Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achlorhydria
achlorhydria
noun
(medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
achlorhydric
achlorhydric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achromoderma
achromoderma
noun
(pathology) A lack of pigmentation in the skin
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acromiohyoid
acrostichoid
acrostichoid
adj
(botany, of a fern) Whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.
adelomorphic
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adiaphoretic
adrenochrome
adrenochrome
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
(fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aerocharidae
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
amphicondyla
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anchistopoda
anthracocide
antihidrotic
antihidrotic
adj
Countering hidrosis.
noun
Any drug that counters hidrosis.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antimethodic
aphidicolous
aphrodisiacs
aphrodisiacs
noun
plural of aphrodisiac
arachnoidean
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
archdioceses
archdioceses
noun
plural of archdiocese
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archvagabond
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
bachelordoms
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bleachground
blockheadish
blockheadish
adj
stupid
blockheadism
blockheadism
noun
The character or behaviour of a blockhead; stupidity.
bostrychidae
brachypodine
brachypodous
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
breechloader
breechloader
noun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
candleholder
candleholder
noun
(dated, by extension) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
(historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
A device for holding one or more lit candles
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.
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carcharodont
carcharodont
adj
Characteristic of (especially having teeth like that of) the great white shark (Carcharodon).
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardiopathic
cardiopathic
adj
Of or pertaining to cardiopathy
cardiophobia
cardiophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of heart disease.
caridomorpha
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
cathodically
cathodically
adv
At, near, or while acting as a cathode
cathodograph
cathodograph
noun
(physics, archaic) An X-ray image; a radiograph.
catholicised
catholicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicise
catholicized
catholicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicize
celidography
centrarchoid
cephalochord
cephalodymia
cephalodymus
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalopodan
cephalopodic
cephalopodic
Adjective
Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cetorhinidae
chaetodontid
chaetodontid
noun
(zoology)Any fish in the family Chaetodontidae.
chaetopodous
chalazoidite
chalcedonian
chalcedonian
Noun
One who accepts the definition given at the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) of how the divine and human relate in the person of Jesus Christ.
chalcedonies
chalcedonies
noun
plural of chalcedony
chalcedonous
chalcidiform
chalcidoidea
chalcogenide
chalcogenide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
chandernagor
checkerboard
checkerboard
noun
(film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
verb
(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chiliahedron
chiliahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces.
chimaeroidei
chironomidae
chiropodical
chiropodical
adj
Relating to chiropody.
chlamydozoan
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chlorhydrate
chlorhydrate
noun
hydrochloride
chloridation
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroclast
chondroclast
noun
(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage
chondrodynia
chondrodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in cartilage
chondrofetal
chondromyoma
chondroplast
chondrostean
chondrostean
noun
Any fish of the subclass Chondrostei
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
chromeplated
cladophyllum
cladoselache
closehearted
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
cobridgehead
cochlidiidae
coelacanthid
coelacanthid
noun
(zoology) Any of the extinct coelacanth fish in the family Coelacanthidae.
colichemarde
colichemarde
noun
A blade, with a hexagonal or diamond shaped cross section, once used to make small swords.
comradeships
comradeships
noun
plural of comradeship
conchoidally
conchoidally
adv
In a conchoidal manner.
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
condylarthra
coolheadedly
coolheadedly
adv
In a coolheaded manner.
cordylanthus
coryphaenoid
countershade
creaturehood
creaturehood
noun
The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.
crosshatched
crosshatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crosshatch
cyanhidrosis
cyanohydrins
cyanohydrins
noun
plural of cyanohydrin
cycadophytes
cycadophytes
noun
plural of cycadophyte
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
dactylorhiza
dactylotheca
dealcoholist
dealcoholize
dealcoholize
verb
(transitive) To remove the alcohol from.
decahedrodra
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
decaphyllous
decaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having ten leaves.
dechlorinate
dechlorinate
verb
To remove chlorine from something.
declinograph
demichamfron
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
dermographic
dermographic
adj
Relating to dermography.
desmothoraca
detectaphone
detectaphone
noun
A sensitive microphone able to record conversations covertly even through a wall.
diaphoretics
diaphoretics
noun
plural of diaphoretic
dibranchious
dicaryophase
dicaryophyte
dichloramine
dichloramine
noun
(chemistry) Any chloramine having two chlorine atoms linked to the nitrogen, but especially the simplest such compound NHCl₂
dichocarpism
dichocarpous
dichotically
dichotically
adv
In a dichotic manner
dichotriaene
dichromatism
dichromatism
noun
(biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors.
(pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished
The condition of being dichromatic
dictatorship
dictatorship
noun
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
diencephalon
diencephalon
noun
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
dioctahedral
dioctahedral
adj
(mineralogy) Having two of the octahedral sites occupied by cations