(derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
cartobibliography
cartobibliography
noun
A bibliography of maps
cartographically
cartographically
adv
From a cartographic perspective; in the manner of a cartographer.
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
cataphrygian
cataphrygianism
cathodography
cathography
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
chartographically
chartography
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chiropterygian
chiropterygious
chiropterygium
cholecystography
cholecystography
noun
(medicine) A procedure used to visualize the gall bladder by administering a radiopaque contrast agent that is excreted by the liver.
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondropterygii
chondropterygious
christianography
chromatographically
chromatographically
adv
With regard to, or by by using chromatography
chromatography
chromatography
noun
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.
chromolithography
chromolithography
noun
A form of lithography for printing pictures in colour.
chromophotography
chromophotography
noun
(dated) colour photography
chromotypographic
chromotypographic
adj
Relating to chromotypography.
chromotypography
chromotypography
noun
(dated) The printing of text in colour
chronocinematography
chronocinematography
noun
chronography by means of cinematography
chronophotography
chronophotography
noun
(photography) An antique photographic technique from the Victorian era which captures movement in several frames of print.
chthonophagy
chthonophagy
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of chthonophagia
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cinephotomicrography
cinephotomicrography
noun
cinematographic photomicrography
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
clinicopathologically
clinicopathologically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, clinicopathology.
cochromatography
cochromatography
noun
The simultaneous chromatography of two or more materials
coleopterology
coleopterology
noun
(entomology) The scientific study of beetles.
collotyping
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
compensatingly
compensatingly
adv
So as to compensate.
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
complimentingly
complimentingly
adv
In a complimentary manner; with compliments.
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
coniopterygidae
contemplatingly
cooperatingly
copycatting
copycatting
verb
present participle of copycat
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copyfitting
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
copyrighter
copyrighter
noun
One who obtains the copyright on a work.
copyrighting
copyrighting
verb
present participle of copyright
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
corruptingly
corruptingly
adv
In a corrupting manner.
counterreplying
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
craniotopography
craniotopography
noun
(dated, rare) The layout of the cranium and the parts of the brain beneath it.
crossopterygian
crossopterygian
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii, an infraclass of bony fish.
noun
(zoology) One of the Crossopterygii.
crossopterygii
cryptanalyzing
cryptoagnostic
cryptoclimatology
cryptogam
cryptogam
noun
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
cryptogamia
cryptogamian
cryptogamian
adj
Of or relating to the cryptogams.
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptogamical
cryptogamical
adj
Alternative form of cryptogamic
cryptogamist
cryptogamist
noun
(dated) One skilled in cryptogamic botany.
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptogamy
cryptogamy
noun
The condition of being a cryptogam.
cryptogamic botany.
cryptogenetic
cryptogenetic
adj
(physiology) Relating to cryptogenesis
Alternative form of cryptogenic
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cryptoglaux
cryptoglioma
cryptogram
cryptogram
noun
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Encrypted text.
cryptogramma
cryptogrammatic
cryptogrammatic
adj
Pertaining to cryptograms.
Relating to cryptogrammar; cryptogrammatical.
Taking the form of a cryptogram.
cryptogrammatical
cryptogrammatical
adj
Of or relating to cryptogrammar.
cryptogrammatist
cryptogrammatist
noun
A composer or solver of cryptograms.
cryptogrammic
cryptogrammic
adj
Being or relating to a cryptogram.
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptograph
cryptograph
noun
A cipher or cryptogram.
A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.
verb
(rare) To write text using a code or cipher.
cryptographal
cryptographal
adj
(archaic) cryptographic
cryptographer
cryptographer
noun
A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.
cryptographers
cryptographers
noun
plural of cryptographer
cryptographic
cryptographic
adj
Relating to cryptography.
cryptographical
cryptographical
adj
Relating to cryptography; cryptographic.
cryptographically
cryptographically
adv
in a cryptographic manner; using cryptography; for cryptographic purposes
cryptographies
cryptographies
noun
plural of cryptography
cryptographist
cryptographist
noun
(rare) A cryptographer.
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.
cryptologic
cryptologic
Adjective
Of or relating to cryptology.
cryptological
cryptological
adj
Of or relating to cryptology.
cryptologies
cryptologies
noun
plural of cryptology
cryptologist
cryptologist
noun
one who studies cryptology
cryptology
cryptology
noun
Secret or enigmatical language.
The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them.
The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories.
cryptophagidae
cryptostegia
cryptozygosity
cryptozygous
cryptozygous
adj
(anatomy) Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible)
cryptozygy
crystallograph
crystallographer
crystallographer
noun
a person skilled in crystallography
crystallographers
crystallographers
noun
plural of crystallographer
crystallographic
crystallographic
adj
Of or pertaining to crystallography
crystallographical
crystallographical
adj
crystallographic
crystallographically
crystallographically
adv
With regard to crystallography
crystallography
crystallography
noun
The experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids.
The study of crystals.
crystograph
cuproiodargyrite
cyrtograph
cystophotography
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
cystopyelography
cystoradiography
cystourethrography
cystourethrography
noun
Radiography of the bladder and urethra
cytomorphological
cytomorphological
adj
Of or pertaining to cytomorphology
cytomorphology
cytomorphology
noun
(biology) The study of the structure of cells.
cytopahgous
cytopathogenic
cytopathogenic
adj
That is pathogenic to cells
cytopathogenicity
cytopathogenicity
noun
The quality of being cytopathogenic.
cytopathologic
cytopathologic
adj
cytopathological
cytopathological
cytopathological
adj
Of or pertaining to cytopathology
cytopathologically
cytopathologically
adv
In terms of cytopathology.
cytopathology
cytopathology
noun
(cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells.
cytophaga
cytophagic
cytophagous
cytophagous
adj
consuming cells
cytophagy
cytophagy
noun
(cytology) The ingestion of cells by phagocytes.
cytopharynges
cytophysiology
cytophysiology
noun
The physiology of cells
cytopyge
cytopyge
noun
cytoproct; anal pore
dactylioglyph
dactylioglyphic
dactylioglyphist
dactylioglyphtic
dactylioglyphy
dactyliographer
dactyliographic
dactyliography
dactyliography
noun
The art of writing or engraving upon gems.
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
dactylographer
dactylographic
dactylographic
adj
Of or relating to dactylography.
dactylography
dactylography
noun
The science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify people.
The study of finger rings.
dactylopatagium
dactylopatagium
noun
The portion of patagium found between the digits.
daguerreotype
daguerreotype
noun
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make a photograph using this process, to make a daguerreotype (of).
daguerreotyped
daguerreotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daguerreotype