(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adherescence
adrenochrome
adrenochrome
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
(fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
anaphrodisia
anaphrodisia
noun
(medicine) Lack of desire for sex.
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anarthropoda
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
antherozooid
antherozooid
noun
Alternative form of antherozoid
anthracocide
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropoidea
anththeridia
antihidrotic
antihidrotic
adj
Countering hidrosis.
noun
Any drug that counters hidrosis.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antiorthodox
antiorthodox
adj
Opposing what is orthodox.
anuradhapura
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
arachnoidean
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
archdefender
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
archswindler
archvagabond
azerbaidzhan
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
barnhardtite
beneighbored
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
bleachground
blunthearted
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachypodine
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
branchedness
branchiopoda
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
brandenburgh
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
buttonholder
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
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
candleshrift
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cantharidate
cantharidate
noun
Any salt or ester of cantharidic acid
verb
To treat with cantharides
cantharidean
cantharidean
adj
Alternative form of cantharidian
cantharidian
cantharidian
adj
Composed of cantharides.
cantharidins
cantharidins
noun
plural of cantharidin
cantharidism
cantharidism
noun
(medicine) poisoning due to the excess use of cantharides
cantharidize
carcharodont
carcharodont
adj
Characteristic of (especially having teeth like that of) the great white shark (Carcharodon).
cardinalfish
cardinalfish
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
cardinalship
cardinalship
noun
The office (or term of office) of a cardinal
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
casehardened
casehardened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caseharden
centrarchoid
cerianthidae
cetorhinidae
chairmending
chandarnagar
chandeliered
chandeliered
adj
Fitted with a chandelier.
chandernagor
chandragupta
chandrakanta
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
characinidae
cheerleading
cheerleading
noun
(figurative) Automatic or servile praise.
A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
verb
present participle of cheerlead
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
childcrowing
chiliahedron
chiliahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces.
chironomidae
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloridation
chloridizing
chloridizing
verb
present participle of chloridize
chlorodizing
chlorohydrin
chlorohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondriocont
chondriocont
noun
A threadlike mitochondrion
chondriomere
chondriomite
chondriosome
chondriosome
noun
Synonym of mitochondrion
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroclast
chondroclast
noun
(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage
chondroditic
chondroditic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral chondrodite.
chondrodynia
chondrodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in cartilage
chondrofetal
chondroitins
chondroitins
noun
plural of chondroitin
chondromyces
chondromyoma
chondrophore
chondrophore
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Chondrophora (now included in order Anthoathecata).
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
chondroplast
chondrostean
chondrostean
noun
Any fish of the subclass Chondrostei
christenhead
chrysalidian
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
clathrinidae
cleanhearted
clinohedrite
clinohedrite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
comprehended
comprehended
adj
Included; comprised; contained.
Understood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprehend
comprehender
comprehender
noun
Agent noun of comprehend: one who comprehends.
condylarthra
conidiophore
conidiophore
noun
A fungal hypha that produces conidia.
cordylanthus
coryphaenoid
countershade
cyanhidrosis
cyanohydrins
cyanohydrins
noun
plural of cyanohydrin
cylindrophis
daphnephoria
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
dechlorinate
dechlorinate
verb
To remove chlorine from something.
decipherment
decipherment
noun
Decryption.
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
declinograph
defensorship
defensorship
noun
The state or business of a defensor.
dehydrations
dehydrations
noun
plural of dehydration
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
demichamfron
demifarthing
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
denbighshire
denbighshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Wrexham, Flintshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Powys.
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
deprehension
deprehension
noun
(obsolete) A catching in the act; discovery.
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
dermatophone
dermatophony
dermenchysis
dermorhynchi
dethronement
dethronement
noun
The act of being dethroned; the state of having been dethroned or removed from a superior place in a hierarchy.
deutonephron
diaphragming
diaphragming
verb
present participle of diaphragm
diathermance
diathermance
noun
Alternative form of diathermancy
diathermancy
diathermancy
noun
The condition of being diathermic
dibranchiata
dibranchiate
dibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having two gills.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata.
dibranchious
dichloramine
dichloramine
noun
(chemistry) Any chloramine having two chlorine atoms linked to the nitrogen, but especially the simplest such compound NHCl₂
dichotriaene
diffranchise
dihexahedron
dihexahedron
noun
A six-sided prism having three planes on the extremities.