(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphitoky
anaptychi
anaptychi
noun
plural of anaptychus
anhydride
anhydride
noun
(chemistry) any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anhydrize
anonychia
anonychia
noun
(medicine) The absence of nails.
anthomyia
anthyllis
antipathy
antipathy
noun
A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.
Natural contrariety or incompatibility
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
anythings
anythings
noun
plural of anything
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
aphyllies
apophysis
apophysis
noun
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.
(botany) The external part of a cone scale.
(geology) A branch of a dike or vein.
archicyte
archigony
arhythmia
arhythmia
noun
Alternative spelling of arrhythmia
arhythmic
arhythmic
Adjective
Having no rhythm.
arrythmia
arrythmic
arythmias
arythmias
noun
plural of arythmia
asphyctic
asphyctic
adj
Pertaining to asphyxia.
asphyxial
asphyxial
adj
Of or relating to asphyxia.
asphyxias
asphyxias
noun
plural of asphyxia
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
athyridae
athyrosis
athyrosis
noun
Synonym of athyroidism
authority
authority
noun
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
babbishly
babyishly
babyishly
adv
In a babyish manner.
baddishly
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
bathybian
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
bathylite
bathylith
beamishly
beamishly
adv
In a beamish manner.
bearishly
bearishly
adv
In a bearish manner.
beerishly
beerishly
adv
In a beerish manner.
bellyfish
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
bharatiya
bharatiya
Proper noun
Indian; A person nationally identified with India.
billyhood
bimethyls
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
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biophysic
biorhythm
biorhythm
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.
(pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that are claimed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
bismethyl
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bithynian
blotchily
blotchily
adv
In a blotchy manner.
boarishly
boarishly
adv
in a boarish manner
bobbishly
bobbishly
adv
In a bobbish manner.
bodyshirt
bookishly
bookishly
adv
In a bookish manner.
boorishly
boorishly
adv
In a boorish manner; uncultured.
boweryish
boychicks
boychicks
noun
plural of boychick
brachytic
breathily
breathily
adv
In a breathy manner.
britishly
britishly
Adverb
In a British manner; in a way characteristic of the British.
brutishly
brutishly
adv
In a brutish manner.
brythonic
brythonic
Proper noun
A Celtic language.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
bullishly
bullishly
adv
In a bullish manner.
bysmalith
caddishly
caddishly
adv
In a caddish manner.
cattishly
cattishly
adv
In a cattish manner.
chairlady
chairlady
noun
(chiefly dated) chairwoman
chalybite
chalybite
noun
(mineralogy) Native iron carbonate.
chammying
chammying
verb
present participle of chammy
chantilly
chariotry
charybdis
charybdis
Proper noun
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.
A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.
A general term for any dangerous whirlpool
chemiatry
chemiatry
noun
iatrochemistry
chemistry
chemistry
noun
(countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
(informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.
cherilynn
cherimoya
cherimoya
noun
A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.
A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
cherrying
cherrying
noun
The gathering of cherries.
chicanery
chicanery
noun
(countable, law) A slick performance by a lawyer.
Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
chicayote
chidingly
chidingly
adv
In a chiding manner.
chilotomy
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
chimneyed
chimneyed
adj
containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney
chinesery
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippeway
chirality
chirality
noun
The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness
chirimoya
chirimoya
noun
Alternative form of cherimoya
chirology
chirology
noun
Palm reading.
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
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.
chiropody
chiropody
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands)
chirotony
chirotony
noun
(religion) The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite
chirotype
chivvying
chivvying
noun
The act of one who chivvies, or hurries somebody along; an urging.
verb
present participle of chivvy
chlamydia
chlamydia
noun
(countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
choirboys
choirboys
noun
plural of choirboy
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
choristry
chrismary
christyna
chrysalid
chrysalid
adj
of or relating to a chrysalis.
noun
Archaic form of chrysalis.
chrysalis
chrysalis
noun
(figurative) A limiting environment or situation.
The cocoon itself.
The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
chrysazin
chrysazin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone, a stimulant laxative formally derived from anthraquinone.
chrysenic
chrysidid
chrysidid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp of the family Chrysididae.
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
chrysorin
chrysotis
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
chymistry
chymistry
noun
(historical) Early Modern chemistry, as proto-scientific and not fully distinct from alchemy.
Obsolete form of chemistry.
chymosins
chymosins
noun
plural of chymosin
cinenchym
cockishly
coltishly
coltishly
adv
In a coltish manner.
conchylia
conhydrin
cookishly
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
coryphaei
coryphaei
noun
plural of coryphaeus
crunchily
crunchily
adv
In a crunchy manner.
cryophile
cryophile
noun
(ecology) an organism that thrives at low temperatures
cubbishly
cubbishly
adv
In a cubbish manner.
currishly
currishly
adv
In a currish manner; like a cur or knave.
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
cyclolith
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cynthiana
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
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.
cystolith
cystolith
noun
(botany) A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or other part of a plant.