(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
allochiral
allochiria
allochiria
noun
A neurological disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli presented to one side of their body as if presented at the opposite side.
allochroic
allochroic
adj
Of changeable colour.
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
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.
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anthochlor
anthochlor
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow plant pigments that have a chalcone or aurone structure
apocryphal
apocryphal
adj
(Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
(by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archibaldo
archicoele
archoplasm
archoplasm
noun
(cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
arthrocele
arthrocele
noun
(pathology) The swelling of a joint; a hernia of the synovium through the capsule of a joint
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
blockholer
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
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.
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
bronchioli
bronchioli
noun
plural of bronchiolus
calliphora
callirrhoe
calography
camphoroyl
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.
cardiolith
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
carpophyll
carpophyll
noun
(botany) Synonym of carpel
celeomorph
celiorrhea
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
cerecloths
cerecloths
noun
plural of cerecloth
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.
chancellor
chancellor
noun
(Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
(Scotland, law) The foreman of a jury.
(UK politics) Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
(US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
(education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
chapelgoer
chapelgoer
noun
One who regularly attends chapel.
charbroils
charbroils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil
charcoaled
charcoaled
adj
Cooked over charcoal.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charcoal
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charlevoix
charlevoix
Proper noun
A region of Quebec, Canada.
A city in Michigan, USA
charollais
chartology
cheiroline
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chelophore
chelydroid
cherimolla
chevrolets
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
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
chloraemia
chloraemia
noun
Alternative form of chloremia
chloralide
chloralide
noun
(organic chemistry) The lactone 2,5-bis(trichloromethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-one
chloralism
chloralism
noun
(medicine) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral.
chloralize
chloralize
verb
(transitive) To treat with chloral.
chloralose
chloralose
noun
An avicide and rodenticide, also used in neuroscience and veterinary medicine as an anaesthetic and sedative.
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
chloramine
chloramine
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T
chloranthy
chloranthy
noun
floral virescence
phyllody, especially a complete form in which the flowers resemble leaf buds
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.
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
chlorinity
chlorinity
noun
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
chlorinize
chlorinize
verb
(transitive) To chlorinate.
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chloritize
chloritize
verb
(mineralogy) To metamorphose into the mineral chlorite
To treat with a chlorite, typically as a bleach
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.
chloroform
chloroform
noun
(organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
verb
To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
chloromata
chlorophyl
chlorophyl
noun
Dated form of chlorophyll.
chloropsia
chloropsia
noun
(pathology) A visual defect in which objects appear to have a greenish tinge
chlorsalol
cholericly
cholericly
adv
In a choleric manner; angrily.
cholorrhea
chondrilla
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
choralcelo
chordeiles
chorically
choriocele
chorioidal
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
christoval
chromaphil
chromidial
chromidial
adj
Relating to chromidia
chromolith
chromolith
noun
Alternative form of chromolithograph
chromophil
chromophil
noun
Alternative form of chromophile
chromophyl
chronicled
chronicled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chronicle
chronicler
chronicler
noun
A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chronology
chronology
noun
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
chrysobull
chrysobull
noun
(religion) golden bull
chrysocale
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
A piece of such stone.
chrysology
chrysology
noun
(rare) The branch of political economy relating to the production of wealth, generally including precious metals.
chrysotile
chrysotile
noun
(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
ciliophora
cladophora
cladothrix
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.
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
clinograph
clinograph
noun
An measuring tool that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
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.
clonorchis
clonothrix
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
cochlearia
cochlearia
noun
plural of cochlearium
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
colchester
colchester
Proper noun
A town in Essex, England (the oldest town in England).
coleophora
coleorhiza
coleorhiza
noun
A sheath-like structure found in a monocotyledon plant seed that acts as a protective covering enclosing the radicle.
collophore
collophore
noun
(zoology) A sucker-like organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola.
(zoology) An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.
colporrhea
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
copyholder
copyholder
noun
(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
(dated, publishing) A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
(historical) A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
coryphylly
croshabell
crosslight
crosslight
noun
(countable) A traffic light intended principally to allow pedestrian or other traffic from a lesser roadway to cross a busier roadway.
(countable, figurative) One of differing points of view.
(uncountable) Light that comes from the side, causing shadows that can obscure objects of view or create strong contrasts.
(uncountable) Light that results from multiple sources and different directions.
(uncountable, figurative) Multiple perspectives or points of view.
(uncountable, theater) Illumination directed at the performers or subject matter from opposite sides of the set.
verb
(transitive) To illuminate from the side.
crumbcloth
crumbcloth
noun
A cloth laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.
cryophilic
cryophilic
adj
(microbiology) growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius
cryptolith
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cyclothure
dacryolith
dacryolith
noun
(ophthalmology) A concretion of material in a lacrymal or nasal duct.
diabolarch
dichloride
dichloride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing two chlorine atoms bound to a single element or radical
dichlorvos
dichlorvos
noun
(pharmacology) A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.
dolichuric
dolichurus
ecphorable
ecphorable
adj
Able to be retrieved by the process of ecphoria.
ectorhinal
ectorhinal
adj
Of or pertaining to that part of the brain exterior to the entorhinal cortex
Of or pertaining to the exterior of the nose
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
eleocharis
epichordal
epichordal
adj
(anatomy) Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
epichorial
epichorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the epichorion
In or of the country; rural.
euchlorine
euchlorine
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A yellow or greenish-yellow gas, supposed to consist of chlorine dioxide with some free chlorine.