(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
acetopyrin
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
alcyonacea
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anisocycle
annoyancer
annoyances
annoyances
noun
plural of annoyance
anoxyscope
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
azocyanide
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
bounceably
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
caenostyly
canyonside
canyonside
noun
The side of a canyon, typically a residential one
capernoity
celiodynia
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.
chalcedony
chalcedony
noun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
chernovtsy
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
choanocyte
choanocyte
noun
(cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water
cionectomy
claybourne
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
cloyedness
cloyedness
noun
The condition of being cloyed
cockernony
cockernony
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) The bunch of hair folded up in a snood worn by a woman.
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
cockneyese
cockneyess
cockneyess
noun
A female cockney.
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockneyism
cockneyism
noun
A Cockney phrase or idiom.
The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
cockneyize
cockneyize
verb
To make vulgar and tasteless.
To pronounce with a cockney accent.
coeminency
coenenchym
coenenchym
noun
(zoology) The common tissue uniting the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral.
coenocytic
coenocytic
adj
Relating to coenocytes or to coenocysts
coenotypic
coetaneity
coetaneity
noun
The condition of being coetaneous.
coeternity
coeternity
noun
Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being; equal eternity.
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
coidentity
coidentity
noun
(category theory) The identity element of a cogroup.
collencyte
collencyte
noun
(cytology) A type of branched cell present in collenchyma
colonopexy
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
commandery
commandery
noun
(historical) Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
commentary
commentary
noun
(usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
competency
competency
noun
(law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
(linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
(obsolete) A sufficient supply (of).
(obsolete) A sustainable income.
The ability to perform some task; competence.
componency
componency
noun
The property of being a component or having components.
concededly
concededly
Adverb
admittedly
concessory
concessory
adj
Conceding; permissive.
concretely
concretely
adv
In a concrete manner, physically, definitely
condensary
condensary
noun
Alternative spelling of condensery
condensery
condensery
noun
(US) A place in which condensed milk is manufactured
condensity
conenchyma
confectory
confectory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the art of making confectionery.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
confidency
confidency
noun
Dated form of confidence.
confinedly
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
congruency
congruency
noun
(mathematics) The state of being congruent
The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
consectary
consectary
adj
Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
noun
(rare, chiefly archaic) A conclusion of any kind.
Deduction from premises; a corollary.
That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
conservacy
consumedly
consumedly
adv
(dated, colloquial) deucedly; extremely
In a way that entirely consumes one
continency
continency
noun
Alternative form of continence
contritely
contritely
adv
In a contrite manner.
conumerary
convenably
convenably
adv
In a convenable manner.
conversely
conversely
adv
(conjunctive, loosely) From another point of view; on the other hand.
(often conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.
convexedly
convexedly
adv
In a convex form; convexly.
conveyable
conveyable
adj
Able to be conveyed, especially from one owner to another.
conveyance
conveyance
noun
(archaic) A manner of conveying one's thoughts, a style of communication.
(law) An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.
A means of transporting, especially a vehicle.
An act or instance of conveying.
verb
(law, transitive) To transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another.
cooperancy
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
corcyraean
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
coregnancy
cornerways
cornerways
Adverb
Diagonally.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
corybantes
corycavine
corydaline
corydaline
noun
(biochemistry) A bioactive isoquinoline alkaloid.
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
corynteria
coryphaena
cotyledons
cotyledons
noun
plural of cotyledon
countercry
countercry
noun
A cry raised in opposition to another.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
countrymen
countrymen
noun
plural of countryman
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
courantyne
covalently
covalently
adv
Using covalent bonds.
covetingly
covetingly
adv
in a coveting way
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
coyishness
coyishness
noun
The quality of being coyish.
cozeningly
cretionary
croneberry
cryoconite
cryoconite
noun
(geology) Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.
cryogenics
cryogenics
noun
The science and technology of the production of very low temperatures.
The scientific study of low-temperature phenomena.
cryogenies
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
cyanoderma
cyanogenic
cyanogenic
adj
Alternative form of cyanogenetic
cyanometer
cyanometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades.
cyanometry
cyanometry
noun
The use of the cyanometer to measure the intensity of blue colour.
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cyanophose
cyclodiene
cyclodiene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of chlorinated polycyclic insecticides derived from cyclopentadiene
cycloidean
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
cynipoidea
cynocrambe
cynosarges
cystoidean
cystoidean
noun
(zoology) A cystidean.
cytogenies
cytogenies
noun
plural of cytogeny
cytogenous
cytogenous
adj
(anatomy) Producing cells; applied especially to lymphatic or adenoid tissue.
decagynous
decagynous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
declomycin
decryption
decryption
noun
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
descensory
descensory
noun
A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils.
dictyonema
dictyonine
dicyanogen
dicyanogen
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) cyanogen
diseconomy
diseconomy
noun
(economics) A financial drawback or cost arising from a process
dodecylene
donkeyback
donkeyback
noun
(with on, upon, etc.) The back of a donkey.
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
ectoenzyme
ectoenzyme
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell
elychnious
encryption
encryption
noun
(cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it.
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
endocyclic
endocyclic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an endocycle
(chemistry) Within a cycle or ring
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
endostylic
endostylic
adj
Of or relating to the endostyle.
enforcedly
enforcedly
adv
In a way that is enforced.
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage