Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
calcareously
calcareously
adv
In a calcareous manner.
calculatedly
calculatedly
adv
In a calculated manner.
calycanthaceous
calycanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calycanthaceae.
calycanthemous
calyceraceous
calyceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calyceraceae.
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calycoideous
calyculate
calyculate
adj
calycular
calyculated
calyculated
adj
(botany) Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx.
calycule
calycule
noun
(botany) Synonym of calyculus (“group of bracts resembling an outer calyx”)
camaguey
campyloneuron
campylospermous
campylospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
cardiodysneuria
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
carlylesque
caryocaraceous
caryocaraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Caryocaraceae of trees and shrubs of Central and South America.
caryophyllaceous
caryophyllaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas
caryophylleous
catechumenically
caughey
caulophylline
causatively
causatively
adv
In a causative manner
Regarding causation
causelessly
causelessly
adv
Without cause; in a causeless manner.
causeway
causeway
noun
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles. Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pave, to cobble.
causewayed
causewayed
adj
Having a causeway
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
causeways
causeways
noun
plural of causeway
causey
causey
noun
(now dialectal) A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc.
(now dialectal) A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones.
(obsolete) An embankment holding in water; a dam.
causeys
causeys
noun
plural of causey
cautelously
cautelously
adv
(obsolete) In a cautelous manner.
cautery
cautery
noun
(surgery) A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.
(surgery) The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
cauvery
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cayuse
cayuse
noun
(US) A small Indian horse or pony.
cayuses
cayuses
noun
plural of cayuse
cecidomyiidous
cecutiency
cecutiency
noun
(obsolete) Partial blindness, or a tendency toward blindness.
cellularity
cellularity
noun
(medicine) The number and type of cells in a given tissue
cellularly
cellularly
adv
(chiefly biology) In terms of, or by means of, biological cells.
In terms of, or by means of, a cellular telecommunication network.
cellulifugally
cellulipetally
cellulipetally
adv
In a cellulifugal manner.
cellulolytic
cellulolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That causes the hydrolysis of cellulose
cellulosity
censoriously
censoriously
adv
In a censorious manner.
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
censurably
censurably
adv
In a censurable manner.
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
centaury
centaury
noun
Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Centaurium, sensu stricto
Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrosoyus
centuply
centuply
adv
One hundredfold.
century
century
noun
(US, informal) A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.
(cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
(snooker) A score of one hundred points.
(sports) A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.
A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.
A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
cephalodymus
ceratophyllaceous
ceratophyllaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ceratophyllaceae.
ceratophyllum
ceraunomancy
ceraunomancy
noun
(uncommon) Divination by thunder; the use of thunder or lightning to supernaturally gain information.
(uncommon) The magical power of conjuring or controlling thunder or lightning.
ceraunoscopy
ceraunoscopy
noun
Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning.
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
cestuy
cestuy
noun
(law) he; the one; the person in question
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chamaepericlymenum
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chateaugay
chateaugray
chauncey
chauncey
Proper noun
of Norman origin from a place name in France.
name, transferred from the surname.
cheerfully
cheerfully
adv
In a cheerful manner.
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chelyuskin
chemicocautery
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemoautotrophy
chemoautotrophy
noun
(biology) A mode of growth in which CO₂ is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
chequy
chequy
adj
(heraldry) Chequered.
cherubically
cherubically
adv
In a cherubic way.
chestnutty
chestnutty
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chiropterygious
chiropterygium
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chirurgery
chirurgery
noun
(archaic) Synonym of surgery.
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydoselachus
chlorohydroquinone
chlorophyceous
chlorophyllaceous
chlorophyllaceous
adj
Synonym of chlorophyllose
chlorophylliferous
chlorophylligenous
chlorophylligerous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
cholecystojejunostomy
cholecystojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the jejunum
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chrysanthemums
chrysanthemums
noun
plural of chrysanthemum
chryselectrum
chryselectrum
noun
A gold-coloured form of amber.
chrysosplenium
chuckey
chuckey
noun
Synonym of turducken
chumley
chummery
chummery
noun
(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chutney
chutney
noun
(music) A style of Indo-Caribbean music from the West Indies, associated especially with Trinidad and Tobago.
A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers.
chutneys
chutneys
noun
plural of chutney
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
chylaqueous
chylaqueous
adj
(zoology) Consisting of chyle diluted with water; said of a liquid that forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chymaqueous
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
cingulectomy
circumambiency
circumambiency
Noun
The act of surrounding or encompassing.
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumferentially
circumferentially
adv
In a way that encircles; around the circumference.
circumgyrate
circumgyrate
verb
(intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
(intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space).
(intransitive) To move around something.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
(transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape.
circumjacency
circumjacency
noun
An area circumjacent to another; surroundings, environs.
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
citharexylum
citybuster
clairaudiently
clairaudiently
adv
In a clairaudient way; by means of clairaudience.
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
claybourne
cleistogamously
cleistogamously
adv
In a cleistogamous fashion.
cleruchy
cleruchy
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A form of Athenian colony in the time of Ancient Greece, under which the settlers or cleruchs retained their citizenship, and were assigned plots, or kleroi, of agricultural land, while the community remained a political dependency of Athens.
cliquey
cliquey
adj
Having the characteristics of a clique.
cliqueyness
cliqueyness
noun
Alternative form of cliquiness
cloudberry
cloudberry
noun
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
The fruit of these plants.
cloudlessly
cloudlessly
Adverb
Without clouds.
clouterly
clouterly
adj
(obsolete) Clumsy; awkward.
clusterberry
clusterberry
noun
A form of cotoneaster
clusteringly
clusteringly
adv
In clusters.
clustery
clustery
adj
Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
cluttery
cluttery
adj
Cluttered; full of clutter.
Resembling or characteristic of clutter.
clymenus
clypeus
clypeus
noun
(entomology) The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
coccygeus
coccygeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the pelvic wall, that in combination with the levator ani forms the pelvic diaphragm.