(mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral
allophone
allophone
adj
(Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
noun
(Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
alpenhorn
alpenhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of alphorn
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
angelhood
angelhood
noun
The state of being an angel.
anglehook
ankerhold
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anthelion
anthelion
noun
A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle
antholite
antholite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
applejohn
applejohn
noun
(obsolete) A variety of apple which can be kept for a long period, gradually becoming dry and withered; known today as the French crab.
archfelon
ashmolean
ashmolean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1617–1692), celebrated English antiquary, politician, astrologer and alchemist, whose cabinet of curiosities became the basis of the in Oxford.
avenolith
azophenol
azophenyl
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
blechnoid
bungholes
bungholes
noun
plural of bunghole
chalcedon
chalcogen
chalcogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.
chameleon
chameleon
adj
Describing something that changes color.
noun
(physics) A hypothetical scalar particle with a non-linear self-interaction, giving it an effective mass that depends on its environment: the presence of other fields.
A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
chamoline
chancelor
charleton
cheirolin
chelation
chelation
noun
(chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt
(medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals
chelingos
chelodina
chelodine
chelonian
chelonian
adj
Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.
noun
A reptile of the order Chelonia (Testudines).
cheloniid
cheloniid
noun
(zoology) Any sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae.
chemiloon
chemiloon
noun
(US) A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one.
chernobyl
chevronel
chevronel
noun
(heraldry) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.
chinoline
chinoline
noun
Dated form of quinoline.
chloracne
chloracne
noun
(pathology) A form of acne caused by exposure to halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons
chloragen
chlordane
chlordane
noun
(organic chemistry) A very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide.
chlorines
chlorines
noun
plural of chlorine (atoms of chlorine)
choleinic
cholerine
cholerine
noun
(pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.
chondrule
chondrule
noun
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
choraleon
choraleon
noun
(music) Synonym of aeolomelodicon
chronicle
chronicle
noun
A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
verb
To record in or as in a chronicle.
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
cochineal
cochineal
adj
Possessing a vivid red color, as produced from dying with cochineal.
noun
(entomology) A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.
The vivid red color of this dye.
cochineal:
colophane
colophene
colophene
noun
(chemistry) A colourless oily liquid, formerly obtained by distillation of colophony, and regarded as a polymeric form of terebenthene.
conchuela
conchuela
noun
Chlorochroa ligata, a stinkbug of Central America and North America.
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
dahlonega
decathlon
decathlon
noun
A contest in science and math proving skill.
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
dihalogen
dihalogen
adj
(organic chemistry, in combination) In which two hydrogen atoms are replaced by those of a halogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A diatomic molecule of a halogen
dolophine
echeloned
echeloned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of echelon
echoingly
echoingly
adv
In an echoing way.
elkhounds
elkhounds
noun
plural of elkhound
enchorial
enchorial
adj
(archaic) Of, relating to, or written in the Egyptian Demotic script or language.
Indigenous, native.
endolymph
endolymph
noun
(anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
enhaloing
enhaloing
verb
present participle of enhalo
esiphonal
ethnology
ethnology
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures.
eulachons
eulachons
noun
plural of eulachon
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).
glochines
gunkholed
gunkholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gunkhole
hailstone
hailstone
noun
A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation
halazones
halazones
noun
plural of halazone
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
halftones
halftones
noun
plural of halftone
hallerson
halloween
halocaine
halocline
halocline
noun
a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that contain different amounts of salt
halogeton
halogeton
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Halogeton in the family Amaranthaceae.
halothane
halothane
noun
(pharmacology) The halogenated hydrocarbon 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane that is used as an inhalational general anaesthetic.
halverson
hambleton
hambleton
Proper noun
a local government district in North Yorkshire, England.
a village in district, Lancashire, England
a village, also known as Upper Hambleton, in England
a village in district, North Yorkshire, England
a small town in West Virginia, USA.
hartleton
headlongs
headlongs
adv
(archaic) Headlong
hedonical
hedonical
adj
hedonic
heilbronn
heinously
heinously
adv
In a heinous manner.
helbonnah
helbonnas
helenioid
helenwood
helgoland
heliconia
heliconia
noun
Any of genus Heliconia of flowering plants.
heliornis
heliozoan
heliozoan
noun
Any of a group of aquatic protozoans, of the order Heliozoa, that have spherical bodies from which radiate spindlelike pseudopods
hellhound
hellhound
noun
(mythology) A demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.
helsingor
hematolin
hemolysin
hemolysin
noun
(medicine) Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin
henlawson
heronbill
heuvelton
hexagonal
hexagonal
adj
(crystallography) Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.
(geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
hexathlon
hexathlon
noun
(athletics) An athletic contest comprising six events.
hexoylene
hobnailed
hobnailed
adj
Having hobnails.
hobnailer
hobnailer
noun
(informal) A hobnail boot.
hodiernal
hodiernal
adj
(archaic or literary, rare outside grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.
hohenlohe
hohenwald
hohenwald
Proper noun
a city in Tennessee, USA
holdenite
holdenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
holderlin
holethnic
holethnic
adj
Of or pertaining to a holethnos or parent race.
holethnos
holinshed
hollander
hollander
noun
Alternative form of Hollander (“Hollander beater, machine for producing paper pulp”)
hollering
hollering
noun
The act of one who hollers.
verb
present participle of holler
hollerman
hollinger
hollyanne
holocaine
holocaine
noun
(pharmacology) Phenacaine.
holocrine
holocrine
adj
(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which the plasma membrane ruptures, releasing the cell's cytoplasm into the lumen of the gland.
holophane
holostean
holostean
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the class or infraclass Holostei.
holsteins
holsteins
noun
plural of holstein
holystone
holystone
noun
(nautical) A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of ships, usually with sand and seawater.
A stone with a naturally-formed hole, used by Yorkshiremen for good luck.
verb
(transitive) To use a holystone.
homelands
homelands
noun
plural of homeland
homocline
homocline
noun
(geology) A sequence of rock strata that dip in the same direction and manner
homuncule
homuncule
noun
Obsolete form of homunculus.
honesdale
honeyblob
honeyblob
noun
(Scotland) A large, ripe, yellow gooseberry.
honeyedly
honeyedly
adv
In a honeyed way.
honeyfall
honeyless
honeyless
adj
Without honey.
honeylike
honeylike
adj
Like honey in taste, texture, or appearance.
honeywell
honorable
honorable
adj
(politics) A courtesy title, given in Britain and the Commonwealth to a cabinet minister, minister of state, or senator, and in the United States to the president, vice president, congresspeople, state governors and legislators, and mayors.
Worthy of respect; respectable.
noun
A politician or other person who bears the title of "honorable".
honorless
honorless
adj
Alternative spelling of honourless
hornslate
horsenail
horsenail
noun
A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.
hosteling
hosteling
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of hostelling
houndlike
houndlike
adj
Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
houseline
houseline
noun
(nautical) A small line of three strands used for seizing.
houseling
houseling
adj
Of or pertaining to the eucharist.
Pertaining to any of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, such as marriage.
noun
A small or miniature house.
A tame animal, or one reared by hand.
One who frequently remains indoors or at home.
The act of administering the eucharist.
hovelling
hovelling
noun
A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two.
hyalogens
hyalogens
noun
plural of hyalogen
hyalonema
hyomental
hyomental
adj
(anatomy) Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, or pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary.
ichnolite
ichnolite
noun
A fossil footprint; an ichnite.
indophile
indophile
Noun
Someone who loves India, Indian culture, cuisine, religions, history or its people.
inkholder
inkholder
noun
A container for ink.
innholder
innholder
noun
An innkeeper.
isohaline
isohaline
noun
An isoline on a map that links places (in water) that have the same salinity.
kalanchoe
kalanchoe
noun
Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants.