(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
achromycin
acrography
acrography
noun
A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acronychal
acronychal
adj
Alternative form of acronical
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
anhydremic
anhydrotic
apocryphal
apocryphal
adj
(Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
(by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
apocryphon
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
archheresy
archinfamy
archjockey
archplayer
archtyrant
aristarchy
aristarchy
noun
A body of such rulers.
Government by the best rulers.
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
adj
(music) Without rhythm.
(pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
arythmical
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
baryphonic
bellyacher
bellyacher
noun
One who bellyaches; a complainer.
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
beyrichite
biorythmic
bleachyard
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botrychium
brachyaxis
brachycera
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
brachyoura
brachypnea
brachyural
brachyural
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Brachyura.
brachyuran
brachyuran
adj
Of or pertaining to crabs.
noun
(zoology) A crab.
brachyurus
bromhydric
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
cacotrophy
cacotrophy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Disordered or defective nutrition.
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
calciphyre
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
calography
camphoroyl
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
carpophyll
carpophyll
noun
(botany) Synonym of carpel
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
chadacryst
chadacryst
noun
(geology) An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
chandlerly
chandlerly
adj
(obsolete) Like a chandler; in a petty situation.
chaplainry
chaplainry
noun
A chaplaincy.
charactery
charactery
noun
(obsolete) That which is charactered; the meaning.
(obsolete) The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
chardonnay
chardonnay
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay
chargeably
chargeably
adv
(obsolete) At great cost; expensively.
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
charitably
charitably
adv
In a charitable manner.
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
charophyta
chartology
chartulary
chartulary
noun
Alternative form of cartulary
charybdian
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
cheerfully
cheerfully
adv
In a cheerful manner.
cheeringly
cheeringly
adv
In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
With cheering.
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelydroid
cherimoyer
chernovtsy
cherrylike
cherrylike
adj
Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor
cherrytree
cherryvale
chiliarchy
chiliarchy
noun
(historical) A regiment of 1000 soldiers, typically commanded by a chiliarch.
(historical) The office or position of a chiliarch.
(rare) A government of 1000 rulers.
chinaberry
chinaberry
noun
(US) Actaea rubra, a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America.
(US) The bead tree or azedarac, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.
(US) The soapberry (genus Sapindus, especially Sapindus saponaria), native to the Americas.
chirimoyer
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chiromancy
chiromancy
noun
Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chirurgery
chirurgery
noun
(archaic) Synonym of surgery.
chloranthy
chloranthy
noun
floral virescence
phyllody, especially a complete form in which the flowers resemble leaf buds
chlorinity
chlorinity
noun
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
chlorophyl
chlorophyl
noun
Dated form of chlorophyll.
chokeberry
chokeberry
noun
Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
The fruit of such a shrub.
cholericly
cholericly
adv
In a choleric manner; angrily.
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chorically
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
christmasy
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromophyl
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chromotypy
chromotypy
noun
The production of chromotypes
chronicity
chronicity
noun
The condition of being chronic.
chronology
chronology
noun
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
chrononomy
chrononomy
noun
The measurement of time, and the naming of time intervals
chrysalida
chrysaline
chrysaline
adj
Relating to a chrysalis.
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
chrysamine
chrysamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinoid derivatives of a phenylhydrazine (typically (3E)-3-[[4-[4-[(2E)-2-(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)hydrazinyl]phenyl]phenyl]hydrazinylidene]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid); any yellow azo dye derived from such a compound
chrysammic
chrysippus
chrysobull
chrysobull
noun
(religion) golden bull
chrysocale
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
A piece of such stone.
chrysology
chrysology
noun
(rare) The branch of political economy relating to the production of wealth, generally including precious metals.
chrysomyia
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chrysopsis
chrysostom
chrysostom
Proper noun
The epithet of John Chrysostom, Dio Chrysostom and several other people, given to them for their eloquence.
chrysotile
chrysotile
noun
(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
churchyard
churchyard
noun
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
churlishly
churlishly
adv
In a churlish manner.
chytridial
chytridium
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
copyholder
copyholder
noun
(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
cormophyta
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
coryphaena
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.