(chemistry, of a chemical reaction) involving no enthalpy exchange
(medicine) without an increase in temperature
resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof
atheroma
atheroma
noun
(pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.
(pathology, obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp.
axhammer
becharms
becharms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becharm
beerbohm
behammer
benchmar
berhymed
berhymed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of berhyme
berhymes
berhymes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of berhyme
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
brechams
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
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.
(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.
chairmen
chairmen
noun
plural of chairman
chalmers
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by imaginary lines connecting headlands, over which the Crown asserted exclusive jurisdiction; these have now been superseded by the concept of the territorial sea.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
chambrel
chamfers
chamfers
noun
plural of chamfer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chamfer
champers
champers
noun
(informal) Champagne (wine).
Plural of champer.
champert
charmane
charmers
charmers
noun
plural of charmer
charmine
chemaram
chemarin
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.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
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
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.
chirimen
chirimen
noun
Japanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono.
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
choreman
choreman
noun
A man employed to carry out chores.
choremen
choremen
noun
plural of choreman
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
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
comether
comether
noun
(dialect) Alternative form of come-hither
cromlech
cromlech
noun
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.
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.
drachmae
dreamish
dreamish
adj
Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming.
drumhead
drumhead
noun
Alternative spelling of drum head
durkheim
earthman
earthman
noun
Alternative form of Earthman
earthmen
earthmen
noun
plural of earthman
echogram
echogram
noun
sonogram
elmhurst
embreach
embright
embroche
emirship
emirship
noun
The rank or office of an emir.
emmerich
emperish
emsworth
emsworth
Proper noun
A small coastal town in Hampshire, England.
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
derived from the town.
enhamper
ephemera
ephemera
noun
(by extension) Transitory audiovisual matter not intended to be retained or preserved.
(library science) Published single-sheet or single page documents which are meant to be thrown away after one use.
Objects, including collectable items, that are designed to be short-lived.
plural of ephemeron (“transitory thing”)
ephrayim
erethism
erethism
noun
(pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.
Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.
erythema
erythema
noun
Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation
etherism
etherism
noun
(medicine, archaic) The state of intoxication caused by ether.
ethrogim
euchrome
eurythmy
eurythmy
noun
(medicine) Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.
Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.
The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
fathomer
fathomer
noun
One who fathoms.
fredholm
freshman
freshman
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US and Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body.
(obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
freshmen
freshmen
noun
plural of freshman
gamphrel
gatherum
gemshorn
gemshorn
noun
An instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.
An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
geotherm
geotherm
noun
A geoisotherm.
granthem
grapheme
grapheme
noun
A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean Hangeul.
In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.
grumphie
grumphie
noun
(Scotland) A sow (female pig).
haberman
haeremai
hagerman
hairmeal
hammered
hammered
adj
(UK, slang) very drunk; inebriated.
Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hammer
hammerer
hammerer
noun
One who hammers.
hampered
hampered
adj
impeded or encumbered as if chained or fettered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hamper
hamperer
hamperer
noun
One who hampers or hinders.
hamshire
hamsters
hamsters
noun
plural of hamster
hankamer
harambee
harambee
noun
A traditional Kenyan community self-help event or organization.
hardbeam
hardbeam
noun
A tree, the hornbeam.
haremism
haremism
noun
The practice of keeping a harem.
haremlik
haremlik
noun
A harem.
harmines
harmines
noun
plural of harmine
harmless
harmless
adj
(obsolete) Unharmed.
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
harmonie
hatmaker
hatmaker
noun
Someone who makes hats.
haulmier
haymaker
haymaker
noun
(agriculture) A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
(figuratively, by extension) Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action.
(informal, fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.
headmark
headmark
noun
A credit (as toward a prize to be awarded) given to a pupil for reaching the head position in an examination conducted with the pupils lined up and each pupil advancing toward the head of the line according to the proportionate number of his or her correct answers.
A headland marking the limit of a field.
The distinction or peculiarity of the head, face, or features used in distinguishing each individual of a given species; personal appearance; facial features.
headroom
headroom
noun
(electronics) The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom.
The distance between the actual performance of an algorithm and its maximum possible performance.
The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc.
The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge.
hebraism
hebraism
Noun
the identification of a usage, trait, or characteristic of the Hebrew language. By successive extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people, their faith, national ideology, or culture.
Excessive use of expressions derived from Hebrew
heemraad
heemraad
noun
(historical) A member of such a council.
(historical) In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts.
heemraat
heirdoms
heirdoms
noun
plural of heirdom
heirloom
heirloom
noun
(horticulture) An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
heloderm
hemicarp
hemicarp
noun
(botany) One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves.
hemiform
hemihdry
hemipter
hemipter
noun
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.
hemitery
hemogram
hemogram
noun
A detailed record of various blood tests
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
herdsman
herdsman
noun
A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
herdsmen
herdsmen
noun
plural of herdsman
heredium
herefrom
herefrom
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from now on
(formal) from this, from here
heremeit
herkimer
hermaean
hermetic
hermetic
adj
(chiefly capitalized) One who follows/worships Hermes.
(chiefly capitalized) Pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings attributed to him.
(chiefly capitalized, Greek mythology) Pertaining ancient Greek Olympian God Hermes
Hermetically sealed.
Isolated, away from outside influence.
Pertaining to alchemy or occult practices; magical, alchemical.