(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
acanthion
acanthion
noun
(medicine) A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.
acanthoid
acanthoid
adj
Having the shape of a spine or thorn
achenodia
achronism
adhesions
adhesions
noun
plural of adhesion
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
alilonghi
alispheno
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
althionic
amphibion
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphinome
amphionic
amphitron
anaphoria
anaphoria
Noun
A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anchoring
anchoring
noun
(psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
verb
present participle of anchor
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
angiolith
angiolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel
anglophil
anhalonin
anhedonia
anhedonia
noun
(medicine, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.
anhedonic
anhedonic
adj
(psychiatry, also figuratively) Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure.
noun
(psychiatry) A person who has anhedonia.
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
anonychia
anonychia
noun
(medicine) The absence of nails.
anophoria
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
anorthite
anorthite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
antechoir
antechoir
noun
The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers.
anthelion
anthelion
noun
A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle
anthemion
anthemion
noun
An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
anthobian
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
antholite
antholite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
anthomyia
anthorine
anthozoic
anthozoic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antiphona
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
aphidlion
aphislion
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
apophonia
apophonic
apophonic
adj
Of, pertaining to or characterized by apophony.
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
arachnoid
arachnoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater.
(arachnology, relational) Relating to or resembling spiders.
Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
noun
(astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.
(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater..
An arachnid.
archigony
archontia
archontic
archontic
adj
Of or relating to an archon.
arianrhod
arrhenoid
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
auriphone
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
avenolith
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
baboonish
baboonish
adj
Like a baboon.
baccheion
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
bathonian
bathonian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behooving
behooving
verb
present participle of behoove
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
benthonic
benthonic
adj
Synonym of benthic
berrichon
biathlons
biathlons
noun
plural of biathlon
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.
bishoping
bishoping
verb
present participle of bishop
blechnoid
blotching
blotching
noun
The situation of having blotches; blotchiness.
verb
present participle of blotch
bodenheim
bohemians
bohemians
noun
plural of bohemian
bonhomies
bonhomies
noun
plural of bonhomie
bonhommie
bonhommie
noun
Dated form of bonhomie.
boohooing
boohooing
verb
present participle of boohoo
bothering
bothering
noun
The action of troubling or disturbing someone
verb
present participle of bother
bouphonia
broaching
broaching
verb
present participle of broach
bronchial
bronchial
adj
Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles.
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
brooching
brooching
verb
present participle of brooch
brythonic
brythonic
Proper noun
A Celtic language.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.
buchonite
canephori
canephroi
canonship
canonship
noun
The rank or office of canon.
caoutchin
caoutchin
noun
(organic chemistry) An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
carpincho
carpincho
noun
Alternative form of carpinchoe
cathexion
cathexion
noun
cathexis
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chalazion
chalazion
noun
(ophthalmology, optometry) A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
chalazoin
chamoline
champions
champions
noun
plural of champion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion
chanchito
chanchito
noun
Australoheros facetus, the chameleon cichlid.
chancroid
chancroid
noun
(pathology) A sexually transmitted infection, caused by bacteria of species Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized by painful sores on the genitalia.
A sore characteristic of this infection.
charonian
charonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Charon.
Noun
An inhabitant of Charon (a moon of Pluto).
chatillon
chavignol
cheirolin
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
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.
chemonite
chervonei
chevrotin
chevrotin
noun
Alternative form of chevrotain
chicagoan
chicagoan
Adjective
Of or relating to Chicago.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Chicago.
chignoned
chignoned
adj
(of hair) Arranged in a chignon.
chiliagon
chiliagon
noun
(geometry, rare) A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.
chiloncus
chiloquin
chinaroot
chinaroot
noun
Alternative form of China root
chinatown
chinatown
Noun
A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
chinbones
chinbones
noun
plural of chinbone
chinchona
chinchona
noun
Alternative form of cinchona (“bark of the tree”)
chincloth
chincloth
noun
A chinband.
chincough
chincough
noun
whooping cough
chiniofon
chiniofon
Noun
An antiprotozoal agent.
chinnampo
chinoidin
chinoline
chinoline
noun
Dated form of quinoline.
chinookan
chinookan
Adjective
Of or relating to a small language family spoken in Oregon and Washington along the Columbia River by Chinook peoples.
chinovnik
chinovnik
noun
A bureaucrat in the Tsarist Russian government.
chiogenes
chirinola
chiromant
chironomy
chironomy
noun
(music) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures.
(rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.
chirotony
chirotony
noun
(religion) The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite
chitinoid
chitinoid
adj
Resembling chitin.
chitinous
chitinous
adj
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
chitosans
chitosans
noun
plural of chitosan
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.
chonchina
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.