The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
adherency
adherency
noun
(obsolete) That which adheres.
(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
alleghany
allegheny
allegheny
Proper noun
The in Pennsylvania.
a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the
a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
The
Appalachia(n).
Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphogeny
anaesthyl
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anaptychi
anaptychi
noun
plural of anaptychus
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
andrarchy
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydride
anhydride
noun
(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
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anonychia
anonychia
noun
(medicine) The absence of nails.
anthocyan
anthocyan
noun
(organic chemistry) anthocyanin
anthokyan
anthokyan
noun
(archaic) anthocyanin
anthology
anthology
noun
(attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
(by extension) An assortment of things.
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
The study of flowers.
antholyza
anthomyia
anthotaxy
anthotaxy
noun
(botany) The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers.
anthracyl
anthranyl
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
anywhence
anywhence
adv
(formal, now rare) From anywhere.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
aphnology
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archenemy
archenemy
noun
A principal enemy.
A supreme and most powerful enemy.
archigony
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
azophenyl
baryphony
bathybian
batyphone
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
branchery
branchery
noun
A system of branches.
branchway
branchway
noun
(poetic) A path or route formed by the branches of trees.
bryanthus
brynathyn
brythonic
brythonic
Proper noun
A Celtic language.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.
cacophony
cacophony
noun
A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
calycanth
calycanth
noun
A plant of the family Calycanthaceae.
camphanyl
cathyleen
cenotaphy
cenotaphy
noun
(obsolete) A cenotaph.
chalukyan
chalybean
chalybean
Adjective
Of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and steel.
chammying
chammying
verb
present participle of chammy
chancelry
chancelry
noun
Alternative form of chancellery
chandlery
chandlery
noun
A business, shop or warehouse used in candlemaking.
An operation (usually, a business) which provides supplies.
The art or trade of candlemaking.
The merchandise of a chandler.
channelly
chantilly
chaplanry
chatoyant
chatoyant
adj
(jewelry) Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk.
noun
(mineralogy) A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.
cheboygan
cheboygan
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
cherilynn
chernobyl
cherrying
cherrying
noun
The gathering of cherries.
cherylene
chevronny
chevronny
adj
Alternative form of chevrony
cheyennes
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
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
chrysorin
chymosins
chymosins
noun
plural of chymosin
cinenchym
coherency
coherency
noun
The state of being coherent; a coherent relationship.
colocynth
colocynth
noun
A viny plant, Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.
The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.
colophany
colophany
noun
Alternative form of colophony
colophony
colophony
noun
Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.
conchylia
conhydrin
conyngham
coryphene
coryphene
noun
(zoology) A fish of the genus Coryphaena.
couchancy
couchancy
noun
The state of lying down for repose, being couchant.
crunchily
crunchily
adv
In a crunchy manner.
cuttyhunk
cuttyhunk
noun
(fishing) A fishing line made from linen threads twisted together.
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
cymophane
cymophane
noun
(mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.
cynanchum
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cynophobe
cynophobe
noun
A person with cynophobia.
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.
cytherean
cytherean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Cythera, an island now part of Greece, at which the goddess Aphrodite came ashore on a seashell according to Greek mythology. Thus, referring to the goddesses Aphrodite or Venus.
Of or pertaining to the planet Venus; Venusian.
Venereal.
dahomeyan
dahomeyan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the state of Dahomey (later, Benin).
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Dahomey.
dandyishy
dashingly
dashingly
adv
In a bold, spirited manner.
In a boldly chic, fashionable manner.
dehydrant
dehydrant
noun
Any material that produces dehydration
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.
dynagraph
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.
elephancy
emphrensy
enchylema
enchylema
noun
The semifluid, nearly transparent, and homogeneous matter forming the cell sap, or nuclear sap, supported by the linin network and constituting with it the cytoplasm or nucleoplasm.
enchytrae
endolymph
endolymph
noun
(anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
endophagy
endophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
endophyte
endophyte
noun
Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant
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.
enhydrous
enhydrous
adj
(crystallography) Having water within; containing fluid drops.
entelechy
entelechy
noun
(Aristotelian metaphysics) The complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function; the conditions under which a potential thing becomes actualized.
(chiefly philosophy) A particular type of motivation, need for self-determination, and inner strength directing life and growth to become all one is capable of being; the need to actualize one's beliefs; having both a personal vision and the ability to actualize that vision from within.
(specifically) In the metaphysics of Aristotle (384–322 BCE) and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716): a soul; a monad (Leibniz).
enthymeme
enthymeme
noun
(logic) A syllogism with a required but unstated assumption.
A by and large statement, a maxim, an argument that is intended to be generally true and not apply to every case universally.
entophyte
entophyte
noun
(ecology) Any plant or fungus growing as a parasite within another organism
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
epharmony
ephymnium
erythrean
erythrene
erythrina
erythrina
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Erythrina of leguminous flowering plants; a coral tree.