(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
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.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
antichrome
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
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.
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archibuteo
archistome
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
arthrocace
arthrocele
arthrocele
noun
(pathology) The swelling of a joint; a hernia of the synovium through the capsule of a joint
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
athrogenic
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
carrothers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
catherwood
centrahoma
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.
cerecloths
cerecloths
noun
plural of cerecloth
cerithioid
cerithioid
adj
(biology) Relating to, or characteristic of cerithioideans (gastropods of the superfamily Cerithioidea)
cetomorpha
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
cetorhinus
chadderton
chadderton
Proper noun
a town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
chapournet
chardonnet
charioteer
charioteer
noun
A person who drives a chariot.
verb
(intransitive) To drive a chariot.
(transitive) To drive someone in a chariot.
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chatterbox
chatterbox
noun
(computing) Synonym of chatterbot
(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
A cootie catcher (children's fortune-telling device).
chatterton
chemotroph
chemotroph
noun
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
chernovtsy
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.
chervonetz
chervontsi
chesterton
chevrolets
chevrotain
chevrotain
noun
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.
chirometer
chiroptera
chitarrone
chitarrone
noun
Synonym of theorbo
chloridate
chloridate
verb
(transitive) To treat or prepare with a chloride.
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
chloritize
chloritize
verb
(mineralogy) To metamorphose into the mineral chlorite
To treat with a chlorite, typically as a bleach
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
chonicrite
chorioptes
choristate
choristate
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting chorisis
choristers
choristers
noun
plural of chorister
chorobates
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
choucroute
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
christoper
christophe
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
chromatone
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromitite
chromitite
noun
(geology) An igneous rock composed mostly of chromite
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
A piece of such stone.
chrysotile
chrysotile
noun
(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
chteauroux
citharoedi
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
coauthered
coauthored
coauthored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coauthor
coenthrone
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
coheritage
coinherent
colchester
colchester
Proper noun
A town in Essex, England (the oldest town in England).
contrahent
contrahent
adj
(obsolete) Entering into covenant; contracting.
noun
One of the parties entering into a contract.
coprophyte
coprophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant that lives on dung.
cormophyte
cormophyte
noun
(now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cotehardie
cotehardie
noun
(historical) A mid to late 14th century unisex garment tailored to fit the torso and arms, usually with a row of buttons down the front as well as down each fitted sleeve from the elbow to the wrist. Women's coathardies trailed on the floor, but those for men could be cut very short.
cotheorist
cothurnate
cothurnate
adj
Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
Wearing a cothurn.
courthouse
courthouse
noun
(US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
A public building housing courts of law.
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
crenothrix
crocheters
crocheters
noun
plural of crocheter
crocheteur
crocheting
crocheting
noun
needlework made using a crochet
verb
present participle of crochet
crotaphite
crotaphite
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Pertaining to the temples; temporal.
crotcheted
crotcheted
adj
crotchety; whimsical or eccentric
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crotchet
ctenophora
ctenophore
ctenophore
noun
Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.
cyclothure
cystophore
cystorrhea
cytochrome
cytochrome
noun
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
dichromate
dichromate
noun
(chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
ditrochean
ditrochean
adj
(linguistics) Consisting of two trochees.
dogcatcher
dogcatcher
noun
A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
dorchester
dorchester
Proper noun
A town in southern England, the county town of Dorset.
A village in southern England, on the river Thames in Oxfordshire.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
earthshock
earthshock
Noun
An earthquake.
ectomorphy
ectomorphy
noun
The condition of being ectomorphic
ectorhinal
ectorhinal
adj
Of or pertaining to that part of the brain exterior to the entorhinal cortex
Of or pertaining to the exterior of the nose
ectosphere
ectosphere
noun
The cortical zone of a centrosphere
ectotrophi
eightscore
eightscore
noun
(archaic) One hundred and sixty (160).
ektachrome
encrotchet
enomotarch
enomotarch
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of an enomoty.
entrochite
entrochite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil joint of a crinoid stem.
epitrophic
erichthoid
ericophyte
escharotic
escharotic
adj
Capable of producing an eschar
noun
A caustic or corrosive material
ethnocracy
ethnocracy
noun
A form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.
euchlorite
euornithic
exothermic
exothermic
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.
(chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat.
(zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded.
forthcomer
forthcomer
noun
(archaic) One who comes forth.
fourchette
fourchette
noun
(anatomy) A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
(card games) The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card.
(surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.
The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
The wishbone or furculum of birds
fratcheous
frenchtown
geothermic
geothermic
adj
geothermal
gorsehatch
gothiciser
gothicizer
gravecloth
greencloth
greencloth
Proper noun
A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting-house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the Lord Steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the vicinity of the palace.