(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
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
antichoicer
antichoicer
noun
Alternative form of anti-choicer.
anticrochet
arachnoidea
archaeornis
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.
archineuron
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
berrichonne
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
breconshire
breconshire
Proper noun
Brecknockshire
brochantite
brochantite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral
bronchioles
bronchioles
noun
plural of bronchiole
canajoharie
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
ceratorhine
cerianthoid
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.
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
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chiffoniers
chiffoniers
noun
plural of chiffonier
chiffonnier
chiffonnier
noun
Alternative form of chiffonier
chiliaedron
chinoiserie
chinoiserie
noun
(art) A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art.
chiromancer
chiromancer
noun
One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
chiropteran
chiropteran
noun
(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chloramines
chloramines
noun
plural of chloramine
chloranemia
chloranemic
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
chlorinates
chlorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate
chloroamine
chloroamine
noun
(organic chemistr) Any C-chloro derivative of an amine
chlorogenic
chlorogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to chlorogenic acids or their derivatives
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
cholesterin
cholesterin
noun
(organic chemistry) Dated form of cholesterol.
cholinergic
cholinergic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.
noun
(biochemistry) Any drug or substance producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
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.
chondrostei
choreomania
choreomania
noun
Synonym of tarantism (“dance mania; dance epidemic”)
chorizontes
christendom
christenson
chromammine
chromammine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An ammine of chromium
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.
chromonemic
chroniclers
chroniclers
noun
plural of chronicler
chronosemic
chronosemic
adj
In which the length of a time interval has significance in itself
chrysoidine
chrysoidine
noun
A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
Any of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
clinochlore
clinochlore
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
coharmonize
coherencies
coherencies
noun
plural of coherency
coinherence
coinherence
noun
The quality of coinhering; existence together.
coinheritor
coinheritor
noun
One of several who are inheritors to an estate
coronership
coronership
noun
The role or office of coroner.
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
craniophore
craniophore
noun
An apparatus for holding the skull during craniometry
crotcheting
crotcheting
verb
present participle of crotchet
ctenophoric
ctenophoric
Adjective
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
discoherent
discoherent
adj
(archaic) incoherent
echinocaris
echinoderes
echinoderma
echinoderms
echinoderms
noun
plural of echinoderm
echinodorus
eichendorff
enchiridion
enchiridion
noun
A dagger.
A handbook or manual.
enchronicle
encroaching
encroaching
adj
That encroaches.
verb
present participle of encroach
endochorion
endochorion
noun
The vascular layer of the allantois on the inner surface of the chorion.
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endothermic
endothermic
adj
(chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
(zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.
endotrophic
endotrophic
adj
(biology, of some parasitic fungi) obtaining nourishment from within another organism
erysichthon
euchromatin
euchromatin
noun
(genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
godchildren
godchildren
noun
plural of godchild
gonorrhoeic
gonorrhoeic
adj
(pathology) Related to gonorrhoea; pertaining to gonorrhea.
grouchiness
grouchiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
hectoringly
hectoringly
adv
So as to hector or bully.
helicorubin
hendrickson
hercegovina
heroicizing
heroicizing
verb
present participle of heroicize
heterocline
heterocrine
heterocrine
adj
Both endocrine and exocrine
heterogenic
heterogenic
adj
(genetics) Of or relating to the genes of different species.
(rare) Relating to or involving (people, animals, things, etc, of) different kinds (genera), for example different sexes..
Characteristic of a different sex (especially of hypertrichosis or facial hair typical of a man but found on a woman).
heterogonic
heterogonic
adj
(biology) Describing a parasite whose life cycle is alternated with that of free-living generation
(botany) Characterized by heterogony
heteronomic
heteronymic
heteronymic
adj
Synonym of heteronymous
heteroscian
heteroscian
noun
One who lives either north or south of the Tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them.
hickscorner
hierodeacon
hieromonach
hieromonach
noun
Synonym of hieromonk
hierophancy
hierophancy
noun
The role or the work of a hierophant.
hingecorner
holocentrid
holocentrid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Holocentridae of squirrelfishes and soldierfishes.
homocentric
homocentric
adj
(LGBT) Having a homosexual bias or basis.
(geometry) Having the same centre.
Coordinate terms: heterocentric, bicentric
Focused on human beings; anthropocentric.
hornblendic
hornblendic
adj
Of or pertaining to hornblende.
hymenicolar
hyperaction
hyperaction
noun
excessive action, as of a biological system
hyperinotic
hyperinotic
adj
Relating to hyperinosis.
hypersonics
hypersonics
noun
The study and development of hypersonic propulsion, and hypersonic aerodynamics.
hypophrenic
hyracoidean
icosahedron
icosahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron with twenty faces.
(geometry, specifically) A regular icosahedron: one of the Platonic solids, all of whose faces are regular (equilateral) triangles
incoherence
incoherence
noun
(countable) Something incoherent; something that does not make logical sense or is not logically connected.
(obsolete) The quality of not holding together physically.
(psychiatry) Thinking or speech that is so disorganized that it is essentially inapprehensible to others.
The quality of not making logical sense or of not being logically connected.
incoherency
incoherency
noun
That which is incoherent.
The quality of being incoherent; lack of coherence.
incornished
interchoked
interlochen
interschool
interschool
adj
Occurring or taking place between two or more schools.
ionospheric
ionospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the ionosphere.
isochronize
isochronize
verb
(transitive) To make (the motion of a moving body) more uniform in rate of rotation, or in frequency of vibration.
kinetochore
kinetochore
noun
(biology) The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
lechriodont
leiotrichan
licheniform
licheniform
adj
Having the form of a lichen.
lichenopora
liotrichine
marchioness
marchioness
noun
(slang, obsolete) An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work (female servant).
A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.
The wife of a marquess.
melanochroi
melanochroi
Noun
A division of the human population, consisting of the darker-skinned among the white races.
menorrhagic
menorrhagic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to menorrhagia.
menorrhoeic
merosthenic
mesonephric
mesonephric
adj
Of or pertaining to the mesonephros.
microhenrys
microinches
microinches
noun
plural of microinch
microphones
microphones
noun
plural of microphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microphone
microsthene
microsthene
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, such as insectivores and rodents.
monarchized
monarchized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monarchize