(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
aethionema
alphonsine
amniorrhea
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anchorwise
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
angiorrhea
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
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.
anopheline
anopheline
adj
Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes.
noun
Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthelions
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
antichrome
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
antimethod
antiochene
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
aphronitre
aphthonite
apoharmine
apoharmine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
apophonies
apophonies
noun
plural of apophony
apothesine
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archipenko
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
asiphonate
asiphonate
adj
(zoology) Lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
noun
(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
astonished
astonished
adj
Amazed; surprised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astonish
astonisher
astonisher
noun
(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.
(typography, journalism, chiefly US) A short line of smaller type above (or sometimes below) the main headline of an article, usually placed flush-left.
(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.
Someone who astonishes.
Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.
astonishes
astonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astonish
athrogenic
azomethine
azomethine
noun
(organic chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds of general formula RN=CR'₂, especially the parent compound in which R' is H
azophenine
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
beethovian
beethovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bethorning
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
bisphenoid
boccherini
boehmenism
boehmenist
boehmenite
boethusian
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
boyishness
boyishness
noun
The quality of being boyish.
brehonship
brinehouse
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
cacothelin
canephoroi
cathection
cenotaphic
cenotaphic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
cephalonia
cephalonia
Proper noun
A Greek island in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
cetorhinus
chairborne
chairborne
adj
Employed to work in an office, etc. and not out in the field; having a sedentary job.
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chalcosine
chamberino
champenois
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
cheiroline
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
chelidonic
chelidonin
chelonidae
cherubicon
cherubikon
chervontsi
chevrotain
chevrotain
noun
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chickstone
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chiffonier
chiffonier
noun
A receptacle for rags or shreds.
A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chinoidine
chinoidine
noun
Alternative form of quinoidine
chinoleine
chiromance
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chitarrone
chitarrone
noun
Synonym of theorbo
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.
choiceness
choiceness
noun
The condition of being choice
choletelin
cholophein
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondriome
chondriome
noun
(biology) The set of intracellular organelles contained in the cytosol.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chonicrite
choosiness
choosiness
noun
the state of being choosy
choppiness
choppiness
noun
the state of being choppy
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
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
chronodeik
cinchonate
cinchonero
cinchonine
cinchonine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.
cinchonise
cinchonise
verb
Alternative form of cinchonize
cinchonize
cinchonize
verb
(transitive) To produce cinchonism in; to poison with quinine or cinchona.
cinchophen
cinchophen
noun
An analgesic drug used to treat gout in animals (and, until the 1930s, in humans, when it was found to cause liver damage).
cinchotine
cinchotine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkaloid (5-ethyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-yl)-quinolin-4-ylmethanol
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.
cnibophore
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
cochairmen
cochairmen
noun
plural of cochairman
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
coinherent
coinhering
coinhering
verb
present participle of coinhere
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
conchifera
conchinine
conchinine
noun
quinidine
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water