Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
acichloride
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
albitophyre
allocheiria
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amphichrome
amphierotic
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
anachronize
anachronize
verb
To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchorville
anemochoric
anemochoric
adj
anemochorous
anhydroxime
anorthitite
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anosphresia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthropidae
antichoicer
antichoicer
noun
Alternative form of anti-choicer.
anticrochet
antiheroine
antiheroine
noun
(literature, role-playing games) A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals; a female antihero.
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antihormone
antihormone
noun
(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone
antiprophet
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
aphoruridae
aphrodesiac
aphroditeum
aphrogeneia
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.
aporhyolite
aporrhaidae
aporrhiegma
arachnoidea
archaeoceti
archaeolith
archaeornis
archaeozoic
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archineuron
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
areographic
areographic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to areography
argiphontes
arrhephoria
arteriolith
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arthromeric
atheriogaea
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
atheromasia
atheromasia
noun
(pathology) The presence of atheroma
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
augitophyre
austrophile
authorities
authorities
noun
The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
plural of authority
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
azoerythrin
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bachelorize
bachelorize
verb
To confer a bachelor's degree on.
To live the life of a bachelor; to socialize without a wife.
To live without neither spouse nor children; to live alone or with other single people.
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
To make or become typical of a bachelor.
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
behypocrite
berrichonne
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
birdmouthed
birthstones
birthstones
noun
plural of birthstone
boarishness
boarishness
noun
the quality of being boarish
boilerhouse
boilerhouse
noun
(nautical) The deckhouse above a ship's boiler and engine room.
A building containing a boiler.
boilersmith
boilersmith
noun
One who builds or repairs boilers.
boorishness
boorishness
noun
The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
borderlight
borohydride
borohydride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
A salt of this anion.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
botheration
botheration
intj
A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
noun
(countable) A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.
(countable) An act of bothering or annoying.
(uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
brachiopode
breconshire
breconshire
Proper noun
Brecknockshire
bribeworthy
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
bronchioles
bronchioles
noun
plural of bronchiole
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
brookesmith
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
canajoharie
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cecomorphic
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
ceratorhine
cerianthoid
cerographic
cerographic
adj
Of or relating to cerography.
cerophilous
cetomorphic
cetorhinoid
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
chansonnier
chansonnier
noun
A book which contains a collection of chansons.
A singer of chansons.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
charbonnier
charbonnier
noun
A species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, Tricholoma portentosum.
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
charbroiler
charbroiler
noun
A device for charbroiling; a chargrill.
charioteers
charioteers
noun
plural of charioteer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charioteer
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
charnockite
charnockite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
cheirognomy
cheiromancy
cheiromancy
noun
Alternative form of chiromancy
cheiroptera
cheirosophy
cheirosophy
noun
Alternative form of chirosophy
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemotropic
chemotropic
adj
(biology) of, related to, or in response to chemotropism
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.