(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood
achromic
achromic
adj
(sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
actorish
actorish
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
aircoach
aircoach
noun
(aviation) An airliner offering relatively cheap but cramped passenger flights.
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
anorchia
anorchia
noun
(medicine) An intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
anorthic
anorthic
adj
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
anthroic
archeion
atrophic
atrophic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
biochore
biochore
noun
(ecology) A group of similar biotopes.
biochron
biochron
noun
the length of time represented by a biozone
birrotch
bohairic
bohairic
Proper noun
A Coptic dialect.
borachio
borachio
noun
(historical) A bottle for wine made of pigskin.
(obsolete) A drunkard.
botchier
botchier
adj
comparative form of botchy: more botchy
bouchier
brioches
brioches
noun
plural of brioche
brioschi
brockish
brockish
adj
(obsolete) beastly; brutal
bronchia
bronchia
noun
plural of bronchium
ceorlish
ceorlish
adj
Characteristic of a ceorl
chariclo
chariots
chariots
noun
plural of chariot
chariton
chariton
Proper noun
the in Iowa and Missouri, USA, which is a tributary of the
a city in Iowa, USA, and the county seat of Named after a French trader.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA, named after the river.
charmion
charonic
cheerios
cheerios
noun
plural of cheerio
cheribon
cheriton
chiccory
chiccory
noun
Dated form of chicory.
chickory
chickory
noun
Alternative spelling of chicory
chiclero
chiquero
chirikof
chirolas
chiromys
chironym
chiropod
chirotes
chivarro
chloride
chloride
noun
(chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical
chlorids
chlorids
noun
plural of chlorid
chlorine
chlorine
noun
A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
chlorins
chlorins
noun
plural of chlorin
chlorion
chlorion
noun
(archaic) A chlorine ion.
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
chloroid
chloroid
adj
Resembling chlorine.
yellow-green in color.
choicier
choicier
adj
comparative form of choicy: more choicy
choirboy
choirboy
noun
(figurative) A piously innocent person.
A boy chorister.
choiring
choiring
verb
present participle of choir
choirman
choirman
noun
A male chorister (in a church choir)
chokidar
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.
choluria
choluria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bile pigments in the urine.
chondria
chondric
chondrin
chondrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water.
choosier
choosier
adj
comparative form of choosy: more choosy
choppier
choppier
adj
comparative form of choppy: more choppy
choragic
choragic
adj
Of or pertaining to a choragus.
chording
chording
noun
(computing) The ability, using a keyboard or similar device, to enter characters or commands in the form of "chords" by pressing several keys simultaneously.
An arrangement of musical chords.
verb
present participle of chord
chordoid
chordoid
adj
Relating to, resembling or composed of chordomas
choregic
choregic
adj
Of or relating to a choregus.
choreoid
choreoid
Adjective
Resembling chorea.
choriamb
choriamb
noun
A choriambus.
chorines
chorines
noun
plural of chorine
chorioid
chorioid
noun
Alternative form of choroid
chorioma
chorioma
noun
(pathology) A trophoblastic proliferation
chorions
chorions
noun
plural of chorion
chorisis
chorisis
noun
(botany) The separation of a leaf (or petal or sepal) into two more parts
chorisos
chorizos
chorizos
noun
plural of chorizo
choroids
choroids
noun
plural of choroid
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chrismon
chrismon
noun
(palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
A Christogram.
chrisoms
chrisoms
noun
plural of chrisom
christos
chromide
chromide
noun
Any of various cichlid fishes found in Asia.
chroming
chroming
noun
(Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated.
verb
present participle of chrome
chromism
chromism
noun
chromatism
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.
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
chromize
chromize
verb
(transitive) To chrome; to treat with chromium.
chronica
chronics
chronics
noun
plural of chronic
chronist
chronist
noun
A chronicler, a person who produces a chronological account.
chronium
cirrhose
cirrhose
adj
(botany, of leaves) Ending in a tendril at the apex.
cirrhous
cirrhous
adj
Alternative form of cirrhose
clothier
clothier
noun
A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
coarsish
coarsish
adj
Somewhat coarse.
cochairs
cochairs
noun
plural of cochair
cohering
cohering
verb
present participle of cohere
coinhere
coinhere
verb
(intransitive) To inhere or exist together, as in one substance.
corkhill
corniche
corniche
noun
A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc).
cothurni
cothurni
noun
plural of cothurnus
couthier
couthier
adj
comparative form of couthie: more couthie
crachoir
crichton
croighle
cropshin
crouchie
dichoree
dichoree
noun
A double choree.
dichroic
dichroic
adj
Exhibiting dichroism.
Exhibiting dichromatism; dichromatic.
noun
A dichroic filter
ditrocha
drochuil
ecphoria
ecphoria
noun
A stage in memory retrieval in which a latent engram is activated
enchoric
enchoric
adj
Alternative form of enchorial
euchroic
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.
frohlich
goderich
goodrich
goodrich
Proper noun
A village in Herefordshire, England.
A village/town in Michigan.
A city in North Dakota.
A city/town in Texas.
A town in Wisconsin.
hadronic
hadronic
adj
(physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons
hairlock
hairlock
noun
A lock of hair.
halicore
halicore
noun
(obsolete) The dugong.
haricots
haricots
noun
plural of haricot
harmonic
harmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
(mathematics) used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance
(phonology) Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
pertaining to harmony
pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
recurring periodically
noun
(CB radio slang) One's child.
(mathematics) One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
(music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.
(physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
hathoric
heroical
heroical
adj
Heroic.
heroicly
heroicly
adv
(archaic) In a heroic way; heroically.
hidrotic
hidrotic
adj
(pharmacology) Producing hidrosis.
(physiology) Relating to hidrosis.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that causes perspiration.
historic
historic
adj
(grammar) Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.
(now uncommon) Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)
Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.
Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
noun
(obsolete) A historian.
(obsolete) A history, a non-fiction account of the past.
hormetic
hormetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to hormesis or to a hormetin
hormonic
hormonic
adj
Relating to hormones.
horrific
horrific
adj
Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.
hydronic
hydronic
adj
Being or relating to a heating system that involves circulating hot water or steam.
hydropic
hydropic
adj
(biology, of an egg) Having a yolk deficiency.
(obsolete) Insatiably thirsty (like someone with dropsy).
Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
Swollen with water; characterized by swelling and accumulation of fluid.
hydrotic
hydrotic
adj
Causing a discharge of water or phlegm.
noun
(medicine) A hydrotic medicine.
hyracoid
hyracoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the hyraxes (order Hyracoidea).
Displaying characteristics typical of hyraxes.
noun
An animal of the order Hyracoidea, i.e. a hyrax.
ichorous
ichorous
adj
Resembling or relating to ichor.
inchworm
inchworm
noun
The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
verb
To crawl or creep slowly.
To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
isochlor
isochlor
noun
An isoline connecting points on a map with the same concentration of chlorine in water.
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.
isochors
isochors
noun
plural of isochor
isochron
isochron
noun
(geology, geochemistry) A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (as determined from isotope ratios).
(mathematics, dynamical systems) A collection of points (such as a manifold), each point representing a set of initial conditions for a given dynamical system, such that every set results in the same long-term behaviour of the system.
kirchoff
korchnoi
melchior
microhms
microhms
noun
plural of microhm
micromho
micromho
noun
A former unit of electric conductance, one millionth of a mho.