(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
acichloride
acrochordon
acrochordon
noun
(medicine) A soft, pedunculated or pensile wart, consisting of myomatous or edematous fibrous tissue, often found on the neck or eyelids of elderly persons.
adelochorda
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adiamorphic
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
albedograph
amaranthoid
amphidromia
amphidromia
noun
An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
anarthropod
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
androphonos
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anhydrously
anhydroxime
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthropidae
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
aphoruridae
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrodistic
aphroditeum
aphroditous
aporrhaidae
arachidonic
arachidonic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives.
arachnoidal
arachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.
arachnoidea
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archfounder
arrowheaded
arrowheaded
adj
Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform; cuneatic.
arthrodeses
arthrodeses
noun
plural of arthrodesis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arthrodiran
arthrodiran
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of extinct fish of the order Arthrodira.
arthrodymic
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
arthropodal
arthropodal
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Arthropoda.
arthropodan
arthropodan
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods.
noun
(zoology) An arthropod.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bardolphian
baronethood
bichromated
birobidzhan
bodhidharma
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boththridia
boulderhead
bowlderhead
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachydomal
brahmanhood
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
calliphorid
calliphorid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Calliphoridae.
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
carcharioid
carcharodon
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
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.
cardophagus
cchaddoorck
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
characinoid
charadrioid
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chiliaedron
chiromyidae
chiropodial
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
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.
cholralosed
chondralgia
chondromata
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chromididae
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysopidae
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
coapprehend
coldhearted
coldhearted
adj
Alternative form of cold-hearted
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
coracohyoid
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
counterdash
craborchard
creatorhood
creatorhood
noun
The state or condition of a creator.
crookheaded
cryohydrate
cryohydrate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures
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
cyphomandra
dacryorrhea
dacryorrhea
noun
excessive lacrimal secretion
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
dechoralize
dehortation
dehortation
noun
(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion.
dehortative
dehortative
adj
dissuasive
dehortatory
dehortatory
adj
Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade.
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
dehydrators
dehydrators
noun
plural of dehydrator
deltahedron
deltahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron whose faces are all equilateral triangles.
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
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.