(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
acalephan
acalephan
noun
An acaleph.
acanthial
acanthial
adj
Of or belonging to the acanthion.
acephalan
acephalan
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Acephala.
noun
Acephal.
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
achillean
achillean
Adjective
Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
Invincible with only one small weakness (an Achilles heel), which becomes one's downfall.
Guided by emotional motives, especially rage, rather than reason.
Of or relating to a Roman-era Greek writer.
Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
Of or relating to male homosexuals or male homosexuality, in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.
achillein
adelphian
aetheling
ahnfeltia
ailanthic
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
alchitran
alchornea
aleknight
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alighting
alighting
noun
The act of one who alights.
verb
present participle of alight
alilonghi
alispheno
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.
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
allophane
allophane
noun
(mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral
allophone
allophone
adj
(Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
noun
(Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
alnaschar
alpenhorn
alpenhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of alphorn
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
alphonsus
althionic
aluminish
anaesthyl
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anamelech
anaphalis
anaphoral
anaphoral
adj
(Christianity) Relating to the anaphora.
anarchial
anarchial
adj
(obsolete) anarchic
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelhood
angelhood
noun
The state of being an angel.
angelship
angiolith
angiolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel
anglehook
anglophil
anhalonin
animalish
animalish
adj
Resembling an animal
ankerhold
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anschluss
anthelion
anthelion
noun
A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle
antholite
antholite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
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
anthracyl
anthralin
anthralin
noun
Dithranol.
anthranil
anthranol
anthranol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of anthraquinone derivatives, commonly found in aloes.
anthranyl
anthropol
anthyllis
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
antihelix
antihelix
noun
(anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.
apalachin
aphelinus
aphidlion
aphislion
aphlaston
aphnology
applejohn
applejohn
noun
(obsolete) A variety of apple which can be kept for a long period, gradually becoming dry and withered; known today as the French crab.
archangel
archangel
noun
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
archfelon
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
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
ashmolean
ashmolean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1617–1692), celebrated English antiquary, politician, astrologer and alchemist, whose cabinet of curiosities became the basis of the in Oxford.
ashplants
ashplants
noun
plural of ashplant
athalline
athelings
athelings
noun
plural of atheling
athelstan
athelstan
Proper noun
An Englishmalegiven name which is rather rare.
An Englishsurname.
A small town south of Huntingdon at Quebec in Canada.
A community in Iowa.
A town in Wisconsin, however spelt as Athelstane.
aughtlins
avalanche
avalanche
noun
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
verb
(intransitive) To descend like an avalanche.
(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.
(transitive) To propel downward like an avalanche.
The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.
avenolith
azophenol
azophenyl
bacchanal
bacchanal
adj
Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.
Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
noun
(Trinidad and Tobago, informal) drama, ruckus, fiasco
(in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
A devotee of Bacchus.
A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
Drunken revelry; an orgy.
Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
balachong
balachong
noun
(cooking) A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
baldachin
baldachin
noun
Alternative spelling of baldacchin
bankshall
bankshall
noun
(India, historical) A warehouse.
(India, historical) The office of a harbormaster or other port authority.
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
benchland
benchland
noun
(geology) bench (thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by slopes)
benchless
benchless
adj
Without a bench or benches.
biathlons
biathlons
noun
plural of biathlon
bilihumin
billionth
billionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one billion.
noun
One of a billion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the billionth position.
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
birthland
birthland
noun
The land of one's birth, or where one was born.
blanchard
blanchard
Proper noun
A village in Iowa, US.
A town in Louisiana, US.
A city in Oklahoma, US.
A town in Wisconsin, US.
blanchers
blanchers
noun
plural of blancher
blanching
blanching
noun
The act by which something is blanched.
verb
present participle of blanch
blandarch
blatchang
bleaching
bleaching
noun
The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
verb
present participle of bleach
bleachman
blechnoid
blenchers
blenchers
noun
plural of blencher
blenching
blenching
noun
The act of one who blenches.
verb
present participle of blench
blighting
blighting
noun
The act by which something is blighted.
verb
present participle of blight
blindfish
blindfish
noun
Any of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.
blindheim
blotching
blotching
noun
The situation of having blotches; blotchiness.
verb
present participle of blotch
blunthead
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
branchial
branchial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the embryonic branchial arches and clefts.
noun
A branchial arch
branchlet
branchlet
noun
A small branch; a twig or sprig.
brindlish
bronchial
bronchial
adj
Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles.
brunhilda
brunhilde
brushland
brushland
noun
an area mostly covered with brush growth
bullfinch
bullfinch
noun
(UK, archaic, hunting, slang) A large, thick quickset hedge.
Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula.
The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
bullhorns
bullhorns
noun
plural of bullhorn
bungholes
bungholes
noun
plural of bunghole
busheling
busheling
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Scraps of steel left over from manufacturing processes.
verb
present participle of bushel
bushelman
bushelman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
bushelmen
bushelmen
noun
plural of bushelman
bushlands
bushlands
noun
plural of bushland
cacholong
cacholong
noun
(mineralogy) A similar variety of opal.
(mineralogy) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
calathian
callaghan
calycanth
calycanth
noun
A plant of the family Calycanthaceae.
camphanyl
catchland
catchline
catchline
noun
(printing) A temporary note at the top of a page or galley proof to identify it.
A short line of text designed to catch the eye, especially one used as an advertising slogan.
cathyleen
cephalina
cephaline
cephaline
adj
Relating to protozoans of the suborder Cephalina
noun
Archaic form of cephalin.
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
chackling
chackling
verb
present participle of chackle
chainless
chainless
adj
Without a chain.
chainlike
chainlike
adj
Having the form of a chain
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
chalazian
chalazion
chalazion
noun
(ophthalmology, optometry) A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
chalazoin
chalcanth
chalcanth
noun
Synonym of chalcanthum
chalcedon
chalcogen
chalcogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.