(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
cetorhinidae
cetorhinoid
chadderton
chadderton
Proper noun
a town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
chaetodon
chaetodon
noun
butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon)
chaetodont
chaetodont
noun
(zoology) A chaetodontid.
chaetodontid
chaetodontid
noun
(zoology)Any fish in the family Chaetodontidae.
chaetodontidae
chaetopodan
chamaeleontidae
chandragupta
chandrakanta
chanted
chanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chant
chapournetted
chardonnet
chastened
chastened
adj
Chastised.
Made chaste; purified; modest.
Made moderate; restrained.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chasten
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chaunted
chaunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaunt
checkpointed
checkpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkpoint
chelidonate
chemstrand
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chesterland
chiasmodontid
chiasmodontid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chiasmodontidae.
chiasmodontidae
chickenbreasted
chickenhearted
chickenhearted
adj
Alternative form of chicken-hearted
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
childrenite
childrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
chindit
chindit
Noun
A member of an allied commando unit operating behind enemy lines in northern Burma during World War II.
chitinized
chitinized
adj
Modified by chitinization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitinize
chitinoid
chitinoid
adj
Resembling chitin.
chittenden
chittenden
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, USA.
a town in Rutland County, Vermont, USA.
chladnite
chladnite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of enstatite present in some meteorites
chloridation
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
choledochoenterostomy
chondrarsenite
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondrichthyes
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
chondriocont
chondriocont
noun
A threadlike mitochondrion
chondriomite
chondrite
chondrite
noun
A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritic
chondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
(planetology, of an elemental ratio) Similar to that found in chondrites.
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
chondroarthritis
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondroclast
chondroclast
noun
(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage
chondrocostal
chondrocostal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of costochondral
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondrodite
chondrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group.
chondroditic
chondroditic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral chondrodite.
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of cartilage formation
chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy
noun
(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.
chondroendothelioma
chondrofetal
chondrofibromatous
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
chondroitic
chondroitin
chondroitin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a range of mucopolysaccharides, derived from galactosamine and glucuronic acid, that occur in cartilage and bone.
chondroitins
chondroitins
noun
plural of chondroitin
chondromata
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
chondroplast
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondroprotein
chondroprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein found in cartilage
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondropterygii
chondropterygious
chondrosarcomata
chondrosarcomata
noun
plural of chondrosarcoma
chondrosarcomatous
chondroseptum
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
chondrostean
chondrostean
noun
Any fish of the subclass Chondrostei
chondrostei
chondrosteoma
chondrosteous
chondrosternal
chondrosternal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum
chondrotome
chondrotome
noun
A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
chontawood
chordacentrous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
chorioallantoid
chorioidoretinitis
choroidoretinitis
choroidoretinitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the choroid and the retina
choudrant
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
christadelphianism
christendie
christendom
christened
christened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of christen
christenhead
christianiadeal
christianised
christianized
christiansand
christiansted
chuntered
chuntered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chunter
citizenhood
citizenhood
noun
The group of all citizens.
The state of being a citizen; citizenship
citternhead
citternhead
noun
Alternative form of cittern-head
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
clathrinidae
cleanhearted
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
clinohedrite
clinohedrite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
clotheslined
clotheslined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clothesline
cochliodont
cochliodont
noun
Any extinct fish of the order †Cochliodontiformes
cochliodontidae
codpitchings
coelacanthid
coelacanthid
noun
(zoology) Any of the extinct coelacanth fish in the family Coelacanthidae.
coelacanthidae
coelacanthoid
coelacanthoid
noun
Any extinct fish of the suborder †Coelacanthoidei
coheartedness
coldheartedness
coldheartedness
noun
Alternative spelling of cold-heartedness
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
condylarth
condylarth
noun
Any of a group of extinct placental mammals, early ungulates, known from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs.
condylarthra
condylarthrosis
condylarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) Any joint that is formed of condylar surfaces
condylarthrous
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
cordylanthus
correspondentship
correspondentship
noun
The role or status of correspondent.
corundophilite
coryphodont
coryphodont
noun
(paleontology) Any of the genus †Coryphodon.
costochondral
costochondral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
cothurned
cothurned
adj
Wearing cothurns.
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterdash
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
counterlathed
counterlathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterlath
counterlighted
countershade
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
cravenhearted
cricothyroidean
crotonaldehyde
crotonaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
cryptobranchidae
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.