An apparatus that is used to estimate the amount of limestone (or similar calcium mineral) in a sample (often by measuring the carbonate content)
calciminer
calciminer
noun
A person who calcimines.
caliciform
caliciform
adj
Having the shape of a cup or calyx.
calocarpum
calotermes
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
camarillas
camarillas
noun
plural of camarilla
camberwell
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
cameralism
cameralism
noun
The theories and practices of the cameralists.
cameralist
cameralist
noun
(economics) An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy.
A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
camerlengo
camerlengo
noun
The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
camerlingo
camoufleur
camoufleur
noun
one who camouflages
campanular
campanular
adj
campanulate; bell-shaped
campestral
campestral
adj
Relating to open fields or uncultivated land.
camphoroyl
camporeale
canaliform
canaliform
adj
Having the form of a canal
caprimulgi
caramboled
caramboled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carambole
caramelise
caramelise
verb
Alternative spelling of caramelize
caramelize
caramelize
verb
(cooking, intransitive) To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.
(cooking, transitive) To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.
(cooking, transitive) To convert (sugar) into caramel.
carmagnole
carmagnole
noun
(archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.
(clothing, historical) A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
(historical) A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
carmeloite
carmichael
cavalryman
cavalryman
noun
A soldier in the cavalry.
cavalrymen
cavalrymen
noun
plural of cavalryman
ceilometer
ceilometer
noun
A device that measures the altitude of the cloud base, especially above an airfield.
celeomorph
cemeterial
cemeterial
adj
Of or pertaining to a cemetery
centimolar
centimolar
adj
(chemistry) Of or relating to centimoles; one hundredth as concentrated as a molar solution.
centralism
centralism
noun
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.
cerebellum
cerebellum
noun
(neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.
ceremonial
ceremonial
adj
(archaic) Observant of ceremony, ritual, or social forms.
Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony.
noun
A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.
chamberlet
chamberlet
noun
A little chamber.
chamberlin
chamberlin
noun
Obsolete form of chamberlain.
chambranle
chambranle
noun
(architecture) In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.
charlemont
charmfully
charmfully
adv
In a charmful manner.
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
chaulmugra
chaulmugra
noun
Alternative form of chaulmoogra
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
cherimolla
childermas
childermas
Proper noun
A day to commemorate the killing of the Holy Innocents. Variously held on 28th December in the Western Church and 29th December in the Eastern Church. In Spanish-speaking countries this is often a prank-filled day like April Fools' Day.
chimerical
chimerical
adj
(genetics) Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins.
(vision, of a perceived color) Impossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image.
Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).
Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.
Of or pertaining to a chimera.
chloraemia
chloraemia
noun
Alternative form of chloremia
chloralism
chloralism
noun
(medicine) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral.
chloramide
chloramide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The compound NHCl₂; part of the chloramine class.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any amide in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms attached to the nitrogen atom is replaced with chlorine
chloramine
chloramine
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T
chloroform
chloroform
noun
(organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
verb
To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.
chloromata
chremzlach
chromaphil
chromidial
chromidial
adj
Relating to chromidia
chromolith
chromolith
noun
Alternative form of chromolithograph
chromophil
chromophil
noun
Alternative form of chromophile
chromophyl
cimeliarch
cimeliarch
noun
(obsolete) A superintendent or keeper of a church's valuables; a churchwarden.
circlorama
circumanal
circumanal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the anus
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumoral
circumoral
adj
Around or encircling the mouth
noun
Either of a pair of large teeth on each side of the mouth of some fish
circumsail
circumsail
verb
(transitive) To sail completely around.
clamatores
clambering
clambering
noun
The act of one who clambers.
verb
present participle of clamber
clamjamfry
clamorsome
clamorsome
adj
Alternative form of clamoursome.
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
clamourist
clamourous
clamourous
adj
Archaic spelling of clamorous.
clarissimo
classrooms
classrooms
noun
plural of classroom
clawhammer
clawhammer
noun
Alternative form of claw hammer
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
climactery
climograph
climograph
noun
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
clinometer
clinometer
noun
An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
clinoprism
clipperman
cloakmaker
cloakmaker
noun
Someone who makes cloaks.
cloakrooms
cloakrooms
noun
plural of cloakroom
clockmaker
clockmaker
noun
A person who makes clocks.
closterium
clothmaker
clothmaker
noun
A person who makes cloth.
clubmonger
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
coalmonger
coalmonger
noun
(dated) A dealer in coal.
cobblerism
cockalorum
cockalorum
noun
(countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.
(uncountable) A game similar to leapfrog.
(uncountable) Boastful speech, crowing.
coelastrum
coelosperm
colatorium
colbertism
coldstream
collimator
collimator
noun
(astronomy) A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.
(physics) A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons.
(physics) An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.
collyriums
collyriums
noun
plural of collyrium
colometric
colometric
adj
(linguistics) Relating to colometry
colormaker
colormaker
noun
(American spelling) A maker of paints or dyes; a colorman.
columbaria
columellar
columellar
adj
(biology, anatomy) Of or pertaining to a columella.
combflower
comfortful
comfortful
adj
Full of comforts; comfortable.
commercial
commercial
adj
(aviation) Designating an airport that serves passenger and/or cargo flights.
(aviation) Designating such an airplane flight.
Of or pertaining to commerce.
noun
(finance) A commercial trader, as opposed to an individual speculator.
(obsolete) A commercial traveller.
(slang) A male prostitute.
An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.
commingler
commingler
noun
A device for noiseless heating of water by steam in a vessel filled with a porous mass, as of pebbles.
One who, or that which, commingles.
comournful
comparable
comparable
adj
(grammar) Said of an adjective that has comparative and superlative forms.
(mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
(often with to) Able to be compared (to).
(often with to) Similar (to); like.
noun
Something suitable for comparison.
comparably
comparably
adv
In a comparable manner.
compellers
compellers
noun
plural of compeller
compilator
compilator
noun
One who compiles something.
complainer
complainer
noun
One who complains, or is known for their complaints.
completers
completers
noun
plural of completer
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
complotter
complotter
noun
One who complots; a conspirator.
compsilura
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
consimilar
consimilar
adj
Having similarities in common
copolymers
copolymers
noun
plural of copolymer
copularium
corbiculum
corbiculum
noun
Synonym of corbicula (“bee's pollen-basket”)
corniculum
corniculum
noun
(anatomy) A small horn-like part or process.
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
coromandel
coromandel
noun
Synonym of calamander
corymblike
cosmolatry
cosmolatry
noun
Worship of the cosmos.
Worship paid to the world.
coterminal
coterminal
adj
(category theory) Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.
(geometry, of two angles) Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.
(university education, of a student) Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.
Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.
noun
(aviation) One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.
cotyliform
cotyliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a cup.
coulometer
coulometer
noun
(physics, chemistry) a device, used in coulometry, to determine the amount of substance released during electrolysis.
coulometry
coulometry
noun
(physics, chemistry) A technique in analytical chemistry in which the amount of substance released during electrolysis, and the amount of electricity used, are measured.
coumarilic
cradlemate
cradlemate
noun
(figurative) Something created along with something else, at the same time.
An infant raised in the same cradle as another.
cradletime
crailsheim
crammingly
crampingly
crampingly
adv
So as to cramp or confine.
creedalism
criminally
criminally
adv
In a criminal manner.
criobolium
crippledom
crippledom
noun
The state of being a cripple.
cromaltite
crucibulum
crumbcloth
crumbcloth
noun
A cloth laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
crumblings
crumblings
noun
plural of crumbling
crystoleum
cuculiform
cuculiform
noun
Any bird of the order Cuculiformes
culiciform
culiciform
adj
(zoology) gnat-shaped
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
cumberland
cumberland
Proper noun
A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
A city in Maryland, USA
A CDP in Virginia, USA
A river in the eastern United States, tributary to the Ohio.