(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
canephor
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
cephalin
cephalin
noun
(biochemistry) A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
cephalon
cephalon
noun
(zoology) The head of a trilobite.
champine
chapanec
chaperno
chaperon
chaperon
noun
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
verb
To accompany; to escort.
To mother.
cheapens
cheapens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
cheeping
cheeping
noun
The sound of a cheep.
verb
present participle of cheep
chenopod
chenopod
noun
Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots
chephren
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
ciniphes
cymaphen
echinops
ecophene
ecophene
noun
(genetics, ecology) The range of phenotypes produced by a genotype in a particular habitat
encipher
encipher
verb
To convert plain text into cipher; to encrypt
ensophic
euphenic
euphenic
adj
Of or relating to euphenics.
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
handspec
haptenic
haptenic
adj
(immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten
hencoops
hencoops
noun
plural of hencoop
henpecks
henpecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of henpeck
honeycup
honeycup
noun
A North American shrub of the genus Zenobia
hypernic
hypernic
noun
The wood of a tropical tree Haematoxylon brasiletto (found in Nicaragua); a red dye extracted from it
hyphenic
hyphenic
adj
Involving or relating to hyphens.
hypocone
hypocone
noun
(anatomy) A cusp in the corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals
keypunch
keypunch
noun
(computing) A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
(computing) An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.
verb
To use such a device or machine
painches
painches
noun
plural of painch
panached
panaches
panaches
noun
plural of panache
pancheon
pancheon
noun
(now UK regional) A shallow dish used to stand milk while the cream separates, or in which to bake bread.
panoches
panoches
noun
plural of panoche
pantheic
paunched
paunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paunch
paunches
paunches
noun
plural of paunch
peaching
peaching
verb
present participle of peach
pechenga
pechenga
Proper noun
A town in Russia
peiching
penchant
penchant
noun
(card games) In the game of penchant, any queen and jack of different suits held at the same time.
(card games, uncountable) A card game resembling bezique.
Taste, liking, or inclination (for).
penchute
penneech
penoches
pentarch
pentarch
noun
A member of a pentarchy
penuches
penuchis
penuchle
penuchle
noun
Alternative form of pinochle
perching
perching
noun
(textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.
The act of something that perches.
verb
present participle of perch
phaneric
phaneric
adj
(biology, of plumage) cryptic (used for camouflaging)
(geology) Alternative form of phaneritic
phenacyl
phenacyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The aromatic ketonic radical C₆H₅-CO-CH₂-
phenetic
phenetic
adj
(systematics) Of, or relating to, phenetics.
phenicia
phenolic
phenolic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from a phenol.
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenol compound.
Any of a large group of pigments and flavouring agents, especially those found in grapes and wine.
Any thermosetting resin manufactured from phenols and aldehydes.
phenylic
phenylic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing phenyl.
phocaean
phocaena
phocenic
phocenin
phocenin
noun
(organic chemistry) delphin
phocinae
phocoena
phonemic
phonemic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.
(linguistics) Relating to phonemes.
phonetic
phonetic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.
noun
(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
phrenics
phrenics
noun
The branch of science that relates to the mind; mental philosophy.
picunche
pincheck
pincheck
noun
A kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern.
pinchers
pinchers
noun
Dated form of pincers.
plural of pincher
pinochet
pinochle
pinochle
noun
(card games) A card game, similar to bezique.
(card games) A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.
pinscher
pinscher
noun
Any of several breeds of dog.
pitchmen
pitchmen
noun
plural of pitchman
pithecan
plancher
plancher
noun
(architecture) The underside of a cornice; a soffit.
A floor made of wood.
A plank.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To form using planks.
planches
planches
noun
plural of planche
planchet
planchet
noun
A flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
plenches
plenches
noun
plural of plench
ponchoed
ponchoed
adj
Wearing a poncho.
prelunch
prelunch
adj
before lunch
prepunch
prepunch
verb
(transitive) To punch holes in something in advance.
prochein
prochein
adj
(law, obsolete) Next; nearest.
pschents
pschents
noun
plural of pschent
psychean
puncheon
puncheon
noun
A cask used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.
A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
A piece of roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat.
A short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.
A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.
A split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used for flooring or construction.
A walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground, also called duck boards, bog boards, or bog bridge.
punchers
punchers
noun
plural of puncher
punchier
punchier
adj
comparative form of punchy: more punchy
schoppen
shuckpen
speuchan
sphecina
uncipher
uncipher
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To decode or decipher.
unpreach
unpreach
verb
(transitive) To undo or overthrow (something) by preaching; to recant (something preached before).
upwrench
upwrench
verb
(transitive, poetic) To wrench upward; to tear up or uproot.