(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondrosarcoma
chondrosarcoma
noun
(oncology) A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour.
chondrosarcomas
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
chondrosarcomatous
chondrosteoma
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chordamesoderm
chordamesoderm
noun
(anatomy) The axial mesoderm, which lies along the central axis under the neural tube and gives rise to the notochord.
chordamesodermal
chordamesodermal
adj
Relating to the chordamesoderm.
chordamesodermic
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
chorioadenoma
chorioadenoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma of the chorion
christadelphianism
christmastide
christmastide
Noun
The Christmas season.
The Twelve Days of Christmas.
chromatid
chromatid
noun
(genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
chromatioideae
chromatodysopia
chromatoid
chromatoid
adj
Resembling chromatin.
noun
(cytology) The part of a nucleus comprising DNA and proteins where chromosomes are formed.
chromdiagnosis
chromeplated
chromidae
chromidial
chromidial
adj
Relating to chromidia
chromididae
chromidiogamy
chromodermatosis
chromodiascope
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chrysomelidae
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysomonadales
chrysomonadina
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
churchwardenism
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
coccidiomorpha
colichemarde
colichemarde
noun
A blade, with a hexagonal or diamond shaped cross section, once used to make small swords.
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
comradeships
comradeships
noun
plural of comradeship
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
cyanohermidin
cylindrenchema
cylindrenchyma
cyphomandra
dacryocystorhinostomy
dacryocystorhinostomy
noun
(ophthalmology) A surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.
dacryohemorrhea
dacryohemorrhea
noun
(medicine) The discharge of tears mixed with blood; a hemorrhagic discharge from the lacrimal sac.
Bloody tears; bleeding from the tear ducts while crying; crying blood.
damrosch
deanthropomorphic
deanthropomorphic
adj
Moving away from anthropomorphism; no longer regarding (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.
decadrachm
decadrachm
noun
(historical) A unit of currency in Ancient Greece, worth ten drachmas.
decadrachma
decadrachmae
decharm
decharm
verb
(transitive) To free from a charm; to disenchant.
dekadrachm
demarch
demarch
noun
(obsolete) march; walk; gait
The chief magistrate of a deme.
demarche
demarche
noun
Alternative spelling of démarche
demarches
demarches
noun
plural of demarche
demarchy
demarchy
noun
Government by decision-makers who have been randomly selected by sortition (lot) from a pool of eligible citizens.
demethylchlortetracycline
demichamfron
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demographical
demographical
adj
Of or relating to demography; demographic.
demographically
demographically
adv
In a demographic manner.
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographic
dermatographic
adj
Relating to dermatography
dermatopathic
dermatopathic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to skin diseases or their cure.
dermatophytic
dermatophytic
adj
Being or relating to a dermatophyte.
dermobranchia
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
dermographic
dermographic
adj
Relating to dermography.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
desmothoraca
deutschemark
deutschmark
dharmic
dharmic
adj
Alternative form of Dharmic
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diaphanometric
diaphemetric
diaphemetric
adj
(medicine, archaic) Relating to the measurement of tactile sensibility.
diaphragmatic
diaphragmatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or using a diaphragm.
diaphragmatically
diaphragmatically
adv
(Of breathing) by expanding/contracting the lungs by lowering/raising the diaphragm, instead of by expanding the chest
By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way
diathermacy
diathermance
diathermance
noun
Alternative form of diathermancy
diathermancy
diathermancy
noun
The condition of being diathermic
diathermic
diathermic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to diathermy
That allows the free passage of heat
dibromoacetaldehyde
dichloramin
dichloramine
dichloramine
noun
(chemistry) Any chloramine having two chlorine atoms linked to the nitrogen, but especially the simplest such compound NHCl₂
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dichloromethane
dichloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂Cl₂ widely used as a solvent
dichocarpism
dichromasia
dichromasy
dichromasy
noun
Alternative spelling of dichromacy
dichromat
dichromat
noun
One whose vision exhibits dichromacy; one who can distinguish only two primary colors.
dichromate
dichromate
noun
(chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
dichromates
dichromates
noun
plural of dichromate
dichromatic
dichromatic
adj
(biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
(optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
(optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.
(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
(zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
having two colors.
dichromaticism
dichromatism
dichromatism
noun
(biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors.
(pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished
The condition of being dichromatic
dichromatopsia
dichromatopsia
noun
Synonym of dichromatism
didrachm
didrachm
noun
Alternative form of didrachma
didrachma
didrachma
noun
An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
didrachmal
didrachmas
didrachmas
noun
plural of didrachma
dimethylcarbinol
dimorphotheca
dimorphotheca
noun
Any of several composite plants, of the genus Dimorphotheca, the cape marigolds.
diphenylaminechlorarsine
diphenylaminechlorarsine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of adamsite
discharm
discharm
verb
(transitive) To remove the charm, or power of a charm, from.
disencharm
disencharm
verb
To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
disharmonical
disharmonical
adj
Alternative form of disharmonic (“not harmonic”)
dismarch
dismarch
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To march away.
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dithyrambically
dithyrambically
adv
In dithyrambic fashion.
dmarche
dodecadrachm
dodecadrachm
noun
An Ancient Greek gold coin that had a value of twelve drachmas
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
dorcatherium
drachm
drachm
noun
(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of dirhem: a small former Turkish weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of drachma: a small former Greek weight (about 4.3 g).
(obsolete, numismatics) Alternative form of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma.