(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adiaphonon
adiaphoron
adiaphoron
noun
(philosophy) A matter that is morally neutral.
(theology) Something neither forbidden nor commanded by scripture.
adiphenine
adiphenine
Noun
An antispasmodic drug.
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
adnephrine
adsmithing
aldehydine
amianthoid
amianthoid
adj
Resembling amianthus.
amphipodan
amphipodan
adj
(zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
anhidrosis
anhidrosis
noun
(medicine) The reduced ability or inability to sweat.
anhidrotic
anhidrotic
adj
lacking the ability to sweat
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating
anhydremia
anhydremic
anhydrides
anhydrides
noun
plural of anhydride
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
anhydrotic
animalhood
animalhood
noun
The state or period of being an animal.
antheridia
antheridia
noun
plural of antheridium
anthicidae
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthozooid
anthracoid
anthracoid
adj
(biology) Resembling anthrax.
anthradiol
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
antimethod
aphidiinae
arachnidan
arachnidan
noun
(zoology) Any of the Arachnida.
archdivine
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfriend
astonished
astonished
adj
Amazed; surprised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astonish
athamantid
baldachini
baldachino
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bedighting
bedighting
verb
present participle of bedight
bednighted
behindhand
behindhand
adj
(archaic) Behind (someone or something moving, a trend, etc.), lagging behind, not keeping up.
(archaic) Behind in paying a debt; in arrears.
(archaic) Not having enough of, lacking (in something).
(archaic, of a person) Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).
(archaic, of a task or the object of a task) Not at the expected point of completion.
(dated) Inferior, less advanced (compared with someone in something).
adv
(archaic) Belatedly, tardily.
(archaic) In debt, or in arrears.
beknighted
beknighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beknight
birdinhand
birkenhead
birkenhead
Proper noun
An English topographic surname
Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
the town itself.
bisphenoid
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bowdoinham
brainchild
brainchild
noun
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators
verb
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with.
brandished
brandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brandish
brandisher
brandisher
noun
One who brandishes.
brandishes
brandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brandish
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
brunnhilde
buchbinder
burhinidae
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
cerianthid
cerianthid
noun
Any tubular anemone of the family Cerianthidae
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
chairmaned
chalcidian
chalinidae
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chandelier
chandelier
noun
(obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
(surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
chandigarh
chandigarh
Proper noun
Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
chandrakhi
characinid
charadrine
charybdian
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
chelidonic
chelidonin
chelonidae
chiasmodon
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chiliadron
chilinidae
chilopodan
chinoidine
chinoidine
noun
Alternative form of quinoidine
chionodoxa
chionodoxa
noun
(botany) Any plant of the former genus Chionodoxa.
chironomid
chironomid
noun
(entomology) Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change.
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.
chlidanope
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrilla
chondrioma
chondriome
chondriome
noun
(biology) The set of intracellular organelles contained in the cytosol.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritic
chondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
(planetology, of an elemental ratio) Similar to that found in chondrites.
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
chondrosin
chondrosin
noun
(biochemistry) A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins
chondrosis
chondrosis
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous tumor
Synonym of chondrogenesis
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
christened
christened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of christen
chronicled
chronicled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chronicle
chronodeik
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
codfishing
colpindach
colpindach
noun
(Scotland, law, obsolete) A two-year-old heifer.
conchoidal
conchoidal
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.
(mineralogy, of a fracture) Irregular, with planar, concentric curves, similar to those on a mussel shell.
(mineralogy, of a mineral) That fractures with planar concentric curves (e.g., as flint, chert or obsidian).
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
cousinhood
cousinhood
noun
(uncountable) Cousins, or persons related by blood, collectively.
Relationship as of cousins.
The state or quality of being a cousin.
cyanhydric
cyanhydrin
cynthiidae
dadupanthi
daintihood
daintihood
noun
(archaic) daintiness
dandyishly
dandyishly
adv
In a dandyish manner.
dantophily
dashnakist
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
deathiness
deathiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being deathy.
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
decarhinus
decohesion
decohesion
noun
A loss of cohesion
dehiscence
dehiscence
noun
(botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
(medicine) A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
(rare) Opening, gaping, in a general sense.
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
dehumanize
dehumanize
verb
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
deiphontes
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
delphinine
delphinine
adj
Characteristic of dolphins
noun
(organic chemistry) A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.
delphinite
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphinius
delphinoid
delphinoid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin
noun
Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea
dendrophil
dentiphone
dentiphone
noun
(dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
dethroning
dethroning
noun
The removal of a ruler from the throne.
verb
present participle of dethrone
devonshire
devonshire
Proper noun
The former (pre-1974) name for the county of Devon, England.
diachronic
diachronic
adj
Occurring over or changing with time.
Of, pertaining to or concerned with changes that occur over time.
diadochian
dianthuses
dianthuses
noun
plural of dianthus
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
dibranchia
dichronous
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
didelphian
didelphian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to opossums.
didelphine
didelphine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, opossums, of the family Didelphidae.