(biochemistry) Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action
chlorpropamide
chlorpropamide
noun
(medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug
chlorprophenpyridamine
choledocholithotripsy
choledocholithotripsy
noun
(surgery) fragmentation of a gallstone in the common bile duct
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
choledochorrhaphy
choledochorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of the common bile duct
choledography
chondropharyngeal
chondropharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilaginous part (especially of the hyoid bone) of the pharynx
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
christadelphianism
chromeplated
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
cladophoraceae
cladophoraceous
cladophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Cladophoraceae.
cladophorales
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.
clodhopperish
clodhopperish
adj
Characteristic of a clodhopper
clodhoppers
clodhoppers
noun
plural of clodhopper (especially referring to heavy or clumsy shoes)
coccolithophoridae
coeldership
coleophoridae
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
compsothlypidae
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
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.
copyholders
copyholders
noun
plural of copyholder
corundophilite
cupholder
cupholder
noun
A holder for a cup containing a drink, usually in a vehicle.
cyathophyllidae
cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide
noun
(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
cyclophosphamides
cyclophosphamides
noun
plural of cyclophosphamide
cylindrocephalic
dactyliographer
dactylographer
dashplate
dealership
dealership
noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
dealerships
dealerships
noun
plural of dealership
decahydronaphthalene
decahydronaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic cycloalkane consisting of two fused cyclohexane rings; it is used as an industrial solvent
decaphyllous
decaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having ten leaves.
decephalization
decephalization
noun
The process of decephalizing.
decephalize
decephalize
verb
(biology) To reverse or reduce cephalization
decipherability
decipherability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something can be deciphered.
(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
decipherable
decipherable
adj
that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended
decipherably
decipherably
adv
In a decipherable manner.
declinograph
deinocephalia
deiphilus
delegateship
delomorphic
delomorphic
adj
delomorphous
delomorphous
delomorphous
adj
(biology, of a cell, tissue culture etc) Having a precise and well-formed limit or boundary.
delph
delph
noun
Alternative spelling of Delft (“style of earthenware”)
delphacid
delphacid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Delphacidae of planthoppers.
delphacidae
delphi
delphi
Proper noun
A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle
A city in Indiana, USA
A programming language based on PASCAL.
A method for obtaining consensus from a group of experts; see Delphi method in Wikipedia.
delphia
delphian
delphian
Adjective
Of or relating to Delphi in Greece; Delphic.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Delphi.
Proper noun
A dialect of Ancient Greek.
delphic
delphic
adj
Alternative form of Delphic
Relating to a womb
delphically
delphically
adv
In a Delphic or prophetic manner.
delphin
delphin
noun
(organic chemistry) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise.
delphina
delphinapterus
delphine
delphine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
delphini
delphinia
delphinia
noun
Synonym of delphinine
delphinic
delphinic
adj
Relating to dolphins; delphine.
delphinid
delphinid
noun
(zoology) Any marine mammal in the family Delphinidae, the dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales, and relatives.
delphinidae
delphinin
delphinine
delphinine
adj
Characteristic of dolphins
noun
(organic chemistry) A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.
delphinite
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
delphinius
delphinoid
delphinoid
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin
noun
Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea
delphinoidea
delphinoidine
delphinus
delphocurarine
delphos
delphos
Proper noun
A city/village in Iowa.
A city/town in Kansas.
A city in Ohio.
delphus
delphyne
demographical
demographical
adj
Of or relating to demography; demographic.
demographically
demographically
adv
In a demographic manner.
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
demophile
demophile
noun
A friend of the people.
A person who likes people, especially crowds of people.
demophilism
dendrophil
dendrophile
dendrophile
noun
One who loves trees.
dendrophilous
dendrophilous
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
dephilosophize
dephilosophize
verb
To make or become unphilosophical.
To remove philosophy (from): to replace abstract models with objective observation and concrete description.
dephlegm
dephlegm
verb
(obsolete, chemistry) To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate.
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
dephlegmated
dephlegmated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
dephlegmatize
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
dephlegmedness
dephlegmedness
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) A state of being freed from water.
dephlogisticate
dephlogisticate
verb
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
dephycercal
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
dephysicalize
dephysicalize
verb
(transitive) To strip of physical form.
deplenish
deplenish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of content; to deplete.
deplethoric
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
depolished
depolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depolish
depolishes
depolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depolish
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
depthless
depthless
adj
Having no depth, or having a depth that is impossible to determine
depthlessness
depthlessness
noun
Absence of depth.
deradelphus
derencephalocele
derencephalus
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.
dermatoheteroplasty
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
dermophlebitis
desmepithelium
desmopathologist
desmopathology
desulphur
desulphur
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of desulfur
desulphurate
desulphurate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of sulphur.
desulphurated
desulphurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphuret
desulphurise
desulphurise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of desulfurize (American spelling)
desulphurised
desulphurised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurise
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
desulphurize
desulphurize
verb
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurize (American spelling)
desulphurized
desulphurized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurize
desulphurizer
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
deutencephalic
deutencephalon
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
devilship
devilship
noun
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diadelphia
diadelphian
diadelphian
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens).
diadelphic
diadelphous
diadelphous
adj
(botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate bundles, or a bundle and a lone separate stamen.
diaheliotropic
diaheliotropic
adj
(botany) Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism.
diaheliotropically
diaheliotropically
adv
In a diaheliotropic manner.
diaheliotropism
diaheliotropism
noun
(botany) A tendency of leaves or other plant organs to have their dorsal surface facing towards the rays of light.