(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone
acetoxyl
acetoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
acrocyst
acrocyst
noun
A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acxoyatl
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
apectomy
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apotypic
apotypic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to an apotype
arctomys
atrocity
atrocity
noun
(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
(countable) An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
automacy
automacy
noun
The quality, state, or condition of being automatic; automaticity.
auxocyte
basocyte
biolytic
biolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Broken down by a biochemical process
(dated) of, or relating to the destruction of life
biotypic
biotypic
adj
Relating to a biotype.
botchery
botchery
noun
An act of botching.
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.
botchily
botchily
adv
In a botchy manner.
boycotts
boycotts
noun
plural of boycott
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boycott
cacotype
calotype
calotype
noun
A talbotype
calyptro
carrycot
carrycot
noun
A rectangular, box-shaped bed with handles, in which a baby can be carried while asleep.
carryout
carryout
noun
(US, Scotland) An establishment that prepares and sells food to be taken away on demand; a takeaway.
(US, Scotland) Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought.
caryotin
caryotin
noun
Alternative form of karyotin (“chromatin”)
catatony
catatony
noun
Dated form of catatonia.
category
category
noun
(mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.
A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
cecotomy
celotomy
celotomy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of cutting, to relieve the structure in strangulated hernia.
cenatory
cenatory
adj
Of or relating to dinner (the evening meal) or supper.
cenosity
cerotype
cerotype
noun
A print made by this process.
A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.
cetology
cetology
noun
The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
chayotes
chayotes
noun
plural of chayote
chayroot
choultry
choultry
noun
Alternative form of choltry
choyroot
citatory
citatory
adj
Of or pertaining to citation
That have the power of a citation, or a summons
citoyens
cityfolk
claymont
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
cloyment
cloyment
noun
(obsolete) satiety
cocytean
cogently
cogently
adv
In a cogent manner.
cogglety
coitally
coitally
adv
In terms of coitus.
colchyte
colotomy
colotomy
noun
(music) The rhythmic and metric patterns of gamelan music, involving the use of specific instruments to mark off nested time intervals.
(surgery, medicine) Any incisional operation on the colon.
coltpixy
coltpixy
noun
Alternative form of coltpixie
cometary
cometary
adj
(astronomy) relating to comets
commonty
commonty
noun
(transferred sense) Land.
A right to own land that is held in common between two or more people and under some servitudes.
compathy
conceity
conicity
conicity
noun
The quality of being conic.
contrary
contrary
adj
Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
adv
Contrarily
noun
(logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
The opposite.
verb
(obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
(obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
(obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
(obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
(obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
(obsolete) To impugn.
(obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
copycats
copycats
noun
plural of copycat
copyedit
copyedit
noun
A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
The process or act of copyediting a document.
The result of copyediting a document.
verb
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
copyists
copyists
noun
plural of copyist
coquetry
coquetry
noun
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
coretomy
cornetcy
cornetcy
noun
(military, historical) The rank, role, or position of a cornet.
corotomy
corryton
corsetry
corsetry
noun
The collective noticeable portion of a corset.
corybant
corynite
corythus
costally
costally
adv
In terms of the ribs or costae.
costmary
costmary
noun
An aromatic plant (Tanacetum balsamita), once used to flavour ale (prior to the use of hops).
costumey
costumey
adj
(informal, of clothing) Overly elaborate, like a costume.
cosurety
cosurety
noun
One who is surety with another.
cotbetty
cottagey
cottagey
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a cottage.
cotyleus
cotyloid
cotyloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a cotyloid cavity.
(anatomy) Shaped like a cup.
cotyttia
courtepy
courtepy
noun
(historical) A short coat of coarse cloth.
courtesy
courtesy
adj
Given or done as a polite gesture.
Supplied free of charge.
noun
(countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.
(law) The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.
(uncountable) Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
(uncountable) Polite behavior.
(uncountable) Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
A curtsey.
verb
Alternative form of curtsey
courtnay
courtney
courtney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
name popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
couthily
coventry
coventry
Proper noun
An industrial city in central England.
covertly
covertly
adv
In a covert manner, secretly.
covotary
coyotero
coyoting
coystrel
crotonyl
crotonyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CH=CH-CO- derived from crotonic acid
cryolite
cryolite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral sodium aluminium fluoride (Na₃AlF₆).
cryostat
cryostat
noun
(biology) A microtome held at a constant low temperature.
