A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.
chondroid
chondroid
adj
Resembling cartilage
noun
(surgery) A "stone" formed of pus present in guttural pouches
chonolith
choragion
chorionic
chorionic
adj
Of or pertaining to the chorion.
chorizont
chorizont
noun
(UK) One who challenges a widely held assumption of authorship for a major work, especially one who believes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were not written by Homer.
chortling
chortling
noun
The act of giving a chortle.
verb
present participle of chortle
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
chouanize
chrismons
chrismons
noun
plural of chrismon
chromatin
chromatin
noun
(biology) A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.
chronaxia
chronaxie
chronaxie
noun
The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
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.
chronicon
chronicon
noun
chronicle
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
chrysorin
chthonian
chthonian
adj
Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth.
noun
A dweller in the mythical underworld.
chthonius
chymosins
chymosins
noun
plural of chymosin
cinchonas
cinchonas
noun
plural of cinchona
cinchonia
cinchonic
cinchonic
adj
Belonging to, or obtained from, cinchona.
cinchonin
cinephone
ciphonies
cithaeron
clothings
clothings
noun
plural of clothing
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
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:
coheading
coheading
verb
present participle of cohead
cohesions
cohesions
noun
plural of cohesion
cohosting
cohosting
verb
present participle of cohost
coinhabit
coinhabit
verb
To inhabit together
coinhered
coinhered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coinhere
coinheres
coinheres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coinhere
colchicin
coldfinch
commonish
commonish
adj
Somewhat common or vulgar.
conchfish
conchinin
conchitic
conchitic
adj
Composed of shells; containing many shells.
conchitis
conchoids
conchoids
noun
plural of conchoid
conchylia
conhydrin
conourish
corinthes
corinthus
corniches
corniches
noun
plural of corniche
cornichon
cornichon
noun
A French-style pickled miniature cucumber.
A pickled gherkin cucumber.
coshering
coshering
noun
The levying of a cosher, or tribute.
verb
present participle of cosher
cothurnni
couchings
couchings
noun
plural of couching
countfish
countship
countship
noun
(historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
The rank or position of a count.
cowhiding
cowhiding
noun
A flogging with a cowhide.
verb
present participle of cowhide
creighton
creighton
Proper noun
A settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A town in Saskatchewan
crotching
crotching
verb
present participle of crotch
crouching
crouching
adj
That crouches or crouch.
noun
The action of the verb crouch.
verb
present participle and gerund of crouch
ctesiphon
ctesiphon
Proper noun
Ancient ruined city on the Tigris, near Baghdad, in present-day Iraq. Capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, abandoned in 7th and 8th centuries.
cushioned
cushioned
adj
(cycling) Having cushion tires.
Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cushion
cushionet
cushionet
noun
A little cushion.
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cyphonism
cyphonism
noun
(formerly, by confusion) An ancient punishment in which the criminal was smeared with honey and exposed to insects.
An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
danthonia
danthonia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Danthonia of Eurasian, North African, and American grasses.
daphnioid
dehorning
dehorning
verb
present participle of dehorn
dehorting
dehorting
verb
present participle of dehort
demijohns
demijohns
noun
plural of demijohn
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
diachrony
diachrony
noun
The study of change over time, especially changes to language
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.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphonia
diaphonic
diaphonic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to diaphones.
Of or pertaining to diaphony.
dichondra
dichondra
noun
Any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems.
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
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
dihedrons
dihedrons
noun
plural of dihedron
dinothere
dinothere
noun
Alternative form of deinothere
diphthong
diphthong
noun
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
diptychon
dirhinous
dirhinous
adj
(rare) Involving or possessing two nostrils.
disanchor
disanchor
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishonor
dishonour
dishonour
noun
(law) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
Lack of honour or integrity.
Shame or disgrace.
verb
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
To violate or rape.
dishorner
dishorner
noun
One who dishorns an animal.
disthrone
disthrone
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
ditchdown
dithionic
dolophine
donkeyish
donkeyish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
dragonish
dragonish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
dronishly
dronishly
adv
In a dronish manner.
dysphonia
dysphonia
noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
dysphonic
dysphonic
adj
Having or relating to dysphonia.
noun
A person who has dysphonia.
echinoids
echinoids
noun
plural of echinoid
echinomys
echinozoa
echoingly
echoingly
adv
In an echoing way.
echoizing
echoizing
verb
present participle of echoize
egophonic
egophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to egophony.
eindhoven
eindhoven
Proper noun
A city and municipality in North Brabant, the Netherlands.
einthoven
enchorial
enchorial
adj
(archaic) Of, relating to, or written in the Egyptian Demotic script or language.
Indigenous, native.
encushion
endorphin
endorphin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
endothrix
endothrix
noun
A dermatophyte infection of the hair that invades the hairshaft and internalizes into the hair cell.
enhaloing
enhaloing
verb
present participle of enhalo
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
ephebeion
ephebeion
noun
(historical) A room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.
epitheton
erethizon
esiphonal
esthonian
ethionine
ethionine
noun
(biochemistry) A toxic and carcinogenic non-proteinogenic amino acid structurally related to methionine, with an ethyl group in place of the methyl group.
ethiopian
ethiopian
Noun
A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
A black-skinned person.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora.
ethnodicy
ethonomic
eunuchoid
eunuchoid
adj
Resembling a eunuch.
noun
An organism exhibiting eunuchoidism.
euphoniad
euphonies
euphonies
noun
plural of euphony
euphonise
euphonise
verb
Alternative form of euphonize
euphonism
euphonism
noun
An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.
euphonium
euphonium
noun
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch; a sax horn.
euphonize
euphonize
verb
(transitive) To make euphonic.
euphorion
eurhodine
eurhodine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several amino derivatives of phenazine dyes similar to safranines
exhorting
exhorting
noun
exhortation
verb
present participle of exhort
falchions
falchions
noun
plural of falchion
fashional
fashional
adj
(informal) fashionable
fashioned
fashioned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified fashion or style
In style; fashionable.
Well designed or put together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fashion
fashioner
fashioner
noun
One who fashions something; the maker or designer.
fathoming
fathoming
verb
present participle of fathom
finnochio
finochios
firethorn
firethorn
noun
A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.
fishbones
fishbones
noun
plural of fishbone
fishponds
fishponds
noun
plural of fishpond
fishpound
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).
forenight
forenight
noun
(Scotland) The evening, between twilight and bedtime.