Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cantharidin
cantharidin
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly.
cappadochio
carcharioid
cardiagraph
cardiagraph
noun
Dated form of cardiograph.
cardiasthma
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cathartidae
cathartides
cathedralic
cathedralic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, a cathedral.
cathedratic
cathedratic
adj
promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.
cavendishes
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
cerithiidae
chaetetidae
chaetitidae
chairladies
chairladies
noun
plural of chairlady
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chalcedonic
chalcedonic
adj
Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
chalcidicum
chalcididae
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandelling
chandelling
verb
present participle of chandelle
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
channelized
channelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of channelize
chaptalized
chaptalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize
characinoid
charadrioid
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chargrilled
chargrilled
adj
grilled on burning charcoal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chargrill
charivaried
chattelized
chattelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chattelize
chelidonate
chelidonian
cheloniidae
chelydridae
chickabiddy
chickabiddy
noun
(childish) A chicken or similar bird.
Term of endearment for a young child or loved one.
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chilblained
chilblained
adj
Afflicted with a chilblain.
chiliaedron
chimaeridae
chimneyhead
chimneyhead
noun
The upper part of a chimneystack
chionididae
chionodoxas
chionodoxas
noun
plural of chionodoxa
chippendale
chiromyidae
chiropodial
chitchatted
chitchatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitchat
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridella
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chondralgia
chromididae
chrysalidal
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysidella
chrysididae
chrysopidae
cinchonidia
cinchonidia
noun
Dated form of cinchonidine.
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
citternhead
citternhead
noun
Alternative form of cittern-head
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
cnidophobia
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
coracohyoid
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
cradlechild
cyanohydrin
cyanohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having both a hydroxy and a cyanide functional group, especially one having these groups attached to the same carbon atom
cyathozooid
decephalize
decephalize
verb
(biology) To reverse or reduce cephalization
dechoralize
delphacidae
delphically
delphically
adv
In a Delphic or prophetic manner.
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.