simple past tense and past participle of characterise
characteriser
characteriser
noun
Alternative form of characterizer
characterizes
characterizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of characterize
characterless
characterless
adj
Having no distinguishing character or quality.
Lacking in or devoid of personality.
charlatanries
charlatanries
noun
plural of charlatanry
charterhouses
charterhouses
noun
plural of charterhouse
chartermaster
chartermaster
noun
(mining, historical) A contractor for working a pit or part of a pit.
chaucerianism
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerbreast
cheerlessness
cheerlessness
noun
the state or characteristic of being cheerless
cheeseburgers
cheeseburgers
noun
plural of cheeseburger
cheesemongery
cheesemongery
noun
Cheese and/or butter sold by a cheesemonger.
The building where a cheesemonger sells dairy goods.
The work of a cheesemonger; the selling of cheese.
chelidosaurus
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
chemosorption
chemosorptive
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
cherryblossom
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chiastoneural
chieftainries
chieftainries
noun
plural of chieftainry
chiffonnieres
chirographers
chirographers
noun
plural of chirographer
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chokecherries
chokecherries
noun
plural of chokecherry
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
cholesteremia
cholesterinic
cholesterinic
adj
Of or relating to cholesterin.
cholesterosis
cholesterosis
noun
(pathology) The presence of abnormal amounts of cholesterol in tissues (especially in the gallbladder)
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondriosomes
chondriosomes
noun
plural of chondriosome
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondroseptum
chondrosteoma
chondrosteous
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.
chorisepalous
choristership
choristoneura
chorographies
chorographies
noun
plural of chorography
chrematistics
chrematistics
noun
The study of wealth.
chreotechnics
chreotechnics
noun
(obsolete, rare) The science of the useful arts, especially agriculture, manufacture, and commerce.
chrestomathic
chrestomathic
adj
(of teaching or learning) That has a practical use
noun
A practical handbook.
chrismatories
chrismatories
noun
plural of chrismatory
christianised
christianiser
christianized
christianizer
christianizes
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christianness
christianness
Noun
The state or quality of being Christian.
christiansted
christmastide
christmastide
Noun
The Christmas season.
The Twelve Days of Christmas.
christmastime
christologies
chromaticness
chromaticness
noun
The quality of being chromatic.
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.
(biology) The development of a group of organisms over time
chroococcales
chrysanthemin
chrysanthemin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin, the 3-glucoside of cyanidin, found in various plants and fruits including peaches and lychees.
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chryselectrum
chryselectrum
noun
A gold-coloured form of amber.
chrysographer
chrysographer
noun
One who uses gold lettering in manuscripts.
chrysomelidae
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
chrysotherapy
chrysotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of gold (metallic or compounds).
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
cichoriaceous
cichoriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cichoriaceae.
circumspheral
cladophorales
clairschacher
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clearstarcher
clearstarcher
noun
One who clearstarches.
cleidorrhexis
clethrionomys
clishmaclaver
clishmaclaver
noun
(Scotland) Gossip; silly chatter.
clodhopperish
clodhopperish
adj
Characteristic of a clodhopper
clotheshorses
clotheshorses
noun
plural of clotheshorse
clothesmonger
cnemidophorus
coburghership
cochlospermum
cocreatorship
cocreatorship
noun
Joint creatorship.
coheartedness
colinephritis
collectorship
collectorship
noun
The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
comprehension
comprehension
noun
(Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
(logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
(programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
Thorough understanding.
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
confessorship
confessorship
noun
The condition of a person who continues to confess their faith when suffering persecution.
conrectorship
containership
containership
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conceptual containment of one object inside another.
Alternative spelling of container ship
copartnership
copartnership
noun
A partnership or firm.
The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter.
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
coremorphosis
correctorship
correctorship
noun
The state or business of a corrector.
cosmographies
cosmographies
noun
plural of cosmography
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterthrust
counterthrust
noun
A thrust made against another; a counterblow.
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
craftsmenship
creatophagous
crescographic
crescographic
adj
Of or relating to the crescograph.
crotchetiness
crotchetiness
noun
The state or quality of being crotchety.
crothersville
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
crunchingness
crushableness
cryanesthesia
cryotherapies
cryotherapies
noun
plural of cryotherapy
cryptesthesia
cryptesthetic
cryptorrhesis
curmudgeonish
cushionflower
cushlamochree
cushlamochree
noun
Alternative form of cushlamachree
cytochemistry
cytochemistry
noun
(biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.
cytopharynges
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
dehistoricize
dehistoricize
verb
(transitive) To separate or remove from history; to deprive of historical context.
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
dehydrogenise
dehydrogenise
verb
Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dendrophilous
dendrophilous
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
dephosphorize
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
derencephalus
dermatophagus
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
desulphurated
desulphurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate
desulphurised
desulphurised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurise