(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.
acanthodini
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondritic
achondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
acichloride
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilic
acidophilic
adj
Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.
Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
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.
adelochorda
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adiamorphic
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
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.
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
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.
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodistic
arachidonic
arachidonic
adj
Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives.
arachnoidal
arachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.
arachnoidea
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archfounder
arthrodymic
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
baldacchino
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
beachcombed
beachcombed
adj
Obtained by beachcombing
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beachcomb
bichromated
blockheaded
blockheaded
adj
Resembling a blockhead; stupid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blockhead
bloodstanch
brachiopoda
brachiopode
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachydomal
branchiopod
branchiopod
noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
calliphorid
calliphorid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Calliphoridae.
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
cappadochio
carcharioid
carcharodon
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cardophagus
catchpolled
cchaddoorck
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalopoda
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
chaetopodan
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.
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
characinoid
charadrioid
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
chattelhood
chattelhood
noun
The state of being chattel; chattel slavery.
cheeseboard
cheeseboard
noun
A board used for serving cheeses.
chelidonate
chelidonian
cheloniidae
chessboards
chessboards
noun
plural of chessboard
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chiliaedron
chionididae
chionodoxas
chionodoxas
noun
plural of chionodoxa
chiromyidae
chiropodial
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydozoa
chlamydozoa
noun
plural of chlamydozoon
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridella
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
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
choledochal
choledochal
adj
Related to the common bile duct.
cholralosed
chondralgia
chondromata
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
choreodrama
choreodrama
noun
A drama acted out in dance.
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chromididae
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysopidae
cinchonidia
cinchonidia
noun
Dated form of cinchonidine.
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cladophylls
cladophylls
noun
plural of cladophyll
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
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.
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing
cnidophobia
coapprehend
coldhearted
coldhearted
adj
Alternative form of cold-hearted
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
copperheads
copperheads
noun
plural of copperhead
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
coracohyoid
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
counterdash
craborchard
creatorhood
creatorhood
noun
The state or condition of a creator.
crookheaded
cryohydrate
cryohydrate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures
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
cyathozooid
cycadophyta
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
cyphomandra
dacryorrhea
dacryorrhea
noun
excessive lacrimal secretion
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
dechoralize
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.
dermopathic
dermopathic
adj
dermatopathic
dertrotheca
diabolarchy
diacanthous
diachoresis
diachoresis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.
diachoretic
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
diaphonical
diaphonical
adj
diacoustic; diaphonic
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
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
dicephalous
dicephalous
adj
Two-headed.
dichloramin
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichopodial
dichromasia
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.