(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
abstractedness
abstractedness
noun
The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
accidentalness
accidentalness
noun
The quality of being accidental; casualness.
accommodations
accommodations
noun
plural of accommodation
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
acetaldehydase
acetaldehydase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acleistocardia
acleistocardia
noun
(pathology) The inability of the foramen ovale of the heart to close properly
acquaintedness
acquaintedness
noun
(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
adaptabilities
adaptabilities
noun
plural of adaptability
addlepatedness
addlepatedness
noun
The quality of being addlepated.
addressability
addressability
noun
(computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points.
(computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
(micrographics) The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points.
adenodiastasis
adenodiastasis
noun
(pathology) The ectopia of a gland
adenologaditis
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adenostemonous
adiathermanous
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
administration
administration
noun
(countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
(government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
(uncountable, business) Management.
(uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
administrators
administrators
noun
plural of administrator
administratrix
administratrix
noun
A female administrator.
adminstrations
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adscriptitious
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventuresomes
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
advertisements
advertisements
noun
plural of advertisement
advisabilities
advisabilities
noun
plural of advisability
aecidiomycetes
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerosiderolite
aerosiderolite
noun
A meteorite containing both stone and iron.
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
alectoropodous
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambitendencies
ambitendencies
noun
plural of ambitendency
aminopeptidase
aminopeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein
anacatadidymus
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anametadromous
anarthropodous
ancistrocladus
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antidepressant
antidepressant
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting depression.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
antidepressive
antidepressive
adj
Counteracting depression.
noun
An antidepressant.
antidynastical
antidysenteric
antidysenteric
adj
(pharmacology) Working against dysentery.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine for dysentery.
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifederalist
antifederalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-federalist
antimasquerade
antimodernness
antipriesthood
antiquatedness
antiquatedness
noun
The state or quality of being antiquated.
antiradicalism
antiradicalism
noun
Opposition to radical ideologies.
antisacerdotal
antisacerdotal
adj
Hostile to priests or the priesthood.
antisepticised
antisepticised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antisepticise
antisepticized
antisepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antisepticize
antispasmodics
antispasmodics
noun
plural of antispasmodic
antistadholder
aphydrotropism
appendectomies
appendectomies
noun
plural of appendectomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
archimandrites
archimandrites
noun
plural of archimandrite
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
arrondissement
arrondissement
noun
(Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
associatedness
associatedness
noun
The state or quality of being associated.
asterospondyli
astrodiagnosis
astrodiagnosis
noun
The use of astrology to diagnose illness.
atlantodidymus
atlantomastoid
atlantomastoid
adj
Relating to the atlas (bone) and mastoid (process)
attitudinising
attitudinising
verb
present participle of attitudinise
aulostomatidae
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autosensitized
basidiogenetic
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
bdellostomidae
belostomatidae
bidialectalism
bidialectalism
noun
The use of two dialects of a language.
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
blastodermatic
bothriocidaris
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
bronchadenitis
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
calculatedness
calculatedness
noun
The quality of being calculated.
cardiocentesis
cardiocentesis
noun
(surgery) incision or puncture into the heart
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
celebratedness
celebratedness
noun
celebrity; fame
centrodorsally
centrodorsally
adv
In a centrodorsal manner.
chalcosiderite
chalcosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
chondrarsenite
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondrosternal
chondrosternal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum
chordacentrous
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
clavichordists
clavichordists
noun
plural of clavichordist
cleidarthritis
clypeastroidea
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
codictatorship
codictatorship
noun
A joint dictatorship.
commendatories
commendatories
noun
plural of commendatory
commissionated
commissionated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commissionate
compassionated
compassionated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compassionate
conceptualised
conceptualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualise
condensability
condensability
noun
The condition of being condensable.
condensational
condensational
adj
Of or pertaining to condensation.
conditionalism
conditionalism
noun
The doctrine that salvation after death is conditional
conditionalist
conditionalist
noun
A believer in conditionalism.
condylarthrous
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
considerations
considerations
noun
plural of consideration
consolidations
consolidations
noun
plural of consolidation
consuetudinary
consuetudinary
adj
(law) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
contrabandista
contrabandista
noun
A contrabandist in Spain, Portugal, or Latin America.
contractedness
contractedness
noun
The state of being contracted.
contradictions
contradictions
noun
plural of contradiction
contradictious
contradictious
adj
(obsolete) Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.
(obsolete) Inclined to contradict or cavil.
contradistinct
contradistinct
adj
Distinguished by opposite qualities.
coordinateness
coordinateness
noun
The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
costoabdominal
costoabdominal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the abdomen
cotransduction
cotransduction
noun
The simultaneous transduction of multiple genes, especially of two bacterial marker genes
counteraddress
counteraddress
noun
A speech or address made in response to another speech.
counterdemands
counterdemands
noun
plural of counterdemand
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
creditableness
creditableness
noun
The state or quality of being creditable.
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
cysticercoidal
cystignathidae
dacrycystalgia
dacryoadenitis
dacryoadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the lacrimal glands
dacryocystitis
dacryocystitis
noun
(pathology, ophthalmology) inflammation of the lacrimal sac
dacryostenosis
dacryostenosis
noun
(ophthalmology) Obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct.