(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
argyroneta
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asynartete
asynartete
adj
Being or relating to a verse of two members, having different rhythms, as for example when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.
disconnected; not fitted or adjusted.
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
balloonery
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
batteryman
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
benzofuryl
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
benzpyrene
benzpyrene
noun
Alternative form of benzopyrene
berecyntia
betrayment
betrayment
Noun
betrayal
bewearying
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
bipyridine
bipyridine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications.
blarneying
blarneying
verb
present participle of blarney
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brachypnea
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brombenzyl
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
butyrinase
byeworkman
byronesque
byronesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
bystanders
bystanders
noun
plural of bystander
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
cankeredly
cankeredly
adv
In a cankered manner.
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
caperingly
caperingly
adv
in a capering manner
capernoity
carlyleian
cateringly
cavalrymen
cavalrymen
noun
plural of cavalryman
censurably
censurably
adv
In a censurable manner.
centeredly
centrality
centrality
noun
(mathematics) Any of various measures of the relative importance of a vertex in a graph.
A tendency to remain at, or move towards the centre.
The state of being central.
centricity
centricity
noun
The state or quality of being centric; centricalness.
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.
chandlerly
chandlerly
adj
(obsolete) Like a chandler; in a petty situation.
cheeringly
cheeringly
adv
In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
With cheering.
chernovtsy
chinaberry
chinaberry
noun
(US) Actaea rubra, a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America.
(US) The bead tree or azedarac, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.
(US) The soapberry (genus Sapindus, especially Sapindus saponaria), native to the Americas.
chlorodyne
chlorodyne
noun
A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia and other substances.
chrysaline
chrysaline
adj
Relating to a chrysalis.
chrysamine
chrysamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinoid derivatives of a phenylhydrazine (typically (3E)-3-[[4-[4-[(2E)-2-(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)hydrazinyl]phenyl]phenyl]hydrazinylidene]-6-oxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1-carboxylic acid); any yellow azo dye derived from such a compound
claybourne
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
cockernony
cockernony
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) The bunch of hair folded up in a snood worn by a woman.
coeternity
coeternity
noun
Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being; equal eternity.
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
commandery
commandery
noun
(historical) Any of various administrative divisions of imperial China.
(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.
A chapter of a secret order, especially the Knights Templar (order affiliated with Freemasonry).
commentary
commentary
noun
(usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
concessory
concessory
adj
Conceding; permissive.
concretely
concretely
adv
In a concrete manner, physically, definitely
condensary
condensary
noun
Alternative spelling of condensery
condensery
condensery
noun
(US) A place in which condensed milk is manufactured
confectory
confectory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the art of making confectionery.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
congruency
congruency
noun
(mathematics) The state of being congruent
The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
conhydrine
conhydrine
noun
(organic chemistry) A vegetable alkaloid, C₈H₁₇NO, found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).
consectary
consectary
adj
Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
noun
(rare, chiefly archaic) A conclusion of any kind.
Deduction from premises; a corollary.
That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
conservacy
contritely
contritely
adv
In a contrite manner.
conumerary
conversely
conversely
adv
(conjunctive, loosely) From another point of view; on the other hand.
(often conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.
cooperancy
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
corcyraean
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
coregnancy
cornerways
cornerways
Adverb
Diagonally.
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
corybantes
corycavine
corydaline
corydaline
noun
(biochemistry) A bioactive isoquinoline alkaloid.
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
corynteria
coryphaena
countercry
countercry
noun
A cry raised in opposition to another.
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
countrymen
countrymen
noun
plural of countryman
courantyne
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
crapulency
creakingly
creakingly
adv
With a creaking sound.
creepingly
creepingly
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
cretionary
croneberry
cryoconite
cryoconite
noun
(geology) Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.
cryogenics
cryogenics
noun
The science and technology of the production of very low temperatures.
The scientific study of low-temperature phenomena.
cryogenies
cryptonema
cryptopine
cryptopine
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium.
curtseying
curtseying
noun
The act of dropping a curtsey.
verb
present participle of curtsey
cyanaurate
cyanaurate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An aurocyanide.
cyanoderma
cyanometer
cyanometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades.
cyanometry
cyanometry
noun
The use of the cyanometer to measure the intensity of blue colour.