(anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.
carposporangium
carposporangium
noun
(biology) A sporangium (that contains carpospores) in red algae, a cluster of which forms the cystocarp
carthamus
cassumunar
cassumunar
noun
A pungent, bitter, aromatic root, Zingiber montanum, resembling ginger, obtained from the East Indies.
cassumuniar
castanospermum
castoreum
castoreum
noun
(archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.
The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.
castrum
castrum
noun
(historical) Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.
casuariiformes
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
cauterism
cauterism
noun
(archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery.
cephalohumeralis
cephalosporium
cerambus
ceramiaceous
ceramiaceous
adj
Of or relating to the taxonomic family Ceramiaceae.
cerastium
cerastium
noun
(botany) Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium, such as mouse-eared chickweed
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
cervicomuscular
chamaesaura
chambersburg
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
charmeuse
charmeuse
noun
A fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
charmfulness
charmfulness
noun
The state of being charmful.
chaucerianism
chaucerism
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemotherapeuticness
chemotherapeutics
chemotherapeutics
noun
plural of chemotherapeutic
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydosaurus
chlamyphorus
chloriambus
chondrofibromatous
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondrosarcomatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
chorusmaster
chorusmaster
noun
choirmaster
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chromatophilous
chromatophorous
chromoparous
chromoparous
adj
(biology, of a bacterium) That excretes a pigment
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chrysanthemums
chrysanthemums
noun
plural of chrysanthemum
chrysothamnus
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
churchmaster
churchwardenism
circularism
circularism
noun
A circular approach or situation, in which one goes round in circles without making progress.
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumambagious
circumambagious
adj
Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary.
circumambiencies
circumambiencies
noun
plural of circumambiency
circumambulates
circumambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate
circumambulations
circumambulations
noun
plural of circumambulation
circumbasal
circumcallosal
circumcallosal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the corpus callosum
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circuminsular
circuminsular
adj
Surrounding an island.
circumintestinal
circumintestinal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of perienteric
circumjacencies
circumjacencies
noun
plural of circumjacency
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumnavigations
circumnavigations
noun
plural of circumnavigation
circumoesophagal
circumradius
circumradius
noun
(mathematics) For a given geometric shape, the radius of the smallest circle or sphere into which it will fit.
circumradiuses
circumsail
circumsail
verb
(transitive) To sail completely around.
circumsaturnian
circumsaturnian
adj
That circles the planet Saturn
noun
Any of the moons of Saturn
circumscribable
circumscribable
adj
able to be circumscribed
circumsolar
circumsolar
adj
Surrounding or moving around the Sun
circumspangle
circumspatial
circumspatial
adj
Of or pertaining to the surrounding space
circumspheral
circumstance
circumstance
noun
An event; a fact; a particular incident.
Circumlocution; detail.
Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
verb
To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.
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
circumstancing
circumstancing
verb
present participle of circumstance
circumstant
circumstant
adj
Standing or placed around; surrounding.
noun
(grammar) An adjunct.
circumstantiability
circumstantiable
circumstantiable
adj
That can be circumstantiated
circumstantial
circumstantial
adj
(law) Suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively.
Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.
Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance.
circumstantialities
circumstantialities
noun
plural of circumstantiality
circumstantiality
circumstantiality
noun
(countable) A minor detail or circumstantial matter.
(uncountable) Extreme attention to minute or irrelevant detail.
circumstantially
circumstantially
adv
In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
in a circumstantial manner
circumstantialness
circumstantialness
noun
Circumstantiality; an excessive or fastidious attention to minor details.
The state or fact of being circumstantial; a reliance on incidental or inconclusive details.
circumstantiate
circumstantiate
verb
To describe, verify or prove by setting out circumstantial evidence
To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts.
circumstantiated
circumstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate
circumstantiates
circumstantiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumstantiate
circumstantiating
circumstantiating
verb
present participle of circumstantiate
circumstantiation
circumstantiation
noun
The act of circumstantiating.
circumstantiations
circumstantiations
noun
plural of circumstantiation
circumstellar
circumstellar
adj
(astronomy) That surrounds, or revolves around a star
circumterraneous
circumterraneous
adj
(archaic) Being or dwelling around the Earth.
circumterrestrial
circumterrestrial
adj
That surrounds, or revolves about, the Earth
circumtonsillar
circumtonsillar
adj
Surrounding the tonsil.
circumvascular
circumvascular
adj
(anatomy) perivascular
cladosporium
clamorous
clamorous
adj
(of emotions or feelings) Expressed loudly.
(of people or speech) Insistently expressing a desire for something.
(of people, animals or things) Creating a loud noise.
(of sounds) Of great intensity.
(of times, places, events or activities) Filled with or accompanied by a great deal of noise.
Having especially (and often unpleasantly) bright or contrasting colours or patterns.
clamorously
clamorously
adv
In a clamorous manner.
clamorousness
clamorousness
noun
The state or quality of being clamorous.
clamourist
clamourous
clamourous
adj
Archaic spelling of clamorous.
clamours
clamours
noun
plural of clamour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamour
clamoursome
clamoursome
adj
Characterised or marked by clamouring; clamorous
claromontanus
claustrum
claustrum
noun
(neuroanatomy) A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses
climatotherapeutics
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
cochlospermaceous
cochlospermaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cochlospermaceae.
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
coelastrum
coharmonious
coharmoniously
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
combretaceous
combretaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Combretaceae.
commeasurable
commeasurable
adj
Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.
commeasure
commeasure
verb
(transitive) To be commensurate with; to equal.
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
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.
commensurableness
commensurableness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurable.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
commensurate
commensurate
adj
(physics) Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position
Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.
verb
To proportionate; to adjust.
To reduce to a common measure.
commensurated
commensurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commensurate
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
commensurateness
commensurateness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurate.
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
commensuration
commensuration
noun
The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate.
commensurations
commensurations
noun
plural of commensuration
commissural
commissural
adj
Of or pertaining to a commissure
communaliser
communicators
communicators
noun
plural of communicator
communitarianism
communitarianism
noun
(ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
commutators
commutators
noun
plural of commutator
compsilura
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
consummator
consummator
noun
One who consummates.
consummators
consummators
noun
plural of consummator
consummatory
consummatory
adj
(biology) Describing any behaviour that has survival value.
Pertaining to consummation; consummative.
contemporaneous
contemporaneous
adj
Existing or created in the same period of time.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
contemporaneousness
contemporaneousness
noun
The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous.
contrastimulant
contrastimulant
adj
(pharmacology) That reverses the effect of a stimulant.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts a stimulant.