(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
acharnement
acharnement
noun
(obsolete) Savage fierceness; ferocity.
achievement
achievement
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
achlamydate
achlamydate
adj
(zoology) Not possessing a mantle.
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatism
achromatism
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.
Achromatopia.
The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors.
achromatium
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acmesthesia
acmesthesia
noun
(pathology) The sensitivity of the skin to a sharp point (such as a pinprick)
acrostichum
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
aetheogamic
afterchrome
alchemister
alchemistic
alchemistic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
ammochaetae
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyrtic
amphicytula
amphierotic
amphimictic
amphimictic
adj
Relating to amphimixis.
amphipathic
amphipathic
adj
(biochemistry) Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite face has hydrophobic (or lipophilic) amino acids.
(chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphithecia
amphitricha
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anathematic
anathematic
adj
Having the characteristic of anathema.
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritism
anchtherium
anhemitonic
anhemitonic
adj
Relating to the absence of half steps.
anhemolytic
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
anthomaniac
anthomaniac
noun
Someone who has anthomania.
anthracemia
antichamber
antichamber
noun
Obsolete form of antechamber.
antimachine
antimachine
adj
(politics) Opposing the political machine of a region
antimonarch
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
antithermic
antithermic
adj
Synonym of antipyretic
appeachment
appeachment
noun
(obsolete) accusation
archambault
archemastry
archeostome
archprimate
archprimate
noun
The chief primate of a Christian church.
archtempter
arhythmical
arhythmical
adj
Arrhythmic, having no rhythm.
arithmetics
arithmetics
noun
plural of arithmetic
arrythmical
arthrectomy
arthrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a joint
arthrodymic
arthromeric
asthmatical
asthmatical
adj
Dated form of asthmatic.
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
athleticism
athleticism
noun
A show of athletic prowess.
The state of being an athlete, or of taking part in athletic events.
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
attachments
attachments
noun
plural of attachment
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathychrome
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
beachmaster
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
blacksmiths
blacksmiths
noun
plural of blacksmith
blastocheme
brachiotomy
brachytmema
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
cacemphaton
calathidium
calathiform
callithumps
callithumps
noun
plural of callithump
campholytic
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
canthectomy
canthectomy
noun
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
cardiasthma
cashierment
cashierment
noun
(obsolete) dismissal
cashmerette
cashmerette
noun
A kind of dress goods, made with a soft and glossy surface like cashmere.
cataphyllum
catechismal
catechismal
adj
Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form of questions and answers; catechical.
catechumens
catechumens
noun
plural of catechumen
catheterism
catheterism
noun
(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter; catheterization.
catholicism
catholicism
noun
Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.
The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
cephalomant
cephalotome
cephalotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
noun
(medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw
dissection or opening of the head
chaetangium
chainomatic
chamaebatia
chamaephyte
chamaephyte
noun
(botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
chamoisette
champerator
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
charismatic
charismatic
adj
Of, related to, or being a member of a form of Christianity that emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit.
Of, related to, or having charisma.
noun
A member of the Charismatic Movement.
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chartometer
chartometer
noun
An instrument for measuring charts or maps.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chastenment
chastenment
noun
The act of chastening.
The state of being chastened.
chathamites
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
chemawinite
chemiatrist
chemiatrist
noun
iatrochemist
chemiotaxic
chemiotaxis
chemiotaxis
noun
Dated form of chemotaxis.
chemotactic
chemotactic
adj
relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis
chiasmatype
chiasmatypy
chilomastix
chiromantic
chiromantic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
chiromantis
chitimachan
chitosamine
chitosamine
noun
Synonym of glucosamine
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
choirmaster
choirmaster
noun
the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
chondromata
chrismatine
chrismation
chrismation
noun
(ecclesiastical) In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
(ecclesiastical) The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
chrismatite
chrismatize
chrismatory
chrismatory
noun
A globular ampulla or jar used to hold chrism.
Part of a church set aside for the rite of confirmation.
christenmas
christmases
christogram
christogram
Noun
A monogram that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol, such as the chi-rho (
chromatical
chromatical
adj
(obsolete) chromatic
chromatinic
chromatinic
adj
Of or pertaining to chromatin
chromatosis
chromatosis
noun
(medicine) Pigmentation, especially unusual pigmentation of human or animal tissue.
Excessive pigmentation of tissue that normally is pigmented.
Pigmentation of tissue that normally is not pigmented.
chromatrope
chromatrope
noun
An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light by means of rapidly rotating disks of various colours.
chromaturia
chromaturia
noun
(pathology) Any abnormal colouration of the urine
chromeplate
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
chromoplast
chromoplast
noun
(biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
clinanthium
clinanthium
noun
(botany) The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; the clinium.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coachmaster
coachmaster
noun
(historical) A person who runs a business transporting people in horse-drawn coaches (but who generally does not do the driving).