(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
altheimer
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
alzheimer
anarchial
anarchial
adj
(obsolete) anarchic
anthralin
anthralin
noun
Dithranol.
anthranil
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
aortolith
aphrolite
arabophil
archaical
archaical
adj
Archaic form of archaic.
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
archibald
archibold
archilowe
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
ashlaring
ashlaring
noun
(carpentry) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets.
Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.
The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
ashlering
ashlering
noun
Alternative form of ashlaring
astrophil
astrophil
noun
Obsolete form of astrophile.
authorial
authorial
adj
Of, coming from, or typical of an author (especially of books)
bariloche
barkleigh
bartholdi
bearishly
bearishly
adv
In a bearish manner.
beerishly
beerishly
adv
In a beerish manner.
bephilter
bergalith
beshrivel
bilharzia
bilharzia
noun
(pathology) The parasitic disease schistosomiasis.
bilharzic
birchdale
birchleaf
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
birthless
birthless
adj
(archaic) Of mean extraction; low-born.
Without a birth or births.
blemisher
blemisher
noun
One who or that which blemishes.
blighters
blighters
noun
plural of blighter
blithered
blithered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blither
blotchier
blotchier
adj
comparative form of blotchy: more blotchy
boarishly
boarishly
adv
in a boarish manner
boorishly
boorishly
adv
In a boorish manner; uncultured.
brachials
brachials
noun
plural of brachial
bradleigh
branchial
branchial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the embryonic branchial arches and clefts.
noun
A branchial arch
breathily
breathily
adv
In a breathy manner.
brighella
brindlish
britishly
britishly
Adverb
In a British manner; in a way characteristic of the British.
bromleigh
bronchial
bronchial
adj
Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles.
brunhilda
brunhilde
brushlike
brushlike
adj
Having the form of a brush.
brutishly
brutishly
adv
In a brutish manner.
calothrix
camelhair
camelhair
noun
A soft fabric made from this hair.
A substitute for this hair.
The soft hair of a camel.
carpolith
carpolith
noun
Synonym of carpolite
chairlady
chairlady
noun
(chiefly dated) chairwoman
chairless
chairless
adj
Without a chair or chairs.
chairlift
chairlift
noun
A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
chalkrail
chapitral
charbroil
charbroil
verb
To cook on a flat, lined metal surface that is heated from below; to chargrill.
charleroi
charleroi
Proper noun
The largest city of Wallonia, in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
charolais
checkrail
checkrail
noun
Alternative spelling of check rail
cheiceral
cheirolin
chelicera
chelicera
noun
(zoology) Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids).
chelicere
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
cheniller
cherilynn
cherogril
cherogril
noun
(obsolete) A cony; a rabbit.
chevalier
chevalier
noun
(card games) In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.
(historical) A cavalier; a knight.
chevreuil
chevreuil
noun
A roe deer, a roebuck.
chilarium
chilarium
noun
Either of a pair of appendages, between the bases of the last pair of walking legs in the horseshoe crab, that prevent the escape of food
childbear
childlier
childress
childward
chiliarch
chiliarch
noun
(historical) A commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece.
chilindre
chillroom
chillroom
noun
A refrigerated room
chiralgia
chiralgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the hand
chirality
chirality
noun
The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness
chirinola
chirogale
chirology
chirology
noun
Palm reading.
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
chirpling
chiselers
chiselers
noun
plural of chiseler
chiseller
chiseller
noun
Alternative spelling of chiseler
chivalric
chivalric
adj
gallant and respectful, especially to women
of, or relating to chivalry
chloramin
chloranil
chloranil
noun
A quinone with the molecular formula C₆Cl₄O₂, used as a fungicide.
chloremia
chloremia
noun
(pathology) The presence of chloride in the bloodstream
Chlorosis
chloremic
chloriamb
chlorider
chlorides
chlorides
noun
plural of chloride
chloridic
chloridic
adj
Of, containing, or relating to a chloride.
chlorines
chlorines
noun
plural of chlorine (atoms of chlorine)
chlorites
chlorites
noun
plural of chlorite
chloritic
chloritic
adj
containing chlorite
chloropia
chlorosis
chlorosis
noun
(botany, phytopathology, uncountable) A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll.
(pathology, countable) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration of the skin; greensickness.
chlorotic
chlorotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with chlorosis, anaemic.
choirgirl
choirgirl
noun
A girl who sings in a choir.
choirlike
choirlike
adj
Resembling a choir or its sound.
choleraic
choleraic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, cholera
cholerine
cholerine
noun
(pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.
choleroid
choleroid
adj
Like cholera; choleriform.
choleuria
choralist
choralist
noun
A singer or composer of chorals.
choroidal
choroidal
adj
Of or pertaining to the choroid
noun
choroidal effusion
chortling
chortling
noun
The act of giving a chortle.
verb
present participle of chortle
chrismale
chrisoula
chromiole
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.
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.
churchill
churchill
Proper noun
Any of several English placenames from church and hill.
One of four villages in England
A town in Manitoba on the coast of Hudson Bay
A in Ohio
A borough in Pennsylvania
A town in Victoria, Australia
from any of these places.
English statesman, Prime Minister and author.
A cocktail made by
churliest
churnmilk
churnmilk
noun
Synonym of buttermilk
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
clathrina
clathroid
clathroid
adj
clathrate; latticed
claviharp
claviharp
noun
(music) A 19th-century musical instrument combining a harp with a keyboard.
cleithral
cleithral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or having, a cleithrum.
(architecture) Having a roof that forms a complete covering.
cleithrum
cleithrum
noun
(ichthyology) A large bone in fishes, which extends upward from the base of the pectoral fin and anchors to the cranium above the gills, forming the posterior edge of the gill chamber.
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
cleruchic
cleruchic
adj
Of or relating to cleruchy.
cleverish
cleverish
adj
(colloquial) Quite clever.
Somewhat clever.
clinchers
clinchers
noun
plural of clincher
clothiers
clothiers
noun
plural of clothier
coprolith
coprolith
noun
(rare) coprolite
fecaloma
crunchily
crunchily
adv
In a crunchy manner.
cryophile
cryophile
noun
(ecology) an organism that thrives at low temperatures