(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
aluminaphone
amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoeic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to the suppression of menstruation other than during pregnancy
noun
One who does not menstruate.
aminopherase
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphicentric
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipeptone
amphipneusta
amphipyrenin
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphitriaene
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amygdophenin
anathematise
anathematise
verb
Alternative spelling of anathematize
anathematism
anathematism
noun
A formula of words used to cast anathema upon heretics etc
anathematize
anathematize
verb
(transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anhaematosis
anhaemolytic
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechinomys
antepirrhema
anthelmintic
anthelmintic
adj
(pharmacology) Destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.
noun
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
antheximeter
anthomyiidae
anthracaemia
anthracaemia
noun
Alternative form of anthracemia
antimephitic
antimephitic
adj
Countering mephitic gases.
antimethodic
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
archinformer
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
archminister
arsphenamine
arsphenamine
noun
(pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
astonishment
astonishment
noun
(obsolete) Loss of composure or presence of mind.
(obsolete) Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
(obsolete) Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
Something very surprising.
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
atomechanics
atomechanics
noun
(obsolete) The mechanics of atoms.
azimethylene
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
besmirchment
besmirchment
noun
The act of sullying or besmirching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
biomechanics
biomechanics
noun
(biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body.
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
blanchimeter
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
bohemianisms
bohemianisms
noun
plural of bohemianism
brachycnemic
branchiomere
branchiomere
noun
(zoology) The embryonic structure that develops into the branchial arch
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
camelishness
campephagine
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
cephalomenia
chairmending
chalcomenite
chalcomenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.
chamaenerion
chamaerrhine
chamaesiphon
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chameleonize
chameleonize
verb
(intransitive) To change colour or turn various colours; to be transformed (to suit changing circumstances).
(reflexive) To transform oneself, as if changing colour like a chameleon.
(transitive) To cause to change colour or turn various colours; to transform (to suit changing circumstances).
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chapmanville
charmingness
charmingness
noun
The state or quality of being charming.
chastisement
chastisement
noun
The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chemasthenia
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
chemokinetic
chemokinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or provoking chemokinesis
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
cheremissian
chernomorish
chimneypiece
chimneypiece
noun
A mantelpiece.
chiromancers
chiromancers
noun
plural of chiromancer
chiromancies
chiromancies
noun
plural of chiromancy
chironomidae
chloranaemia
chloroanemia
cholehematin
choleromania
chondriomere
chondriomite
chondriosome
chondriosome
noun
Synonym of mitochondrion
chromazurine
chrominances
chrominances
noun
plural of chrominance
chronometric
chronometric
adj
Of or pertaining to a chronometer or to chronometry
chumminesses
chumpishness
chumpishness
noun
The quality of being chumpish.
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
cinchonamine
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
clumpishness
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
cranemanship
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
decipherment
decipherment
noun
Decryption.
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
dementholize
demichamfron
demifarthing
demiheavenly
demolishment
demolishment
noun
(archaic) demolition
demonishness
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
demosthenian
demosthenian
Adjective
Demosthenic, pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes.
dermenchysis
dermorhynchi
diathermance
diathermance
noun
Alternative form of diathermancy
diathermancy
diathermancy
noun
The condition of being diathermic
diazomethane
diazomethane
noun
(organic chemistry) the simplest diazo compound, CH₂=N⁺=N⁻; a toxic, yellow, explosive gas; used in analytical chemistry to convert carboxylic acids into their methyl esters for analysis via gas-liquid chromatography
dichloramine
dichloramine
noun
(chemistry) Any chloramine having two chlorine atoms linked to the nitrogen, but especially the simplest such compound NHCl₂
diethylamine
diethylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The secondary amine (CH₃CH₂)₂NH
diminishable
diminishable
adj
That may be diminished
diminishment
diminishment
noun
The act of diminishing; reducing in size, quantity, or quality.
disbenchment
disbenchment
noun
The act of disbenching.
disharmonies
disharmonies
noun
plural of disharmony
disharmonise
disharmonise
verb
Alternative form of disharmonize
disharmonize
disharmonize
verb
(intransitive) To cause disorder.
(transitive) To make the cause of disorder.
disheritment
dishevelment
dishevelment
noun
The state or quality of being disheveled.
earthmovings
echinochrome
echinochrome
noun
(biochemistry) A usually red biochrome found in echinoids.
echinodermal
echinodermal
adj
(zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.