The portion of an electrolyte near a cathode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
charleroy
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
chemolyze
chemotaxy
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
cherrylog
chevronny
chevronny
adj
Alternative form of chevrony
chicayote
chirotype
choachyte
cholecyst
cholecyst
Noun
The gall bladder.
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
chrysopee
chylocele
chylocele
noun
(pathology) A form of elephantiasis
chyometer
chyometer
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for measuring liquids, consisting of a tube with a piston inside.
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
cyclothem
cyclothem
noun
(geology) A vertical stratigraphic sequence caused by repeated flooding by the sea
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.
doohickey
doohickey
noun
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)
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.
echinomys
echoingly
echoingly
adv
In an echoing way.
ecstrophy
ectophyte
ectophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism
epochally
epochally
adv
In an epochal manner.
ethnodicy
euchology
euchology
noun
euchologion; prayer book
euchymous
euthycomi
geochrony
geochrony
noun
(obsolete) Geochronology.
geophytic
geophytic
adj
Relating to geophytes
gonytheca
gyrotheca
haemocyte
haemocyte
noun
Alternative spelling of hemocyte
helcology
helcology
noun
The study, pathology, and treatment of ulcers.
hemocytes
hemocytes
noun
plural of hemocyte
hemolytic
hemolytic
adj
Producing hemolysis; destroying red blood cells.
hemoscopy
hercogamy
hercogamy
noun
(botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations).
heroarchy
heroicity
heroicity
noun
The quality of being heroic.
heteroecy
heteroecy
noun
The property of being heteroecious.
histocyte
histocyte
noun
Alternative form of histiocyte (uncommon variant)
hockmoney
homocercy
homocercy
noun
(zoology) The possession of a homocercal tail.
homocycle
homocycle
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any inorganic compound based on a ring of three or more atoms of the same element
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of such a compound
honeycomb
honeycomb
noun
(aviation) Manufactured material used to manufacture light, stiff structural components using a sandwich design.
(by extension) Any structure resembling a honeycomb.
(construction) Voids left in concrete resulting from failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles.
(geometry) A space-filling packing of polytopes in 3- or higher-dimensional space.
(solar cell) The texture of the surface of a solar cell, intended to increase its surface area and capture more sunlight.
A structure of hexagonal cells made by bees primarily of wax, to hold their larvae and for storing the honey to feed the larvae and to feed themselves during winter.
verb
To riddle something with holes, especially in such a pattern.
honeysuck
honeysuck
noun
(dialect, archaic) honeysuckle
hydrocele
hydrocele
noun
An abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.
hyoscines
hyoscines
noun
plural of hyoscine
hypercone
hypercone
noun
(geometry) A four-dimensional surface related to the three-dimensional cone
hyperopic
hyperopic
adj
Farsighted; of, having, or pertaining to hyperopia.
hypnoetic
hypocrite
hypocrite
noun
Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
hypocrize
hypoergic
hypogaeic
hypogenic
hypogenic
adj
Of or relating to a process that acts from below.
hyposcope
hypotheca
hypotheca
noun
(microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate
hypothecs
hypothecs
noun
plural of hypothec
hypoxemic
hypoxemic
adj
Relating to, or afflicted with, hypoxemia.
jockeyish
lecythoid
lochgelly
mycohemia
mycophyte
mythopeic
myxotheca
neophytic
neophytic
adj
(biology) Being or relating to a neophyte.
nictheroy
ocheyedan
phagocyte
phagocyte
noun
(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.
verb
(transitive) To phagocytize
phenocopy
phenocopy
noun
(genetics) A variation in an organism that resembles a genetic one, but has an environmental rather than a genetic cause, and is not inherited
verb
(genetics) To copy a genetic variation through environmental manipulation
phyciodes
physocele
phytocide
phytocide
noun
(uncommon) An agent that kills plants, such as weedkiller.
polyhemic
pothecary
pothecary
noun
Obsolete form of apothecary.
psychoses
psychoses
noun
plural of psychosis
pyorrheic
pyorrheic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to pyorrheas; characteristic of pyorrhoea.
rhodocyte
rhodocyte
noun
(rare) erythrocyte; red blood cell
rhynchote
schoolery
schoolery
noun
(obsolete) Something taught; precepts; schooling.
sciophyte
sciophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a low light level (shade)
scotchery
shylocked
shylocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shylock
stachyose
stachyose
noun
(biochemistry) A tetrasaccharide found in many vegetables and plants, used as a sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide property.
synchrone
theocracy
theocracy
noun
Government under the control of a state religion.
Rule by a god.
theocrasy
theocrasy
noun
(Neopagan theology) Interaction, admixture, and conflation of divine principles.
theomachy
theomachy
noun
a battle among gods
a fight against the gods, as the mythological battle of the giants against the gods
an opposition to divine will
theomancy
theomancy
noun
(historical) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles.
thesocyte
thymocyte
thymocyte
noun
a lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell