Of or pertaining to the parasitic protozoans of the suborder Acephalina
achenocarp
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
antechapel
antechapel
noun
The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
archipenko
archprince
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
bellypinch
brachypnea
camphanone
camphorone
camphylene
canephorae
canephoroe
canephoroi
canephoros
canephorus
catchpenny
catchpenny
noun
A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
cellophane
cellophane
noun
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
verb
(transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane.
cenotaphic
cenotaphic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
cephaeline
cephaeline
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) An alkaloid that induces vomiting, related to emetine.
cephalexin
cephalexin
noun
Alternative form of cefalexin
cephalonia
cephalonia
Proper noun
A Greek island in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
chainplate
chainplate
noun
(nautical) A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champaigne
champenois
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chapellany
chapellany
noun
A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
chapfallen
chapfallen
adj
Crestfallen, dejected.
chapournet
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
cheapening
cheapening
noun
The process by which something is cheapened or made vulgar.
verb
present participle of cheapen
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
cheepiness
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chimpanzee
chimpanzee
noun
(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which is also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
chippering
chippering
verb
present participle of chipper
chirpiness
chirpiness
noun
the state or quality of being chirpy
chlidanope
cholophein
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
choppiness
choppiness
noun
the state of being choppy
chronopher
chronopher
noun
(historical) An instrument that transmits the correct time to distant points by means of electricity.
chumpiness
cinchophen
cinchophen
noun
An analgesic drug used to treat gout in animals (and, until the 1930s, in humans, when it was found to cause liver damage).
clientship
clientship
noun
The position of a client.
clomiphene
clomiphene
noun
(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of clomifene.
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
cnibophore
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
collophane
colophenic
comprehend
comprehend
verb
(now rare) To include, comprise; to contain.
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
copenhagen
copenhagen
Proper noun
The capital city of Denmark.
One of the former counties of Denmark.
A community in Louisiana.
A children's game in which one player is enclosed by a circle of others holding a rope.
Noun
A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.
coryphaena
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
ctenophora
ctenophore
ctenophore
noun
Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cyanophose
cyaphenine
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
daphnaceae
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
dictaphone
dictaphone
noun
A dictation machine.
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
docentship
ecphonesis
ecphonesis
noun
(Greek Orthodox Christianity) The part of the service spoken in an audible tone.
(rhetoric) Exclamation.
elephantic
elephantic
adj
(not comparable) Having elephantiasis
Of or relating to elephants
gigantic; massive
encephalic
encephalic
adj
of or relating to the encephalon
encephalin
encephalin
noun
Alternative form of enkephalin
encephalon
encephalon
noun
(neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; the brain.
encephalos
encephalos
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
enciphered
enciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encipher
encipherer
encipherer
noun
One who enciphers.
endopathic
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endophytic
endophytic
adj
Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors.
Of or relating to an endophyte.
enphytotic
enphytotic
adj
(botany, of a plant disease) That is present constantly from year to year without causing extensive damage
entophytic
entophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to entophytes.
epencephal
epenthetic
epenthetic
adj
(phonology, of a phoneme or syllable) Inserted into a word.
(phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
epharmonic
epibenthic
epibenthic
adj
(ecology) That lives on the surface of sediments at the bottom of the sea
epicanthic
epicanthic
adj
(anatomy, of a fold of skin) That partially covers the inner angle of the eye.
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epichorion
epichorion
noun
(anatomy) The part of the endometrium that covers the implanted early embryo
epionychia
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
euphonetic
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
handscrape
hemianopic
hemianopic
adj
Alternative form of hemianopsic
henpecking
henpecking
noun
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
verb
present participle of henpeck
heptanchus
heptatonic
heptatonic
adj
(music) Describing a mode or scale that has seven pitches in an octave
hippocrene
hippocrene
Proper noun
A fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and formed by the hooves of Pegasus, whose waters were supposed to give poetic inspiration when imbibed.
hyperclean
hyperclean
Adjective
Exceptionally clean.
hypernomic
hyperpneic
hyperpneic
adj
Related to hyperpnea.
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
hypochnose
hypoconule
hyponoetic
hypothenic
iconophile
iconophile
noun
A person who loves icons, illustrations, pictures.
impeaching
impeaching
verb
present participle of impeach
keypunched
keypunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keypunch
keypuncher
keypuncher
noun
(computing) A keypunch.
A person who operates a keypunch.
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
launchplex
leprechaun
leprechaun
noun
(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
lexiphanic
lexiphanic
adj
Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
macpherson
megaphonic
megaphonic
adj
(of a sound) Produced by a megaphone
(of a voice) loud and echoey, as if produced by a megaphone
Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone
melophonic
microphone
microphone
noun
A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.
verb
(transitive) To put one or more microphones on or in.
naphthenic
naphthenic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a naphthene.
necropathy
necrophaga
necrophagy
necrophagy
noun
The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
necrophile
necrophile
noun
(sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
necrophily
necrophily
noun
Necrophilia.
nectophore
nectophore
noun
(biology) The swimming bell of a siphonophore
neographic
neographic
adj
Of or relating to innovative forms of writing.
neomorphic
neomorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) causing a novel gene function.
nephelinic
nephelinic
adj
(geology) relating to, or composed of nepheline
nephoscope
nephoscope
noun
An instrument for determining the direction of and angular velocity of clouds.
nephralgic
nephralgic
adj
Relating to nephralgia.
nephrocele
nephrocyte
nephrocyte
noun
(biology) a specialized cell, especially in arthropods, whose function involves the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products
nephroncus
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
nonaphetic
nonepochal
nonepochal
adj
Not epochal.
nonhepatic
nonhepatic
adj
Not hepatic
nonspheric
noviceship
noviceship
noun
The state or position of being a novice.
oncosphere
oncosphere
noun
An embryonic form of a tapeworm, enclosed in a spherical membrane armed with six hooks
orthopneic
orthopneic
adj
Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.
pachnolite
pachnolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.