(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
absentmindedness
absentmindedness
noun
Alternative form of absent-mindedness
accommodableness
accommodableness
noun
(rare) The quality or condition of being accommodable
accumulativeness
accumulativeness
noun
The state or qualities of being accumulative.
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
adenocystomatous
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenomyxosarcoma
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
administratrices
administratrices
noun
plural of administratrix
alimentativeness
alimentativeness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentative.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
aminotransferase
aminotransferase
noun
(biochemistry) Transaminase.
amphicarpogenous
amphisporangiate
amyelencephalous
anathematisation
anathematisation
noun
Alternative form of anathematization
anhaematopoiesis
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anticonformities
anticonservatism
antidomestically
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antimediaevalism
antimediaevalist
antimysticalness
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
argillomagnesian
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arthromeningitis
assimilativeness
assimilativeness
noun
The quality of being assimilative.
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
bisdimethylamino
branchiostomidae
calamitousnesses
chamaesiphonales
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chronoisothermal
chronoisothermal
adj
Relating to a chronoisotherm
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumambiencies
circumambiencies
noun
plural of circumambiency
circumbendibuses
circumbendibuses
noun
plural of circumbendibus
circumintestinal
circumintestinal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of perienteric
circumstantiable
circumstantiable
adj
That can be circumstantiated
circumstantiated
circumstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate
circumstantiates
circumstantiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumstantiate
circumterraneous
circumterraneous
adj
(archaic) Being or dwelling around the Earth.
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
coeducationalism
coeducationalism
noun
The policy of coeducation.
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurateness
commensurateness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurate.
commissionership
commissionership
noun
The role or office of commissioner.
commonsensically
commonsensically
adv
In a commonsensical fashion.
communicableness
communicableness
noun
The state or quality of being communicable.
compensativeness
compensativeness
noun
The quality of being compensative.
complaintiveness
complaintiveness
noun
The quality of being complaintive.
complementalness
complementalness
noun
The state or quality of being complemental.
complimentalness
compressibleness
compressibleness
noun
The quality of being compressible.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
consummativeness
consummativeness
noun
The quality of being consummative.
contemporariness
contemporariness
noun
The state or quality of being contemporary.
contemptibleness
contemptibleness
noun
The state or quality of being contemptible.
contemptuousness
contemptuousness
noun
The state of being contemptuous
conterminousness
conterminousness
noun
The state or quality of being conterminous.
controversialism
controversialism
noun
The tendency to engage in controversy.
contumaciousness
contumaciousness
noun
The property of being contumacious.
contumeliousness
contumeliousness
noun
The state or quality of being contumelious.
cosmopolitanised
cosmopolitanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanise
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
countercriticism
countercriticism
noun
A criticism offered in response to a criticism by the opposing party.
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermovements
countermovements
noun
plural of countermovement
counterstatement
counterstatement
noun
A statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement.
counterstimulate
counterstimulate
verb
(transitive) To stimulate in an opposite manner or direction.
counterstratagem
counterstratagem
noun
A stratagem set up to oppose another stratagem.
counterterrorism
counterterrorism
noun
Alternative spelling of counter-terrorism
cystadenosarcoma
decontaminations
decontaminations
noun
plural of decontamination
demilitarisation
demilitarisation
noun
The removal of a military force, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
demitranslucence
demonstrableness
demonstrableness
Noun
The quality of being demonstrable.
demonstrationist
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).
departmentalised
departmentalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of departmentalise
departmentalizes
departmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize
desentimentalize
destigmatization
destigmatization
noun
The process or act of destigmatizing.
desynonymization
desynonymization
noun
The act of desynonymizing.
determinableness
determinableness
noun
Capability of being determined; determinability.
deuteromyosinose
developmentalist
developmentalist
adj
Of, or related to developmentalism.
noun
A follower or proponent of developmentalism.
diminishableness
dinornithiformes
disagglomeration
disagglomeration
noun
Alternative form of deagglomeration
disanagrammatize
discriminateness
discriminateness
noun
The state of being discriminated; distinctness.
discriminatively
discriminatively
adv
With discrimination or distinction.
disembarrassment
disembarrassment
noun
Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity.
disentanglements
disentanglements
noun
plural of disentanglement
disestablishment
disestablishment
noun
Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.
The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.
disexcommunicate
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disillusionments
disillusionments
noun
plural of disillusionment
dispersedelement
echinostomatidae
elasmobranchiate
elasmobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Elasmobranchii.
electroendosmose
electromagnetics
electromagnetics
noun
electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study
electromagnetism
electromagnetism
noun
A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.
Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
electromagnetist
electromagnetist
noun
One who studies electromagnetism.
electromechanics
electromechanics
noun
the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by electrostatics or electromagnetics
eleemosynariness
eleemosynariness
noun
The quality of being eleemosynary.
emblematicalness
emblematicalness
noun
The quality of being emblematical.
embourgeoisement
embourgeoisement
noun
A shift to bourgeois values and practices.
The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
The proliferation in a society of values perceived as characteristic of the middle class, especially of materialism.
encephalomalaxis
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
enteromesenteric
entomophthorales
environmentalism
environmentalism
noun
(medicine, social sciences) A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.
(politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.
environmentalist
environmentalist
adj
Of, or relating to environmentalism.
noun
(anthropology, social sciences) One who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group.
One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.
epiphenomenalism
epiphenomenalism
noun
(philosophy, psychology, countable) Such a doctrine, as advanced by a particular thinker or school of thought.
(philosophy, psychology, uncountable) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.
epiphenomenalist
epiphenomenalist
noun
A proponent of epiphenomenalism.
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
establishmentism
establishmentism
noun
Support for the political or cultural establishment.
eudemonistically
excommunications
excommunications
noun
plural of excommunication
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
experimentalists
experimentalists
noun
plural of experimentalist
experimentations
experimentations
noun
plural of experimentation
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
feeblemindedness
feeblemindedness
noun
Quality of being feeble-minded; weak intellect.
fermentativeness
fermentativeness
noun
The property of being fermentative.
ferromagneticism
fibroligamentous
fundamentalistic
fundamentalistic
adj
Fundamentalist.
galvanomagnetism
galvanomagnetism
noun
electromagnetism related to the galvanomagnetic effect
ganglionectomies
ganglionectomies
noun
plural of ganglionectomy
gastroenterotomy
gastroenterotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the stomach and the intestine
gastrotympanites
gerontomorphosis
gerontomorphosis
noun
(zoology) Evolutionary change involving extreme specialisation and a reduction in the capability for further change.