(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
adendritic
adendritic
adj
(biology) (of a neuron) Not having dendrites.
(biology) (of other cells) Not having cytoplasmic processes.
Not having a branching structure, not tree-like.
adherences
adherences
noun
plural of adherence
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
advertence
advertence
noun
The quality of being advertent
advertency
advertency
noun
The quality of being advertent.
aerodontic
africander
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
ancramdale
anderlecht
androeccia
androecial
androecial
adj
(botany) Relating to the androecium
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
anemochord
anhydremic
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.
archdivine
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archfriend
arctoidean
arecaidine
arecaidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid,1-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-5-carboxylic acid, found in areca nuts
arecolidin
arsenicked
arsenicked
adj
(rare) Poisoned with arsenic.
audiencier
audiencier
noun
A bailiff in certain French courts.
backberand
backberend
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backhander
backhander
noun
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
A blow with the back of the hand.
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
backtender
bandcutter
barenecked
barenecked
adj
Having the neck bare.
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedrenched
bedrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedrench
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
benchboard
bescreened
bescreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescreen
boondocker
boondocker
noun
A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.
braconidae
branchdale
buchbinder
cadaverine
cadaverine
noun
A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH₂(CH₂)₅NH₂.
calamander
calamander
noun
A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a kind of ebony obtained from species of Diospyros, especially Diospyros quaesita.
calendared
calendared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calendar
calendarer
calendarer
noun
One who prepares a calendar or schedule.
calendaric
calendaric
adj
Alternative form of calendrical
calendered
calendered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calender
calenderer
calenderer
noun
One who operates a calender.
calentured
calentured
adj
Afflicted with calenture.
cancerated
cancerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cancerate
cancerweed
cancerweed
noun
Lyreleaf sage or wild sage (Salvia lyrata).
Rattlesnake root (Prenanthes alba, now Nabulus spp.)
candelabra
candelabra
noun
(nonstandard) A single candelabrum.
plural of candelabrum
candlerent
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
cankerbird
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
cankerweed
cannelured
cannelured
adj
Having cannelures
carangidae
caravanned
carbonated
carbonated
adj
(mineralogy) Containing calcium carbonate, often as a result of mineral carbonation.
Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbonate
carbondale
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
carbonized
carbonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbonize
carbuncled
carbuncled
adj
Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched.
Set with carbuncles (red precious stones).
carcaneted
cardiacean
cardiacean
noun
Any cockle of the suborder Cardiacea
cardueline
cardueline
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the subfamily Carduelinae of finches.
carnalized
carnalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnalize
carotenoid
carotenoid
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or relating to such a class of pigments.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
carotidean
carotidean
adj
Synonym of carotidal
caseharden
caseharden
verb
(by extension) To make insensitive to hardship.
To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer.
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
centeredly
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
centigrade
centigrade
adj
(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).
noun
(countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
(countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
centigrado
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centriffed
centriscid
centriscid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Centriscidae.
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
cercomonad
cercomonad
noun
(zoology) A small flagellate of the order Cercomonadida, widespread in aqueous habitats and common in soils.
cerianthid
cerianthid
noun
Any tubular anemone of the family Cerianthidae
cerionidae
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
chadbourne
chadderton
chadderton
Proper noun
a town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
chairmaned
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
chandlerly
chandlerly
adj
(obsolete) Like a chandler; in a petty situation.
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
charadrine
chardonnet
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
chemstrand
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.
chondriome
chondriome
noun
(biology) The set of intracellular organelles contained in the cytosol.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondrogen
chondrogen
noun
Alternative form of chondrigen
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
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
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
cinderella
cinderella
noun
Alternative form of Cinderella
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
cladoceran
cladoceran
noun
Any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
clubridden
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
coderiving
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
coenamored
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cogredient
cogredient
adj
(mathematics) Describing two or more variables that undergo the same linear transformations
coinferred
cointerred
coislander
coislander
noun
An inhabitant of the same island.
comburendo
commandeer
commandeer
verb
(transitive) To force into military service.
(transitive) To seize for military use.
(transitive) To take arbitrarily or by force.
(transitive, by extension) To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).
commanders
commanders
noun
plural of commander
commandery
commandery
noun
(historical) Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
commandrie
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
comprehend
comprehend
verb
(now rare) To include, comprise; to contain.
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
concentred
concentred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of concentre
concluders
concluders
noun
plural of concluder
condemners
condemners
noun
plural of condemner
condensary
condensary
noun
Alternative spelling of condensery
condensers
condensers
noun
plural of condenser
condensery
condensery
noun
(US) A place in which condensed milk is manufactured
condurrite
condurrite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide.
confederal
confederal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
confervoid
confervoid
adj
Resembling conferva algae.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confronted
confronted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confront
congressed
congressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congress
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
conscribed
conscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscribe