(biochemistry) (of an enzyme) that is continuously produced at a constant rate
extremely important, essential
having the power or authority to appoint someone to office
having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something
that forms a constituent part of something else
constitutively
constitutively
adv
(biochemistry, of a metabolic process) at a constant rate regardless of physiological demand
in a constitutive manner
constitutiveness
constitutiveness
noun
The state or quality of being constitutive.
constructive
constructive
adj
(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
Relating to or causing construction.
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
constructiveness
constructiveness
noun
(phrenology) Creativity, the capacity to invent.
The characteristic of being constructive.
consubstantive
consultative
consultative
adj
That gives advice or consultation; advisory.
consultatively
consultatively
adv
In a consultative manner.
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
consultively
consummative
consummative
adj
Serving to consummate or complete.
consummatively
consummativeness
consummativeness
noun
The quality of being consummative.
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptiveness
consumptiveness
noun
The state of being consumptive.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
continuative
continuative
adj
(linguistics) durative.
Of or pertaining to continuation.
noun
(linguistics) a durative.
Something that causes a continuation.
continuatively
continuatively
adv
in continuative manner
continuativeness
continuativeness
noun
The quality of being continuative.
contrarevolutionary
contributive
contributive
adj
Tending to contribute; making a contribution
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contributiveness
contributiveness
noun
The quality of being contributive.
contusive
contusive
adj
Relating to, or causing contusion
convallariaceous
convallariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Convallariaceae.
conventicular
conventual
conventual
adj
Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
noun
A member of a convent.
conventually
conventually
adv
In a conventual manner.
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
conversus
conversus
noun
(chiefly historical) A lay brother.
conversusi
convolute
convolute
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section.
Convoluted.
verb
(transitive) To confuse, mix up (something) with something else.
(transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
(transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
convoluted
convoluted
adj
(chiefly anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convolute
convolutedly
convolutedly
adv
In a convoluted manner.
convolutedness
convolutedness
noun
The quality of being convoluted.
convolutely
convolutive
convolutive
adj
(botany) convolute
convolvulaceae
convolvulaceous
convolvulaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the family of plants of which the bindweed and morning glory are common examples.
convolvuluses
convolvuluses
noun
plural of convolvulus
convulse
convulse
verb
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortions of the body or limbs.
(transitive) To create great laughter.
(transitive) To violently shake or agitate.
convulsed
convulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convulse
convulsedly
convulses
convulses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convulse
convulsible
convulsible
adj
Subject to convulsions.
convulsionaries
convulsionaries
noun
plural of convulsionary
convulsive
convulsive
adj
Having or producing convulsions.
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
convulsively
convulsively
adv
In a convulsive manner.
convulsiveness
convulsiveness
noun
The state or quality of being convulsive.
copulative
copulative
adj
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Of or pertaining to copulation.
noun
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
(obsolete) connection
copulatively
copulatively
adv
In a copulative manner.
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
coquilhatville
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
corruptively
corruptively
adv
In a corruptive way.
coruscative
coulterville
couniversal
counteractive
counteractive
adj
That counteracts
counteractively
counteractively
adv
In a counteractive manner.
counteractivity
counteractivity
noun
counteraction; action that opposes or goes against something
counteradvance
counteradvance
noun
An advance that counters or goes against another advance.
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counteradvice
counteradvice
noun
Advice that goes against other advice; opposite advice.
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterattractive
counterattractive
adj
(rare) Acting as a counterattraction; counterattracting.
counterattractively
counteraverment
counteravouch
counteravouchment
counterconversion
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterdrive
counterdrive
noun
A drive that counteracts another drive.
counterequivalent
counterevidence
counterevidence
noun
(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
counterevidences
counterevidences
noun
plural of counterevidence
counterintuitive
counterintuitive
adj
Contrary to intuition or common sense.
counterinvective
counterinvective
noun
invective in response to prior invective
counterinvestment
counterinvestment
noun
Synonym of countercathexis
counterlove
countermaneuver
countermaneuver
noun
A maneuver made in response to another maneuver.
verb
To make a maneuver in response to another maneuver.
countermove
countermove
noun
A move in opposition or response to a preceding move.
verb
To move in opposition or in retaliation.
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
countermovement
countermovement
noun
A movement in opposition, or retaliation to another.
countermovements
countermovements
noun
plural of countermovement
countermoves
countermoves
noun
plural of countermove
countermoving
countermoving
adj
That moves in opposition or retaliation
verb
present participle of countermove
counternarrative
counternarrative
noun
A narrative that goes against another narrative.
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
counterproductive
counterproductive
adj
More of a hindrance than a help.
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
counterprove
counterprove
verb
(printing, transitive) To take a counterproof of.
counterrevolution
counterrevolution
noun
A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.
counterrevolutionaries
counterrevolutionaries
noun
plural of counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary
adj
In opposition to a revolution.
noun
A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.
counterrevolutionist
counterrevolutionist
noun
Synonym of counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionize
counterrevolutionize
verb
To cause or undergo a counterrevolution.
counterrevolutions
counterrevolutions
noun
plural of counterrevolution
counterservice
countertraverse
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
countervailing
countervailing
adj
(formal) Compensating with equal force.
verb
present participle of countervail
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
countervair
countervair
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
countervairy
countervairy
adj
(heraldry, of a field or charge, rare) Divided into a countervair pattern of two or more tinctures.
countervallation
countervallation
noun
Archaic form of contravallation.
countervalue
countervalue
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
verb
(military) To target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
To make a counter estimate of something's value.
countervaunt
countervene
countervengeance
countervengeance
noun
Vengeance taken in reaction to earlier vengeance.
countervenom
countervenom
noun
antivenin
countervibration
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
countervindication
countervolition
countervolley
countervolley
noun
A volley in response or opposition to another volley.
countervote
countervote
noun
A vote that goes against another.
verb
To balance or overcome by voting.
To vote against.
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
coupeville
courbevoie
couvade
couvade
noun
A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours of a pregnant woman.
Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness.
couvades
couvades
noun
plural of couvade
couve
couvert
couvert
noun
cover charge
couverte
couveuse
couveuse
noun
An incubator for sickly infants, especially those born prematurely.
coverslut
coverslut
noun
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of cover-slut
coverture
coverture
noun
(law, historical) A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection.
Alternative spelling of couverture.
Shelter, hiding place.
coverup
coverup
noun
Alternative spelling of cover-up
coverups
coverups
noun
plural of coverup
covetous
covetous
adj
Extremely keen or desirous, especially to obtain and possess something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
covetously
covetously
adv
In a covetous manner
covetousness
covetousness
noun
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
covolume
covolume
noun
(physical chemistry) The part of a volume (typically of a gas) available for the oscillation and translation of the material therein
crevecoeur
crouseville
cuervo
culverfoot
culverhouse
culverhouse
noun
a dovecote, particularly a large one on an estate
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
cuneonavicular
cuneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cuneiform bones and the navicular.
cungevoi
cunjevoi
cunjevoi
noun
(Australia) A coastal sea squirt, Pyura stolonifera, found in some parts of Australia and South Africa.
A large flowering plant, Alocasia macrorrhizos, native to tropical islands from Asia to Australia.
curvaceous
curvaceous
adj
(of a woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.