(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
anacahuite
anchietine
anchithere
anchithere
noun
Any extinct horse of the genus †Anchitherium
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anderlecht
anesthetic
anesthetic
adj
Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
noun
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
angletouch
anomatheca
antechapel
antechapel
noun
The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antechurch
anterethic
anthelices
anthelices
noun
plural of anthelix
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthicidae
anthoceros
anthracene
anthracene
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.
anthracite
anthracite
noun
A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
antichance
antichrome
antiethnic
antiethnic
adj
(sociology) Opposing those of a particular ethnicity.
antihectic
antihectic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Countering hectic fever.
noun
(medicine, obsolete) An agent or substance that counters hectic fever.
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
antiochene
antithetic
antithetic
adj
antithetical
noun
(statistics) Short for antithetic variate.
arachnites
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
archregent
asthenical
asthenical
adj
(archaic) asthenic
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
atechnical
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
athrogenic
attachment
attachment
noun
(computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
(law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
(meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
A dependence, especially a strong one.
A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
The means by which something is physically attached.
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
benetnasch
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bitchiness
bitchiness
noun
The characteristic of being bitchy.
blanchette
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
branchiate
branchiate
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with branchiae; gilled, having gills.
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
buchmanite
buchnerite
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
cachinnate
cachinnate
verb
(intransitive) To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often.
cacoenthes
cacothelin
carmarthen
catananche
catarrhine
catarrhine
adj
Describing the Catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close together and directed frontward or downward
noun
Any animal of this group
catchiness
catchiness
noun
The state or quality of being catchy.
catchments
catchments
noun
plural of catchment
catchpenny
catchpenny
noun
A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
catechumen
catechumen
noun
A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.
cathecting
cathecting
verb
present participle of cathect
cathection
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cenotaphic
cenotaphic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.
centrahoma
centrehall
cerianthid
cerianthid
noun
Any tubular anemone of the family Cerianthidae
cerianthus
cerinthian
cerinthian
Noun
One of an ancient religious sect that attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics.
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
cetorhinus
chadderton
chadderton
Proper noun
a town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
chaenactis
chaetodont
chaetodont
noun
(zoology) A chaetodontid.
chainplate
chainplate
noun
(nautical) A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chambertin
changement
chantecler
chanteuses
chanteuses
noun
plural of chanteuse
chanteyman
chapournet
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
chardonnet
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
chartering
chartering
verb
present participle of charter
chastelain
chasteners
chasteners
noun
plural of chastener
chasteness
chasteness
noun
The state of being chaste; chastity
chastening
chastening
noun
The act by which somebody is chastened.
verb
present participle of chasten
chastiment
chatelaine
chatelaine
noun
(dated) The mistress of a castle or large household.
(historical) A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached, supposed to resemble the chain of keys once worn by medieval chatelaines.
A similar thing in miniature attached to a watchchain.
chatelains
chatelains
noun
plural of chatelain
chatellany
chatellany
noun
Alternative form of castellany
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
chattering
chattering
adj
That chatters
noun
A noise that chatters.
Output fluctuation before reaching a stable condition.
verb
present participle of chatter
chatterton
chattiness
chattiness
noun
the state of being chatty
chaumontel
chavantean
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkstone
cheltenham
cheltenham
Proper noun
A town in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom; famous for its racecourse.
chemstrand
chernovtsy
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervonetz
chervontsi
chesterton
chestiness
chestiness
noun
The quality of being chesty.
chestnutty
chestnutty
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
cheventayn
chevetaine
chevrotain
chevrotain
noun
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.
chickstone
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chinantecs
chinchiest
chinchiest
adj
superlative form of chinchy: most chinchy
chintziest
chintziest
adj
superlative form of chintzy: most chintzy
chitarrone
chitarrone
noun
Synonym of theorbo
chitinized
chitinized
adj
Modified by chitinization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitinize
chittenden
chittenden
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, USA.
a town in Rutland County, Vermont, USA.
chittering
chittering
noun
The sound of a chitter.
verb
present participle of chitter
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
choanocyte
choanocyte
noun
(cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water
chockstone
chockstone
noun
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
cholestane
cholestane
noun
(organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
cholestene
cholestene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of derivatives of cholestanes that have a double bond
choletelin
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chonicrite
christened
christened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of christen
christener
christener
noun
One who christens.
christiane
chromatone
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chuntering
chuntering
noun
Grumbling; complaining.
verb
present participle of chunter
cinchonate
cinchotine
cinchotine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkaloid (5-ethyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-yl)-quinolin-4-ylmethanol
cisleithan
cisleithan
adj
On the nearer (or western) side of the Leitha river