness
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
agrostologist
agrostologist
noun
One who studies agrostology.
aigialosaurus
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airconditions
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
albocinereous
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alectoropodes
aleksandropol
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
alethiologist
algiomuscular
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allelotropism
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
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.
alloeostropha
alloiogenesis
alloisomerism
alloisomerism
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomerism
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
allothigenous
allothogenous
allowableness
allowableness
noun
The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
alveoloclasia
alveoloclasia
noun
The destruction of an alveolus
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.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
amblyocarpous
ambrosiaceous
ambulatoriums
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
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
amortizations
amortizations
noun
plural of amortization
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampherotokous
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
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.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplitudinous
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
anachronistic
anachronistic
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.