(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradyphrasia
bradyphrasia
noun
(medicine) A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradypodidae
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
burghalpenny
caespitosely
calycocarpum
calycophorae
calycophoran
calycophoran
noun
(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae
calypsonians
calypsonians
noun
plural of calypsonian
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
calyptrogyne
campylodrome
campylometer
canthoplasty
canthoplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of forming a new canthus.
capacitively
capacitively
adv
(physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance
capitulatory
capitulatory
adj
Serving to capitulate or surrender.
capriciously
capriciously
adv
In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
cardiagraphy
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
caricography
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
caryophyllus
cataphrygian
cataphyllary
cataphyllary
noun
(botany) A simple leaf in the form of a scale
cataphysical
cataphysical
adj
unnatural; going against nature
catchpollery
caulophyllum
celidography
celiorrhaphy
cephalically
cephalically
adv
In a cephalic manner
cephalodymia
cephalodymus
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalopathy
cephalopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the head
cephalophyma
cephalostyle
cephalostyle
noun
(anatomy) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.
ceramography
ceraunoscopy
ceraunoscopy
noun
Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning.
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
chalcography
chalcography
noun
engraving on copper or brass
chalcopyrite
chalcopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
chalkography
chamaephytes
chamaephytes
noun
plural of chamaephyte
chamecephaly
chapfallenly
chartography
chartophylax
chartophylax
noun
(historical) An ecclesiastical officer in charge of official documents and records in the Greek Orthodox Church in Byzantine times.
cheiloplasty
cheiloplasty
noun
(surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.
cheirography
chemotherapy
chemotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
chessplayers
chessplayers
noun
plural of chessplayer
chlamyphorus
choletherapy
choreography
choreography
noun
(by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.
(uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
(uncountable) The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
The notation used to construct this record.
The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
christophany
christophany
Noun
An appearance of Christ, as for example to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chronography
chronography
noun
A description or record of past time; history.
Measurement with a chronograph.
chrysamphora
chrysatropic
chrysography
chrysography
noun
The use of gold lettering in manuscripts
chrysophanic
chrysophanic
adj
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling chrysophane.
chrysophanus
chrysoprases
chrysoprases
noun
plural of chrysoprase
chrysoprasus
chrysoprasus
noun
Obsolete form of chrysoprase.
chthonophagy
chthonophagy
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of chthonophagia
cladophyllum
clanjamphrey
clinocephaly
clinocephaly
noun
A congenital concavity of the top of the head
clinopyramid
clypeastrina
clypeastroid
clypeastroid
adj
(zoology) Like or related to the genus Clypeaster (order Clypeasteroida) of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.
noun
(zoology) A sea urchin of this kind.
colporrhaphy
colporrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
companionway
companionway
noun
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
compassivity
compaternity
compaternity
noun
(obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to a person.
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
complacently
complacently
adv
In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
conceptually
conceptually
adv
In a conceptual manner
conspiratory
conspiratory
adj
Of, or relating to a conspiracy.
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.
copulatively
copulatively
adv
In a copulative manner.
corporeality
corporeality
noun
(countable) Something having a corporeal existence.
(uncountable) The state of being or having a body (being corporal/corporeal); bodily existence.
corynocarpus
coryphaenoid
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.
counterplays
counterplays
noun
plural of counterplay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterplay
craniography
craniography
noun
The analysis of the shape and proportion of the skull, especially by means of craniometrics
cranioplasty
cranioplasty
noun
surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull
crenotherapy
crenotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The therapeutic use of mud, mineral waters and steam.
crymotherapy
cryoplankton
cryptamnesia
cryptamnesia
noun
Alternative form of cryptomnesia
cryptamnesic
cryptamnesic
adj
Alternative form of cryptomnesic
cryptanalyst
cryptanalyst
noun
An expert in analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers.
cryptanalyze
cryptanalyze
verb
To perform cryptanalysis
cryptarithms
cryptarithms
noun
plural of cryptarithm
cryptobranch
cryptobranch
noun
Any limpet of the genus Cryptobranchia
cryptocarpic
cryptocerata
cryptococcal
cryptococcal
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis.
cryptogamian
cryptogamian
adj
Of or relating to the cryptogams.
cryptogamist
cryptogamist
noun
(dated) One skilled in cryptogamic botany.
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptoglioma
cryptogramma
cryptographs
cryptographs
noun
plural of cryptograph
cryptography
cryptography
noun
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.
cryptomerias
cryptomerias
noun
plural of cryptomeria
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience
cryptopapist
cryptoprocta
cryptostegia
cryptotaenia
cryptozonate
cuprocyanide
curietherapy
curietherapy
noun
brachytherapy
cyanophilous
cyanophilous
adj
(mycology) Having cell walls that readily absorb cotton blue stain.
cyanophyceae
cyanophycean
cyanophycean
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to the Cyanophyceae class of blue-green algae (now called Cyanobacteria); cyanobacterial.
cyanoplastid
cycadophytes
cycadophytes
noun
plural of cycadophyte
cyclocephaly
cyclocephaly
noun
(medicine) cyclopia
cyclographer
cycloheptane
cycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄; a volatile inflammable liquid.
cyclopaedias
cyclopaedias
noun
plural of cyclopaedia
cyclopaedist
cyclopedical
cyclopedical
adj
cyclopedic
cyclopentane
cyclopentane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₅H₁₀; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.
cyclophrenia
cyclophrenia
noun
bipolar disorder
cyclopropane
cyclopropane
noun
(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₃H₆, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.
cyclorrhapha
cyclosporeae
cymbocephaly
cynocephalic
cynocephalic
adj
(fiction, history) Of or relating to dogheads, humanoid dog-headed monsters.
dog-headed; having the head of a dog or a head that resembles a dog's head.
cynocephalus
cynocephalus
noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.