The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allothigenic
allothogenic
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
aluminaphone
amenorrhoeal
amenorrhoeal
adj
Affected by amenorrhoea
Relating to amenorrhoea.
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphinucleus
anacephalize
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchorpeople
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalia
anencephalic
anencephalic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting anencephaly.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
angelophanic
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anhaemolytic
anhalonidine
anhalonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalouidine
anilinophile
anisaldehyde
anisaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde 4-methoxybenzaldehyde that has a strong aroma or anise or licorice; it is used in flavourings and in organic synthesis
annihilative
annihilative
adj
Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antephialtic
antephialtic
adj
(medicine) Acting against nightmares.
anthelmintic
anthelmintic
adj
(pharmacology) Destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.
noun
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
anthoecology
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
anthranilate
anthranilate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of anthranilic acid
anthratetrol
anthraxolite
anthraxolite
noun
A carbonaceous substance resembling anthracite.
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
antichlorine
antichlorine
noun
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”)
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
antithetical
antithetical
adj
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
archangelica
archconsoler
archeologian
archibenthal
archswindler
arsenophenol
ascolichenes
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
atelognathia
azimethylene
azocochineal
azophenetole
azophenylene
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
backhandedly
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bartholomean
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
belonephobia
belonephobia
noun
An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
benzaldehyde
benzaldehyde
noun
(countable) Any of various derivatives of benzaldehyde.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A chemical compound (C₆H₅CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.
berlichingen
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
betanaphthol
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
biotechnical
biotechnical
adj
Of or pertaining to biotechnology
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blackishness
blackishness
noun
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.
blanchimeter
blandishment
blandishment
noun
(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
bleachground
blennophobia
blennophobia
noun
(very rare) The irrational fear of slime.
blennorrheal
blennorrheal
adj
Relating to blennorrhea.
blennorrhoea
blennorrhoea
noun
(pathology) A flow of mucus.
blennothorax
blepharoncus
bletheration
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
blockishness
blockishness
noun
The state or quality of being blockish.
bloodshotten
bloodshotten
adj
Obsolete form of bloodshot.
bluishnesses
blunthearted
bluntishness
bluntishness
noun
(rare) The quality of being somewhat blunt.
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
bolshevikian
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
borghalpenny
borophenylic
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
branchellion
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
bromethylene
bronchiocele
brunelleschi
burghalpenny
buttonholder
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
calistheneum
calistheneum
noun
(dated) A gymnasium, especially one for light physical exercise by women and children.
calisthenics
calisthenics
noun
(in the plural) Gymnastic exercises under the participation of a (surface-wise) multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises) with a stress on stamina.
(in the singular) A system of such exercises.
calliphorine
callisthenic
callisthenic
adj
Alternative spelling of calisthenic
calycanthemy
calycanthine
camelishness
candlefishes
candlefishes
noun
plural of candlefish
candleholder
candleholder
noun
(dated, by extension) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
(historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
A device for holding one or more lit candles
candlelights
candlelights
noun
plural of candlelight
candleshrift
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cantharellus
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cashableness
catechumenal
catechumenal
adj
Of or pertaining to a catechumen, or to the process and preparation for baptism.
catholicness
catholicness
noun
The quality of being catholic; universality; catholicity.
centillionth
centillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one centillion (10³⁰³ short scale, or 10⁶⁰⁰ long scale).
noun
One of a centillion equal parts of a whole
The person or thing in the centillionth position.
cephalanthus
cephaloconic
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalomenia
cephalonasal
cephalophine
cephalophine
noun
Any duiker of the subfamily Cephalophinae
cephalopodan
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
chalcanthite
chalcanthite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of copper sulfate, CuSO₄.
chalcedonian
chalcedonian
Noun
One who accepts the definition given at the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) of how the divine and human relate in the person of Jesus Christ.
chalcedonies
chalcedonies
noun
plural of chalcedony
chalcedonous
chalcogenide
chalcogenide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
chalcomenite
chalcomenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.
challengable
challengable
adj
Alternative form of challengeable
challengeful
challengeful
adj
Full of challenge.
chamberlains
chamberlains
noun
plural of chamberlain
chameleonize
chameleonize
verb
(intransitive) To change colour or turn various colours; to be transformed (to suit changing circumstances).
(reflexive) To transform oneself, as if changing colour like a chameleon.
(transitive) To cause to change colour or turn various colours; to transform (to suit changing circumstances).