Descended from the religious tradition of Abraham.
achimenes
achimenes
noun
A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
achronism
ahimelech
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchemize
alchemize
verb
Alternative spelling of alchemise
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
ameritech
amphicome
amphicome
Noun
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
amphicyon
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphionic
amphiscii
amphiscii
noun
amphiscians
anarchism
anarchism
noun
A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
arachnism
arachnism
noun
Alternative form of arachnidism
archaisms
archaisms
noun
plural of archaism
archidium
archidome
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archimago
archimime
archimime
noun
The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions.
arhythmic
arhythmic
Adjective
Having no rhythm.
armchairs
armchairs
noun
plural of armchair
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armchair
arrythmic
ashochimi
asthmatic
asthmatic
adj
Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".
noun
A person who suffers from asthma.
athematic
athematic
adj
(linguistics) Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root.
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
autohemic
bashmuric
benthamic
benthamic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to or Benthamism.
berchemia
bichromic
bichromic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Related to bichromate
biochemic
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
brahmanic
brahminic
brahminic
Adjective
Relating to brahmins.
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
bschmusic
cachaemia
cachaemia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.
cachaemic
cachaemic
adj
Of or relating to cachaemia.
camachile
camachile
noun
Pithecellobium dulce, a fabaceous flowering plant.
camelhair
camelhair
noun
A soft fabric made from this hair.
A substitute for this hair.
The soft hair of a camel.
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
camphanic
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
campholic
camphoric
camphoric
adj
Containing, or derived from camphor
caphtorim
carthamic
carthamin
carthamin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red pigment obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.
catechism
catechism
noun
A basic manual in some subject.
A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.
A set of questions designed to determine knowledge.
catharism
catharism
Proper noun
A Christian religious sect of mediaeval Europe, with dualistic and gnostic elements.
cephalism
cephalism
noun
(biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
cerithium
chainsman
chainsmen
chairmans
chairmans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chairman
chalazium
chaldaism
chaldaism
Noun
An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.
chalutzim
chamfrain
chamfrain
noun
Alternative form of chamfron
chamicuro
chamicuro
Noun
A member of an indigenous people of Peru.
Proper noun
Their Western Maipuran language, a member of the Arawakan family.
chaminade
chamkanni
chammying
chammying
verb
present participle of chammy
chamoised
chamoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamois
chamoises
chamoises
noun
plural of chamois
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamois
chamoline
chamomile
chamomile
noun
Alternative spelling of camomile
chamosite
chamosite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
champaign
champaign
adj
Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
noun
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
(obsolete) A battlefield.
champions
champions
noun
plural of champion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion
champlain
champlain
Proper noun
from a French topographic name from words meaning field and flat.
Samuel de Champlain, French geographer and explorer.
charismas
charmaine
charminar
charminar
Proper noun
A historic monument in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
charmwise
chasidism
chaumiere
chazzanim
chazzanim
noun
plural of chazzan
chazzenim
cheliform
cheliform
adj
Having the form of a chela
chemiatry
chemiatry
noun
iatrochemistry
chemicals
chemicals
noun
The chemical industry.
plural of chemical
chemicked
chemicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemic
chemicker
chemiloon
chemiloon
noun
(US) A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one.
chemisorb
chemisorb
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To adsorb a substance on the surface or another by chemical bonding.
chemistry
chemistry
noun
(countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
(informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.
(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
The chemical properties and reactions of a particular organism, environment etc.
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.
chemonite
chemurgic
chemurgic
adj
Relating to chemurgy.
cheremiss
cherimoya
cherimoya
noun
A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.
A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
chermidae
chiangmai
chiasmata
chiasmata
noun
plural of chiasma
chichimec
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiengmai
chilarium
chilarium
noun
Either of a pair of appendages, between the bases of the last pair of walking legs in the horseshoe crab, that prevent the escape of food
chiliasms
chiliasms
noun
plural of chiliasm
chilidium
chilidium
noun
(zoology) A plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods.
chillroom
chillroom
noun
A refrigerated room
chillsome
chillsome
adj
Characterised or marked by chill or chilliness
chilomata
chilotomy
chimaeras
chimaeras
noun
plural of chimaera
chimaerid
chimaerid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chimaeridae of cartilaginous fish.
chimakuan
chimalapa
chimariko
chimariko
Noun
A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until they were all but destroyed in the mid-1800s, at which point survivors fled and assimilated into the Hupa and Shasta tribes.
Proper noun
The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
chimbleys
chimbleys
noun
plural of chimbley
chimblies
chimblies
noun
plural of chimbly
chimerism
chimerism
noun
(genetics) The property of being a genetic chimera.
chiminage
chiminage
noun
(obsolete, law) A toll paid for passage through a forest.
chimneyed
chimneyed
adj
containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney
chinnampo
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chirimoya
chirimoya
noun
Alternative form of cherimoya
chiromant
chironomy
chironomy
noun
(music) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures.
(rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.
chisimaio
chlamydia
chlamydia
noun
(countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
chloramin
chloremia
chloremia
noun
(pathology) The presence of chloride in the bloodstream
Chlorosis
chloremic
chloriamb
cholaemia
cholaemia
noun
(medicine) A condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma.
choragium
choriambi
choriambi
noun
plural of choriambus
choriambs
choriambs
noun
plural of choriamb
choriomas
choriomas
noun
plural of chorioma
chowtimes
chriesman
chrismale
chrismary
chrismons
chrismons
noun
plural of chrismon
christdom
christmas
christmas
Proper noun
A festival, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places.
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmastide; the season (traditionally from the 24th of December to the 6th of January) around the holiday.
A personification of Christmas.
The Christmas season, variously defined as the period from the Friday following Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, or the end of the year period, when consumers shop and prepare for Christmas.
Adjective
Red and green (traditional Christmas colors), especially red and green chile sauce in
chromatic
chromatic
adj
(Ancient Greece, historical) One of three types of tetrachord (the others being the diatonic and enharmonic), with an interval between half and four-fifths of the total interval of a tetrachord.
(biology) Relating to chromatin (“a complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division”).
(comparable) Brightly coloured; colourful, vivid.
(not comparable) Characterized or caused by, or relating to, colour or hue.
(not comparable, optics) Having the capacity to separate spectral colours by refraction.
Relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage of music is written.
chromatid
chromatid
noun
(genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
chromatin
chromatin
noun
(biology) A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.