(biology) The development of a group of organisms over time
chronologists
chronologists
noun
plural of chronologist
chronostichon
chronotropism
chronotropism
noun
(physiology) Modification of the regularity of a periodical movement, such as the heart's action
chrysanthemin
chrysanthemin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin, the 3-glucoside of cyanidin, found in various plants and fruits including peaches and lychees.
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chrysobalanus
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysothamnus
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
cinchonaceous
cinchonaceous
adj
Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that produce it.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cladosiphonic
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clethrionomys
clinchingness
clinocephalus
clonorchiasis
clonorchiasis
noun
An infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis.
clothesmonger
cnemapophysis
cnemidophorus
coachsmithing
coachsmithing
noun
The manufacture of coaches.
cocitizenship
coelacanthous
coelacanthous
adj
Relating to coelacanths
coelelminthes
coenaesthesis
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
cohabitations
cohabitations
noun
plural of cohabitation
coheartedness
colinephritis
collieshangie
collieshangie
noun
Alternative form of collie-shangie
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
companionship
companionship
noun
(archaic) An association, a fellowship.
An organized group of people.
The state of being a journeyman.
The state of having or being a companion.
comprehension
comprehension
noun
(Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
(logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
(programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
Thorough understanding.
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
compsognathus
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
conrectorship
consigneeship
consigneeship
noun
The role or status of a consignee.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
convictfishes
copartnership
copartnership
noun
A partnership or firm.
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.
corinthianism
cosponsorship
cosponsorship
noun
joint sponsorship by more than one party
costochondral
costochondral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
councilorship
councilorship
noun
Alternative form of councillorship
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterthrust
counterthrust
noun
A thrust made against another; a counterblow.
countinghouse
countinghouse
noun
(dated) An office used by a business to house its accounts department.
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
cranioschisis
cranioschisis
noun
A developmental birth defect in which the cranium fails to close completely, so that the brain is exposed to the amnios and eventually degenerates, causing anencephaly.
crosshatching
crosshatching
noun
(art) A method of showing shading by means of multiple small lines that intersect.
A method of indicating terrain on a map by using the same technique.
verb
present participle of crosshatch
crotchetiness
crotchetiness
noun
The state or quality of being crotchety.
crunchingness
crushableness
cryanesthesia
ctenocephalus
cunctatorship
cunctatorship
noun
A policy of delaying or lingering.
cuneoscaphoid
curmudgeonish
cushionflower
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
cyanochlorous
cyanophyceous
cynocephalous
cynoscephalae
cystathionine
cystathionine
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate, 2-amino-4-(2-amino-2-carboxy-ethyl) thio-butanoic acid, in the biosynthesis of cysteine.
cystignathine
cytopharynges
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
debauchedness
debauchedness
noun
The state or quality of being debauched.
derencephalus
desynchronize
desynchronize
verb
to cause, or to experience desynchronization
diaphanoscope
diaphanoscope
noun
A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with or without a lens.
diaphanoscopy
diaphanoscopy
noun
Examination by means of a diaphanoscope.
dichorisandra
dichotomising
dichotomising
verb
present participle of dichotomise
diencephalons
disconanthous
disenchanting
disenchanting
verb
present participle of disenchant
disfranchised
disfranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise
disfranchiser
disfranchiser
noun
One who disfranchises.
disfranchises
disfranchises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfranchise
disharmonical
disharmonical
adj
Alternative form of disharmonic (“not harmonic”)
dodecahedrons
dodecaphonism
dodecaphonist
dodecaphonist
noun
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave
dysmenorrheic
dysmenorrheic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
echinospermum
ectosphenotic
elephantiasic
elephantiasic
adj
Relating to elephantiasis.
encephalartos
enchainements
enchantresses
enchantresses
noun
plural of enchantress
enchylematous
encipherments
encipherments
noun
plural of encipherment
encroachments
encroachments
noun
plural of encroachment
endosiphuncle
enfranchising
enfranchising
verb
present participle of enfranchise
ensepulchered
ensepulchered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ensepulcher
entrenchments
entrenchments
noun
plural of entrenchment
epencephalons
epichondrosis
epigonichthys
epipsychidion
esthesiogenic
esthesiogenic
adj
That produces a sensation
ethnocentrism
ethnocentrism
noun
The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
ethnohistoric
ethnohistoric
adj
Relating to ethnohistory
ethnotechnics
excisemanship
excisemanship
noun
The state or business of an exciseman.
exencephalous
feinschmecker
festschriften
festschriften
noun
plural of festschrift
fletcherising
foreschooling
franchisement
franchisement
noun
release; deliverance; freedom
francophilism
ganocephalous
ganocephalous
adj
(paleontology) Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala, a former group of temnospondyls.
gastrophrenic
gastrophrenic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
gastrotrichan
gastrotrichan
adj
Of or relating to the Gastrotricha.
noun
Any member of the Gastrotricha.
gelsenkirchen
genethliacism
gesithcundman
gonochorismal
gonochorismus
gonochoristic
gonochoristic
adj
Of or pertaining to gonochorism
graphicalness
graphicalness
noun
The quality of being graphical.
gymnosophical
gynecophorous
hackneyedness
hackneyedness
noun
The quality of being hackneyed.
haemodynamics
haemodynamics
noun
Alternative spelling of hemodynamics
haemonchiasis
halicarnassus
halicarnassus
Proper noun
An ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia.