(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
agathocles
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
alcoholate
alcoholate
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) A crystalline salt containing alcohol in place of water of crystallization.
(organic chemistry) An alkoxide.
An alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture.
allochetia
ammochaeta
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
angletouch
anomatheca
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
antichrome
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
antiochene
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
apothecial
apothecial
adj
(lichenology) Relating to the apothecium.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
apotihecal
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archibuteo
archistome
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
arthrocace
arthrocele
arthrocele
noun
(pathology) The swelling of a joint; a hernia of the synovium through the capsule of a joint
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
athrogenic
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
baphometic
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
behemothic
behemothic
adj
colossal, of enormous size and power.
bibliothec
bibliothec
noun
A bibliographer’s catalogue.
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
cacoenthes
cacothelin
cacothesis
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
carrothers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
catchpoled
cathection
catherwood
celtophobe
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cenotaphic
cenotaphic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.
centrahoma
cephalotus
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
cerecloths
cerecloths
noun
plural of cerecloth
cerithioid
cerithioid
adj
(biology) Relating to, or characteristic of cerithioideans (gastropods of the superfamily Cerithioidea)
cetomorpha
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
cetorhinus
chadderton
chadderton
Proper noun
a town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
chaetodont
chaetodont
noun
(zoology) A chaetodontid.
chaetopoda
chaetosema
chaetosema
noun
A cluster of sensory bristles on the head of some insects
chaetosoma
chaetotaxy
chaetotaxy
noun
(zoology) The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
chalcocite
chalcocite
noun
(mineralogy) Cuprous sulfide, Cu₂S, an important ore of copper.
chalcolite
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chamoisite
chamoisite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternative form of chamosite
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
chapournet
chardonnet
charioteer
charioteer
noun
A person who drives a chariot.
verb
(intransitive) To drive a chariot.
(transitive) To drive someone in a chariot.
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chassepots
chassepots
noun
plural of chassepot
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
chatterbox
chatterbox
noun
(computing) Synonym of chatterbot
(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
A cootie catcher (children's fortune-telling device).
chatterton
chaumontel
chavibetol
chavibetol
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenylpropanoid that is one of the primary constituents of the essential oil from the leaves of the betel plant.
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkstone
cheilotomy
cheilotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the lip
chemolytic
chemolytic
adj
Of or relating to chemolysis.
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chemotroph
chemotroph
noun
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
chernovtsy
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervonetz
chervontsi
chesterton
chevrolets
chevrotain
chevrotain
noun
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.
chickstone
chilicothe
chilostome
chilostome
noun
Alternative form of cheilostome
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chirometer
chiroptera
chitarrone
chitarrone
noun
Synonym of theorbo
chloridate
chloridate
verb
(transitive) To treat or prepare with a chloride.
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
chloritize
chloritize
verb
(mineralogy) To metamorphose into the mineral chlorite
To treat with a chlorite, typically as a bleach
choanocyte
choanocyte
noun
(cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water
chockstone
chockstone
noun
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
chocolates
chocolates
noun
plural of chocolate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chocolate
chocolatey
chocolatey
adj
Alternative spelling of chocolaty
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
cholestane
cholestane
noun
(organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
cholestene
cholestene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of derivatives of cholestanes that have a double bond
choletelin
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chonicrite
chorioptes
choristate
choristate
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting chorisis
choristers
choristers
noun
plural of chorister
chorobates
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
choucroute
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
chouquette
christoper
christophe
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
chromatone
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromitite
chromitite
noun
(geology) An igneous rock composed mostly of chromite
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.