(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
calculator
calculator
noun
(dated) A person who performs mathematical calculation
(obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.
A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations.
A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
calculators
calculators
noun
plural of calculator
calculatory
calculatory
adj
Of or pertaining to calculation.
callitrichaceous
calochortus
caloriduct
caloriduct
noun
A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
calumniators
calumniators
noun
plural of calumniator
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calutron
calutron
noun
(physics) A form of mass spectrometer used to separate the isotopes of uranium.
calutrons
calutrons
noun
plural of calutron
calyptorhynchus
calyptrimorphous
campulitropal
campulitropous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
capitulatory
capitulatory
adj
Serving to capitulate or surrender.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
capsulolenticular
capsulolenticular
adj
(anatomy) relating to the lens (of the eye) and its capsule
carbunculation
carbunculation
noun
(rare) The blasting of something, by excessive heat or cold.
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
cataloguer
cataloguer
noun
(informal) A person who is fanatical about buying items from catalogues.
One who catalogues.
cataloguers
cataloguers
noun
plural of cataloguer
catelectrotonus
catelectrotonus
noun
The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it.
cathartolinum
cathodofluorescence
caudatolenticular
caudatolenticular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the caudate and lenticular nuclei of the corpus striatum in the brain.
caudolateral
caudolateral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tail and the side of an organ etc.
caulopteris
cauthornville
celastraceous
celastraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Celastraceae of staff vines and bittersweets.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
centronucleus
cephalopterus
cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
noun
A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
ceratoglossus
ceratoglossus
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of chondroglossus
(obsolete, anatomy) The posterior part of the hyoglossus
ceratomandibular
ceratophyllaceous
ceratophyllaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ceratophyllaceae.
ceratophyllum
ceruleolactite
chalicotherium
charlottenburg
chartophylacium
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
cheilodipterus
chemicopharmaceutical
chemicopharmaceutical
adj
Relating to chemistry and pharmacy.
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemotherapeutical
chemotherapeutical
adj
Synonym of chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chiastoneural
chiropterophilous
chiropterophilous
adj
Adapted to thrive in the presence of bats (the flying mammal).
chitinocalcareous
chlamydobacteriaceous
chloranthaceous
chloranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Chloranthaceae of fragrant trees and shrubs, the sole family in order Chloranthales.
chloranthus
chloroaurate
chloroaurate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of chloroauric acid
chloroaurite
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chloroleucite
chloroleucite
noun
A chloroplastid.
chloroplatinous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
cholesterinuria
cholesteroluria
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
chromatophilous
chromoleucite
chromoleucite
noun
(botany) A chromoplastid.
circuitously
circuitously
adv
In a circuitous manner; following a circuitous route.
circuituously
circularisation
circularisation
noun
Alternative spelling of circularization
circularization
circularization
noun
The act or process of making something circular in form.
The distribution of publicity circulars.
circularizations
circularizations
noun
plural of circularization
circulation
circulation
noun
(strictly) The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion
The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
circulations
circulations
noun
plural of circulation
circulator
circulator
noun
(electronics) A passive electronic component with three or more ports, in which the ports can be accessed in such a way that when a signal is fed into any port it is transferred to the next port only
(transport) A local transit system that provides regular service within a closed loop
A person or thing that causes something to circulate
circulatories
circulatories
noun
plural of circulatory
circulators
circulators
noun
plural of circulator
circulatory
circulatory
adj
Circular; going round.
Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system.
noun
(chemistry) A vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.
circumambulation
circumambulation
noun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulations
circumambulations
noun
plural of circumambulation
circumambulator
circumambulator
noun
Someone who walks around something.
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumlitio
circumlittoral
circumlittoral
adj
Around, or bordering the shore.
Describing the part of the sea bottom immediately beyond the littoral.
circumlocute
circumlocute
verb
To use circumlocution.
circumlocution
circumlocution
noun
(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
(uncountable) Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
circumlocutional
circumlocutional
adj
Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.
circumlocutionary
circumlocutionary
adj
(of speech) Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language.
circumlocutionist
circumlocutionist
noun
One who uses circumlocutions.
circumlocutions
circumlocutions
noun
plural of circumlocution
circumlocutory
circumlocutory
adj
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
circumorbital
circumorbital
adj
(anatomy) Around the eye.
noun
Any of the scales around a reptile's eye.
circumplication
circumtonsillar
circumtonsillar
adj
Surrounding the tonsil.
circumtropical
circumtropical
adj
(distributed) throughout the tropics
circumundulation
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
circumvolute
circumvolute
verb
To roll, curl or twist around
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
cirrhopetalum
cirrocumulative
clamourist
claromontanus
clathraceous
clathraceous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of fungi of the family Clathraceae
claustration
claustration
noun
A method used by emperors to keep their harems and to guarantee their virginity.
Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister.
claustrophilia
claustrophilia
noun
The love or arousal of enclosed, tight places.
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
claustrophobia
claustrophobia
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.
claustrophobiac
claustrophobiac
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of claustrophobic
claustrophobias
claustrophobias
noun
plural of claustrophobia
claustrophobic
claustrophobic
adj
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
Someone with claustrophobia
cleistocarpous
cleistocarpous
adj
(botany) Relating to, or bearing a cleistocarp
cleostratus
clethraceous
climatotherapeutics
clistocarpous
clistocarpous
adj
Alternative form of cleistocarpous
clitelliferous
clitoridauxe
closterium
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
clotbur
clotbur
noun
(UK, dialect) The burdock.
The cocklebur.
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
cloture
cloture
noun
(law, politics, chiefly US) In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.
verb
To end legislative debate by this means.
clotured
clotured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloture
clotures
clotures
noun
plural of cloture
cloturing
cloturing
verb
present participle of cloture
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
cloudcroft
clouter
clouter
noun
(obsolete) One who patches clothes.
One who clouts or strikes.
clouterly
clouterly
adj
(obsolete) Clumsy; awkward.
clouters
clouters
noun
plural of clouter
cloutierville
clubroot
clubroot
noun
(phytopathology) A common disease of cabbages, radishes, turnips, and other plants of the Cruciferae, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which galls form on latent roots, rendering them clublike.
A root thus affected.
clubroots
clubroots
noun
plural of clubroot
clumproot
clumproot
noun
Synonym of clubroot
coagriculturist
coagulator
coagulator
noun
Something that causes coagulation (clumping or solidifying).
coagulators
coagulators
noun
plural of coagulator
coagulatory
coagulatory
adj
Produced by coagulation.
Serving to coagulate.
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
coarticulate
coarticulate
verb
(anatomy) To unite to form an articulation (joint)
(phonetics) To articulate a speech sound at two different places of articulation simultaneously, as in the labiovelar approximant [w].
(phonology) To assimilate the place of articulation of one speech sound to that of an adjacent speech sound.