(chemistry, of a chemical reaction) involving no enthalpy exchange
(medicine) without an increase in temperature
resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof
bamboche
beachman
beachmen
bechamel
bechamel
noun
Alternative spelling of béchamel
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
becometh
becometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of become
benchman
benchman
noun
A worker who uses a workbench.
benchmar
benchmen
benchmen
noun
plural of benchman
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
blechnum
brechams
buchheim
cachemia
cachemia
noun
Alternative form of cachaemia
cachemic
cachemic
adj
Alternative form of cachaemic
camanche
camelish
camelish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a camel.
campeche
camphane
camphane
noun
(organic chemistry) bornane
camphene
camphene
noun
(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
camphire
camphire
noun
1734, George Sale, The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, London: C. Ackers, Chapter 78, page 475:
1786, Hunter, John, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, London, Part II, Chapter IX, Section VI, page 108:
Camphor.
Câfûr is the name of a fountain in paradise, so called from its resembling camphire (which the word signifies) in odour, and whiteness. Some take the word for an appellative, and think the wine of paradise will be mixed with camphire, because of its agreeable coolness and smell.
Sitting over the steam of warm water with camphire, might be tried, especially in such cases as are not disposed to be permanent, and rubbing the scrotum with mercurial ointment joined with camphire.
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
caneghem
carthame
cashment
cashmere
cashmere
noun
(chiefly uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool.
(chiefly uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
(countable) A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.
(countable, by extension) Any similar shawl.
cephalom
chainmen
chainmen
noun
plural of chainman
chairmen
chairmen
noun
plural of chairman
chalmers
chamacea
chamades
chamades
noun
plural of chamade
chambers
chambers
noun
(Britain) Originally, a set of rooms at an Inn of Court used by one or more barristers as an office and residence; now, the office of one or more barristers in any building.
(Britain, historical) In full king's chambers: parts of the sea next to the coast of England and Wales delimited by imaginary lines connecting headlands, over which the Crown asserted exclusive jurisdiction; these have now been superseded by the concept of the territorial sea.
(archaic) A set of rooms in a building used as an office or a residential apartment.
Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for hearings that do not need to be held in open court.
Euphemistic form of chamber pot (“a container used for defecation and urination”); also, synonym of potty (“a small (chiefly plastic) pot used by children for defecation and urination when toilet-training”).
plural of chamber
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamber
chambery
chamblee
chambrel
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
chamidae
chamises
chamises
noun
plural of chamise
chammied
chammied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chammy
chammies
chammies
noun
plural of chammy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chammy
chamotte
chamotte
noun
A ceramic raw material with a high percentage of silica and alumina.
champers
champers
noun
(informal) Champagne (wine).
Plural of champer.
champert
champine
champlev
charmane
charmers
charmers
noun
plural of charmer
charmine
chatsome
cheatham
checkman
checkman
noun
A man employed to operate a check valve.
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
chefdoms
chellman
chemaram
chemarin
chemical
chemical
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to alchemy.
Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product.
Of or relating to chemistry.
noun
(chemistry, sciences) Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.
(colloquial) An artificial chemical compound.
(slang) An addictive drug.
cheminee
chemises
chemises
noun
plural of chemise
chemisms
chemisms
noun
plural of chemism
chemists
chemists
noun
plural of chemist
chemnitz
chemoses
chemoses
noun
plural of chemosis
chemosis
chemosis
noun
(medicine) Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye.
chemotic
chemotic
adj
Relating to chemosis.
chemulpo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
cheremis
chermish
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
chessdom
chessdom
noun
The world of chess.
chessman
chessman
noun
(chess) A chess piece.
chessmen
chessmen
noun
plural of chessman
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chetumal
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chiemsee
chimaera
chimaera
noun
A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin
Alternative spelling of chimera
chimbley
chimbley
noun
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of chimney
chimbote
chimeral
chimeral
adj
Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses)
chimeras
chimeras
noun
plural of chimera
chimeres
chimeres
noun
plural of chimere
chimeric
chimeric
adj
(genetics) Pertaining to a genetic chimera.
Imaginary, fanciful.
Like a chimera.
chimique
chimkent
chimleys
chimleys
noun
plural of chimley
chimneys
chimneys
noun
plural of chimney
chinamen
chinamen
noun
plural of chinaman
chirimen
chirimen
noun
Japanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono.
cholemia
cholemia
noun
Alternative form of cholaemia
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
choreman
choreman
noun
A man employed to carry out chores.
choremen
choremen
noun
plural of choreman
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
chremsel
chremsel
noun
(Judaism) A fried dumpling made of matzo meal and filled with fruit, typically prunes, and eaten on Passover.
chremzel
chrimsel
chrimsel
noun
Alternative form of chremsel
chromate
chromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
verb
To treat with a chromate solution
chromene
chromene
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of 1-benzopyran
chromide
chromide
noun
Any of various cichlid fishes found in Asia.
chromite
chromite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄.
Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium with the formula (Fe,Mg)Cr₂O₄. It is a commercial source of chromium.
chromize
chromize
verb
(transitive) To chrome; to treat with chromium.
chromone
chromone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzopyrone, a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ring
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chrotoem
chrysome
chrysome
noun
Alternative form of chrisom
chummage
chummage
noun
(obsolete, UK, slang) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.
(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
chummery
chummery
noun
(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chummier
chummier
adj
comparative form of chummy: more chummy
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
chylemia
coachmen
coachmen
noun
plural of coachman
comaetho
comanche
comether
comether
noun
(dialect) Alternative form of come-hither
comptche
copemish
cromlech
cromlech
noun
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.
cymaphen
demarche
demarche
noun
Alternative spelling of démarche
demarchy
demarchy
noun
Government by decision-makers who have been randomly selected by sortition (lot) from a pool of eligible citizens.
domenech
drachmae
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
echogram
echogram
noun
sonogram
echoisms
echoisms
noun
plural of echoism
eichmann
eichmann
Noun
One who willingly participates in immoral or destructive actions without ethical qualms because the actions are acceptable to society.
elohimic
emblanch
emblanch
verb
(obsolete) To whiten.
embreach
embroche
emmerich
empathic
empathic
adj
(science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.
Showing or expressing empathy.
emphatic
emphatic
adj
(grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
(phonology, archaic except in layman’s use) Referring to the above consonants as well as /ħ/ and /ʕ/ (these being seen as emphatic equivalents of /h/ and /ʔ/).
Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
Stated with conviction.
ejective consonants in Ge'ez, Amharic, other Ethiopic Semitic languages, Chadic and Cushitic languages
pharyngealized consonants in Arabic, Hebrew, other Northwest Semitic languages, and Berber languages
noun
(linguistics) A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
(phonology) An emphatic consonant.
enmanche
epochism
epochism
noun
A tendency to regard the epoch in which one lives as superior to others.