| ADHOCRACY | • adhocracy n. (Business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to… • ad-hocracy n. Alternative form of adhocracy. • ad␣hocracy n. Alternative form of adhocracy. |
| ARCHDUCHY | • archduchy n. The territory (principality) of an archduke. • ARCHDUCHY n. the territory of an archduke or archduchess. |
| CHAIRDAYS | • chair␣days n. (Obsolete) Days of repose and old age. • CHAIRDAYS n. (Shakespeare) the evening of life. |
| CHANDLERY | • chandlery n. The art or trade of candlemaking. • chandlery n. A business, shop or warehouse used in candlemaking. • chandlery n. An operation (usually, a business) which provides supplies. |
| 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. |
| DYARCHIES | • dyarchies n. Plural of dyarchy. • DYARCHY n. government by two powers, also DIARCHY, DINARCHY, DUARCHY. |
| DYSCHROAS | • DYSCHROA n. discoloration of the skin from disease, also DYSCHROIA. |
| DYSCHROIA | • DYSCHROIA n. discoloration of the skin from disease, also DYSCHROA. |
| 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. |
| HYDROCAST | • hydrocast n. A form of scientific water measurement in which several connected bottles are lowered into the water… • HYDROCAST n. a gathering of water samples for analysis. |
| 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. |
| PACHYDERM | • pachyderm n. (Obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned… • pachyderm n. (Informal) An elephant. • pachyderm n. (Idiomatic) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say… |
| PARCHEDLY | • parchedly adv. In a parched manner; with great thirst or dryness. • PARCHED adv. PARCH, to make very dry. |