(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
androcephalum
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anisostichous
anthracitious
aplacophorous
archaeohippus
archcorrupter
archegosaurus
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
arctocephalus
armouchiquois
authenticator
authenticator
noun
(film, television) A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.
A feature that shows something to be authentic.
One who authenticates.
autocatharsis
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autochthonous
autochthonous
adj
(biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.
(geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
autoecholalia
autoecholalia
noun
A form of echolalia in which a person repeats his own words
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autohemolytic
automechanism
autopsychosis
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiocrural
brachiocrural
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both an upper and lower limb (especially to an arm and a leg or thigh)
brachiopodous
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomous
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
bronchobuster
bronchotyphus
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
butyrochloral
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
callorhynchus
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
cancrophagous
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
cardiorrheuma
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
caryophyllous
caryophyllous
adj
Alternative form of caryophyllaceous
cathartolinum
caudocephalad
caudocephalad
adj
In a direction from the tail toward the head
caulophylline
cauthornville
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalanthous
cephalocaudal
cephalocaudal
Adjective
Between head and tail.
cephalocereus
cephalodiscus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalopterus
ceratophyllum
cercopithecus
chaetophorous
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chapournetted
charterhouses
charterhouses
noun
plural of charterhouse
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
cheirotherium
chelidosaurus
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chiarooscuros
chiaroscurist
chiaroscurist
noun
A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume.
chiastoneural
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chitinogenous
chitinogenous
adj
(biology) That secretes chitin
chlorocruorin
chlorocruorin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A green respiratory pigment found in many annelids.
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chloroleucite
chloroleucite
noun
A chloroplastid.
choanophorous
choanophorous
adj
Synonym of choanate
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
chondroseptum
chondrosteous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chorepiscopus
chorepiscopus
noun
A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choriphyllous
chorisepalous
choristoneura
christophorus
chromoleucite
chromoleucite
noun
(botany) A chromoplastid.
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
chromophorous
chronogeneous
chronogeneous
adj
Synonym of chronogenetic
chrysobalanus
chrysocarpous
chrysocarpous
adj
(botany) Having golden / yellow berries / fruit
chrysophyllum
chrysothamnus
chylophyllous
chylophyllous
adj
(botany) Having fleshy or succulent leaves
cichoriaceous
cichoriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cichoriaceae.
cinchonaceous
cinchonaceous
adj
Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that produce it.
cirrhopetalum
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clinocephalus
clistothecium
cnemidophorus
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthorships
coauthorships
noun
plural of coauthorship
coburghership
cochlospermum
coelacanthous
coelacanthous
adj
Relating to coelacanths
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
colocephalous
compsognathus
concubinehood
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
coracohumeral
coracohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the humerus.
cotylophorous
councilorship
councilorship
noun
Alternative form of councillorship
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counteravouch
counterbranch
counterchange
counterchange
noun
(obsolete) An exchange of one thing for another.
(obsolete) Due return (for an action etc.); reciprocation.
verb
To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.
To give and receive; C; to exchange.
countercharge
countercharge
noun
An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.
verb
(heraldry) To reverse the colors.
counterflight
counterlathed
counterlathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterlath
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
counterpreach
counterpreach
verb
To preach against something.
countertheory
countertheory
noun
A contrasting theory put forward as a response to another theory.
counterthreat
counterthreat
noun
A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party
counterthrust
counterthrust
noun
A thrust made against another; a counterblow.
countertrench
countertrench
noun
A military trench dug in opposition to an enemy trench.
counterwarmth
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
countinghouse
countinghouse
noun
(dated) An office used by a business to house its accounts department.
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
creatophagous
crounotherapy
crounotherapy
noun
(medicine) The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
ctenocephalus
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.