| ALDEHYDIC | • aldehydic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde. • ALDEHYDIC adj. of or pertaining to aldehyde; as, aldehydic acid. |
| CADDISHLY | • caddishly adv. In a caddish manner. • CADDISH adv. like a cad; lowbred and presuming. |
| CHAIRDAYS | • chair␣days n. (Obsolete) Days of repose and old age. • CHAIRDAYS n. (Shakespeare) the evening of life. |
| CHLAMYDIA | • chlamydia n. (Uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the… • chlamydia n. (Countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans… • Chlamydia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydiaceae – very small parasitic bacterium which, like a virus… |
| CHRYSALID | • chrysalid adj. Of or relating to a chrysalis. • chrysalid n. Archaic form of chrysalis. • CHRYSALID n. a pupa, esp. of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case or cocoon, also CHRYSALIS. |
| DIACHRONY | • diachrony n. The study of change over time, especially changes to language. • DIACHRONY n. the historical development of a language etc. |
| DIACHYLON | • diachylon n. (Medicine) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of… • DIACHYLON n. formerly a plaster of plant juices; now lead-plaster, also DIACHYLUM. |
| DIACHYLUM | • diachylum n. Alternative form of diachylon. • DIACHYLUM n. formerly a plaster of plant juices; now lead-plaster, also DIACHYLON. |
| DICHOGAMY | • dichogamy n. (Biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime. • DICHOGAMY n. an arrangement for preventing the self-fertilization of hermaphrodite flowers, the stamens and stigmas ripening at different times. |
| DYARCHIES | • dyarchies n. Plural of dyarchy. • DYARCHY n. government by two powers, also DIARCHY, DINARCHY, DUARCHY. |
| DYSCHROIA | • DYSCHROIA n. discoloration of the skin from disease, also DYSCHROA. |
| DYSPHAGIC | • dysphagic adj. Having or relating to dysphagia. • dysphagic n. A person who has dysphagia. • DYSPHAGIC adj. suffering from dysphagia, difficulty in swallowing. |
| DYSPHASIC | • dysphasic adj. Having or relating to dysphasia. • dysphasic n. A person who has dysphasia. • DYSPHASIC adj. suffering from dysphasia, impairment of speech coordination, due to brain disease or injury. |
| HYDRACIDS | • hydracids n. Plural of hydracid. • HYDRACID n. an oxygenless acid. |
| HYDRAULIC | • hydraulic adj. Pertaining to water. • hydraulic adj. Related to, or operated by, hydraulics. • hydraulic v. (Transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining. |
| HYDRAZOIC | • hydrazoic adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydrazoic acid. • HYDRAZOIC adj. as in hydrazoic acid, a colourless highly explosive liquid. |
| HYPERACID | • hyperacid adj. Highly acidic. • HYPERACID adj. excessively acid. |
| HYRACOIDS | • hyracoids n. Plural of hyracoid. • HYRACOID n. any member of a genus of mammals including the daman and the dassie or hyrax, also HYRACOIDEAN. |