Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
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.
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
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
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
citternhead
citternhead
noun
Alternative form of cittern-head
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.
coapprehend
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
counterdash
cyanhydrate
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
dankishness
dankishness
noun
The quality of being dankish.
darkishness
darkishness
noun
The state or condition of being darkish; moderate darkness.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
deadheading
deadheading
noun
The driving of an unladen vehicle, such as a bus with no passengers, in order to take it from one place to another.
The removal of dead flowers from a plant in order to encourage the growth of new ones, and to prevent the production of seeds.
verb
present participle of deadhead
deadishness
deadishness
noun
The quality of being deadish.
deathliness
deathliness
noun
The state or quality of being deathly.
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
dehonestate
dehonestate
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To disparage.
dehortation
dehortation
noun
(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion.
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
dehydration
dehydration
noun
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.
delphinidae
deltahedron
deltahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron whose faces are all equilateral triangles.
demonograph
dendrachate
dendrachate
noun
(mineralogy) An arborescent or dendritic agate.
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dendrohyrax
depressanth
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
detachments
detachments
noun
plural of detachment
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
dethronable
dethronable
adj
That may be dethroned.
deutschland
diachaenium
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
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).
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
dianthaceae
diaphaneity
diaphaneity
noun
(mineralogy) transparency
diaphtherin
diaphtherin
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A dental antiseptic derived from hydroxyquinoline and a phenolsulfonic acid
diazenithal
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
diencephala
diencephala
noun
plural of diencephalon
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
dihydrazone
dihydrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing two hydrazone groups
dinophyceae
dinotherian
diophantine
diophantine
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Diophantine
diphtherian
disbranched
disbranched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbranch
disbranches
disbranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbranch
disenchants
disenchants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenchant
disenthrall
disenthrall
verb
(transitive) To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom).
disenthrals
disenthrals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenthral
disheartens
disheartens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishearten