(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
biathlons
biathlons
noun
plural of biathlon
binapthyl
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
branchial
branchial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the embryonic branchial arches and clefts.
noun
A branchial arch
bronchial
bronchial
adj
Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles.
brunhilda
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
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
chelodina
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).
chevaline
chiefland
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).
chiliagon
chiliagon
noun
(geometry, rare) A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.
chinalike
chinalike
adj
Resembling china (the ceramic or porcelain material) or some aspect of it.
chirinola
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.
chronical
chronical
adj
Obsolete form of chronic.
noun
Misspelling of chronicle.
clathrina
clianthus
clianthus
noun
Any plant of the genus Clianthus.
cliffhang
cliffhang
verb
(intransitive) To be in suspense.
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.
The vivid red color of this dye.
cochineal:
conchylia
cuchulain
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
dashingly
dashingly
adv
In a bold, spirited manner.
In a boldly chic, fashionable manner.
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
deathling
deathling
noun
(rare) A dead child.
A mortal; one who will die.
A supernatural being associated with death, especially a child of death.
delphinia
delphinia
noun
Synonym of delphinine
diachylon
diachylon
noun
(medicine) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerine mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.
dihalogen
dihalogen
adj
(organic chemistry, in combination) In which two hydrogen atoms are replaced by those of a halogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A diatomic molecule of a halogen
earthling
earthling
noun
(obsolete except historical) One who tills the earth; a farmer, a husbandman, a ploughman.
Alternative letter-case form of Earthling
echinital
echinital
adj
Of, or like, an echinite.
enchalice
enchalice
verb
(transitive, poetic, rare) To place in, or as if in, a chalice.
enchilada
enchilada
noun
A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.
enchorial
enchorial
adj
(archaic) Of, relating to, or written in the Egyptian Demotic script or language.
Indigenous, native.
enhaloing
enhaloing
verb
present participle of enhalo
epilachna
esiphonal
ethelinda
ethylamin
fahlunite
fahlunite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydration of iolite.
falchions
falchions
noun
plural of falchion
fanlights
fanlights
noun
plural of fanlight
fashional
fashional
adj
(informal) fashionable
flashings
flashings
noun
plural of flashing
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
granolith
granolith
noun
A paving stone made from granite chippings in a cement aggregate
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hahnville
hailstone
hailstone
noun
A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation
hairlines
hairlines
noun
plural of hairline
halations
halations
noun
plural of halation
halcyonic
haldanite
halflings
halflings
noun
plural of halfling
halloaing
halloaing
verb
present participle of halloa
hallooing
hallooing
noun
A cry of halloo.
verb
present participle of halloo
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
halobiont
halobiont
noun
(biology) an organism that lives in a salty environment
halocaine
halocline
halocline
noun
a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that contain different amounts of salt
haloxylin
haltering
haltering
verb
present participle of halter
haltingly
haltingly
adv
In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
hamamelin
hamlinite
hanbalite
handbills
handbills
noun
plural of handbill
handelian
handlings
handlings
noun
plural of handling
handlists
handlists
noun
plural of handlist
handrails
handrails
noun
plural of handrail
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
hangingly
hangingly
adv
So as to hang.
hangnails
hangnails
noun
plural of hangnail
hanseling
hansville
haplontic
haplontic
adj
(biology) Describing an organism that is haploid for most of its life cycle but that briefly has a diploid zygote