Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
agriochoerus
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
amphicarpogenous
anatomicochirurgical
anthropurgic
arachnophagous
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archegosaurus
archgunner
archhumbug
archicleistogamous
archigastrula
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmugwump
archmystagogue
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
archsynagogue
archurger
argyrocephalous
aschaffenburg
autarchoglossa
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autocoprophagous
autocoprophagous
adj
That eats its own excrement.
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autolithographic
autolithographic
adj
Related to autolithographs or to autolithography
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
auxographic
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
bleachground
brachigerous
brachiofaciolingual
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiogenous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
calculagraph
calculagraph
noun
(historical) A mechanical device that calculates and prints the elapsed time between two events.
cancrophagous
carcinophagous
cardiopneumograph
cardophagus
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
chaguar
chaguar
noun
Any of several related species of South American plants of the family Bromeliaceae, among them Bromelia serra, Bromelia hieronymi, Deinacanthon urbanianum and Pseudananas sagenarius.
chambersburg
chandragupta
chargeful
chargeful
adj
(obsolete) costly; expensive
chargehouse
chargehouse
noun
(nonce word, obsolete) A schoolhouse.
charlottenburg
chaseburg
chateaugray
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
chaulmaugra
chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.
chaulmugra
chaulmugra
noun
Alternative form of chaulmoogra
cheirogaleus
cheiropatagium
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgical
chemurgical
Adjective
Relating to chemurgy.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chikmagalur
chiriguano
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chirurgical
chirurgical
adj
(archaic) Surgical.
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
chloragogue
chloragogue
adj
Relating to or characteristic of chloragogen cells
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chondropharyngeus
choragium
choragus
choragus
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
choraguses
christiansburg
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chuckfarthing
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
churinga
churingas
churingas
noun
plural of churinga
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumoesophagal
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
coprophagous
coprophagous
adj
Feeding on excrement
counterchallenge
counterchallenge
noun
A challenge made in response to another challenge.
counterchallenges
counterchallenges
noun
plural of counterchallenge
counterchange
counterchange
noun
(obsolete) An exchange of one thing for another.
(obsolete) Due return (for an action etc.); reciprocation.
verb
To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.
To give and receive; C; to exchange.
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
counterchanging
counterchanging
verb
present participle of counterchange
countercharge
countercharge
noun
An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.
verb
(heraldry) To reverse the colors.
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
countercharges
countercharges
noun
plural of countercharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countercharge
countercharging
countercharging
verb
present participle of countercharge
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
counterhammering
counterlathing
counterlathing
noun
An arrangement of counterlaths.
verb
present participle of counterlath
countermarching
countermarching
noun
A countermarch.
verb
present participle of countermarch
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.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
counterthwarting
craunching
craunching
verb
present participle of craunch
craunchingly
craunchingly
adv
Archaic form of crunchingly.
creatophagous
creophagous
creophagous
adj
flesh-eating
crosshauling
curagh
curaghs
curaghs
noun
plural of curagh
curragh
curragh
noun
Alternative spelling of currach
curraghs
curraghs
noun
plural of curragh
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
cystourethrography
cystourethrography
noun
Radiography of the bladder and urethra
electrotellurograph
enterochirurgia
eucalyptography
eucalyptography
noun
The study of eucalyptus; eucalyptology.
eucharistizing
eucharistizing
verb
present participle of eucharistize
eurygnathic
feuchtwanger
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
galactophorous
galactophorous
adj
(anatomy) Milk-carrying; applied to the ducts of mammary glands.
gastrosuccorrhea
gastrosuccorrhea
noun
(medicine) hypersecretion of gastric juice
gaucher
gaucherie
gaucherie
noun
(countable) A socially tactless or awkward act.
(uncountable) Lack of tact; tactlessness; awkwardness.
gaucheries
gaucheries
noun
plural of gaucherie
gebrauchsmusik
glaucochroite
glaucochroite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral occurring in metamorphosed limestones.
gomphocarpus
grabouche
gracchus
gracchus
Proper noun
definition
guacharo
guacharo
noun
A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis caripensis or Steatornis steatornis); the oilbird.
guacharoes
guacharoes
noun
plural of guacharo
guacharos
guaracha
guaracha
noun
(music, uncountable) A genre of Cuban popular music with rapid tempo and lyrics.