Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.
centripetally
centripetally
adv
Towards a centre or axis.
Using centripetal force.
centripetency
centripetency
noun
centripetence; tendency towards the centre
cephalopharyngeal
cephalopharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the brain and the pharynx
ceraunoscopy
ceraunoscopy
noun
Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning.
chamaepericlymenum
chaplainry
chaplainry
noun
A chaplaincy.
chaplanry
chiropterygian
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chlorophyllan
chlorophyllian
chlorophylligenous
chlorophyllin
chlorophyllin
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll in which the central magnesium atom is replaced (often with copper), and a number of side-chains are converted into sodium salts.
chlorprophenpyridamine
cholangiography
cholangiography
noun
The diagnostic imaging of the bile duct by means of X-rays.
cholecystenterorrhaphy
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
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.
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondrography
chondrography
noun
A dissertation concerning cartilage
chondropharyngeal
chondropharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilaginous part (especially of the hyoid bone) of the pharynx
chondropharyngeus
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the 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
christianography
christophany
christophany
Noun
An appearance of Christ, as for example to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chronocinematography
chronocinematography
noun
chronography by means of cinematography
chronocyclegraph
chronocyclegraph
noun
A form of cyclegraph with the addition of an interrupter in the current, resulting in a dashed line that indicates speed as well as path of motion.
chronographically
chronographically
adv
In terms of or by means of chronography.
chronography
chronography
noun
A description or record of past time; history.
Measurement with a chronograph.
chronophotography
chronophotography
noun
(photography) An antique photographic technique from the Victorian era which captures movement in several frames of print.
chronoscopically
chronoscopically
adv
In a chronoscopic manner
chronoscopy
chronoscopy
noun
The measurement of very small time intervals by means of a chronoscope
chryselephantine
chryselephantine
adj
Made of gold and ivory.
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
chrysophanic
chrysophanic
adj
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling chrysophane.
chrysophanus
chrysophenin
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysosplenium
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cineangiocardiography
cineangiocardiography
noun
cinematographic angiocardiography
cineangiography
cineangiography
noun
cinematographic angiography
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cinephotomicrography
cinephotomicrography
noun
cinematographic photomicrography
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumpolygon
clanjamphrey
clapeyron
clinopyramid
clinopyroxene
clinopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.
clypeastrina
colpeurynter
colpeurynter
noun
(obsolete, medicine) An inflatable bag used to dilate the vagina or cervical canal.
colpoperineoplasty
colpoperineorrhaphy
compartmentally
compartmentally
adv
one compartment at a time
compaternity
compaternity
noun
(obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to a person.
compendiary
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
complementarily
complementarily
adv
In a complementary manner.
complementarity
complementarity
noun
(linguistics, philosophy, semantics) A semantic relationship between two words wherein negative use of one entails the affirmative of the other with no gradability; the relation of binary antonyms.
The state or characteristic of being complementary.
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.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complimentarily
complimentarily
adv
in a complimentary manner
complimentarity
complimentarity
noun
Misspelling of complementarity.
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
componentry
componentry
noun
components generally
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compromisingly
compromisingly
adv
In a compromising manner.
compunctionary
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
coniopterygidae
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
conspiratorially
conspiratorially
adv
In a conspiratorial manner
conspiratory
conspiratory
adj
Of, or relating to a conspiracy.
conspiringly
conspiringly
adv
In a conspiring way; as part of a conspiracy.
contemporaneity
contemporaneity
Noun
The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
contemporarily
contemporarily
adv
At the time being discussed; then.
In the present time.
contemporary
contemporary
adj
From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
noun
(dated) A rival newspaper or magazine.
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
Something existing at the same time.
contrapuntally
contrapuntally
adv
In a contrapuntal manner
cooperancy
cooperatingly
coparcenary
coparcenary
noun
(law) Joint inheritance or ownership of property.
coparceny
coparceny
noun
(law) An equal share of an inheritance.
coparenary
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
coplanarity
coplanarity
noun
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) The state or characteristic of orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines) The state or characteristic of being within the same plane.
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
copolymerizing
copolymerizing
verb
present participle of copolymerize
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
copyrighting
copyrighting
verb
present participle of copyright
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cordycepin
cordycepin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A deoxy form of adenosine.
corespondency
corpulency
corpulency
noun
Alternative form of corpulence
corpulently
corpulently
adv
In a corpulent manner.
correspondency
correspondency
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of correspondence
correspondentially
correspondently
correspondently
adv
In a corresponding manner.
correspondingly
correspondingly
adv
In a corresponding manner; conformably.
corresponsively
corresponsively
adv
In a corresponsive manner.
corruptingly
corruptingly
adv
In a corrupting manner.
corynocarpaceae
corynocarpaceous
corynocarpus
coryphaena
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
coryphaenidae
coryphaenoid
coryphaenoididae
coryphene
coryphene
noun
(zoology) A fish of the genus Coryphaena.
coryphodon
coryphodont
coryphodont
noun
(paleontology) Any of the genus †Coryphodon.
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
countercompany
countercompony
countercompony
noun
(heraldry) A checkerboard of two rows of squares in alternating tinctures
counterhypothesis
counterhypothesis
noun
A contrasting hypothesis put forward as a response to another hypothesis.
counterpaly
counterparry
counterparry
noun
(fencing) A parry that uses the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.
(figurative) An act of avoiding or deflecting in response to an opponent's avoidance or deflection.
verb
(fencing) To parry using the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.
(figurative) To avoid or deflect in response to an opponent's avoidance or deflection.
counterpenalty
counterplay
counterplay
noun
(chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board.
(video games, sociology) A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
A game move made as a response.
verb
To counter; to contrast or contradict.
To make a counterplay; to play in response.
counterplayer
counterplayer
noun
One who makes a counterplay.
counterplays
counterplays
noun
plural of counterplay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterplay
counterploy
counterploy
noun
A clever trick used to counteract another clever trick.
counterploys
counterploys
noun
plural of counterploy
counterpotency
counterpray
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
counterreply
counterreply
noun
A reply to a reply.
counterreplying
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
countersympathy
countertype
countertype
noun
A type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
countrypeople
countrypeople
noun
plural of countryperson
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
craniography
craniography
noun
The analysis of the shape and proportion of the skull, especially by means of craniometrics