(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
anhedonic
anhedonic
adj
(psychiatry, also figuratively) Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure.
noun
(psychiatry) A person who has anhedonia.
aphicidal
aphicidal
adj
That kills aphids
arachidic
arachidic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidic acid or its derivatives
arachnida
arachnids
arachnids
noun
plural of arachnid
arachnoid
arachnoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater.
(arachnology, relational) Relating to or resembling spiders.
Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
noun
(astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.
(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater..
An arachnid.
archaised
archaised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaise
archaized
archaized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archaize
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
archdruid
archdruid
noun
(Celtic paganism) A chief druid.
archfiend
archfiend
noun
(preceded by “the”, often capitalized) Satan.
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster).
archibald
archibold
archidium
archidome
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
bacchides
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
beachside
beachside
adj
(rare) Bordering a beach
noun
The land bordering a beach.
bechained
bechained
adj
(rare) in chains
bedchairs
bedchairs
noun
plural of bedchair
birchdale
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
bowdichia
bruchidae
caddishly
caddishly
adv
In a caddish manner.
cadetship
cadetship
noun
(Australia) A kind of training programme that combines on-the-job experience with formal training; an apprenticeship
(military) The position, rank, or commission of cadet.
cashiered
cashiered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cashier
cathidine
cavendish
cavendish
noun
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
cephaloid
cephaloid
adj
Shaped like the head or the brain.
chadwicks
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
chairlady
chairlady
noun
(chiefly dated) chairwoman
chalcidic
chalcidid
chalcidid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Chalcididae, certain wasps.
chaldaism
chaldaism
Noun
An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.
chaminade
chamoised
chamoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamois
chancroid
chancroid
noun
(pathology) A sexually transmitted infection, caused by bacteria of species Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized by painful sores on the genitalia.
A sore characteristic of this infection.
characids
characids
noun
plural of characid
charadrii
charioted
charioted
adj
Furnished with, or located in, a chariot.
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
chasidism
chastised
chastised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chastise
chatfield
cheapside
cheapside
Proper noun
any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lomboard Street (and others)
chelodina
chermidae
chickadee
chickadee
noun
A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.
Affectionate term of address.
chiefland
childbear
childward
chiliadal
chiliadic
chilopoda
chimaerid
chimaerid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chimaeridae of cartilaginous fish.
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
chivareed
chivareed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivaree
chivaried
chivaried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivari
chladnite
chladnite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of enstatite present in some meteorites
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.
choroidal
choroidal
adj
Of or pertaining to the choroid
noun
choroidal effusion
choroidea
christiad
chromatid
chromatid
noun
(genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
chromidae
chrysalid
chrysalid
adj
of or relating to a chrysalis.
noun
Archaic form of chrysalis.
churidars
churidars
noun
plural of churidar
cichlidae
clackdish
clackdish
noun
Alternative form of clack dish
clathroid
clathroid
adj
clathrate; latticed
clothilda
cochaired
cochaired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cochair
cohabited
cohabited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohabit
coheading
coheading
verb
present participle of cohead
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
crithidia
dabchicks
dabchicks
noun
plural of dabchick
decastich
decastich
noun
A poem of ten lines.
delphacid
delphacid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Delphacidae of planthoppers.
detaching
detaching
verb
present participle of detach
diachrony
diachrony
noun
The study of change over time, especially changes to language
diachylon
diachylon
noun
(medicine) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerine mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.
diachylum
diachylum
noun
Alternative form of diachylon.
diadochic
dialcohol
diancecht
diaphonic
diaphonic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to diaphones.
Of or pertaining to diaphony.
diarchial
diarchies
diarchies
noun
plural of diarchy
diarrheic
diarrheic
adj
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of diarrhea.
diarthric
diathesic
diathetic
diathetic
adj
of, relating to, or as a result of diathesis
dichasial
dichasial
adj
Relating to a dichasium.
dichasium
dichasium
noun
(botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.
dichastic
dichastic
adj
(biology) Capable of subdividing spontaneously.
dichelyma
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
dichondra
dichondra
noun
Any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems.
dichromat
dichromat
noun
One whose vision exhibits dichromacy; one who can distinguish only two primary colors.
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
didachist
didrachma
didrachma
noun
An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
dipaschal
dipaschal
Adjective
Including two Passovers.
disanchor
disanchor
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.
disavouch
disavouch
verb
(transitive) To disavow.
disbranch
disbranch
verb
(intransitive) To tear away; to break off.
(transitive) To remove a branch or branches.
discharge
discharge
noun
(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
(medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The process of flowing out.
The process of unloading something.
verb
(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
(logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
(obsolete, Scotland) To prohibit; to forbid.
(transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To expel or let go.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
distichal
distichal
adj
(botany, poetry) distichous
ditchbank
duarchies
duarchies
noun
plural of duarchy
dyarchies
dyarchies
noun
plural of dyarchy
dyschiria
dyschroia
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
dysphasic
dysphasic
adj
Having or relating to dysphasia.
noun
A person who has dysphasia.
echinated
echinated
adj
echinate; prickly
echinidan
echinidan
Noun
Any of the Echinoidea.
echinidea
echiurida
eichstadt
enchained
enchained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enchain
enchilada
enchilada
noun
A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.
epedaphic
epedaphic
adj
(ecology) That lives on or above the ground
(meteorology) Relating to atmospheric conditions
escharoid
fairchild
glochidia
glochidia
noun
plural of glochidium
haciendas
haciendas
noun
plural of hacienda
handicaps
handicaps
noun
plural of handicap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handicap
handicuff
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
handpiece
handpiece
noun
The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
haplodoci
haploidic
haploidic
adj
Of or pertaining to a call having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
hardwicke
headchair
headchair
noun
(railways) Part of a block switch on a railway line that the ends of the moveable rails rest on, and to which the stationary rails are attached.
headpiece
headpiece
noun
(printing) A decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters.
A headset.
A headstall.
Protecting cover for the head; a helmet.
Something covering the head.
The head; the brain.
The top piece or part of various things.
headstick
headstick
noun
(printing, historical) A straight piece of furniture placed at the head of a form, between the chase and the type.
A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
hedonical
hedonical
adj
hedonic
helicidae
heracleid
heracleid
noun
(Greek mythology) Any member of the Heracleidae, the descendants of Hercules.
hexandric
hexapodic
hindrance
hindrance
noun
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.