Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cantharidize
cantharidized
cantharidized
adj
Treated with cantharides.
cardianesthesia
cardiasthenia
cathidine
cathodofluorescence
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
centrarchidae
centrarchoid
centrechinoida
cephalacanthidae
cerianthid
cerianthid
noun
Any tubular anemone of the family Cerianthidae
cerianthidae
cerianthoid
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(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
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
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.
chitinized
chitinized
adj
Modified by chitinization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitinize
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
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
chondriomite
chondrite
chondrite
noun
A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
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.
chondroendothelioma
chondrofetal
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
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
chondroseptum
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage