Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cantharidin
cantharidin
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly.
carcharioid
cardiagraph
cardiagraph
noun
Dated form of cardiograph.
cardiasthma
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cathartidae
cathartides
cathedralic
cathedralic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, a cathedral.
cathedratic
cathedratic
adj
promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
ceratohyoid
ceratohyoid
noun
A horny part of the hyoid bone that connects it to the epihyoid
cerianthoid
cerithiidae
chairladies
chairladies
noun
plural of chairlady
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
characinoid
charadrioid
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chargrilled
chargrilled
adj
grilled on burning charcoal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chargrill
charivaried
chelydridae
chiliaedron
chimaeridae
chiromyidae
chiropodial
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridella
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
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chondralgia
chromididae
chrysalidal
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysidella
chrysididae
chrysopidae
citharoedic
citharoedic
adj
(music) Relating to a cithara or a citharist
citharoedus
citternhead
citternhead
noun
Alternative form of cittern-head
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
coracohyoid
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.