Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
The inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
aircoaches
aircoaches
noun
plural of aircoach
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
antichorus
aphorismic
aphorismic
adj
Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archemorus
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archidoxis
archispore
archistome
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
archoplasm
archoplasm
noun
(cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
archpastor
arthroncus
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
astrohatch
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
atrichosis
atrichosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atrichia
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bescorches
bescorches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescorch
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
boschneger
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
boucherism
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
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.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
canephoros
canephorus
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
carphophis
carrothers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
catarrhous
catarrhous
adj
catarrhal
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
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.
cerecloths
cerecloths
noun
plural of cerecloth
cetorhinus
chaddsford
chamaerops
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chaparajos
chaparajos
noun
chaps (item of clothing)
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
characeous
characeous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Characeae of green algae.
charbroils
charbroils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charollais
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
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.
chervontsi
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chesterton
chevrolets
chiccories
chiccories
noun
plural of chiccory
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chironomus
chirospasm
chirospasm
noun
Alternative form of cheirospasm
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
chloralism
chloralism
noun
(medicine) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral.
chloralose
chloralose
noun
An avicide and rodenticide, also used in neuroscience and veterinary medicine as an anaesthetic and sedative.
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chloropsia
chloropsia
noun
(pathology) A visual defect in which objects appear to have a greenish tinge
chlorsalol
choeropsis
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
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
choraguses
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
chordeiles
choreguses
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
chorioptes
choristate
choristate
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting chorisis
choristers
choristers
noun
plural of chorister
choristoma
choristoma
noun
A collection of normal cells in an abnormal location.
chorobates
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
chorussing
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
christhood
christiano
christoper
christophe
christoval
chromatics
chromatics
noun
(music) Chromatic harmonies or notes.
(optics) The science of colours; the branch of optics that deals with the properties of colours.
chromatism
chromatism
noun
(optics) chromatic aberration
(psychology) chromesthesia
The state of being coloured
chromatist
chromatist
noun
A person whose speciality is chromatics
chromopsia
chromosome
chromosome
noun
(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chrosperma
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
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.
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
churchscot
churchscot
noun
A payment once paid to support the clergy, sometimes in the form of grain or other crops.
churchshot
churubusco
cistophori
cistophori
noun
plural of cistophorus
clonorchis
coatsworth
cockhorses
cockhorses
noun
plural of cockhorse
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
cofferfish
cofferfish
noun
boxfish
coheirship
coheirship
noun
The state of being a coheir
coherences
coherences
noun
plural of coherence
colchester
colchester
Proper noun
A town in Essex, England (the oldest town in England).
conorhinus
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
cornishman
cornishman
Noun
A man from Cornwall.
cornishmen
cornstarch
cornstarch
noun
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.