(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
chromaffinic
chromaffinic
adj
Synonym of chromaffin
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
cimicifuga
cimicifuga
noun
Any member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
circumferential
circumferential
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
Circuitous, indirect or roundabout.
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumpacific
cirmcumferential
clamflat
clamflat
noun
A flat area of mud populated by clams
clamjamfery
clamjamfry
clanjamfray
clanjamfrey
clanjamfrie
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
cliffsman
coaffirmation
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
coenflame
cofermentation
cofermentation
noun
The simultaneous fermentation of two materials
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
coffeeman
coffeeman
noun
(dated) A man who keeps a coffeehouse; the owner of a coffeehouse.
A person who makes coffee in an establishment, or on a ship etc.
cofferdam
cofferdam
noun
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
coffman
coformulator
colubriformia
comfortabilities
comfortabilities
noun
plural of comfortability
comfortability
comfortability
noun
Synonym of comfort (“contentment, ease”)
Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”)
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
In a state of comfort and content.
Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
noun
(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
comfortableness
comfortableness
noun
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
comfortably
comfortably
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
In a comfortable manner.
comfortation
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
commonefaction
compactification
compactification
noun
(physics) Any modification of a theory such that an infinite parameter becomes finite
(topology) Any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
(topology) The space resulting from any such procedure.
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederatism
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
confessionalism
confessionalism
noun
(poetry) A style of American poetry that draws on the personal history of the poet.
(religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching.
A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious and ethnic communities.
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
confirmability
confirmability
noun
The state or property of being capable of being confirmed.
confirmable
confirmable
adj
Capable of being checked, verifiable.
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confirmation
confirmation
noun
(law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
confirmational
confirmational
adj
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the confirmation of one theory or observation by others.
confirmations
confirmations
noun
plural of confirmation
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmatorily
confirmatorily
adv
So as to confirm something.
confirmatory
confirmatory
adj
Serving to confirm something.
conformability
conformability
noun
conformableness
conformable
conformable
adj
Having the same shape or form; very similar.
Suitable; compliant.
conformableness
conformableness
noun
The state or quality of being conformable.
conformably
conformably
adv
With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
conformal
conformal
adj
(cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.
(mathematics, of a transformation) That preserves angles between intersecting curves.
That conforms, especially to the shape of something.
conformance
conformance
noun
The act of conforming; conformity.
conformances
conformances
noun
plural of conformance
conformant
conformant
adj
In accordance with a set of specifications.
conformate
conformation
conformation
noun
(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The state of being conformed; agreement
conformational
conformational
adj
Of or pertaining to a conformation
conformationally
conformationally
adv
(chemistry) With respect to the conformation of a molecule
conformations
conformations
noun
plural of conformation
conformator
conformator
noun
An apparatus used to take the conformation of part of the body in order to produce something that will fit it (especially of the head, for a hat)
confricamenta
confricamentum
confrontationism
confrontationism
noun
A policy of confrontation.
confucianism
confucianism
Noun
The philosophy and teaching of Confucius.
The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
coraciiform
coraciiform
noun
Any bird of the order Coraciiformes
coraciiformes
coralliform
coralliform
adj
Having the shape of coral.
corfam
corflambo
counteraffirm
counteraffirmation
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermanifestoes
counterreformation
coxofemoral
coxofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hip and the femur
craftmanship
craftmanship
noun
Alternative form of craftsmanship
craftsman
craftsman
noun
A person who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
craftsmanly
craftsmanly
adj
Befitting a craftsman.
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmanships
craftsmanships
noun
plural of craftsmanship
craftsmaster
craftsmaster
noun
One who is skilled in a craft or trade.
craftsmen
craftsmen
noun
plural of craftsman
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crampfishes
crampfishes
noun
plural of crampfish
crateriform
crateriform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a shallow bowl.
creamfruit
crotaliform
crystalliform
crystalliform
adj
In the form of a crystal.
cyanformate
cyanformic
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cycadiform
cymbaeform
cypraeiform
cystofibroma
cystofibroma
noun
(pathology) A fibroma containing cysts
damnification
damnification
noun
That which causes damage or loss.
damnificatus
decapodiform
decemfoliate
decemfoliolate
defacement
defacement
noun
(heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
defacements
defacements
noun
plural of defacement
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demagnification
demagnification
noun
The act or the result of demagnifying.
demichamfron
demiofficial
democratifiable
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
dermoossification
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
diffractometer
diffractometer
noun
A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.
disaffirmance
disaffirmance
noun
(law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal.
(law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortably
disconfirmation
disconfirmation
noun
(chiefly philosophy, uncountable) Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.
(countable) A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disconformably
disconformably
adv
In a disconformable manner
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
domification
domification
noun
(astrology) The division of the heavens into twelve astrological houses; or a particular system for such division.
donaciform
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.