(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
antichorus
antilochus
antischool
antischool
adj
Opposed to schools.
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
arthroncus
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
boschneger
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
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.
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
cacoenthes
canephoros
canephorus
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
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.
cetorhinus
chalcosine
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chalonnais
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champenois
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
checkstone
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervontsi
chesterton
chiasmodon
chicagoans
chickstone
chilomonas
chionaspis
chironomus
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
choanosome
choanosome
noun
An inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, that contains the choanocytes
chockstone
chockstone
noun
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
choiceness
choiceness
noun
The condition of being choice
cholestane
cholestane
noun
(organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
cholestene
cholestene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of derivatives of cholestanes that have a double bond
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chondrosin
chondrosin
noun
(biochemistry) A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins
chondrosis
chondrosis
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous tumor
Synonym of chondrogenesis
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
choosiness
choosiness
noun
the state of being choosy
choosingly
choppiness
choppiness
noun
the state of being choppy
chopunnish
chorasmian
chorasmian
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Chorasmia
Noun
a person from Chorasmia
Proper noun
an extinct Eastern Iranian language once spoken in Chorasmia
chorussing
chosunilbo
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
christiano
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
cinchonise
cinchonise
verb
Alternative form of cinchonize
cinchonism
cinchonism
noun
A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.
clonorchis
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
clothesmen
clothesmen
noun
plural of clothesman
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
codfishing
coherences
coherences
noun
plural of coherence
conolophus
conopholis
conorhinus
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
coonhounds
coonhounds
noun
plural of coonhound
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornhusker
cornhusker
noun
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
A person or device that removes husks from corn.
cornishman
cornishman
Noun
A man from Cornwall.
cornishmen
cornstarch
cornstarch
noun
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
cottonbush
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
cousinhood
cousinhood
noun
(uncountable) Cousins, or persons related by blood, collectively.
Relationship as of cousins.
The state or quality of being a cousin.
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
couthiness
couthiness
noun
(Scotland) The quality of being couthie.
cowishness
coyishness
coyishness
noun
The quality of being coyish.
criosphinx
criosphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a ram.
crossbench
crossbench
adj
Alternative form of cross-bench
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
cyanophose
dachshound
dachshound
noun
Archaic form of dachshund.
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
decathlons
decathlons
noun
plural of decathlon
decohesion
decohesion
noun
A loss of cohesion
dichronous
dissoconch
dissoconch
noun
(biology) The shell of a bivalve mollusk veliger
docentship
ecphonesis
ecphonesis
noun
(Greek Orthodox Christianity) The part of the service spoken in an audible tone.
(rhetoric) Exclamation.
elychnious
encephalos
encephalos
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
encroaches
encroaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encroach
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endorachis
escutcheon
escutcheon
noun
(heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
(heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
(medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
(nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It was once taken as an index of milking qualities.
The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
ethonomics
franchisor
franchisor
noun
A company which, or a person who, grants franchises.
golschmann
gothicness
gothicness
Noun
The state or condition of being Gothic.
haemonchus
harmonicas
harmonicas
noun
plural of harmonica
harpsichon
harpsichon
noun
Obsolete form of harpsichord.
hedonistic
hedonistic
adj
Devoted to pleasure; epicurean.
heliconist
heliconist
noun
Someone who plays a helicon.
heliconius
hemofuscin
heroicness
heroicness
noun
The state or condition of being heroic; heroism.
hexacosane
hexacosane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₄CH₃
histogenic
histogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to histogenesis.
histrionic
histrionic
adj
(by extension) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention.
Of or relating to actors or acting.
hoactzines
homoanisic
homunculus
homunculus
noun
A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
honeycombs
honeycombs
noun
plural of honeycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeycomb
honorifics
honorifics
noun
plural of honorific
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
horrescent
housatonic
houseclean
houseclean
verb
(intransitive) To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence.
(intransitive) To make major reforms; to clean house.
(transitive) To clean the interior and residential furnishings of.
(transitive) To rid of undesirable personnel and procedures.
hutchinson
hutchinson
Proper noun
a city in Kansas, USA
hydnaceous
hydnaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Hydnaceae.
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.