(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
aeschylus
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anywhence
anywhence
adv
(formal, now rare) From anywhere.
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archenemy
archenemy
noun
A principal enemy.
A supreme and most powerful enemy.
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
archicyte
athrocyte
athrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
bellyache
bellyache
noun
Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
verb
To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
bleachery
bleachery
noun
A place or an establishment where bleaching is done.
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
botcherly
botcherly
adj
bungling; awkward
brachyure
branchery
branchery
noun
A system of branches.
butcherly
butcherly
adj
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
adv
(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
catholyte
catholyte
noun
(flow batteries) The liquid cathode
The portion of an electrolyte near a cathode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments
cathyleen
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
chalybean
chalybean
Adjective
Of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and steel.
chalybite
chalybite
noun
(mineralogy) Native iron carbonate.
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
chancelry
chancelry
noun
Alternative form of chancellery
chandlery
chandlery
noun
A business, shop or warehouse used in candlemaking.
An operation (usually, a business) which provides supplies.
The art or trade of candlemaking.
The merchandise of a chandler.
channelly
charleroy
charmedly
charmedly
adv
In a charmed manner.
chayefsky
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
chemiatry
chemiatry
noun
iatrochemistry
chemistry
chemistry
noun
(countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
(informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.
chemolyze
chemotaxy
cherilynn
cherimoya
cherimoya
noun
A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.
A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
chernobyl
cherrying
cherrying
noun
The gathering of cherries.
cherrylog
cherylene
chevronny
chevronny
adj
Alternative form of chevrony
cheyennes
chicanery
chicanery
noun
(countable, law) A slick performance by a lawyer.
Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
chicayote
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
chimneyed
chimneyed
adj
containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney
chinesery
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippeway
chirotype
chlamydes
chlamydes
noun
plural of chlamys
chlamyses
choachyte
cholecyst
cholecyst
Noun
The gall bladder.
chrysemys
chrysenic
chryslers
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
chrysopee
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chylocele
chylocele
noun
(pathology) A form of elephantiasis
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
chyometer
chyometer
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for measuring liquids, consisting of a tube with a piston inside.
cinenchym
cochleary
cochleary
adj
(obsolete) spiral-shaped
coherency
coherency
noun
The state of being coherent; a coherent relationship.
coryphaea
coryphaei
coryphaei
noun
plural of coryphaeus
coryphees
coryphees
noun
plural of coryphee
coryphene
coryphene
noun
(zoology) A fish of the genus Coryphaena.
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
crotchety
crotchety
adj
Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
cryochore
cryophile
cryophile
noun
(ecology) an organism that thrives at low temperatures
cryophyte
cryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that grows on ice or snow
(botany) Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground
cubbyhole
cubbyhole
noun
A glove compartment
A small compartment; a pigeonhole
A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children
verb
To restrict, limit or narrowly define; to pigeonhole.
cuddyhole
cumaphyte
curlyhead
curlyhead
noun
A person with curly hair.
cutcherry
cutcherry
noun
(India) A hall used for business, political, or social assemblies, such as a magistrate's court or a building housing a public agency.
An administration office in India.
Kaempferia galanga, a plant resembling ginger.
cyclothem
cyclothem
noun
(geology) A vertical stratigraphic sequence caused by repeated flooding by the sea
cymaphyte
cymophane
cymophane
noun
(mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cynophobe
cynophobe
noun
A person with cynophobia.
cyphellae
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
cytherean
cytherean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Cythera, an island now part of Greece, at which the goddess Aphrodite came ashore on a seashell according to Greek mythology. Thus, referring to the goddesses Aphrodite or Venus.
Of or pertaining to the planet Venus; Venusian.
Venereal.
dichelyma
doohickey
doohickey
noun
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
dyarchies
dyarchies
noun
plural of dyarchy
ecchymoma
ecchymoma
noun
A tumor-like swelling composed of extravasated blood.
ecchymose
ecchymose
verb
(medicine) To discolour by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin.
echegaray
echinomys
echoingly
echoingly
adv
In an echoing way.
ecstrophy
ecthymata
ecthymata
noun
plural of ecthyma
ectophyte
ectophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism
elephancy
enchylema
enchylema
noun
The semifluid, nearly transparent, and homogeneous matter forming the cell sap, or nuclear sap, supported by the linin network and constituting with it the cytoplasm or nucleoplasm.
enchytrae
entelechy
entelechy
noun
(Aristotelian metaphysics) The complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function; the conditions under which a potential thing becomes actualized.
(chiefly philosophy) A particular type of motivation, need for self-determination, and inner strength directing life and growth to become all one is capable of being; the need to actualize one's beliefs; having both a personal vision and the ability to actualize that vision from within.
(specifically) In the metaphysics of Aristotle (384–322 BCE) and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716): a soul; a monad (Leibniz).
epihydric
epiphytic
epiphytic
adj
(biology, botany) Of or pertaining to an epiphyte
noun
Synonym of epiphyte
epochally
epochally
adv
In an epochal manner.
erythemic
erythemic
adj
(medicine) Erythematous.
eschynite
eschynite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium.
esthacyte
ethically
ethically
adv
Concerning ethics.
In an ethical manner.
ethnarchy
ethnarchy
noun
A population and area of land governed by a single ruler, called an ethnarch, and in which the population is of homogeneous ethnicity and the political unit is of insufficient size to be considered a kingdom or nation.
ethnicity
ethnicity
noun
(casual, euphemistic) Race; common ancestry.
An ethnic group.
The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
ethnodicy
ethylenic
ethylenic
adj
(organic chemistry) Containing ethylene or an ethylene derivative
(organic chemistry) Pertaining to or characteristic of ethylene
euchology
euchology
noun
euchologion; prayer book
euchymous
eucryphia
eucryphia
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucryphia
eurythmic
eurythmic
adj
(music) harmonious
of, or relating to, eurythmics
of, or relating to, eurythmy
euthycomi
eutychian
eutychian
Adjective
Pertaining to Eutyches, to Eutychianism, or to Eutychians.
Noun
One who believes in Eutychianism.
fratchety
fratchety
adj
(UK, dialect) argumentative
frenchify
frenchify
verb
(intransitive) To become French or more French-like.
(transitive) To make French or more French-like in any way.
(transitive, uncommon) Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.
frenchily
geochrony
geochrony
noun
(obsolete) Geochronology.
geophytic
geophytic
adj
Relating to geophytes
gonytheca
gyrotheca
hackberry
hackberry
noun
(uncountable) The wood of these plants.
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
Prunus padus, a species of cherry tree, of Eurasia, or its berry.
hackeymal
hackneyed
hackneyed
adj
(dated) Let out for hire.
Repeated too often.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hackney
hackneyer
hackneyer
noun
One who hackneys (makes uninteresting or trite by frequent use).
haecceity
haecceity
noun
(philosophy) The essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities that make an individual this specific individual and not some other.
haemocyte
haemocyte
noun
Alternative spelling of hemocyte
harpalyce
harrycane
heavyback
hedychium
helcology
helcology
noun
The study, pathology, and treatment of ulcers.
helically
helically
adv
In a helical manner, spirally.
hemicrany
hemicrany
noun
Dated form of hemicrania.
hemicycle
hemicycle
noun
(architecture) A semicircular structure
semicircle
hemitypic
hemocytes
hemocytes
noun
plural of hemocyte
hemolytic
hemolytic
adj
Producing hemolysis; destroying red blood cells.
hemoscopy
heptarchy
heptarchy
noun
A government of seven people.
A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
The realm so ruled.
hercogamy
hercogamy
noun
(botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations).