(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
acanthotic
acanthotic
adj
Of or relating to acanthosis.
achenodium
acheronian
acheronian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acheron.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
achromycin
achronical
achronical
adj
(astronomy) Alternative form of achronic
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acronichal
acrophonic
acrophonic
adj
Conforming to acrophony.
allophanic
allophanic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to allophanic acid or its derivatives
(soil science) Relating to, or composed of allophane
allophonic
allophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allophone.
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anachronic
anachronic
adj
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anamorphic
anamorphic
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchoritic
anchoritic
adj
Of or pertaining to an anchorite.
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anchorwise
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
anharmonic
anharmonic
adj
(geometry) Describing the section of a line by four points, A, B, C, D, when their mutual distances are such that AB divided by CB is not equal to AD divided by CD.
(mechanics) Exhibiting anharmonicity
Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
anhidrotic
anhidrotic
adj
lacking the ability to sweat
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating
anhydrotic
anorthitic
anorthitic
adj
(geology) Composed of or resembling anorthite.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthracoid
anthracoid
adj
(biology) Resembling anthrax.
antichorus
antichrome
antichthon
antichthon
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical Earth on the opposite side of the Sun.
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
antilochus
antiochene
antiochian
antiochian
Adjective
Antiochene
Noun
Antiochene
antiphonic
antiphonic
adj
Having the presence of an antiphon between two choirs with a call and a response in song or in chant, usually in the form of a hymn or a psalm.
antischool
antischool
adj
Opposed to schools.
antonchico
antonovich
apophantic
apophantic
adj
Involving a declaration, statement, or proposition.
arachnopia
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archigonic
archipenko
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
athrogenic
azocorinth
baldachino
baryphonic
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
boccherini
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
bronchioli
bronchioli
noun
plural of bronchiolus
bronchitic
bronchitic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchitis.
noun
A person who has bronchitis.
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
caconychia
cacophonia
cacophonic
cacophonic
adj
discordant
unmusical
cacothelin
canephoroi
cannophori
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
cataphonic
cataphonic
adj
Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.
cathection
catholicon
catholicon
noun
(Orthodox Christianity) A large urban church used for large gatherings.
(medicine) A supposed universal remedy.
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cenotaphic
cenotaphic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
cephalonia
cephalonia
Proper noun
A Greek island in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
cetorhinus
chairborne
chairborne
adj
Employed to work in an office, etc. and not out in the field; having a sedentary job.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chalcosine
chalonnais
chamberino
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champenois
champignon
champignon
noun
(obsolete) Any mushroom.
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
charioting
charioting
verb
present participle of chariot
chariotman
charmonium
charmonium
noun
(physics) Any meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.
chattation
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.
cheiroline
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
chelidonic
chelidonin
chelonidae
cherubicon
cherubikon
chervontsi
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.
chiasmodon
chicagoans
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chickstone
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chiffonier
chiffonier
noun
A receptacle for rags or shreds.
A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
chiliadron
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
chilomonas
chilopodan
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chinawoman
chinawoman
noun
(obsolete) A female dealer in porcelain.
chinoidine
chinoidine
noun
Alternative form of quinoidine
chinoleine
chionaspis
chionodoxa
chionodoxa
noun
(botany) Any plant of the former genus Chionodoxa.
chiriguano
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chiromance
chiromancy
chiromancy
noun
Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
chironomic
chironomic
adj
Relating to chironomy.
chironomid
chironomid
noun
(entomology) Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change.
chironomus
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chitarrino
chitarrone
chitarrone
noun
Synonym of theorbo
chitarroni
chittagong
chittagong
Proper noun
A city in Bangladesh.
One of the seven administrative divisions of Bangladesh.
One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
chivington
chlidanope
chloramine
chloramine
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
chlorinity
chlorinity
noun
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
chlorinize
chlorinize
verb
(transitive) To chlorinate.
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
choiceness
choiceness
noun
The condition of being choice
choletelin
cholophein
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrilla
chondrioma
chondriome
chondriome
noun
(biology) The set of intracellular organelles contained in the cytosol.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritic
chondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
(planetology, of an elemental ratio) Similar to that found in chondrites.
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
chondrosin
chondrosin
noun
(biochemistry) A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins