(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achterveld
acichlorid
adherences
adherences
noun
plural of adherence
adramelech
amphodarch
anchorhold
anchorhold
noun
(figurative) Firm hold; security.
The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
The residence of an anchorite or anchoress.
anderlecht
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
anemochord
anhidrotic
anhidrotic
adj
lacking the ability to sweat
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating
anhydremic
anhydrotic
anthracoid
anthracoid
adj
(biology) Resembling anthrax.
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
approached
approached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approach
arachnidan
arachnidan
noun
(zoology) Any of the Arachnida.
archbeadle
archdeacon
archdeacon
noun
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archdivine
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfriend
archibaldo
archidamus
archidoxis
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
archleader
archleader
noun
(rare) The foremost leader.
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
azadrachta
baccharoid
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
batchelder
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
beachdrops
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
benchboard
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bleachyard
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
brachiated
brachiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brachiate
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brainchild
brainchild
noun
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators
verb
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with.
branchdale
branchland
bredstitch
broadcloth
broadcloth
noun
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
bromhydric
buchbinder
burchfield
burckhardt
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
carchariid
carchariid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the former sand shark family Carchariidae.
cardholder
cardholder
noun
A case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards.
An authorized user of a card used for financial transactions, etc.
cardiolith
cardiopath
cardiopath
noun
A person who suffers from a cardiopathy
cardsharps
cardsharps
noun
plural of cardsharp
caseharden
caseharden
verb
(by extension) To make insensitive to hardship.
To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer.
cashdrawer
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catharized
catharized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catharize
cathedrals
cathedrals
noun
plural of cathedral
catherwood
cedarhurst
cerianthid
cerianthid
noun
Any tubular anemone of the family Cerianthidae
cerithioid
cerithioid
adj
(biology) Relating to, or characteristic of cerithioideans (gastropods of the superfamily Cerithioidea)
certhiidae
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
chadacryst
chadacryst
noun
(geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
chadbourne
chadderton
chadderton
Proper noun
a town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
chaddsford
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
chairmaned
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chandelier
chandelier
noun
(obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
(surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
chandigarh
chandigarh
Proper noun
Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
chandlerly
chandlerly
adj
(obsolete) Like a chandler; in a petty situation.
chandrakhi
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
characinid
charadrine
charadrius
charcoaled
charcoaled
adj
Cooked over charcoal.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charcoal
chardonnay
chardonnay
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay
chardonnet
charladies
charladies
noun
plural of charlady
charybdian
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chaukidari
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
cheesecurd
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chelydroid
chemstrand
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chesterbed
childbirth
childbirth
noun
The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.
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.
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
chiliadron
chimaeroid
chimaeroid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the suborder Chimaeroidei
chironomid
chironomid
noun
(entomology) Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change.
chiropodic
chloralide
chloralide
noun
(organic chemistry) The lactone 2,5-bis(trichloromethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-one
chloramide
chloramide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The compound NHCl₂; part of the chloramine class.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any amide in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms attached to the nitrogen atom is replaced with chlorine
chlorazide
chlorazide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The pseudohalogen chlorine azide ClN₃
chloridate
chloridate
verb
(transitive) To treat or prepare with a chloride.
chloridize
chloridize
verb
(dated, transitive) To chloridate.
chloritoid
chloritoid
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed iron, magnesium, and manganese silicate mineral of metamorphic origin, with the chemical formula (Fe²⁺,Mg,Mn)₂Al₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₄.
chlorodize
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrilla
chondrioma
chondriome
chondriome
noun
(biology) The set of intracellular organelles contained in the cytosol.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritic
chondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
(planetology, of an elemental ratio) Similar to that found in chondrites.
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
chondrogen
chondrogen
noun
Alternative form of chondrigen
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chondrosin
chondrosin
noun
(biochemistry) A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins
chondrosis
chondrosis
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous tumor
Synonym of chondrogenesis
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chordaceae
chordeiles
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chorioidal
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
christened
christened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of christen
christhood
christward
chromatoid
chromatoid
adj
Resembling chromatin.
noun
(cytology) The part of a nucleus comprising DNA and proteins where chromosomes are formed.
chromidial
chromidial
adj
Relating to chromidia
chromidium
chromidium
noun
A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell
chronicled
chronicled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chronicle
chronodeik
chrysalida
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
churchyard
churchyard
noun
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.