A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties.
Any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from this vine.
beachboys
beachboys
noun
plural of beachboy
biophysic
boychicks
boychicks
noun
plural of boychick
buckishly
buckishly
adv
In a buckish manner.
caddishly
caddishly
adv
In a caddish manner.
cattishly
cattishly
adv
In a cattish manner.
chambrays
chambrays
noun
plural of chambray
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
chayefsky
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.
cheyennes
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
chinesery
chlamydes
chlamydes
noun
plural of chlamys
chlamyses
choirboys
choirboys
noun
plural of choirboy
cholecyst
cholecyst
Noun
The gall bladder.
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.
chrysazol
chrysemys
chrysenic
chrysidid
chrysidid
noun
(zoology) Any wasp of the family Chrysididae.
chryslers
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
chrysopal
chrysopal
noun
Synonym of chrysoberyl
chrysopee
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
chrysorin
chrysotis
chuprassy
chylocyst
chylocyst
noun
Synonym of cisterna chyli
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
cockishly
coltishly
coltishly
adv
In a coltish manner.
cookishly
copyholds
copyholds
noun
plural of copyhold
coryphees
coryphees
noun
plural of coryphee
cubbishly
cubbishly
adv
In a cubbish manner.
currishly
currishly
adv
In a currish manner; like a cur or knave.
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.
(medicine) A urinary calculus.
duncishly
duncishly
adv
In a duncish manner.
dyarchies
dyarchies
noun
plural of dyarchy
dyschiria
dyschroia
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
dysphasic
dysphasic
adj
Having or relating to dysphasia.
noun
A person who has dysphasia.
dysphonic
dysphonic
adj
Having or relating to dysphonia.
noun
A person who has dysphonia.
dysphoric
dysphoric
adj
Causing dysphoria
Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria.
noun
Such a person
dysphotic
dysphotic
adj
Alternative spelling of disphotic
dysthymic
dysthymic
adj
Having or relating to dysthymia.
noun
A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.
ecchymose
ecchymose
verb
(medicine) To discolour by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin.
echinomys
ecstrophy
eschynite
eschynite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium.
esthacyte
euchymous
fishyback
haruspicy
haruspicy
noun
The study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
hatchways
hatchways
noun
plural of hatchway
haystacks
haystacks
noun
plural of haystack
hemocytes
hemocytes
noun
plural of hemocyte
hemoscopy
hesitancy
hesitancy
noun
A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
hesychasm
hesychasm
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Hesychasm
hesychast
hesychast
noun
Alternative spelling of Hesychast
hircosity
hircosity
noun
(rare) The quality of being hircose, or goatish.
histocyte
histocyte
noun
Alternative form of histiocyte (uncommon variant)
honeysuck
honeysuck
noun
(dialect, archaic) honeysuckle
horoscopy
horoscopy
noun
(astrology) The aspect of the stars at the time of a person's birth.
The casting of horoscopes.
huckstery
huckstery
noun
The activities of a huckster.
huiscoyol
huiscoyol
noun
Bactris longiseta, an arecaceous flowering plant.
hyacinths
hyacinths
noun
plural of hyacinth
hybristic
hydracids
hydracids
noun
plural of hydracid
hydrocyst
hygeistic
hygiastic
hygienics
hygienics
noun
The science of hygiene
hylactism
hyoscines
hyoscines
noun
plural of hyoscine
hyostylic
hyostylic
adj
(anatomy) Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals.
hypacusia
hypacusis
hypnocyst
hypnocyst
noun
(biology) A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily enclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food.
hypnotics
hypnotics
noun
plural of hypnotic
hypocaust
hypocaust
noun
An underfloor heating system, even without such an underfloor space or flue, as adapted for modern housing.
An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
hypochnus
hypocrisy
hypocrisy
noun
An instance of any or all of the above.
The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.
The contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretence, sham.
The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.
hyposarca
hyposarca
noun
anasarca
hyposcope
hypothecs
hypothecs
noun
plural of hypothec
hyrachyus
hyracoids
hyracoids
noun
plural of hyracoid
hysteriac
hysteriac
noun
(medicine, chiefly dated) One who suffers from hysteria.
hysterics
hysterics
noun
Hysteria.
plural of hysteric
hystricid
hystricid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Hystricidae, Old World porcupines
ichthyism
ischyodus
isochrony
isochrony
noun
The state of being isochronous.
isohydric
isohydric
adj
(biology) Describing plants that limit transpiration in order to maintain a constant amount of water in the leaves
(chemistry, physics) Describing solutions that have the same pH and conductivity, these values remaining constant upon mixing of the solutions
jockeyish
latchkeys
latchkeys
noun
plural of latchkey
lechayims
lithocyst
lithocyst
noun
(zoology) A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.
lychnises
lychnises
noun
plural of lychnis
lynchings
lynchings
noun
plural of lynching
marshalcy
marshalcy
noun
Synonym of marshalship
mischancy
mischancy
adj
(archaic, Scotland) dangerous
(archaic, Scotland) unfortunate
myiarchus
mythicise
mythicise
verb
Alternative form of mythicize
mythicism
mythicism
noun
(in particular) The opinion that Jesus of Nazareth did not exist in any way whatsoever.
(theology) The scholarly opinion that the gospels are mythological expansions of historical data.
The creative potential for the creation of mythology; the faculty of mythopoeia.
The habitual practice of attributing everything to mythological causes; superstition, the opposite of rationalism, or of realism.
The view that a certain figure or event is unhistorical or mythical, chiefly in the context of pseudo-scholarship or conspiracy theories.
mythicist
mythicist
noun
An adherent of mythicism (view that a certain person is mythical and never existed).
mytishchi
namaycush
namaycush
noun
(Canada, US) The togue: a large North American lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, usually spotted with red.
onychitis
onychitis
noun
Synonym of onychia
onychosis
onychosis
noun
(pathology) Any disease or disorder of the fingernails or toenails.
pachynsis
pamphysic
paychecks
paychecks
noun
plural of paycheck
peckishly
peckishly
adv
In a peckish manner.
phacocyst
phacocyst
noun
(rare, anatomy) The capsule of the lens of the eye
phyciodes
physcioid
physicals
physicals
noun
plural of physical
physician
physician
noun
A medical doctor trained in human medicine.
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.
physicism
physicism
noun
The tendency of the mind toward, or its preoccupation with, physical phenomena; materialism in philosophy and religion.
physicist
physicist
noun
(archaic) A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles (opposed to vitalist).
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.
physicked
physicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of physic
physicker
physicker
noun
(dated, colloquial or dialect) A physician; a doctor.
physocele
polychsia
psychical
psychical
adj
(theology) Pertaining to the animal nature of man, as opposed to the spirit.
Outside the realm of the physical; supernatural, psychic.
Performed by or pertaining to the mind or spirit; mental, psychic.
psychidae
psychoses
psychoses
noun
plural of psychosis
psychosis
psychosis
noun
(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.