(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.
acanthodini
achaemenids
achatinidae
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondritic
achondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
acrochordon
acrochordon
noun
(medicine) A soft, pedunculated or pensile wart, consisting of myomatous or edematous fibrous tissue, often found on the neck or eyelids of elderly persons.
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adherescent
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
anhydraemic
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
arachidonic
arachidonic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives.
arachnidial
arachnidial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnidium.
(zoology) Of or relating to the Arachnida.
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arachnidium
arachnoidal
arachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.
arachnoidea
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdeanery
archdeanery
noun
The headquarters, or jurisdiction of an archdean.
archfounder
archimedean
archimedean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
backhanders
backhanders
noun
plural of backhander
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
baldacchini
baldacchino
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
benchmarked
benchmarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of benchmark
blackhander
bloodstanch
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
branchstand
bunchbacked
cachinnated
cachinnated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cachinnate
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.
carcharodon
casehardens
casehardens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caseharden
cavendishes
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
cerianthoid
chaetopodan
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chalcedonic
chalcedonic
adj
Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandelling
chandelling
verb
present participle of chandelle
chandleress
chandleress
noun
A female chandler.
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
changedness
changedness
noun
The quality of having been changed.
channelized
channelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of channelize
characinoid
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
chelidonate
chelidonian
cheloniidae
chesterland
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chilblained
chilblained
adj
Afflicted with a chilblain.
chiliaedron
chimneyhead
chimneyhead
noun
The upper part of a chimneystack
chionididae
chionodoxas
chionodoxas
noun
plural of chionodoxa
chippendale
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
chondralgia
chondromata
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
cinchonidia
cinchonidia
noun
Dated form of cinchonidine.
citternhead
citternhead
noun
Alternative form of cittern-head
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cleanhanded
cleanhanded
adj
Alternative spelling of clean-handed
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
closehanded
closehanded
adj
(obsolete) Involving close proximity.
Covetous; penurious; stingy
Secretive.
adv
Closely, directly.
cnidophobia
coapprehend
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
counterdash
cyanhydrate
cyanohydrin
cyanohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having both a hydroxy and a cyanide functional group, especially one having these groups attached to the same carbon atom
cyphomandra
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
dendrachate
dendrachate
noun
(mineralogy) An arborescent or dendritic agate.
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
detachments
detachments
noun
plural of detachment
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
deutschland
diacanthous
diachaenium
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
dianthaceae
diaphonical
diaphonical
adj
diacoustic; diaphonic
dichloramin
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
diencephala
diencephala
noun
plural of diencephalon
dinophyceae
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
discophoran
disenchants
disenchants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenchant
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.
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dodecaphony
dodecaphony
noun
(music) 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12 tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are "equal", i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.
dodecatheon
dorsibranch
dorsonuchal
dorsonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.
ecchondroma
ecchondroma
noun
A subperiosteal chondroma.
echinoderma
echinulated
echinulated
adj
Alternative form of echinulate
elaeodochon
encephaloid
encephaloid
adj
Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
noun
A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency.
enchondroma
enchondroma
noun
(medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
enchytraeid
enchytraeid
noun
(zoology) Any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.
endothecate
endothecial
finchbacked
haciendados
hackneyedly
halcyonidae
handcrafted
handcrafted
adj
Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.
handcuffing
handcuffing
noun
The act by which somebody is handcuffed.
verb
present participle of handcuff
handicapped
handicapped
adj
(derogatory) Limited by an impediment of some kind.
Having a handicap.
noun
(India) A disabled person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handicap
handicapper
handicapper
noun
(Canada, US) A disabled person.
A horse entered in a handicap race.
One who determines the conditions of a handicap.
handicrafts
handicrafts
noun
plural of handicraft
handkercher
handkercher
noun
Obsolete form of handkerchief.
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
hardecanute
hardicanute
hatchminder
hedonically
hedonically
adv
In a hedonic manner.
helicinidae
hemadynamic
hemadynamic
adj
Alternative form of hemodynamic
hemodynamic
hemodynamic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to hemodynamics, the circulation of blood in the body.
hendecatoic
heptadecane
heptadecane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅CH₃.