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.
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
cerianthoid
chaetopodan
chelidonate
chesterland
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
citternhead
citternhead
noun
Alternative form of cittern-head
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
counterdash
cyanhydrate
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daylighting
daylighting
verb
present participle of daylight
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.
dehonestate
dehonestate
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To disparage.
dehortation
dehortation
noun
(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion.
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.
deltahedron
deltahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron whose faces are all equilateral triangles.
dendrachate
dendrachate
noun
(mineralogy) An arborescent or dendritic agate.
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
dhanvantari
diacanthous
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
dinotherian
diophantine
diophantine
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Diophantine
diphtherian
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthongia
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
disheathing
disinthrall
disinthrall
verb
Alternative form of disinthral
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dodecatheon
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreadnaught
dreadnaught
noun
Alternative spelling of dreadnought
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
echinulated
echinulated
adj
Alternative form of echinulate
elephantoid
elephantoid
adj
Resembling an elephant in form or appearance
noun
Any mammal of the superfamily Elephantoidea
enarthrodia
enarthrodia
noun
(anatomy) Archaic form of enarthrosis.
enchytraeid
enchytraeid
noun
(zoology) Any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
endothecate
endothecial
endothelial
endothelial
adj
Of or pertaining to the endothelium.
endothermal
endothermal
adj
endothermic
enthralldom
enthralldom
noun
Anything that enthralls or subjugates.
The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
ethionamide
ethionamide
noun
(pharmacology) An antibiotic prodrug C₈H₁₀N₂S effective only against mycobacteria and used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
ganderteeth
grandfather
grandfather
noun
(by extension) A male forefather.
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
A father of someone's parent.
verb
(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
(transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
habitudinal
hadentomoid
haematoidin
haematoidin
noun
Alternative form of hematoidin
hallstadtan
halogenated
halogenated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with a halogen.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with a halogen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halogenate
hamstringed
handbaskets
handbaskets
noun
plural of handbasket
handbreadth
handbreadth
noun
A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
handcrafted
handcrafted
adj
Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.
handfasting
handfasting
noun
The ceremony in which people handfast.
verb
present participle of handfast
handicrafts
handicrafts
noun
plural of handicraft
handistroke
handsetting
handstamped
handstamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handstamp
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hardecanute
hardicanute
hatchminder
headhunters
headhunters
noun
plural of headhunter
headhunting
headhunting
noun
(anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy.
The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel.
verb
present participle of headhunt
heartedness
heartedness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being hearted.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being hearted.
heathendoms
heathendoms
noun
plural of heathendom
heathenhood
heathenhood
noun
Heathendom
The state or condition of being a heathen.
heathenised
heathenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heathenise
heathenized
heathenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heathenize
hendecatoic
hepatodynia
hepatodynia
Noun
pain in the liver
heptadecane
heptadecane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅CH₃.
heptahedron
heptahedron
noun
(mathematics) any polyhedron having seven faces
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
heteradenia
heteradenia
noun
(medicine) Any condition where a gland grows in an abnormal location or, more rarely, where the gland is abnormally formed.