Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
accordable
accordable
adj
(obsolete) Reconcilable; in accordance
Able to be given or dispensed.
acichlorid
acidolysis
acidolysis
noun
(chemistry) Decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid.
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
acrindolin
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
aeolodicon
aeolodicon
noun
(music) An obsolete keyed wind instrument resembling the harmonium, its tone produced from steel springs.
alcoholdom
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
allowanced
allowanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allowance
almochoden
aluconidae
alviducous
anchorhold
anchorhold
noun
(figurative) Firm hold; security.
The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
The residence of an anchorite or anchoress.
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
ancylopoda
androecial
androecial
adj
(botany) Relating to the androecium
anodically
anodically
adv
In an anodic manner.
archibaldo
arcimboldi
arecolidin
ascaridole
ascaridole
noun
(biochemistry) A bicyclic monoterpene peroxide found in plants of the Chenopodium genus; it is explosive
auriculoid
autacoidal
autacoidal
adj
Of or relating to an autacoid.
autoclaved
autoclaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoclave
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
baldachino
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
biomedical
biomedical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
noun
A product of the biomedicine industry.
blackboard
blackboard
noun
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.
verb
To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
blockboard
blockboard
noun
A compound wood board consisting of nearly square strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood.
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodstock
bloodstock
noun
(countable) The breeding line of a thoroughbred horse or other animal.
(uncountable) Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.
bluecoated
bocklogged
boldacious
boldacious
adj
(US) brazen, impudent, unrestrained.
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
broadcloth
broadcloth
noun
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
cacodylate
cacodylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cacodylic acid
verb
To react or to treat with cacodylic acid
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
calamaroid
calamitoid
calamondin
calamondin
noun
A small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.
caledonian
caledonian
Adjective
In or from Caledonia.
In or from New Caledonia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Caledonia; a Scot.
caledonite
caledonite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead
calodaemon
caloriduct
caloriduct
noun
A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.
calvadoses
calvadoses
noun
plural of calvados
calydonian
cameloidea
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
campholide
candlebomb
candlebomb
noun
A pasteboard shell used in signaling, filled with a substance which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
candlewood
candlewood
noun
Dacryodes excelsa, a tree native to Puerto Rico.
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, a medium-sized evergreen tree indigenous to South Africa.
candyfloss
candyfloss
noun
Alternative spelling of candy floss
canoodling
canoodling
noun
amorous pettings or caresses
verb
present participle of canoodle
capilotade
capilotade
noun
A type of stew, typically of several different meats.
capitaldom
capitaldom
noun
The condition of being a capital city.
caracolled
caracolled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caracol
caramboled
caramboled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carambole
carbolated
carbolated
adj
Modified by the addition of carbolic acid
carbolised
carbolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbolise
carbolized
carbolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbolize
carbondale
cardholder
cardholder
noun
A case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards.
An authorized user of a card used for financial transactions, etc.
cardiocele
cardiolith
cardiology
cardiology
noun
(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
carpopedal
carpopedal
adj
Pertaining to the hands and feet.
casseroled
casseroled
adj
Cooked in a casserole.
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
castorland
catalogued
catalogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catalogue
catchpoled
cathodical
cattlefold
cecidology
cecidology
noun
Study of plant galls.
celadonite
celadonite
noun
(mineralogy) A blueish-green form of mica.
celiodynia
cellulosed
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
cephalodia
cephalodia
noun
plural of cephalodium
cephalopod
cephalopod
noun
Any mollusc, of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
chalcedony
chalcedony
noun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
chalcidoid
chalcidoid
noun
Any chalcid wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea
chalkboard
chalkboard
noun
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
verb
To write or draw on a chalkboard.
charcoaled
charcoaled
adj
Cooked over charcoal.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charcoal
chauliodes
chelidonic
chelidonin
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chelonidae
chelydroid
childhoods
childhoods
noun
plural of childhood
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
chiliadron
chilopodan
chlidanope
chloralide
chloralide
noun
(organic chemistry) The lactone 2,5-bis(trichloromethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-one
chloramide
chloramide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The compound NHCl₂; part of the chloramine class.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any amide in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms attached to the nitrogen atom is replaced with chlorine
chlorazide
chlorazide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The pseudohalogen chlorine azide ClN₃
chloridate
chloridate
verb
(transitive) To treat or prepare with a chloride.
chloridize
chloridize
verb
(dated, transitive) To chloridate.
chloritoid
chloritoid
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed iron, magnesium, and manganese silicate mineral of metamorphic origin, with the chemical formula (Fe²⁺,Mg,Mn)₂Al₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₄.
chlorodize
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
chondrilla
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chordeiles
chorioidal
chromidial
chromidial
adj
Relating to chromidia
chronicled
chronicled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chronicle
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
ciliograde
ciliograde
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of cilia or similar organs.
cladoceran
cladoceran
noun
Any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera
cladonioid
cladonioid
adj
Relating to the genus Cladonia of cup lichen.
cladophora
cladophyll
cladophyll
noun
(botany) A phyllode
cladothrix
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
clapboards
clapboards
noun
plural of clapboard
clarichord
clarichord
noun
An old musical instrument in the form of a spinet; the manichord or clavichord.
clavichord
clavichord
noun
(music) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.
cleidotomy
cleidotomy
noun
(obstetrics) Intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery .
clipboards
clipboards
noun
plural of clipboard
cloddiness
cloddiness
noun
The condition of being cloddy
cloddishly
cloddishly
adv
In a cloddish manner.
clodhopper
clodhopper
noun
(UK) A clumsy or foolish person.
(US) Any kind of shoe.
(military slang) United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.
A peasant or yokel.
A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.
Wheatear; any of various passerine birds.
cloistered
cloistered
adj
Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
Furnished with cloisters.
Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.
Naive, lacking in worldliness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloister
clostridia
clostridia
noun
plural of clostridium
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.