(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
acanthial
acanthial
adj
Of or belonging to the acanthion.
acheulian
achillean
achillean
Adjective
Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
Invincible with only one small weakness (an Achilles heel), which becomes one's downfall.
Guided by emotional motives, especially rage, rather than reason.
Of or relating to a Roman-era Greek writer.
Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
Of or relating to male homosexuals or male homosexuality, in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.
achillein
adelphian
aetheling
ahnfeltia
ailanthic
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
alchitran
aleknight
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alighting
alighting
noun
The act of one who alights.
verb
present participle of alight
alilonghi
alispheno
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
althionic
aluminish
anaphalis
anarchial
anarchial
adj
(obsolete) anarchic
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelship
angiolith
angiolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel
anglophil
anhalonin
animalish
animalish
adj
Resembling an animal
anthelion
anthelion
noun
A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle
antholite
antholite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
anthralin
anthralin
noun
Dithranol.
anthranil
anthyllis
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
antihelix
antihelix
noun
(anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.
apalachin
aphelinus
aphidlion
aphislion
ashlaring
ashlaring
noun
(carpentry) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets.
Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.
The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
ashlering
ashlering
noun
Alternative form of ashlaring
athalline
athelings
athelings
noun
plural of atheling
aughtlins
avenolith
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
biathlons
biathlons
noun
plural of biathlon
bilihumin
billionth
billionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one billion.
noun
One of a billion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the billionth position.
bimonthly
bimonthly
adj
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial
Twice every month; semimonthly.
adv
once every two months; bimestrially
noun
A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
binapthyl
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
blanching
blanching
noun
The act by which something is blanched.
verb
present participle of blanch
bleaching
bleaching
noun
The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
verb
present participle of bleach
blechnoid
blenching
blenching
noun
The act of one who blenches.
verb
present participle of blench
blighting
blighting
noun
The act by which something is blighted.
verb
present participle of blight
blindfish
blindfish
noun
Any of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.
blindheim
blotching
blotching
noun
The situation of having blotches; blotchiness.
verb
present participle of blotch
branchial
branchial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the embryonic branchial arches and clefts.
noun
A branchial arch
brindlish
bronchial
bronchial
adj
Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles.
brunhilda
brunhilde
bullfinch
bullfinch
noun
(UK, archaic, hunting, slang) A large, thick quickset hedge.
Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
busheling
busheling
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Scraps of steel left over from manufacturing processes.
verb
present participle of bushel
calathian
catchline
catchline
noun
(printing) A temporary note at the top of a page or galley proof to identify it.
A short line of text designed to catch the eye, especially one used as an advertising slogan.
cephalina
cephaline
cephaline
adj
Relating to protozoans of the suborder Cephalina
noun
Archaic form of cephalin.
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chainless
chainless
adj
Without a chain.
chainlike
chainlike
adj
Having the form of a chain
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
chalazian
chalazion
chalazion
noun
(ophthalmology, optometry) A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
chalazoin
chaliapin
chalinine
chalkline
chamoline
champlain
champlain
Proper noun
from a French topographic name from words meaning field and flat.
Samuel de Champlain, French geographer and explorer.
chaneling
chantilly
chapeling
chaplains
chaplains
noun
plural of chaplain
chatelain
chatelain
noun
Synonym of castellan: the lord of a castle; a caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle for its lord.
chatillon
chavignol
checkline
cheirolin
chelating
chelating
adj
Having the ability to undergo chelation
chelation
chelation
noun
(chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt
(medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals
chelingas
chelingos
chelodina
chelodine
chelonian
chelonian
adj
Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.
noun
A reptile of the order Chelonia (Testudines).
cheloniid
cheloniid
noun
(zoology) Any sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae.
chemiloon
chemiloon
noun
(US) A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one.
cheniller
chenilles
chenilles
noun
plural of chenille
cherilynn
chevaline
chichling
chichling
noun
Archaic spelling of chickling (“grass pea”).
chickling
chickling
noun
A small chick or chicken; a baby chick.
The leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus as well as other Lathyrus species.
chidingly
chidingly
adv
In a chiding manner.
chiefland
chiefling
chiefling
noun
A little or petty chief.
chilblain
chilblain
noun
An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead).
childkind
childkind
noun
All children, considered as a group.
childness
childness
noun
(obsolete) The manner that is characteristic of a child.
chilenite
chiliagon
chiliagon
noun
(geometry, rare) A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.
chilindre
chillness
chillness
noun
the state of being chilly
chiloncus
chiloquin
chinalike
chinalike
adj
Resembling china (the ceramic or porcelain material) or some aspect of it.
chincloth
chincloth
noun
A chinband.
chinoline
chinoline
noun
Dated form of quinoline.
chirinola
chirpling
chiseling
chiseling
noun
Alternative form of chiselling
verb
(US) present participle of chisel
chitlings
chladnite
chladnite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of enstatite present in some meteorites
chloramin
chloranil
chloranil
noun
A quinone with the molecular formula C₆Cl₄O₂, used as a fungicide.
chlorines
chlorines
noun
plural of chlorine (atoms of chlorine)
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
choleinic
cholerine
cholerine
noun
(pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.
chonolith
chortling
chortling
noun
The act of giving a chortle.
verb
present participle of chortle
chronical
chronical
adj
Obsolete form of chronic.
noun
Misspelling of chronicle.
chronicle
chronicle
noun
A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
verb
To record in or as in a chronicle.
chuckling
chuckling
noun
(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles
verb
present participle of chuckle
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
clathrina
clenching
clenching
noun
The act by which something (a fist, a jaw, etc.) is clenched.
verb
present participle of clench
clianthus
clianthus
noun
Any plant of the genus Clianthus.
cliffhang
cliffhang
verb
(intransitive) To be in suspense.
clinchers
clinchers
noun
plural of clincher
clinching
clinching
adj
That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively
noun
(computing, historical) The distortion of computer tape by wrinkling.
A clinch; a passionate embrace.
A making certain or finalizing.
verb
present participle of clinch
clingfish
clingfish
noun
A small marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae which has a sucking disc on its underside that it uses to cling to rocks and seaweed.
clothings
clothings
noun
plural of clothing
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
clutching
clutching
noun
The act of one who clutches.
verb
present participle of clutch
cochineal
cochineal
adj
Possessing a vivid red color, as produced from dying with cochineal.
noun
(entomology) A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.