(chemistry) any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anhydrize
anonychia
anonychia
noun
(medicine) The absence of nails.
anthomyia
anthyllis
antipathy
antipathy
noun
A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.
Natural contrariety or incompatibility
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
anythings
anythings
noun
plural of anything
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
archigony
bathybian
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
bimonthly
bimonthly
adj
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial
Twice every month; semimonthly.
adv
once every two months; bimestrially
noun
A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
binapthyl
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bithynian
brythonic
brythonic
Proper noun
A Celtic language.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.
chammying
chammying
verb
present participle of chammy
chantilly
cherilynn
cherrying
cherrying
noun
The gathering of cherries.
chicanery
chicanery
noun
(countable, law) A slick performance by a lawyer.
Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
chidingly
chidingly
adv
In a chiding manner.
chimneyed
chimneyed
adj
containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney
chinesery
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chironomy
chironomy
noun
(music) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures.
(rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.
chirotony
chirotony
noun
(religion) The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite
chivvying
chivvying
noun
The act of one who chivvies, or hurries somebody along; an urging.
verb
present participle of chivvy
chokingly
chokingly
adv
While or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
christyna
chrysazin
chrysazin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone, a stimulant laxative formally derived from anthraquinone.
chrysenic
chrysorin
chymosins
chymosins
noun
plural of chymosin
cinenchym
conchylia
conhydrin
crunchily
crunchily
adv
In a crunchy manner.
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cynthiana
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
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.
dandyishy
dashingly
dashingly
adv
In a bold, spirited manner.
In a boldly chic, fashionable manner.
diachrony
diachrony
noun
The study of change over time, especially changes to language
diachylon
diachylon
noun
(medicine) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerine mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
diptychon
donkeyish
donkeyish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
donnishly
donnishly
adv
In a donnish manner.
doohinkey
dronishly
dronishly
adv
In a dronish manner.
duncishly
duncishly
adv
In a duncish manner.
dunghilly
dunghilly
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dunghill.
dysphonia
dysphonia
noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
dysphonic
dysphonic
adj
Having or relating to dysphonia.
noun
A person who has dysphonia.
echinomys
echoingly
echoingly
adv
In an echoing way.
enemyship
enemyship
noun
The state or condition of being an enemy or enemies; enmity.
englishly
englishly
Adverb
In an English way.
englishry
englishry
Noun
the state or privilege of being an Englishman.
a body of English people, especially in Ireland.
enhydrite
enhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with cavities containing water.
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
ephymnium
erythrina
erythrina
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Erythrina of leguminous flowering plants; a coral tree.
erythrine
erythrine
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of erythrite
eschynite
eschynite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium.
ethnicity
ethnicity
noun
(casual, euphemistic) Race; common ancestry.
An ethnic group.
The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
ethnodicy
ethylamin
ethylenic
ethylenic
adj
(organic chemistry) Containing ethylene or an ethylene derivative
(organic chemistry) Pertaining to or characteristic of ethylene
eutychian
eutychian
Adjective
Pertaining to Eutyches, to Eutychianism, or to Eutychians.
Noun
One who believes in Eutychianism.
fishingly
fishingly
adv
In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments.
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
frenchify
frenchify
verb
(intransitive) To become French or more French-like.
(transitive) To make French or more French-like in any way.
(transitive, uncommon) Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.
frenchily
garnishry
garnishry
noun
(archaic, rare) adornment
gushingly
gushingly
adv
In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality.
So as to gush or flow forth.
gynarchic
gynarchic
adj
Of or pertaining to gynarchy.
habitancy
hackingly
hackingly
adv
In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.
hainberry
halcyonic
haloxylin
haltingly
haltingly
adv
In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.
handygrip
hanefiyeh
hangingly
hangingly
adv
So as to hang.
hannayite
hannayite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
harpingly
haydenite
haymaking
haymaking
noun
Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
healingly
healingly
adv
So as to heal or cure.
heatingly
heatingly
adv
(archaic) So as to make or become hot.
hedgingly
hedgingly
adv
So as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.
heinously
heinously
adv
In a heinous manner.
helpingly
helpingly
adv
In a way that helps.
hemicrany
hemicrany
noun
Dated form of hemicrania.
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemolysin
hemolysin
noun
(medicine) Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin
hendiadys
hendiadys
noun
(rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
hercynian
hercynian
Adjective
Of or relating to the an extensive forest in ancient Germany.
hercynite
hercynite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen.
hesitancy
hesitancy
noun
A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
hexadiyne
hexagynia
himalayan
himalayan
Adjective
Of or relating to the Himalayas.
huge, gigantic, enormously large
Noun
An inhabitant of the Himalayas.
A domestic cat breed similar to (and, in some places, considered a variety of) the Persian breed.
hindberry
hindberry
noun
(archaic, dialectal) The raspberry.
hingeways
hintingly
hintingly
adv
In a hinting manner.
hissingly
hissingly
adv
While hissing; in a hissing fashion
histogeny
histogeny
noun
histogenesis
histonomy
histonomy
noun
The science that deals with organic tissues and their formation, development, and functions.
holdingly
hologynic
homolysin
homolysin
noun
Synonym of isolysin
homonymic
homonymic
adj
Having the same form (orthographic/phonetic) but unrelated meaning.
honeybind
honeylike
honeylike
adj
Like honey in taste, texture, or appearance.
hooraying
hooraying
verb
present participle of hooray
hootingly
hootingly
adv
With a hooting sound.
hoppingly
hoppingly
adv
In a hopping way; with hopping motions.
howlingly
howlingly
adv
(informal) In a comical way that causes howls of laughter.
With a howl or howls.
hoydening
hoydening
verb
present participle of hoyden
hoydenish
hoydenish
adj
Somewhat hoyden.
hoydenism
hoydenism
noun
The behaviour of a hoyden.
huffingly
huffingly
adj
In a huffing manner.
huggingly
huggingly
adv
So as to hug or hold tightly.
hulkingly
hulkingly
adv
In a hulking manner.
hummingly
hurraying
hurraying
verb
present participle of hurray
hushingly
hushingly
adv
So as to hush or quieten.
huygenian
hyacintha
hyacinthe
hyacinths
hyacinths
noun
plural of hyacinth
hyaenidae
hyalinize
hydantoic
hydantoic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin.
hydantoin
hydantoin
noun
(organic chemistry) The heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives
hydramine
hydramine
noun
(chemistry) any organic compound having both a hydroxy and an amino functional group; a hydroxy-amine
hydrating
hydrating
verb
present participle of hydrate
hydration
hydration
noun
(biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues.
(chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound.
(construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.
hydrazine
hydrazine
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH₂-NH₂.
hydrazino
hydrazino
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) The univalent radical formed from hydrazine by loss of a hydrogen atom
hydronium
hydronium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrated hydrogen ion, H₃O⁺.