(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
achenocarp
acheronian
acheronian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acheron.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
achromycin
achronical
achronical
adj
(astronomy) Alternative form of achronic
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acronichal
acronychal
acronychal
adj
Alternative form of acronical
acrophonic
acrophonic
adj
Conforming to acrophony.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anachronic
anachronic
adj
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anamorphic
anamorphic
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorhold
anchorhold
noun
(figurative) Firm hold; security.
The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
The residence of an anchorite or anchoress.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchoritic
anchoritic
adj
Of or pertaining to an anchorite.
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anchorwise
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
anemochord
anemochore
anemochore
noun
An organism that spreads by wind, as a plant with wind-borne seeds.
anharmonic
anharmonic
adj
(geometry) Describing the section of a line by four points, A, B, C, D, when their mutual distances are such that AB divided by CB is not equal to AD divided by CD.
(mechanics) Exhibiting anharmonicity
Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
anhidrotic
anhidrotic
adj
lacking the ability to sweat
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating
anhydrotic
anorthitic
anorthitic
adj
(geology) Composed of or resembling anorthite.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
anthochlor
anthochlor
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow plant pigments that have a chalcone or aurone structure
anthracoid
anthracoid
adj
(biology) Resembling anthrax.
antichorus
antichrome
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
apocryphon
arachnopia
archbeacon
archdeacon
archdeacon
noun
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archigonic
archipenko
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
archpatron
arthroncus
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
athrogenic
azocorinth
baryphonic
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.
benchboard
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
boccherini
boschneger
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
branchport
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
bronchioli
bronchioli
noun
plural of bronchiolus
bronchitic
bronchitic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchitis.
noun
A person who has bronchitis.
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
camphorone
canephorae
canephoroe
canephoroi
canephoros
canephorus
cannophori
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
centrahoma
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
cetorhinus
chadbourne
chadderton
chadderton
Proper noun
a town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
chairborne
chairborne
adj
Employed to work in an office, etc. and not out in the field; having a sedentary job.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chamberino
chancellor
chancellor
noun
(Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
(Scotland, law) The foreman of a jury.
(UK politics) Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
(US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
(education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
chapournet
chardonnay
chardonnay
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay
chardonnet
charioting
charioting
verb
present participle of chariot
chariotman
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charmonium
charmonium
noun
(physics) Any meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.
chatterton
cheiroline
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
cherubicon
cherubikon
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
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.
chiffonier
chiffonier
noun
A receptacle for rags or shreds.
A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
chiliadron
chiriguano
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chiromance
chiromancy
chiromancy
noun
Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
chironomic
chironomic
adj
Relating to chironomy.
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.
chironomus
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chitarrino
chitarrone
chitarrone
noun
Synonym of theorbo
chitarroni
chloramine
chloramine
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T
chloranthy
chloranthy
noun
floral virescence
phyllody, especially a complete form in which the flowers resemble leaf buds
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
chlorinity
chlorinity
noun
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
chlorinize
chlorinize
verb
(transitive) To chlorinate.
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
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
chondrogen
chondrogen
noun
Alternative form of chondrigen
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
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
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chonicrite
chorasmian
chorasmian
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Chorasmia
Noun
a person from Chorasmia
Proper noun
an extinct Eastern Iranian language once spoken in Chorasmia
choromania
choromania
noun
Alternative form of choreomania
choromanic
chorussing
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
christiano
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
chromatone
chromizing
chromizing
verb
present participle of chromize
chromogene
chromonema
chromonema
noun
(genetics) The central coiled filament of a chromatid upon which the chromomeres lie
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
chronicity
chronicity
noun
The condition of being chronic.
chronicled
chronicled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chronicle