(zoology) Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles.
chelonin
chemosis
chemosis
noun
(medicine) Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye.
chemotic
chemotic
adj
Relating to chemosis.
cheribon
cheriton
chesboil
cheviots
cheviots
noun
plural of cheviot
chiclero
chicoine
chicopee
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.
chilcote
chilloes
chimbote
chinbone
chinbone
noun
That part of the mandible that forms the chin.
chinones
chinones
noun
plural of chinone
chiolite
chiolite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.
chiquero
chirotes
chloride
chloride
noun
(chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical
chlorine
chlorine
noun
A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
chlorite
chlorite
noun
(chemistry, countable) Any salt of chlorous acid.
(mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
chlorize
choanite
choanite
noun
A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
Any of genus Choanites Mantell, 1822 sensu Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as Suberites Nardo, 1833, certain demosponges.
choicely
choicely
adv
In a preferable or excellent manner; eminently.
With care in choosing; with attention to preference.
choicest
choicest
adj
superlative form of choice: most choice
choicier
choicier
adj
comparative form of choicy: more choicy
choiseul
choiseul
Proper noun
A commune in France
A town and quarter in Saint Lucia
An island and a province in Solomon Islands
chokiest
chokiest
adj
superlative form of choky: most choky
choleine
cholemia
cholemia
noun
Alternative form of cholaemia
choleric
choleric
adj
(according to theories of the four humours or temperaments) Having a temperament characterized by an excess of choler; easily becoming angry.
(obsolete) Causing an excess of choler.
Of or relating to cholera (infectious disease).
Showing or expressing anger.
noun
A person suffering from cholera (infectious disease).
A person with a choleric temperament.
cholines
cholines
noun
plural of choline
chookies
chookies
noun
plural of chookie
choosier
choosier
adj
comparative form of choosy: more choosy
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
choppier
choppier
adj
comparative form of choppy: more choppy
choregic
choregic
adj
Of or relating to a choregus.
choreoid
choreoid
Adjective
Resembling chorea.
chorines
chorines
noun
plural of chorine
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
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.
cirrhose
cirrhose
adj
(botany, of leaves) Ending in a tendril at the apex.
clothier
clothier
noun
A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
cochlite
cohenite
cohenite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellowish white mineral containing carbon, cobalt, iron, and nickel.
cohering
cohering
verb
present participle of cohere
cohesion
cohesion
noun
(biology) Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.
(linguistics) Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.
(physics, chemistry) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
(software engineering) Degree to which functionally related elements in a system belong together.
State of cohering, or of working together.
cohesive
cohesive
adj
Having cohesion.
noun
(linguistics) A device used to establish cohesion within a text
A substance that provides cohesion
coinhere
coinhere
verb
(intransitive) To inhere or exist together, as in one substance.
conchies
conchies
noun
plural of conchy
conchite
conchite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil or petrified conch or shell.
copemish
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
corniche
corniche
noun
A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc).
couthier
couthier
adj
comparative form of couthie: more couthie
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
croighle
crouchie
delichon
diadoche
dichlone
dichlone
Noun
A particular fungicide.
dichoree
dichoree
noun
A double choree.
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
echikson
echinoid
echinoid
adj
Resembling a sea urchin.
noun
(zoology) Any sea urchin or sea dollar of the class Echinoidea.
echinops
echoisms
echoisms
noun
plural of echoism
echoized
echoized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of echoize
echowise
ecphoria
ecphoria
noun
A stage in memory retrieval in which a latent engram is activated
elohimic
enchoric
enchoric
adj
Alternative form of enchorial
ensophic
eolithic
eolithic
adj
(archaeology) of or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths.
eophytic
eophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to eophytes.
epochism
epochism
noun
A tendency to regard the epoch in which one lives as superior to others.
epochist
ethionic
ethionic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to ethionic acid and its derivatives
ethiopic
ethiopic
Adjective
Ethiopian
Proper noun
Ge'ez language.
ethnicon
ethnicon
noun
name of a tribe; ethnonym
euchroic
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
euphoric
euphoric
adj
Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
Productive of euphoria, causing great joy
noun
A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.
euphotic
euphotic
adj
Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible
godelich
godelich
Adjective
goodly
goderich
halicore
halicore
noun
(obsolete) The dugong.
hedonics
hedonics
noun
(psychology) The ethical study of pleasure
helcosis
helcosis
noun
ulceration
helcotic
helicaon
helicoid
helicoid
adj
Having the form of a flattened helix
noun
(mathematics) A minimal surface in the form of a flattened helix
helicons
helicons
noun
plural of helicon
helicopt
helicopt
verb
(rare, dated, nonstandard) to helicopter
hemiolic
hemiolic
adj
In the proportion of 1½ to 1, or 3 to 2.
hemiopic
hemiopic
adj
hemianopsic
henioche
heroical
heroical
adj
Heroic.
heroicly
heroicly
adv
(archaic) In a heroic way; heroically.
hesiodic
hesiodic
Adjective
Relating to Hesiod, or characteristic of his poetry.
hicetaon
hochheim
hocktide
hocktide
Proper noun
A mediaeval English festival celebrated on the second Tuesday after Easter Sunday.
homeotic
homeotic
adj
Of or pertaining to homeosis
homesick
homesick
adj
(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
homicide
homicide
noun
(countable) A person who kills another.
(countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
(uncountable, US) The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.
hormetic
hormetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to hormesis or to a hormetin
hospices
hospices
noun
plural of hospice
hyoscine
hyoscine
noun
Scopolamine.
hypogeic
icehouse
icehouse
noun
(US, colloquial) An ice hockey rink.
(climatology) A cold state in global climate.
A deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice or snow; sometimes also used to store food at low temperature.
inchoate
inchoate
adj
(law) Of a crime, imposing criminal liability for an incompleted act.
Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
noun
(rare) A beginning, an immature start.
verb
(intransitive) To make a start.
(transitive) To begin or start (something).
(transitive) To cause or bring about.
isocheim
isocheim
noun
An isotherm connecting points on a map with equal mean winter temperature.
isochela
isochime
isochore
isochore
noun
(genetics) A sequence of DNA that has a reasonably constant proportion of pairs of guanine and cytosine bases, and is rich in genes.
(geology) A contour showing points of equal vertical thickness of strata; equal to an isopach if strata are horizontal.
(physics) A line drawn on a graph showing the variation of the pressure of a constant volume of gas as it varies with temperature.
In general, a place or position with relevant parameters matching other places, as in having the same pressure, chemistry, population etc. Even within a single discipline the parameter might vary according to convenience e.g. in physics alone it might refer to velocity, volume, gravity, and many more. cf. contour, isopleth.
jeconiah
jeconiah
Proper noun
An ancient king of Judah, the son and successor of King Jehoiakim, who was dethroned by the King of Babylon in the 6th century BC and taken into captivity.
kweichow
lecythoi
lochetic
medovich
melchior
methodic
methodic
adj
(philosophy) Chosen for the sake of its effect, rather than for its own sake; sometimes distinguished from real.
methodical
metioche
mischose
mischose
verb
simple past tense of mischoose
moriches
moschine
moschine
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to genus Moschus or family Moscidae, including the musk deer.