Of or pertaining to the parasitic protozoans of the suborder Acephalina
achilleine
achilleine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C₂₀H₃₈N₂O₁₅) found in plants of the genus Achillea.
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
alcheringa
aldehydine
alemannish
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
alphonsine
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anglesmith
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anhalamine
anhalamine
Noun
A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalonine
anhalonine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid isolated from Lophophora williamsii.
anhelation
anhelation
noun
(uncountable) Followed by after or for: eager desire; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable) Mental or spiritual agitation.
(uncountable, pulmonology, archaic) Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath.
annihilate
annihilate
verb
(archaic) To treat as worthless, to vilify.
(particle physics) To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation and (for higher-mass reactants, especially composite particles such as protons) lighter particles (such as pions, muons, and neutrinos).
(transitive) To render null and void; to abrogate.
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
anopheline
anopheline
adj
Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes.
noun
Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
anthelices
anthelices
noun
plural of anthelix
anthelions
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
archelenis
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
asthenical
asthenical
adj
(archaic) asthenic
atechnical
athenianly
auchinleck
balanchine
bashilange
bechalking
bechalking
verb
present participle of bechalk
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
bellingham
bellingham
Proper noun
a city in Washington state, USA
a suburb in London, England
bellypinch
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
blathering
blathering
noun
Meaningless nonsense.
verb
present participle of blather
blemishing
blemishing
verb
present participle of blemish
blethering
blethering
noun
(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blitheness
blitheness
noun
The characteristic of being blithe.
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
branchlike
branchlike
adj
resembling a branch of a tree
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
brunnhilde
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
cacothelin
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
cephaeline
cephaeline
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) An alkaloid that induces vomiting, related to emetine.
cephalexin
cephalexin
noun
Alternative form of cefalexin
cephalonia
cephalonia
Proper noun
A Greek island in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
chainplate
chainplate
noun
(nautical) A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.
chalcosine
chalinidae
chalkiness
chalkiness
noun
The state of being chalky.
chamberlin
chamberlin
noun
Obsolete form of chamberlain.
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
(European folklore, also figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.
(archaic, also figurative) A person apt to change their loyalty or thinking; a waverer.
(by extension) A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else.
(by extension, informal, rare) An infant secretly exchanged with another infant deliberately or by mistake; a swapling.
(fantasy, science fiction) An organism which can change shape to mimic others; a shape-shifter.
(obsolete) An idiot, a simpleton.
channeling
channeling
noun
Alternative form of channelling
verb
present participle of channel
channelize
channelize
verb
(transitive) To direct into a specific course or pathway; to channel.
(transitive) To multiplex (messages) through a single line.
(transitive) To transmit through a channel.
To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
chargeling
chargeling
noun
A little or young charge (person in the care of another).
chastelain
chatelaine
chatelaine
noun
(dated) The mistress of a castle or large household.
(historical) A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached, supposed to resemble the chain of keys once worn by medieval chatelaines.
A similar thing in miniature attached to a watchchain.
chatelains
chatelains
noun
plural of chatelain
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
chebulinic
chebulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to chebulinic acid or its derivatives
cheeringly
cheeringly
adv
In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
With cheering.
cheiroline
chelidonic
chelidonin
chelonidae
chelyuskin
chileanize
chileanize
Verb
To make Chilean.
chilinidae
chilliness
chilliness
noun
The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.
chinoleine
chiselling
chiselling
noun
A piece of work produced using a chisel.
verb
(Britain) present participle of chisel
chlidanope
chloramine
chloramine
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
chlorinize
chlorinize
verb
(transitive) To chlorinate.
choletelin
cholophein
chronicled
chronicled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chronicle
chronicler
chronicler
noun
A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chrysaline
chrysaline
adj
Relating to a chrysalis.
cisleithan
cisleithan
adj
On the nearer (or western) side of the Leitha river
clientship
clientship
noun
The position of a client.
clisthenes
clomiphene
clomiphene
noun
(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of clomifene.
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
colchicine
colchicine
noun
(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₂H₂₅NO₆, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.
colophenic
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
delphinine
delphinine
adj
Characteristic of dolphins
noun
(organic chemistry) A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.
delphinite
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphinius
delphinoid
delphinoid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin
noun
Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea
dendrophil
didelphian
didelphian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to opossums.
didelphine
didelphine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, opossums, of the family Didelphidae.
dinophilea
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
disenthral
disenthral
verb
(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of disenthrall
dishelming
dishelming
verb
present participle of dishelm
displenish
displenish
verb
(Scotland, transitive) To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock.
disulphone
earthlings
earthlings
noun
plural of earthling
echeloning
echeloning
verb
present participle of echelon
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
echinulate
echinulate
adj
(biology) Having small spines or similar projections
ectorhinal
ectorhinal
adj
Of or pertaining to that part of the brain exterior to the entorhinal cortex
Of or pertaining to the exterior of the nose
elaphurine
elementish
elenchical
elenchical
adj
Pertaining to an elench.
elephantic
elephantic
adj
(not comparable) Having elephantiasis
Of or relating to elephants
gigantic; massive
elfishness
elfishness
noun
The quality or state of being elfish.
elychnious
encephalic
encephalic
adj
of or relating to the encephalon
encephalin
encephalin
noun
Alternative form of enkephalin
enchiladas
enchiladas
noun
plural of enchilada
endlichite
endolithic
endolithic
adj
Within rock.
endothelia
endothelia
noun
plural of endothelium
eneolithic
enfeeblish
englishing
englishism
englishism
Noun
An expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.
englishize
englishize
Verb
To make or become more English
englishman
englishman
Noun
A male native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
The grey partridge (in opposition to the Frenchman, ie the red-legged partridge).
englishmen
enlightens
enlightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlighten
enshielded
enshielded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enshield
enterolith
enterolith
noun
(chiefly Britain) A bezoar.
A mineral concretion in the intestinal tract.
enthalpies
enthalpies
noun
plural of enthalpy
enwheeling
enwheeling
verb
present participle of enwheel
eosinophil
eosinophil
adj
Alternative form of eosinophilic
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
epityphlon
ethanedial
ethanedial
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of glyoxal
ethanediol
ethanediol
noun
(organic chemistry) ethylene glycol
ethenoidal
ethnically
ethnically
adv
Of or pertaining to ethnicity.
ethnologic
ethnologic
adj
Ethnological.
ethylamine
ethylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile liquid amine, CH₃-CH₂-NH₂ having many industrial applications.
ethylating
ethylating
adj
That serves to ethylate
verb
present participle of ethylate
ethylation
ethylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule
ethylenoid
ethylidene
ethylidene
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical CH₃-CH= formally obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom of ethane