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.
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).
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
acquiescement
adenemphraxis
adenometritis
adenosarcomas
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
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
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.
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.
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.
amorousnesses
amorousnesses
noun
plural of amorousness
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amortissement
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
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
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
archmessenger
archvestryman
argumentmaths
armageddonist
arsenobismite
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
audioemission
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
automechanism
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
balsaminaceae
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
bellowsmaking
benedictinism
berkeleianism
beseemingness
beseemingness
noun
The state or quality of being beseeming.
bespatterment
bespecklement
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
bestiarianism
bestiarianism
noun
(dated, rare) Antivivisectionism.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bidimensional
bidimensional
adj
two-dimensional
bimillenniums
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
blameableness
blameableness
noun
Alternative form of blamableness
blamelessness
blamelessness
noun
The characteristic of being blameless.
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
blenniiformes
blennymenitis
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bombasticness
bonaventurism
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
camaldolesian
capersomeness
catechumenism
catechumenism
noun
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
centesimation
centesimation
noun
(military history, rare) The selection by lot of every hundredth man (of an army or group of prisoners or mutineers) for execution.
centrisciform
centrodesmose
centrospermae
ceremonialism
ceremonialism
noun
A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
ceremonialist
ceremonialist
noun
A person who is fond of ceremonial in religion
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chamaeleontis
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
chancellorism
chastisements
chastisements
noun
plural of chastisement
chaucerianism
cheesemongery
cheesemongery
noun
Cheese and/or butter sold by a cheesemonger.
The building where a cheesemonger sells dairy goods.
The work of a cheesemonger; the selling of cheese.
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding