(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
Defense or support of some cause.
The position of champion, or winner.
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.
cheilotomies
cheilotomies
noun
plural of cheilotomy
cheimaphobia
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
chemicovital
chemicovital
adj
(dated) Both chemical and vital; biochemical.
chemiosmotic
chemiosmotic
adj
Of or pertaining to chemiosmosis.
chemiotactic
chemiotactic
adj
Dated form of chemotactic.
chemiotropic
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
chemospheric
chemotrophic
chemotrophic
adj
Of or relating to chemotropism.
chemotropism
chemotropism
noun
(biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
chernomorish
chickahominy
chicomecoatl
chilostomata
chimaeroidei
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chimopelagic
chimopelagic
adj
(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter
chirognomist
chirognomist
noun
One who studies chirognomy.
chirogymnast
chiromancers
chiromancers
noun
plural of chiromancer
chiromancies
chiromancies
noun
plural of chiromancy
chiromancist
chironomidae
chirotherium
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
chloranaemia
chlorimetric
chlorimetric
adj
Alternative form of chlorometric
chloroanemia
chloroformic
chloroformic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to chloroformic acid or its derivatives
chlorometric
chlorometric
adj
Relating to chlorometry.
choirmasters
choirmasters
noun
plural of choirmaster
cholehematin
choleromania
chondriomere
chondriomite
chondriosome
chondriosome
noun
Synonym of mitochondrion
choriambuses
chrismations
chrismations
noun
plural of chrismation
chromaffinic
chromaffinic
adj
Synonym of chromaffin
chromatician
chromaticism
chromaticism
noun
the act or action of chromaticizing: the use of chromatic notes or tones (contrasted with diatonicism)
the quality or state of being chromatic
chromaticity
chromaticity
noun
An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.
chromatophil
chromatophil
noun
(cytology) A chromatophilic cell or structure
chromatopsia
chromatopsia
noun
A visual aberration in which objects appear abnormally coloured, such as xanthopsia or cyanopia.
chromazurine
chromicizing
chromicizing
verb
present participle of chromicize
chromidrosis
chromidrosis
noun
Alternative form of chromhidrosis
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
chrominances
chrominances
noun
plural of chrominance
chromocratic
chromocratic
adj
(geology) Melanocratic.
chromoisomer
chromoisomer
noun
An isomer that is a different colour to another
chromolipoid
chromolithic
chromolithic
adj
Alternative form of chromolithographic
chromophilia
chromophilia
noun
Alternative form of chromatophilia
chromophilic
chromophilic
adj
Readily stained with dyes.
chromophobia
chromophobia
noun
(biology) The quality of being resistant to staining.
(rare) Aversion to a colour or colours.
chromophobic
chromophobic
adj
(cytology) resistant to staining
chromophoric
chromophoric
adj
(biology) Coloured
(chemistry) Of or relating to a chromophore
chromoscopic
chromotropic
chromotropic
adj
Relating to chromotropism
chronomantic
chronomantic
adj
Relating to chronomancy
chronomastix
chronometric
chronometric
adj
Of or pertaining to a chronometer or to chronometry
chrysomelids
chrysomelids
noun
plural of chrysomelid
chrysostomic
chrysostomic
adj
Of or pertaining to John Chrysostom, early Archbishop of Constantinople
golden-tongued (used as an epithet)
chrysothemis
chylomicrons
chylomicrons
noun
plural of chylomicron
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotryptic
chymotryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin
cinchonamine
cirsomphalos
clinorhombic
clinorhombic
adj
(crystallography) Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.
coachmanship
coachmanship
noun
Skill in driving a coach.
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
coharmonious
cohomologies
cohomologies
noun
plural of cohomology
colichemarde
colichemarde
noun
A blade, with a hexagonal or diamond shaped cross section, once used to make small swords.
cologarithms
cologarithms
noun
plural of cologarithm
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
comprachicos
comprachicos
noun
plural of comprachico
comradeships
comradeships
noun
plural of comradeship
coniothyrium
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
coppersmiths
coppersmiths
noun
plural of coppersmith
coprophilism
cosmochemist
cosmochemist
noun
A scientist involved in cosmochemistry.
cosmographic
cosmographic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to cosmography.
cremnophobia
cremnophobia
noun
A morbid fear of abysses or precipices.
cryptorchism
cryptorchism
noun
The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
cumulophyric
cumulophyric
adj
(geology) Synonym of glomeroporphyritic
cyclothymiac
cyclothymiac
adj
Related to, or affected by cyclothymia.
noun
A person affected by cyclothymia.
cyclothymias
cyclothymias
noun
plural of cyclothymia
cymotrichous
cymotrichous
adj
(anthropology) Having wavy hair.
cytochemical
cytochemical
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to cytochemistry
noun
(biochemistry) Any chemical compound that is found only in cells
dehydromucic
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
dementholize
demichamfron
demihogshead
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demolishment
demolishment
noun
(archaic) demolition
demonishness
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
demosthenian
demosthenian
Adjective
Demosthenic, pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes.
dermatrophia
dermographia
dermographia
Noun
dermatographia
dermographic
dermographic
adj
Relating to dermography.
dermorhynchi
desmorrhexis
dethyroidism
diamorphosis
diastrophism
diastrophism
noun
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features
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
dichocarpism
dichotomised
dichotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise
dichotomists
dichotomists
noun
plural of dichotomist
dichotomized
dichotomized
adj
Divided into dichotomous parts.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dichotomize.
dichotomizes
dichotomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dichotomize
dichromatism
dichromatism
noun
(biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors.
(pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished
The condition of being dichromatic
disharmonies
disharmonies
noun
plural of disharmony
disharmonise
disharmonise
verb
Alternative form of disharmonize
disharmonism
disharmonism
noun
(anthropology, archaic) A disharmonious mixture; the combination of traits from different races.
disharmonize
disharmonize
verb
(intransitive) To cause disorder.
(transitive) To make the cause of disorder.
dolichotmema
domatophobia
domatophobia
noun
A morbid fear of being inside a house.
dorcatherium
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
dyophysitism
dyotheletism
dyothelitism
dyothelitism
noun
(Christianity, theology) dyothelism
earthmovings
echinochrome
echinochrome
noun
(biochemistry) A usually red biochrome found in echinoids.
echinodermal
echinodermal
adj
(zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
echinodermic
echinuliform
echinuliform
adj
Resembling small spines.
ectethmoidal
ectomorphism
elaeothesium
emetatrophia
emmeniopathy
emperorships
emperorships
noun
plural of emperorship
enantiomorph
enantiomorph
noun
(chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.