(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
alchemical
alchemical
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material.
alchemilla
alchemilla
noun
Any of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
almochoden
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
ammochaeta
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphimacer
amphimacer
noun
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic
amphithect
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
anammelech
anchesmius
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
anemochord
anemochore
anemochore
noun
An organism that spreads by wind, as a plant with wind-borne seeds.
anhydremic
anomatheca
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antichrome
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
archchemic
archchemic
adj
(rare) Of supreme chemical powers.
archemorus
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
archisperm
archistome
archmocker
arithmetic
arithmetic
adj
(arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition.
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
noun
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
armchaired
armchaired
adj
Based on general knowledge or theory rather than data.
Furnished with armchairs.
Seated in an armchair.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armchair
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
attachment
attachment
noun
(computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
(law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
(meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
A dependence, especially a strong one.
A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
The means by which something is physically attached.
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
bambochade
baphometic
beachlamar
becharming
becharming
verb
present participle of becharm
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
behemothic
behemothic
adj
colossal, of enormous size and power.
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
besmircher
besmircher
noun
Agent noun of besmirch: one who besmirches.
besmirches
besmirches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besmirch
bichelamar
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
biochemics
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
boucherism
brachtmema
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
buchmanite
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
cameograph
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
camphanone
campholide
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
camphorize
camphorone
camphylene
camshachle
carchemish
carchemish
Proper noun
ancient city in Mesopotamia on the Euphrates, near modern-day Turkish-Syrian border
carmarthen
carmichael
cashmerian
catchments
catchments
noun
plural of catchment
catechisms
catechisms
noun
plural of catechism
catechumen
catechumen
noun
A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.
celeomorph
celiolymph
centrahoma
cephalemia
cetomorpha
chaetosema
chaetosema
noun
A cluster of sensory bristles on the head of some insects
chaetosoma
chainmaker
chainmaker
noun
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.
chairmaker
chairmaker
noun
A manufacturer of chairs.
chairmaned
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chalumeaux
chalumeaux
noun
plural of chalumeau
chamaeleon
chamaeleon
noun
Alternative spelling of chameleon
chamaerops
chamaesyce
chambellan
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamberino
chamberlet
chamberlet
noun
A little chamber.
chamberlin
chamberlin
noun
Obsolete form of chamberlain.
chambertin
chambranle
chambranle
noun
(architecture) In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chamoisite
chamoisite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternative form of chamosite
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champaigne
champenois
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
changement
chanteyman
characetum
charlemont
charminger
charminger
adj
comparative form of charming: more charming
charterism
chastiment
chathamite
chattelism
chattelism
noun
The act or condition of holding chattels.
The state of being a chattel.
chattermag
chaucerism
chaumontel
checkmated
checkmated
adj
(chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
(figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmate
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
cheilotomy
cheilotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the lip
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
cheltenham
cheltenham
Proper noun
A town in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom; famous for its racecourse.
chemehuevi
chemiatric
chemiatric
adj
Relating to chemiatry; iatrochemical.
chemically
chemically
adj
(colloquial) Reminiscent of chemicals.
adv
According to the principles of chemistry.
Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation.
chemicking
chemicking
verb
present participle of chemic
chemigraph
chemisette
chemisette
noun
An item of women's clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment.
chemolysis
chemolysis
noun
(dated) The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
chemolytic
chemolytic
adj
Of or relating to chemolysis.
chemopause
chemosmoic
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chemotroph
chemotroph
noun
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
chemstrand
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
cherimolla
cherimoyer
cherubimic
cherubimic
adj
Of or relating to cherubim.
childermas
childermas
Proper noun
A day to commemorate the killing of the Holy Innocents. Variously held on 28th December in the Western Church and 29th December in the Eastern Church. In Spanish-speaking countries this is often a prank-filled day like April Fools' Day.
chilostome
chilostome
noun
Alternative form of cheilostome
chimaeroid
chimaeroid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the suborder Chimaeroidei
chimalakwe
chimerical
chimerical
adj
(genetics) Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins.
(vision, of a perceived color) Impossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image.
Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).