An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
cartographers
cartographers
noun
plural of cartographer
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
caryophyllene
caryophyllene
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper
caryophyllous
caryophyllous
adj
Alternative form of caryophyllaceous
castellanship
castellanship
noun
The position or status of castellan.
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catastrophist
catastrophist
adj
Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
noun
A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
catchpoleship
cathodography
caudocephalad
caudocephalad
adj
In a direction from the tail toward the head
caulophylline
celidographer
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalanthous
cephalization
cephalization
noun
(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.
cephalocaudal
cephalocaudal
Adjective
Between head and tail.
cephalocercal
cephalocereus
cephalochorda
cephaloclasia
cephalodiscid
cephalodiscus
cephalofacial
cephalofacial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the head and face.
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
cephalomyitis
cephaloplegia
cephaloplegic
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalopterus
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
noun
A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
cephalospinal
cephalosporin
cephalosporin
noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
cephalotaceae
cephalothecal
cephalothorax
cephalothorax
noun
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
cephalotrocha
ceramographic
ceratophyllum
cercopithecid
cercopithecid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Cercopithecidae, the Old World monkeys.
cercopithecus
cerographical
cerographical
adj
Synonym of cerographic
chaetophorous
chairmanships
chairmanships
noun
plural of chairmanship
chalcographer
chalcographer
noun
An engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper.
An engraver on copper or brass.
chalcographic
chalcophanite
chalcophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chamaecyparis
chamecephalic
chamecephalus
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
champagnizing
champagnizing
verb
present participle of champagnize
championships
championships
noun
plural of championship
chapournetted
charlatanship
charlatanship
noun
The state of being a charlatan; charlatanism.
chartographer
chartographic
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
chemiotropism
chemisorption
chemisorption
noun
(chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptor
chemoreceptor
noun
a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chenopodiales
chieftainship
chieftainship
noun
(countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chilectropion
chimopeelagic
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
snow blindness
chirographary
chirographers
chirographers
noun
plural of chirographer
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chiropractics
chiropractics
noun
The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic.
chiropractors
chiropractors
noun
plural of chiropractor
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlorophaeite
chlorophyceae
chlorophyllan
chlorophyllin
chlorophyllin
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll in which the central magnesium atom is replaced (often with copper), and a number of side-chains are converted into sodium salts.
chloroplastic
chloroplastic
adj
Containing chloroplasts
Of or pertaining to a chloroplast
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
choanophorous
choanophorous
adj
Synonym of choanate
choledography
cholerophobia
cholerophobia
noun
A morbid fear of cholera.
chondrography
chondrography
noun
A dissertation concerning cartilage
chondrolipoma
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondroseptum
choreographed
choreographed
adj
made to work together; orchestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choreograph
choreographer
choreographer
noun
A person who choreographs.
choreographic
choreographic
adj
Balletic.
Of or pertaining to choreography.
chorepiscopal
chorepiscopal
adj
Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his change or authority.
chorepiscopus
chorepiscopus
noun
A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choriphyllous
chorisepalous
choristership
chorographies
chorographies
noun
plural of chorography
christophanic
christophorus
chromatograph
chromatograph
noun
(analytical chemistry) A machine that performs chromatography by gas or liquid separation.
verb
To analyze or separate mixtures using chromatography
chromatopathy
chromatophile
chromatophore
chromatophore
noun
A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals
chromatoplasm
chromatoplasm
noun
(cytology) The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
noun
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
chromatoscopy
chromeplating
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
chromophorous
chromoplasmic
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chromoprotein
chromoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.
chromospheres
chromospheres
noun
plural of chromosphere
chromospheric
chromospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to the chromosphere
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.
chromotropism
chromotropism
noun
(biology) orientation relative to a colour stimulus
chronographer
chronographer
noun
One who writes a chronography; a chronologer.
chronographic
chronographic
adj
Of or pertaining to a chronograph.
chronotropism
chronotropism
noun
(physiology) Modification of the regularity of a periodical movement, such as the heart's action
chrysocarpous
chrysocarpous
adj
(botany) Having golden / yellow berries / fruit
chrysographer
chrysographer
noun
One who uses gold lettering in manuscripts.
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysophyllum
chrysopoetics
chrysotherapy
chrysotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of gold (metallic or compounds).
chthonophagia
chthonophagia
noun
(pathology) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
chylophyllous
chylophyllous
adj
(botany) Having fleshy or succulent leaves
cinematograph
cinematograph
noun
(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
verb
(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.