(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
catchfly
catchfly
noun
Any of several unrelated plants that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
chieftaincy
chieftaincy
noun
The area or population ruled by a chief.
The position or period of rule of a chief.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chiefty
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
chylification
chylification
Noun
The production of chyle
chylificatory
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
dutchify
dutchify
Verb
To render more Dutch.
ethoxycaffeine
factoryship
felichthys
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetichry
fitchery
fitchy
fitchy
adj
(heraldry) Sharpened to a point; pointed.
flycatcher
flycatcher
noun
Any of many kinds of birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight.
flycatchers
flycatchers
noun
plural of flycatcher
forehatchway
fratchety
fratchety
adj
(UK, dialect) argumentative
fratchy
fratchy
adj
(UK, informal) Irritable or argumentative.
hectocotyliferous
hydroferrocyanate
hydrofluosilicate
hydrofluosilicate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane