(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achyrodes
acidophil
acidophil
noun
(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.
adhocracy
adhocracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
anhedonic
anhedonic
adj
(psychiatry, also figuratively) Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure.
noun
(psychiatry) A person who has anhedonia.
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.
archdemon
archdemon
noun
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
archibold
archidome
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
beachwood
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
boucharde
bowdichia
cardhouse
cardhouse
noun
(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
cephaloid
cephaloid
adj
Shaped like the head or the brain.
chadbourn
chaetodon
chaetodon
noun
butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon)
chaetopod
chaetopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
chalcedon
chaldrons
chaldrons
noun
plural of chaldron
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.
charioted
charioted
adj
Furnished with, or located in, a chariot.
chauldron
chelodina
chilopoda
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
chlordane
chlordane
noun
(organic chemistry) A very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide.
chlordans
chlordans
noun
plural of chlordan
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chondroma
chondroma
noun
(medicine) A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells
chordally
chordally
adv
In a chordal manner; in terms of musical chords.
chordates
chordates
noun
plural of chordate
choroidal
choroidal
adj
Of or pertaining to the choroid
noun
choroidal effusion
choroidea
choudrant
chromatid
chromatid
noun
(genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
chromidae
clathroid
clathroid
adj
clathrate; latticed
clochards
clochards
noun
plural of clochard
clothilda
coachwood
coachwood
noun
An Australian rainforest tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, with a straight trunk and a caramel-like fragrance, and greatly prized as a hardwood for its attractive grain.
coalsheds
coalsheds
noun
plural of coalshed
cochaired
cochaired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cochair
cockshead
cockshead
noun
A leguminous herb, Onobrychis caput-galli, with small spiny-crested pods.
codheaded
cohabited
cohabited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohabit
coheading
coheading
verb
present participle of cohead
cohobated
cohobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohobate
cohusband
coulthard
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
crosshand
crosshead
crosshead
noun
(engineering) A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
(journalism) Large text, like a headline but typically drawn from the article, placed partway through the article to break it up visually.
A screw with a cross-shaped indentation for gripping and turning, as opposed to a flathead.
dadouchos
decachord
decachord
noun
An Ancient Greek musical instrument with ten strings, resembling the harp.
Anything having ten parts.
decathlon
decathlon
noun
A contest in science and math proving skill.
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
delaroche
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.
diadochic
dialcohol
diaphonic
diaphonic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to diaphones.
Of or pertaining to diaphony.
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”)
disanchor
disanchor
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.
disavouch
disavouch
verb
(transitive) To disavow.
dockhands
dockhands
noun
plural of dockhand
dodecarch
dodecarch
noun
A member of a group of twelve rulers
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
dyschroia
endotheca
endotheca
noun
(zoology) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique transverse septa, one above another.
escharoid
exochorda
glochidia
glochidia
noun
plural of glochidium
goochland
hacendado
hacendado
noun
The owner of a hacienda.
haddocker
haddocker
noun
A commercial fisherman who catches haddock.
A fishing boat used for catching haddock.
handcloth
handcloth
noun
A handkerchief.
A washcloth.
haplodoci
haploidic
haploidic
adj
Of or pertaining to a call having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
hardcover
hardcover
adj
(of a book) Having a rigid binding.
noun
A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.
headcloth
headcloth
noun
Any form of headwear consisting of a piece of material either tied or held in place with a band.
headlocks
headlocks
noun
plural of headlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of headlock
headstock
headstock
noun
(mining) A headframe.
(rail transport) A transverse structural member at the extreme end of a rail vehicle's underframe, also used on some bogies.
A beam that supports a bell.
A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.
hebdomcad
hedonical
hedonical
adj
hedonic
hermodact
hexachord
hexachord
noun
(music) A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the only of which that is a minor second being mi-fa.
hexapodic
holandric
holandric
adj
(genetics, of a trait) Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son.
holdbacks
holdbacks
noun
plural of holdback
homicidal
homicidal
adj
Of or pertaining to homicide.
hovedance
hydantoic
hydantoic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin.
hydrazoic
hydrazoic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydrazoic acid
hydromica
hydromica
noun
(mineralogy) An alternate name for illite.
hyracodon
hyracoids
hyracoids
noun
plural of hyracoid
inchoated
inchoated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inchoate
incoached
indochina
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
madotheca
manichord
manichord
noun
A clavichord.
mardochai
matchwood
matchwood
noun
wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches
moschidae
mouthcard
novachord
ocheyedan
octachord
octachord
noun
A musical instrument with eight strings.
A musical system of eight tones.
octahedra
octahedra
noun
plural of octahedron
orchidean
orchidean
adj
(botany) orchidaceous
outchased
outchased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outchase
pachadoms
padcluoth
parorchid
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
phacoidal
phacoidal
adj
Having the form of the lens of the eye; lenticular
pholcidae
poachards
poachards
noun
plural of poachard
podoscaph
podoscaph
noun
A canoe-shaped float attached to the foot, for walking on water.
podotheca
podotheca
noun
(zoology) The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.
quackhood
quackhood
noun
(archaic, rare) quackery
rhapsodic
rhapsodic
adj
(by extension) confused, unconnected
Of or relating to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody
highly emotional; rapturous
roachdale
rondacher
sachemdom
sachemdom
noun
The government or jurisdiction of a sachem.
scamphood
scamphood
noun
The condition of being a scamp or rascal.
scaphoids
scaphoids
noun
plural of scaphoid
scaphopod
scaphopod
noun
tusk shell
selachoid
selachoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling the Selachii (sharks).
shaddocks
shaddocks
noun
plural of shaddock
shockhead
shockhead
noun
A head of long, unkempt, rough hair.
A person having hair of this kind.
showcased
showcased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of showcase
stechados
stomached
stomached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stomach
thallodic
thecoidea
tidecoach
trachodon
trochidae
uncoached
uncoached
adj
Not having been coached (trained or instructed).
unpoached
unpoached
adj
Not poached (illicitly hunted).
urochorda
wahcondas
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog