(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants
bradyesthesia
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
bradyphrasia
bradyphrasia
noun
(medicine) A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradysphygmia
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedly
adv
In a brokenhearted manner.
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
bromhydric
bromohydrate
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
bronchotyphoid
brynhild
budgerygah
buraydah
butyraldehyde
butyraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CHO derived from butane
callorhynchidae
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
carbohydrazide
carbohydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carbohydrogen
cardiagraphy
cardiodysesthesia
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardiorrhaphy
cardiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture to the wall of the heart
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardiosymphysis
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
cardiotrophotherapy
carettochelydidae
cathedratically
cathedratically
adv
In a cathedratic manner.
cathodography
celidography
cephalhydrocele
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cercidiphyllaceae
chadacryst
chadacryst
noun
(geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
chairlady
chairlady
noun
(chiefly dated) chairwoman
chandlerly
chandlerly
adj
(obsolete) Like a chandler; in a petty situation.
chandlery
chandlery
noun
A business, shop or warehouse used in candlemaking.
An operation (usually, a business) which provides supplies.
The art or trade of candlemaking.
The merchandise of a chandler.
chandry
chandry
noun
(obsolete) A chandlery.
chardonnay
chardonnay
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
charlady
charlady
noun
(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.
chelydra
chelydre
chelydre
noun
(obsolete) A fetid water snake.
chelydridae
chelydroid
cherryfield
chersydridae
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
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)
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydosaurus
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlamydosporic
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
choledochoenterostomy
choledocholithotripsy
choledocholithotripsy
noun
(surgery) fragmentation of a gallstone in the common bile duct
choledochorrhaphy
choledochorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of 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
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
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