Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cantharidin
cantharidin
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly.
cardiasthma
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
catchpolled
cathartidae
cathartides
cathedraled
cathedraled
adj
Having a cathedral.
Vaulted like a cathedral.
cathedralic
cathedralic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, a cathedral.
cathedrated
cathedrated
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the chair or office of a teacher.
cathedratic
cathedratic
adj
promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
cerithiidae
chaetetidae
chaetitidae
chaetopodan
chaptalized
chaptalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize
charactered
charactered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of character
chattelhood
chattelhood
noun
The state of being chattel; chattel slavery.
chattelized
chattelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chattelize
chelidonate
chesterland
chitchatted
chitchatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitchat
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chondromata
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
citternhead
citternhead
noun
Alternative form of cittern-head
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
coldhearted
coldhearted
adj
Alternative form of cold-hearted
counterdash
creatorhood
creatorhood
noun
The state or condition of a creator.
cryohydrate
cryohydrate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures
cyanhydrate
cyathozooid
cycadophyta
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
decahydrate
decahydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains ten molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
decathletes
decathletes
noun
plural of decathlete
dendrachate
dendrachate
noun
(mineralogy) An arborescent or dendritic agate.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dertrotheca
despatchers
despatchers
noun
plural of despatcher
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
detachments
detachments
noun
plural of detachment
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
deutschland
deutschmark
diacanthous
diachoretic
dianthaceae
diaphoretic
diaphoretic
adj
(pharmacology) Generating sweat or perspiration.
noun
(pharmacology) A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration.
diarrhoetic
diarrhoetic
adj
Alternative form of diarrhetic
diaschistic
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
diathermacy
dichastasis
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.
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dictyophora
diphrelatic
disenchants
disenchants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenchant
dispatchers
dispatchers
noun
plural of dispatcher
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dithyrambic
dithyrambic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
noun
A dithyramb.
dodecatheon
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
dothideacea
duckhearted
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
echinulated
echinulated
adj
Alternative form of echinulate
eichwaldite
enchytraeid
enchytraeid
noun
(zoology) Any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.
endothecate
endothecial
excathedral
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
flowcharted
gatecrashed
gatecrashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gatecrash
glochidiate
glochidiate
adj
(botany) Having barbs
haggadistic
haggadistic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Haggadah.
hamiticized
handcrafted
handcrafted
adj
Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.
handicrafts
handicrafts
noun
plural of handicraft
hardecanute
hardicanute
hatchminder
headachiest
headachiest
adj
superlative form of headachy: most headachy
headclothes
hemidomatic
hendecatoic
heptadecane
heptadecane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅CH₃.
heptahydric
heptahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) Having seven hydroxy groups.
hereticated
hereticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hereticate
hermodactyl
hermodactyl
noun
(obsolete) A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
heteradenic
hexadactyle
hexadactyle
noun
Alternative form of hexadactyl
hexadactyly
hexadactyly
Noun
sexdactyly
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
hyalodacite
hydatogenic
hydatoscopy
hydatoscopy
noun
(rare) Divination by interpreting rainwater. Omens are drawn from the various formations and sizes of rain puddles, and bowls of rainwater are gazed upon until clairvoyant visions appear on the surface of the water, or in the mind's eye. This is considered in some cases to be more important than hydromancy because rain has fallen from the heavens, making it sacred.
hydractinia
hydratropic
hydromantic
hydromantic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydromancy.
hydropathic
hydropathic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to hydropathicity
Relating to hydropathy
noun
A temperance hotel offering hydropathy to guests.
hydrostatic
hydrostatic
adj
(physics) Of or relating to hydrostatics.
Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit.