The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
achatinella
achatinella
noun
Oahu tree snail (Achatinella spp.).
achroglobin
aeneolithic
aeneolithic
adj
Alternative form of Eneolithic
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
amelanchier
amelanchier
noun
Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit.
anacoluthia
anacoluthia
noun
(grammar) A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly
anacoluthic
anacoluthic
adj
Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
anacoluthon
anacoluthon
noun
(grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
(rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.
anacoluttha
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anchorville
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anhemolytic
anisalcohol
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthranilic
anthranilic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to anthranilic acid or its derivatives
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
antialcohol
antialcohol
Adjective
Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
antihelices
aphelenchus
appalachian
appalachian
Adjective
Referring to the region of Appalachia or its characteristics.
Referring to the people and culture of Appalachia.
Noun
A person from Appalachia.
Proper noun
The dialect of people from Appalachia.
arachnidial
arachnidial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnidium.
(zoology) Of or relating to the Arachnida.
arachnoidal
arachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
archangelic
archangelic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archvillain
archvillain
noun
(chiefly narratology) A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
asplanchnic
auchincloss
authentical
authentical
adj
(archaic) Authentic.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
avalanching
avalanching
verb
present participle of avalanche
bacchanalia
bacchanalia
noun
Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
baldacchini
baldacchino
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
baluchistan
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
belchertown
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
benchfellow
benzalcohol
blackhander
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blanchester
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
bleacherman
blenchingly
blindstitch
blindstitch
noun
Alternative form of blind stitch
verb
To work in blind stitches.
bloodstanch
blotchiness
blotchiness
noun
The state or condition of being blotchy.
brahmanical
brahmanical
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Brahman
Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
brahminical
brahminical
adj
Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
branchihyal
branchlines
branchlines
noun
plural of branchline
branchville
bronchially
bronchially
adv
In a bronchial way.
bronchiolar
bronchiolar
adj
Of or pertaining to the bronchioles of the lung
bronchioles
bronchioles
noun
plural of bronchiole
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
bronchocele
bronchocele
noun
(medicine) Goitre.
broncholith
broncholith
noun
(pathology) calcified or ossified material within the lumen of the bronchus
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
cacotheline
cahenslyism
cahenslyism
Noun
A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign-born population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes, according to European nationalities, and to appoint bishops and priests of the same race and speaking the same language as the majority of the members of a diocese or congregation.
calchaquian
calenturish
calisthenic
calisthenic
adj
Of, or relating to calisthenics.
calliophone
calliophone
noun
Alternative form of calliaphone
calycanthin
calycanthus
calycanthus
noun
Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
canchalagua
canchalagua
noun
Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
Centaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
Schkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally
Zeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
candleshine
candleshine
noun
The light thrown from a lit candle
cannibalish
cantharidal
cantharidal
adj
Of or pertaining to cantharides.
cantholysis
cantholysis
noun
The surgical division of the canthus.
carlishness
catchpoling
catholicons
catholicons
noun
plural of catholicon
cellophanes
cellophanes
noun
plural of cellophane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cellophane
cephaletron
cephaletron
noun
(zoology) The head of a crustacean.
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
cephalocone
cephalomant
cephalothin
cephalothin
noun
(medicine) A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin
chaenolobus
chaenomeles
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chalcedonic
chalcedonic
adj
Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chalcomancy
challengers
challengers
noun
plural of challenger
challenging
challenging
adj
Difficult, hard to do.
noun
The act of making a challenge.
verb
present participle of challenge
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
chameleonic
chameleonic
adj
Resembling a chameleon: readily changing color or other attributes
champlainic
champollion
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
chancellery
chancellery
noun
The building in which such an office is situated
The office or staff of a chancellor
The rank or post of a chancellor
chancellors
chancellors
noun
plural of chancellor
chancellory
chancellory
noun
Alternative spelling of chancellery
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandelling
chandelling
verb
present participle of chandelle
chandleress
chandleress
noun
A female chandler.
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
changelings
changelings
noun
plural of changeling
channelbill
channelbill
noun
Synonym of channel-billed cuckoo
channelized
channelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of channelize
channelizes
channelizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of channelize
channellers
channellers
noun
plural of channeller
channelling
channelling
noun
A channel or furrow.
The act by which something is channelled.
chantefable
chantefable
noun
A form of Medieval French literature with alternative spoken and sung passages.
chanterelle
chanterelle
noun
(music) The highest string of the violin or similar instrument.
(mycology) A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.
chanticleer
chanticleer
noun
(now rare, literary) A domestic rooster or cock, especially in fables and fairy tales.
verb
To crow in exultation.
To make the crowing sound of a cock.
chapelgoing
chapelgoing
adj
Regularly attending chapel.
charcoaling
charcoaling
verb
present participle of charcoal
charlatanic
charlatanic
adj
Charlatanical.
charlatanry
charlatanry
noun
(countable) The act of a charlatan.
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan.
charlemagne
charlemagne
Proper noun
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
charlestons
charlestown
chatelaines
chatelaines
noun
plural of chatelaine
chatelainry
cheilanthes
chelidonate
chelidonian
chelidonine
chelidonine
noun
A benzophenanthidine alkaloid found in the Iceland poppy.