The building where a cheesemonger sells dairy goods.
The work of a cheesemonger; the selling of cheese.
cheirotherium
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptor
chemoreceptor
noun
a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
cherryblossom
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlormethylic
chloroanaemia
chloroanaemia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of chlorosis
chlorobromide
chlorobromide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any mixed chloride and bromide.
(photography) A photographic paper containing such silver salts; a print made on such paper.
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
chloromethane
chloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any chlorinated derivative of methane, but especially CH₃Cl (methyl chloride) once used as a refrigerant
chloromycetin
chloromycetin
noun
(medicine) The antibiotic chloramphenicol
cholesteremia
chondrenchyma
chondriosomes
chondriosomes
noun
plural of chondriosome
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondroseptum
chondrosteoma
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chorioadenoma
chorioadenoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma of the chorion
chrematistics
chrematistics
noun
The study of wealth.
chrestomathic
chrestomathic
adj
(of teaching or learning) That has a practical use
noun
A practical handbook.
chrismatories
chrismatories
noun
plural of chrismatory
christmastide
christmastide
Noun
The Christmas season.
The Twelve Days of Christmas.
christmastime
chromaticness
chromaticness
noun
The quality of being chromatic.
chromatometer
chromatophile
chromatophore
chromatophore
noun
A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
noun
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.
chromospheres
chromospheres
noun
plural of chromosphere
chromospheric
chromospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the chromosphere
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.
chronisotherm
chronothermal
chronothermal
adj
Pertaining to both time and temperature
chrysanthemin
chrysanthemin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin, the 3-glucoside of cyanidin, found in various plants and fruits including peaches and lychees.
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chryselectrum
chryselectrum
noun
A gold-coloured form of amber.
chrysomelidae
ciceronianism
ciceronianism
Noun
Imitation of, or resemblance to, the style or action of Cicero.
A Ciceronian phrase or expression.
ciconiiformes
cinchomeronic
cinematograph
cinematograph
noun
(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
verb
(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.
cinemelodrama
circumagitate
circumagitate
verb
(transitive) To agitate on all sides.
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumambient
circumambient
adj
Including all aspects of; encompassing.
Surrounding.
adv
in a circumambient manner
circumcellion
circumcellion
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Circumcellion
circumcentral
circumcorneal
circumcorneal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the cornea
circumference
circumference
noun
(geometry) The length of such a line
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
(graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
(obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To include in a circular space; to bound.
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumfluence
circumfluence
noun
A flowing round on all sides; an enclosing with fluid.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumgenital
circumgenital
adj
Surrounding the genital area.
circumjacence
circumjacence
noun
Condition of being circumjacent, or of bordering on every side.
circumjacency
circumjacency
noun
An area circumjacent to another; surroundings, environs.
circummigrate
circummundane
circummundane
adj
(chiefly zoology) Existing throughout the world.
circumneutral
circumneutral
adj
(chemistry) Approximately neutral.
circumnuclear
circumnuclear
adj
Surrounding, or rotating around, a nucleus.
circumnutated
circumnutated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnutate
circumplicate
circumrotated
circumrotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumrotate
circumscribed
circumscribed
adj
Limited narrowly; restricted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumscribe
circumscriber
circumscriber
noun
One who, or that which, circumscribes.
circumscribes
circumscribes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumscribe
circumsession
circumspangle
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
circumspheral
circumstanced
circumstanced
adj
(in combination) In the specified situation or circumstances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstance
circumstances
circumstances
noun
plural of circumstance
circumstellar
circumstellar
adj
(astronomy) That surrounds, or revolves around a star
circumvallate
circumvallate
adj
(anatomy) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.
Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
verb
(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.
circumventing
circumventing
verb
present participle of circumvent
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumventive
circumventive
adj
evading or overcoming some protective measure.
cirrhopetalum
cistercianism
clamorousness
clamorousness
noun
The state or quality of being clamorous.
clappermaclaw
clethrionomys
climacterical
climacterical
adj
Alternative form of climacteric.
clinometrical
clinometrical
adj
Synonym of clinometric
clishmaclaver
clishmaclaver
noun
(Scotland) Gossip; silly chatter.
clothesmonger
cnemidophorus
coarrangement
cochleariform
cochleariform
adj
spoon-shaped
cochlospermum
coelospermous
coelospermous
adj
(botany) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.
coemptionator
coenamourment
collochromate
colorimetrics
colorimetrics
noun
colorimetry
colorimetrist
colorimetrist
noun
One who is involved in colorimetry.
colubriformes
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columelliform
columelliform
adj
Having the form of a columella.
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
combretaceous
combretaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Combretaceae.
cometographer
cometographer
noun
one who describes or writes about comets
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
comicotragedy
commandeering
commandeering
verb
present participle of commandeer
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
commeasurable
commeasurable
adj
Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.
commemorating
commemorating
verb
present participle of commemorate
commemoration
commemoration
noun
(UK) The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.
(religion) The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
commemorative
commemorative
adj
Serving to commemorate something.
noun
(philately) A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.
An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.
commemorators
commemorators
noun
plural of commemorator
commemoratory
commemoratory
adj
pertaining to commemoration
commemorizing
commemorizing
verb
present participle of commemorize
commensurable
commensurable
adj
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Able to be measured using a common standard.
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
commensurated
commensurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commensurate
commercialise
commercialise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of commercialize.
commercialism
commercialism
noun
A tendency to value profit over everything else.
The practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business.
commercialist
commercialist
noun
Someone who engages in commerce.
Someone who supports commercial activity.
commerciality
commerciality
noun
(business) Ability to produce a profit.
commercialize
commercialize
verb
(transitive) to apply business methodology to something in order to profit (such as introducing salability to a resource that comes from, or rightfully belongs to, the commons).
(transitive) to bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
(transitive) to exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality.
commiserating
commiserating
verb
present participle of commiserate
commiseration
commiseration
noun
The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
commiserative
commiserative
adj
Feeling or expressing commiseration, compassion, pity or sympathy
commissioners
commissioners
noun
plural of commissioner
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
compartimenti
compartimento
compartmental
compartmental
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
compartmented
compartmented
adj
Divided into compartments.
Having (a specified type of) compartments.
competitioner
competitioner
noun
(India, historical) Synonym of competition wallah
complementary
complementary
adj
(genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
(physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
noun
(obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
A complementary colour.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.