A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
aphrodesiac
arachnoidea
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archfounder
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
becushioned
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
bodychecked
bodychecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodycheck
brachiopode
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
catchpolled
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalopoda
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
cetorhinoid
chaetopodan
chalcedonic
chalcedonic
adj
Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chattelhood
chattelhood
noun
The state of being chattel; chattel slavery.
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chelidonate
chelidonian
chelidonine
chelidonine
noun
A benzophenanthidine alkaloid found in the Iceland poppy.
chelidonium
cheloniidae
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chickenhood
chickenhood
noun
The state or period of being a chicken.
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chiliaedron
chionididae
chiromyidae
chiropodies
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridella
chloridized
chloridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridize
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chloriodide
chloriodide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of chloroiodide
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chlorodized
choledochal
choledochal
adj
Related to the common bile duct.
cholralosed
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
chondrocele
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondrodite
chondrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group.
chondrogeny
chondrostei
chondrotome
chondrotome
noun
A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chordophone
chordophone
noun
(music) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument.
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
christendom
chromididae
chrysoidine
chrysoidine
noun
A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
Any of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
chrysopidae
chytridiose
chytridiose
adj
Relating to chytridiosis
cinchonised
cinchonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cinchonise
cinchonized
cinchonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cinchonize
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
citizenhood
citizenhood
noun
The group of all citizens.
The state of being a citizen; citizenship
cleidohyoid
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
clodhoppers
clodhoppers
noun
plural of clodhopper (especially referring to heavy or clumsy shoes)
closehanded
closehanded
adj
(obsolete) Involving close proximity.
Covetous; penurious; stingy
Secretive.
adv
Closely, directly.
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
coapprehend
coeldership
cohostessed
cohostessed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cohostess
coldhearted
coldhearted
adj
Alternative form of cold-hearted
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyholders
copyholders
noun
plural of copyholder
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
counterdash
creatorhood
creatorhood
noun
The state or condition of a creator.
crookheaded
cryohydrate
cryohydrate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
dacryorrhea
dacryorrhea
noun
excessive lacrimal secretion
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
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
dechoralize
decillionth
decillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number decillion
noun
One of a decillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the decillionth position.
decoherence
decoherence
noun
(engineering, dated) The normal condition of sensitiveness in a coherer; reversion to such condition.
(quantum mechanics) Loss of quantum coherence (phase relation between the quantum states of particles) in a physical system as it interacts with its environment.
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.
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demosthenic
demosthenic
Adjective
Pertaining to or characteristic of Demosthenes, a celebrated Athenian orator (384-322, B.C.), especially famous for his "Phillippics," or orations delivered against the encroachments of Philip, king of Macedon.
deplethoric
dermochelys
dermochrome
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dermophytic
dermophytic
adj
Relating to dermophytes
dertrotheca
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachoretic
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diaphoretic
diaphoretic
adj
(pharmacology) Generating sweat or perspiration.
noun
(pharmacology) A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration.
diarrhoetic
diarrhoetic
adj
Alternative form of diarrhetic
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dichogamies
dichotomies
dichotomies
noun
plural of dichotomy
dichotomise
dichotomise
verb
Alternative spelling of dichotomize
dichotomize
dichotomize
verb
(astronomy) To exhibit as a half disk.
(intransitive) To be divided into two.
(transitive) To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichroscope
dichroscope
noun
An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dinophyceae
dioctophyme
discoherent
discoherent
adj
(archaic) incoherent
discolichen
discophiles
discophiles
noun
plural of discophile
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
dodecahedra
dodecahedra
noun
plural of dodecahedron
dodecaphony
dodecaphony
noun
(music) 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12 tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are "equal", i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.