(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
albitophyre
allocheiria
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
anchorville
aporhyolite
archaeolith
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
arteriolith
austrophile
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.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
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.
borderlight
bronchioles
bronchioles
noun
plural of bronchiole
brothellike
brothellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
brotherlike
brotherlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
cerophilous
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
charbroiler
charbroiler
noun
A device for charbroiling; a chargrill.
chariotlike
chariotlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chariot.
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
chiliaedron
chirologies
chiromegaly
chiromegaly
noun
Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloramines
chloramines
noun
plural of chloramine
chloranemia
chloranemic
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridella
chloridized
chloridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridize
chlorimeter
chlorimeter
noun
Alternative form of chlorometer
chlorimetry
chlorimetry
noun
Alternative form of chlorometry
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
chloriodide
chloriodide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of chloroiodide
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chloroamine
chloroamine
noun
(organic chemistr) Any C-chloro derivative of an amine
chlorodized
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.
chocolatier
chocolatier
adj
comparative form of chocolatey: more chocolatey
comparative form of chocolaty: more chocolaty
noun
A producer of chocolate.
choleriform
choleriform
adj
Resembling cholera.
cholesteric
cholesteric
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives
(physics) Of or relating to the chiral nematic phase of some liquid crystals in which the molecules are arranged in parallel planes with adjacent planes rotated slightly
noun
Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal
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.
christoffel
chromophile
chromophile
noun
(cytology) Any cell that can be easily stained.
chroniclers
chroniclers
noun
plural of chronicler
chrysoeriol
chrysoeriol
noun
(organic chemistry) The flavone methylluteolin
chrysolites
chrysolites
noun
plural of chrysolite
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
chrysotiles
chrysotiles
noun
plural of chrysotile
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
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
cobblerfish
cobblerfish
noun
Any of various catfish.
Trachinotus carolinus
cobblership
cobblership
noun
The realm or sphere of cobblers (shoe repairers).
cochleiform
cochleiform
adj
Having the form of a snail shell
coeldership
coeliorrhea
coleorhizae
coleorhizae
noun
plural of coleorhiza
copublisher
copublisher
noun
A joint publisher; one of several publishers releasing a publication together.
dechoralize
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
demolishers
demolishers
noun
plural of demolisher
dendrophile
dendrophile
noun
One who loves trees.
deplethoric
diplohedral
diplohedron
dothiorella
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
drosophilae
electorship
electorship
noun
The position or term of an elector.
eleutherios
enchronicle
epitrochlea
epitrochlea
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the humerus; the external condyle.
ereuthalion
erythrolein
erythrolein
noun
erythrolitmin
exhilarator
exhilarator
noun
One who, or that which, causes exhilaration.
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
featherfoil
featherfoil
noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
felsophyric
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
flourishers
flourishers
noun
plural of flourisher
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
fothergilla
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
freeholding
freeholding
noun
property held in freehold
galeorhinus
gastrophile
godchildren
godchildren
noun
plural of godchild
halicoridae
haloperidol
haloperidol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug used chiefly in the treatment of psychotic conditions.
harpoonlike
hectoliters
hectoliters
noun
plural of hectoliter
hectoringly
hectoringly
adv
So as to hector or bully.
heliamphora
helicograph
helicograph
noun
An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.
helicometry
helicopters
helicopters
noun
plural of helicopter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helicopter
helicorubin
helicotrema
helicotrema
noun
(anatomy) The part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet.
heliochrome
heliochrome
noun
(obsolete) A photograph representing an object in its natural colours.
heliochromy
heliochromy
noun
(dated) The art of producing colour photographs.
heliographs
heliographs
noun
plural of heliograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heliograph
heliography
heliography
noun
(obsolete) Photography.
The art of making a heliograph.
The scientific study of the sun.
The system of signalling by heliograph.
heliometers
heliometers
noun
plural of heliometer
heliometric
heliometric
Adjective
Of or relating to the heliometer, or to heliometry.
heliosphere
heliosphere
noun
(astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.
heliotroper
heliotroper
noun
The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the heliotrope.
heliotropes
heliotropes
noun
plural of heliotrope
heliotropic
heliotropic
adj
exhibiting heliotropism
heliotropin
heliotropin
noun
piperonal
helleborein
helleborein
noun
Alternative form of helleborin
helleborine
helleborine
noun
Any of a number of species of orchid of the genera Epipactis and Cephalanthera.
helleborism
helleborism
noun
(medicine, historical) The use of hellebore to treat insanity.
veratrum poisoning
helsingborg
helsingborg
Proper noun
a city of western Sweden, in the province of Scania
helsingfors
hemeralopia
hemeralopia
noun
(medicine) The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
(medicine, archaic) Night blindness.
hemeralopic
hemeralopic
adj
(medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
hemielytron
herbicolous
herbologies
hereinbelow
hereinbelow
adv
Synonym of hereinunder
heresiology
heresiology
noun
The study of heresy.
hermoupolis
heroologist
herophilist
hetaerolite
hetaerolite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
heterocline
heteroclite
heteroclite
adj
(grammar) Being irregularly declined or inflected.
Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.
noun
(grammar) An irregularly declined or inflected word
(linguistics) A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.
A person who is unconventional; a maverick
heterolalia
heterolalia
Noun
A form of aphasia characterized by habitual substitution of meaningless or inappropriate words for those intended.
heterologic
heterologic
adj
Alternative form of heterological
heterolysin
heterolysin
noun
(biology) A haemolysin produced in the bloodstream when blood cells of a different species are introduced
heterolysis
heterolysis
noun
(biology) The disruption of blood cells by a heterolysin, or by enzymes from another species
(chemistry) In organic chemistry, the splitting of a molecule to form a pair of oppositely charged ions
heterolytic
heterolytic
adj
Of or pertaining to heterolysis
heterophile
heterophile
adj
Able to react immunologically with material from another species.
noun
(immunology) A heterophilic antibody
heteroploid
heteroploid
adj
(biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
noun
(biology) An organism having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
heterotelic
heterotelic
adj
Having its meaning or existential purpose outside of itself
hibernology
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
noun
plural of hieroglyph
hieroglyphy
hieroglyphy
noun
The use of hieroglyphics.
hierologies
hierologies
noun
plural of hierology
hierologist
hierologist
noun
One engaged in hierology, the comparative and historical study of religions.