(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archfounder
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archscoundrel
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediastic
autoschediastic
adj
(dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand
autoschediastical
autoschediastical
adj
autoschediastic
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
becushioned
bleachground
boucharde
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
cardhouse
cardhouse
noun
(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
cardiopneumograph
cardiorrheuma
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
caudocephalad
caudocephalad
adj
In a direction from the tail toward the head
cephalocaudal
cephalocaudal
Adjective
Between head and tail.
cephalodiscus
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalodymus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
chadbourne
chaetopodous
chalcedonous
chapournetted
chauliodes
cheilodipterus
chelidonium
chelidosaurus
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydoselachus
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chlorohydroquinone
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chondroseptum
chondrosteous
chondrule
chondrule
noun
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chordacentrous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chorused
chorused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chorus
chorussed
choused
choused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chouse
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
citharoedus
cladophoraceous
cladophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Cladophoraceae.
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
closemouthed
closemouthed
adj
reticent, secretive or uncommunicative
cnemidophorus
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
coauthered
coauthored
coauthored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coauthor
cochurchwarden
coffeehoused
concubinehood
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
corundophilite
cothurned
cothurned
adj
Wearing cothurns.
couched
couched
adj
(heraldry) Couché.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of couch
coughed
coughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cough
coughweed
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterdash
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
counterlathed
counterlathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterlath
counterlighted
countershade
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
creaturehood
creaturehood
noun
The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.
crookshouldered
crouched
crouched
adj
In a crouching position.
Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crouch
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cubododecahedral
cuddyhole
cuneoscaphoid
cupholder
cupholder
noun
A holder for a cup containing a drink, usually in a vehicle.
curmudgeonish
cushioned
cushioned
adj
(cycling) Having cushion tires.
Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cushion
debouch
debouch
noun
(geography) A narrow outlet from which a body of water pours.
(military) A fortress at the end of a defile.
verb
(intransitive) To pour forth from a narrow opening; to emerge from a narrow place like a defile into open country or a wider space.
debouche
debouche
verb
(hydrology, of a river or stream) To discharge into a larger body of water such as a lake or sea.
(military, of a body of soldiers) To enter into battle.
debouched
debouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of debouche
debouches
debouches
noun
plural of debouch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debouch
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
debouchure
debouchure
noun
The outward opening of a river, valley, or strait.
decamethonium
decamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide.
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
decaphyllous
decaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having ten leaves.
deckhouse
deckhouse
noun
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
deckhouses
deckhouses
noun
plural of deckhouse
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehydromucic
deinonychus
deinonychus
noun
A medium agile dinosaur, of the genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot.
delphocurarine
dermorhynchous
desmachymatous
deutencephalon
deuteromorphic
deuteropathic
deuteropathic
adj
Of or pertaining to deuteropathy.
deutochloride
dibothriocephalus
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dichlamydeous
dichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Having two coverings, a calyx and a corolla.
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dichotomousness
dichotomousness
noun
The quality of being dichotomous.
dictyosiphonaceous
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
dihydrocupreine
dikelocephalus
dioeciodimorphous
dipleurobranchiate
diplocephalous
diplocephalus
diplochlamydeous
discocephalous
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.