A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
aerenchymas
airmanships
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amaranthine
amaranthine
adj
Of a dark reddish purple colour.
Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.
Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
noun
A dark reddish-purple colour.
The amaranth flower.
amaranthoid
amelanchier
amelanchier
noun
Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit.
amenorrheal
amenorrheal
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeal
amenorrheas
amenorrheas
noun
plural of amenorrhea
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoea
amenorrhoea
noun
(medicine) Absence of menstrual discharge.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphicrania
amphicrania
noun
(pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
amphikaryon
amphirhinal
amphithuron
amphithyron
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphote
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
anchorwoman
anchorwoman
noun
(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
anchtherium
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anemochoric
anemochoric
adj
anemochorous
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anguimorpha
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydroxime
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
anthracemia
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antihormone
antihormone
noun
(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone
antimonarch
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
antirrhinum
antirrhinum
noun
Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum of snapdragons.
antithermic
antithermic
adj
Synonym of antipyretic
antithermin
apomorphine
apomorphine
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arachnidium
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archenemies
archenemies
noun
plural of archenemy
archimedean
archimedean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean
archmachine
archmonarch
arimathaean
arsenohemol
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
auxohormone
barthianism
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benightmare
besmirching
besmirching
verb
present participle of besmirch
betrothment
betrothment
noun
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
bleacherman
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
brahmajnana
brahmanhood
brahmanical
brahmanical
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Brahman
Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
brahmanists
brahminical
brahminical
adj
Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
brahminists
branchiform
branchireme
brantingham
bremerhaven
brethrenism
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
bromophenol
bromophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine
bronchotome
bronchotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
burnishment
burnishment
noun
burnishing
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
camphoronic
capharnaism
cashierment
cashierment
noun
(obsolete) dismissal
chairmaking
chairmaking
noun
The manufacture of chairs.
chairmaning
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chamberlain
chamberlain
noun
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
chancriform
chancriform
adj
(pathology) Having the form of a chancre
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
charlemagne
charlemagne
Proper noun
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
cheirognomy
cheiromancy
cheiromancy
noun
Alternative form of chiromancy
cherishment
cherishment
noun
(obsolete) encouragement; comfort
(rare) the act of cherishing
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
childminder
childminder
noun
A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
chirognomic
chirognomic
adj
Relating to chirognomy.
chiromancer
chiromancer
noun
One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
chiromantic
chiromantic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
chiromantis
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
chloramines
chloramines
noun
plural of chloramine
chloranemia
chloranemic
chloroamine
chloroamine
noun
(organic chemistr) Any C-chloro derivative of an amine
chondromata
chondrotome
chondrotome
noun
A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
choreomania
choreomania
noun
Synonym of tarantism (“dance mania; dance epidemic”)
chrismatine
chrismation
chrismation
noun
(ecclesiastical) In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
(ecclesiastical) The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
christendom
christenmas
chromamamin
chromammine
chromammine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An ammine of chromium
chromatinic
chromatinic
adj
Of or pertaining to chromatin
chrominance
chrominance
noun
The signal used in video systems to convey the picture's colour information, separately from the accompanying luma signal.
chromogenic
chromogenic
adj
(biology) Containing or producing chromogen.
(photography) Describing a process in which a black-and-white image is replaced by a coloured one.
chromonemal
chromonemic
chromophane
chromophane
noun
(biology) Any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.
chroncmeter
chronograms
chronograms
noun
plural of chronogram
chronomancy
chronomancy
noun
The divination of the best time to do something, or the determination of lucky and unlucky days.
chronometer
chronometer
noun
A device for measuring time, such as a watch or clock.
chronometry
chronometry
noun
The science of the measurement of time
chronosemic
chronosemic
adj
In which the length of a time interval has significance in itself
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
churchmanly
churchmanly
adj
Befitting a churchman.
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
chylomicron
chylomicron
noun
(biology) A microscopic globule of lipoprotein, found in blood and lymph, that is associated with the digestion of fats
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
coharmonize
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comprehense
conchometer
conchometry
conchometry
noun
The measurement of shells or their curves.
countermyth
countermyth
noun
A myth that counters or contradicts another.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crithomancy
crithomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.