(chiefly archaic or historical) A woman who cleans houses and offices as an occupation.
charmedly
charmedly
adv
In a charmed manner.
charybdian
charybdis
charybdis
Proper noun
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
A general term for any dangerous whirlpool
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelydidae
chelydra
chelydre
chelydre
noun
(obsolete) A fetid water snake.
chelydridae
chelydroid
chemicodynamic
chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
noun
(surgery) A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
cherryfield
chersydridae
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chidingly
chidingly
adv
In a chiding manner.
childishly
childishly
adv
In a childish manner.
childly
childly
adj
Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
chimneyed
chimneyed
adj
containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney
chimneyhead
chimneyhead
noun
The upper part of a chimneystack
chipyard
chipyard
noun
(US) A storage area for sawdust and small pieces of wood at a sawmill.
chiromyidae
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chiropody
chiropody
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands)
chlamyd
chlamydate
chlamydate
adj
(zoology, of some molluscs) Having a mantle or fringe
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydes
chlamydes
noun
plural of chlamys
chlamydia
chlamydia
noun
(countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlamydomonadaceae
chlamydomonadidae
chlamydomonas
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydosaurus
chlamydoselachidae
chlamydoselachus
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlamydosporic
chlamydozoa
chlamydozoa
noun
plural of chlamydozoon
chlamydozoan
chloranhydride
chlorhydrate
chlorhydrate
noun
hydrochloride
chlorhydric
chlorhydric
adj
(chemistry) Alternative form of hydrochloric
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
chlorohydrin
chlorohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.
chlorohydrocarbon
chlorohydrocarbon
noun
(organic chemistry) Any chloro derivative of a hydrocarbon
chlorohydroquinone
chlorophyllide
chlorophyllide
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action
chlorophylloid
chlorprophenpyridamine
cholecystectomized
cholecystectomized
adj
That has had a cholecystectomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
choledochectomy
choledochectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of part of the common bile duct
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
choledochoenterostomy
choledocholithotomy
choledocholithotomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of the gallstone from the bile duct in a case of choledocholithiasis.
choledocholithotripsy
choledocholithotripsy
noun
(surgery) fragmentation of a gallstone in the common bile duct
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
choledochorrhaphy
choledochorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of the common bile duct
choledochostomy
choledochostomy
noun
(surgery) Creation of a fistula into the common bile duct
choledochotomy
choledochotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the common bile duct
choledography
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondrenchyma
chondrichthyes
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondrodynia
chondrodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in cartilage
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of cartilage formation
chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy
noun
(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondrogeny
chondrography
chondrography
noun
A dissertation concerning cartilage
chondrology
chondrology
noun
The branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage.
chondromyces
chondromyoma
chondromyxoma
chondromyxoma
noun
(pathology) chondromyxoid fibroma
chondromyxosarcoma
chondromyxosarcoma
noun
(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.
chondropharyngeal
chondropharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilaginous part (especially of the hyoid bone) of the pharynx
chondropharyngeus
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondropterygii
chondropterygious
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
chordally
chordally
adv
In a chordal manner; in terms of musical chords.
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chorioidocyclitis
choroidocyclitis
chromatodysopia
chromidiogamy
chrysalid
chrysalid
adj
of or relating to a chrysalis.
noun
Archaic form of chrysalis.
chrysalida
chrysalidal
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysalidian
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
chrysid
chrysidella
chrysidid
chrysidid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp of the family Chrysididae.
chrysididae
chrysochloridae
chrysohermidin
chrysoidine
chrysoidine
noun
A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
Any of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
chrysomelidae
chrysomelids
chrysomelids
noun
plural of chrysomelid
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysomonadales
chrysomonadina
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
chrysopidae
churchyard
churchyard
noun
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
churchyards
churchyards
noun
plural of churchyard
chylidrosis
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chyloid
chyloid
adj
Synonym of chyliform
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
chytrid
chytrid
noun
(pathology) Abbreviation of chytridiomycosis.
Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
chytridiaceae
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
chytridial
chytridiales
chytridiose
chytridiose
adj
Relating to chytridiosis
chytridiosis
chytridiosis
noun
(pathology) A disease associated with the presence of chytrids
chytridium
cineangiocardiography
cineangiocardiography
noun
cinematographic angiocardiography
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
cinnamaldehyde
cinnamaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde C₆H₅-CH=CH-CHO that is responsible for the aroma of cinnamon; any derivative of this compound
cladophyll
cladophyll
noun
(botany) A phyllode
cladophylls
cladophylls
noun
plural of cladophyll
cladophyllum
clearheadedly
clearheadedly
adv
In a clearheaded manner.
cleidohyoid
cloddishly
cloddishly
adv
In a cloddish manner.
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
coldheartedly
coldheartedly
adv
Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly
colotyphoid
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
compsothlypidae
conchoidally
conchoidally
adv
In a conchoidal manner.
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
condylarthra
condylarthrosis
condylarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) Any joint that is formed of condylar surfaces