(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.
angiochondroma
anhydroglocose
archvagabond
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
berchtesgaden
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bleachground
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
brachioganoid
brachioganoidei
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
branchiostegidae
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
cabbageheadedness
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
candlelighted
candlelighted
adj
candlelit
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
candlelighting
candlelighting
noun
The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
candlelights
candlelights
noun
plural of candlelight
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cantharidating
cantharidating
verb
present participle of cantharidate
cantharidizing
carbohydrogen
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardiopneumograph
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
chairmending
chalcogenide
chalcogenide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
challenged
challenged
adj
(euphemistic) Lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill ; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.
(humorous) Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of challenge
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
chandarnagar
chandelling
chandelling
verb
present participle of chandelle
chandernagor
chandernagore
chandigarh
chandigarh
Proper noun
Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
chandragupta
changed
changed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of change
changedale
changedale
noun
(Ireland, historical) A system of land tenure in which fields were reallotted when they went out of cultivation.
changedness
changedness
noun
The quality of having been changed.
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
cheerleading
cheerleading
noun
(figurative) Automatic or servile praise.
A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
verb
present participle of cheerlead
chiding
chiding
verb
present participle of chide
chidingly
chidingly
adv
In a chiding manner.
chidingness
chignoned
chignoned
adj
(of hair) Arranged in a chignon.
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
childcrowing
childing
childing
adj
(horticulture) Of a flowering plant: producing younger florets around an older flower.
(obsolete, figuratively) Fruitful; productive.
Able to bear children; fertile; also, pregnant, or in the process of childbirth, or having just given birth to a child.
noun
(archaic) gerund of child: the act or process of childbearing or childbirth.
verb
present participle of child
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloridizing
chloridizing
verb
present participle of chloridize
chlorodizing
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
choanoflagellida
choanoflagellidae
chondralgia
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondroangioma
chondroganoidei
chondrogen
chondrogen
noun
Alternative form of chondrigen
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondrogeny
chondroglossal
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chondrography
chondrography
noun
A dissertation concerning cartilage
chondrology
chondrology
noun
The branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage.
chondropharyngeal
chondropharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilaginous part (especially of the hyoid bone) of the pharynx
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondropterygii
chondropterygious
chording
chording
noun
(computing) The ability, using a keyboard or similar device, to enter characters or commands in the form of "chords" by pressing several keys simultaneously.
An arrangement of musical chords.
verb
present participle of chord
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chromdiagnosis
chuadanga
cineangiocardiographic
cineangiocardiography
cineangiocardiography
noun
cinematographic angiocardiography
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
clodhopping
clodhopping
adj
boorish; rude
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
codfishing
codpitchings
coheading
coheading
verb
present participle of cohead
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
conopophagidae
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
copyholding
copyholding
noun
tenure by copyhold
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
counterlighted
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
cowhiding
cowhiding
noun
A flogging with a cowhide.
verb
present participle of cowhide
curmudgeonish
cylindrograph
cynghanedd
cynghanedd
noun
(prosody) The complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry.
cystignathidae
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
dechloridizing
dechlorinating
dechlorinating
adj
That leads to dechlorination
verb
present participle of dechlorinate
deciphering
deciphering
noun
decipherment
verb
present participle of decipher
declinograph
dehiscing
dehiscing
verb
present participle of dehisce
dendrochronological
dendrochronological
adj
Pertaining to dendrochronology.
dendrochronologically
dendrochronologically
adv
by the use of, or with reference to dendrochronology
dendrochronologist
dendrochronologist
noun
One who carries out dendrochronology.
dendrochronology
dendrochronology
noun
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
desynchronizing
desynchronizing
adj
That causes desynchronization
verb
present participle of desynchronize
detaching
detaching
verb
present participle of detach
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
dichotomising
dichotomising
verb
present participle of dichotomise
dichotomizing
dichotomizing
verb
present participle of dichotomize
diphthongic
diphthongic
adj
Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
disbenching
disbenching
verb
present participle of disbench
disbranching
disbranching
verb
present participle of disbranch
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
disenchanting
disenchanting
verb
present participle of disenchant
disenchantingly
disenchantingly
adv
in a disenchanting manner
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disfranchising
disfranchising
verb
present participle of disfranchise
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
ditchdigging
ditchdigging
noun
The digging of ditches.
ditching
ditching
noun
(aviation) A deliberate crash landing on the sea or other body of water.
verb
present participle of ditch
doublehatching
douching
douching
noun
A washing or irrigation with a douche.
verb
present participle of douche
drenching
drenching
noun
The act by which something is drenched; a soaking.
The administering of a medicinal draught to an animal.