In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
candleberry
candleberry
noun
Any of the plants in the genus Myrica, containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales, with a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.
cankerberry
cannonarchy
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
caravansary
caravansary
noun
Alternative spelling of caravanserai
carbonylate
carbonylate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.
carbonylene
carbylamine
carbylamine
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) an isocyanide
carcinology
carcinology
noun
(zoology) The study of crustaceans.
cardinality
cardinality
noun
(data modeling, databases) The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
(religion) The status of being cardinalitial
(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.
(type theory) The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
cardiodynia
cardiodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the heart
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
careeringly
careeringly
adv
With rapid uncontrollable motion; headlong.
caressingly
caressingly
adv
In a caressing manner; soothingly.
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
caryatidean
cattycorner
cattycorner
adv
(US, Canada) Alternative form of catty-corner
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cementatory
cementatory
adj
Having the quality of cementing, or uniting firmly.
centrically
centrically
adv
In a centric manner or direction; centrally
ceremoniary
chancellery
chancellery
noun
The building in which such an office is situated
The office or staff of a chancellor
The rank or post of a chancellor
chancellory
chancellory
noun
Alternative spelling of chancellery
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
charlatanry
charlatanry
noun
(countable) The act of a charlatan.
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan.
chatelainry
cheiromancy
cheiromancy
noun
Alternative form of chiromancy
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
christianly
christianly
Adjective
befitting a Christian.
Adverb
In a Christian fashion.
chronically
chronically
adv
In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.
chronomancy
chronomancy
noun
The divination of the best time to do something, or the determination of lucky and unlucky days.
chrysanilin
chrysanisic
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
churchanity
churchanity
noun
Synonym of Churchianity
churchmanly
churchmanly
adj
Befitting a churchman.
cinevariety
cinevariety
noun
(historical) A kind of variety show incorporating bioscope film.
circinately
circinately
adv
In a circinate fashion.
clairvoyant
clairvoyant
adj
(computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
Able to foresee the future.
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
Of or relating to clairvoyance.
noun
A person able to foresee the future
A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
clancularly
clancularly
adv
(obsolete) privately; secretly
clanjamfray
clanjamfrey
claybrained
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
coercionary
coercionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing coercion
coeternally
coeternally
adv
In a coeternal manner
colinearity
colinearity
noun
Alternative form of collinearity
collinearly
collinearly
adv
In a collinear manner
collyridian
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
combinatory
combinatory
adj
Having the ability to combine; combinable, combinational or combining.
Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
comminatory
comminatory
adj
Of or pertaining to commination.
communitary
compendiary
concatenary
concernancy
concernancy
noun
(obsolete, rare) Relevance.
conciliarly
conciliarly
adv
By a council, especially an ecclesiastical council.
concordably
concordancy
concordancy
noun
agreement
concubinary
concubinary
adj
Of or pertaining to a concubine
noun
The state of being a concubine
condolatory
condolatory
adj
Offering condolence.
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
conforbably
conformably
conformably
adv
With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
congeneracy
conservancy
conservancy
noun
(Britain) A commission that deals with fishery and navigation.
(US, law) A state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets.
An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.
The conservation of a resource.
consolatory
consolatory
adj
Which consoles.
noun
That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
constablery
constablery
noun
Obsolete form of constabulary.
consularity
consularity
noun
The office or tenure of a consul; consulship.
contrariety
contrariety
noun
Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
contrayerva
contrayerva
noun
Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
contrivancy
contrivancy
noun
Alternative form of contrivance
conversably
conversably
adv
In a conversable manner.
conversancy
conversancy
Noun
The condition of being conversant
conveyancer
conveyancer
noun
(law) An attorney who passes transfer of immovable property from one party to another.
conycatcher
coparcenary
coparcenary
noun
(law) Joint inheritance or ownership of property.
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.
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
coriamyrtin
coriamyrtin
noun
A neurotoxin obtained from berries of the shrub Coriaria myrtifolia
corybantian
corybantine
corybantine
adj
Synonym of corybantic
corybantish
corycavidin
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
cosignatory
cosignatory
adj
signed or signing jointly
noun
Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
cosignitary
cotyledonar
cotyledonar
adj
Alternative form of cotyledonary
councillary
counterpaly
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.
counterpray
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
countryseat
countryseat
noun
an estate in the country; gentleman's country residence
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
courtesanry
courtezanry
craftsmanly
craftsmanly
adj
Befitting a craftsman.
craniectomy
craniectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure
craniognomy
craniognomy
noun
(dated) The science of the form and characteristics of the skull.
craniognosy
craniometry
craniometry
noun
The practice of taking measurements of the skull.
craniopathy
craniopathy
noun
cranial disease
cranioscopy
cranioscopy
noun
(dated) Phrenology.
(rare) The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull.
crayfishing
crayfishing
noun
fishing for crayfish
verb
present participle of crayfish
crayonstone
creameryman
creameryman
noun
A man who works in a creamery.
creamerymen
creamerymen
noun
plural of creameryman
creationary
creationary
adj
Of or relating to creation.
criminality
criminality
noun
(countable) A criminal act.
(uncountable) Criminal activity.
(uncountable) The state of being criminal.
criminatory
criminatory
adj
Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing.
crithomancy
crithomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.
crypteronia
cryptodiran
cryptodiran
Noun
Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
cryptozonia
crystalline
crystalline
adj
(chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
Pure.
Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent.
noun
(obsolete) Any crystalline substance.
(obsolete) aniline
crystalling
cyananthrol
cyanformate
cyanhydrate
cyanidrosis
cyanoaurate
cyanochroia
cyanochroic
cyanohydrin
cyanohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having both a hydroxy and a cyanide functional group, especially one having these groups attached to the same carbon atom
cyanometric
cyanometric
adj
Relating to cyanometry.
cyanophoric
cyanuramide
cybernating
cybernating
verb
present participle of cybernate
cybernation
cybernation
noun
A large online community that operates like a nation, or state.
The control of an industrial operation or task through processing of information with a computer.
cylindrella
cylindrical
cylindrical
adj
(cartography) Describing a map projection in which meridians are mapped onto vertical lines and parallels of latitude onto horizontal lines.
Shaped like a cylinder.
cylindruria
cylindruria
noun
(pathology) The presence of renal cylinders in the urine
cynanthropy
cynanthropy
noun
(anthropology, folklore) A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms.
(medicine) A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
cynaraceous
cynotherapy
cyphomandra
cyprinoidea
cyrenaicism
cyrenaicism
Proper noun
The doctrine of Cyrenaics that people should ultimately aim at the pleasure of the present moment, disregarding future pain that could result from it.
cystinurias
cystinurias
noun
plural of cystinuria
cytopharynx
cytopharynx
noun
(cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.