Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
bostrychoidal
brachiocrural
brachiocrural
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both an upper and lower limb (especially to an arm and a leg or thigh)
brachiofacial
brachiofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and the face.
brachioganoid
brachiolarian
brachiolarian
adj
Relating to brachiolaria
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachioradial
brachioradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the forearm (between wrist and elbow)
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachycephali
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachycranial
brachycranial
adj
brachycephalic
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachypyramid
brachyrrhinia
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiopodan
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bronchiarctia
bronchiospasm
bronchoplegia
cacographical
cacographical
adj
Synonym of cacographic
cacomorphosis
cacopharyngia
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
calliphoridae
cancerophobia
cancerophobia
noun
Alternative form of cancerphobia
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
cantharidated
cantharidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantharidate
cantharidized
cantharidized
adj
Treated with cantharides.
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carcinophobia
carcinophobia
noun
Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
cardiamorphia
cardiasthenia
cardiatrophia
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardiographer
cardiographer
noun
Synonym of cardiographist
cardiographic
cardiographic
adj
(physiology) Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardionephric
cardionephric
adj
nephrocardiac
cardiophrenia
cardiorrhaphy
cardiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture to the wall of the heart
cardiorrheuma
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardioschisis
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
cardiotrophia
caricographer
carpentership
carpentership
noun
The role or trade of a carpenter.
carphiophiops
carriagesmith
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catastrophist
catastrophist
adj
Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
noun
A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
catharization
catharization
noun
The process of catharizing.
cathartically
cathartically
adv
In a cathartic way.
cathartolinum
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
cathedralwise
cathedratical
cathedratical
adj
cathedratic
cathedraticum
catheterising
catheterising
verb
present participle of catheterise
catheterizing
catheterizing
verb
present participle of catheterize
cathetometric
catocathartic
cauthornville
celidographer
centrarchidae
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
noun
A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
cephalosporin
cephalosporin
noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
ceramographic
cerographical
cerographical
adj
Synonym of cerographic
chairmanships
chairmanships
noun
plural of chairmanship
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chalcographic
chalkosideric
chamaecranial
chamaecyparis
chamberlainry
chambersville
chancelleries
chancelleries
noun
plural of chancellery
chancellories
chancellories
noun
plural of chancellory
chancellorism
chandlerville
characterical
characterised
characterised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of characterise
characteriser
characteriser
noun
Alternative form of characterizer
characterized
characterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of characterize
characterizer
characterizer
noun
One who, or that which, characterizes.
characterizes
characterizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of characterize
charadriiform
charadriiform
adj
(ornithology) Belonging to the Charadriiformes.
noun
Any bird of the order Charadriiformes
chargeability
charlatanical
charlatanical
adj
Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; quackish.
charlatanries
charlatanries
noun
plural of charlatanry
charlatanship
charlatanship
noun
The state of being a charlatan; charlatanism.
chartographic
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chattertonian
chattertonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1752–1770), English poet.
chaucerianism
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chelidosaurus
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chiarooscuros
chiaroscurist
chiaroscurist
noun
A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume.
chiastoneural
chieftainries
chieftainries
noun
plural of chieftainry
chirarthritis
chirographary
chirographers
chirographers
noun
plural of chirographer
chiromantical
chiromantical
adj
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chiropractics
chiropractics
noun
The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic.
chiropractors
chiropractors
noun
plural of chiropractor
chlorargyrite
chlorargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of silver chloride.
chlorinations
chlorinations
noun
plural of chlorination
chloroanaemia
chloroanaemia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of chlorosis
chlorocalcite
chlorocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare white mineral, chemical formula KCaCl₃.
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chloronitrate
chlorophaeite
chloroplastic
chloroplastic
adj
Containing chloroplasts
Of or pertaining to a chloroplast
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chlorotically
chlorozincate
chlorozincate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion ZnCl₄²⁻ derived from zinc chloride; any salt containing this anion
cholerophobia
cholerophobia
noun
A morbid fear of cholera.
cholesteremia
chondriosomal
chondroclasis
chondrolipoma
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
choreographic
choreographic
adj
Balletic.
Of or pertaining to choreography.
chorepiscopal
chorepiscopal
adj
Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his change or authority.
chorioadenoma
chorioadenoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma of the chorion
chorioretinal
chorioretinal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the choroid and the retina
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.