Any device used to maintain a constant low temperature.
cryotron
cryotron
noun
(physics) A switch that employs superconductivity
cryptous
cubatory
curatory
curatory
noun
(law) guardianship; the role of a curator
customly
customly
adv
(rare, nonstandard) In a custom manner.
cyanotic
cyanotic
adj
(pathology) Resembling or afflicted with cyanosis.
cyathoid
cyclitol
cyclitol
noun
(chemistry) Any hydroxylated cycloalkane having at least three hydroxy groups attached to different carbon atoms.
cymation
cynodont
cynodont
noun
(zoology) Any of several small carnivorous synapsids in the clade Cynodontia, ancestral to mammals and extinct close relatives.
cynortes
cypriote
cypriots
cyrtopia
cyrtosis
cystoids
cystoids
noun
plural of cystoid
cystomas
cystomas
noun
plural of cystoma
cystopus
cytocide
cytocide
noun
Any cytocidal agent
cytocyst
cytocyst
noun
(biology) A hollow vesicle, the remains of a host cell occupied by a protozoan parasite.
cytoderm
cytoderm
noun
A cell wall, typically of a desmid or diatom.
cytogamy
cytogamy
noun
(biology) The self-fertilization of parameciums without exchange of DNA
cytogene
cytogene
noun
A self-replicating fragment of DNA or chromosome located in the cytoplasm
cytogeny
cytogeny
noun
(biology) cell production or development; cytogenesis
cytolist
cytology
cytology
noun
(biology) The study of cells.
Cytopathology.
cytomere
cytomere
noun
(biology) A structure formed when the contents of a single large schizont are separated into multiple daughter cells in the course of schizogony.
cytophil
cytophil
adj
Alternative form of cytophile
cytopyge
cytopyge
noun
cytoproct; anal pore
cytosine
cytosine
noun
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
Hypernyms: nucleobase, pyrimidine
cytosols
cytosols
noun
plural of cytosol
cytosome
cytosome
noun
(biology, countable) A type of cellular organelle which is enclosed by a membrane.
(biology, uncountable) The cytoplasm within a cell; the cell outside of the nucleus.
cytozoic
cytozoic
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That lives within a cell
cytozoon
cytozoon
noun
(cytology) A parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell
cytozyme
cytozyme
noun
Synonym of thromboplastin
cytozzoa
dicotyls
dicotyls
noun
plural of dicotyl
dictyoid
dictyoid
adj
(biology) Synonym of reticulate
dictyota
docility
docility
noun
The quality of being docile.
doctorly
doctorly
adv
In the manner of a doctor.
dystocia
dystocia
noun
(medicine, veterinary medicine) A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
dystomic
dystomic
adj
(mineralogy) Having imperfect fracture or cleavage.
dystonic
dystonic
adj
(chemistry) Describing the isothermal isobaric reversible dissolution of a system of three or more components to form a saturated solution; typically describes the dissolution of a mixed salt in its own water of crystallization.
(psychology) Relating to dystonia.
noun
(pathology) A person who has dystonia.
ecotypes
ecotypes
noun
plural of ecotype
ecotypic
ecotypic
adj
Of or pertaining to an ecotype
ectocyst
ectocyst
noun
(zoology) The outside covering of the Bryozoa.
emictory
emictory
adj
Promoting the secretion of urine; diuretic.
noun
A medicine that promotes the secretion of urine.
enactory
enactory
adj
Serving to enact something, such as a law.
endocyst
endocyst
noun
(zoology) The inner layer of the cells of Bryozoa
entocyst
eophytic
eophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to eophytes.
epicotyl
epicotyl
noun
(botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons.
etymonic
etymonic
adj
Being or pertaining to an etymon or etymons.
excitory
excitory
adj
Misspelling of excitatory.
ferocity
ferocity
noun
The condition of being ferocious.
foyaitic
foyaitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral foyaite.
gliocyte
gliocyte
noun
Synonym of glial cell
gonocyte
gonocyte
noun
(biology) A long-lived germ cell responsible for spermatogenesis in males and oogenesis in females
graycoat
greycoat
hectorly
hectorly
adj
Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.
hemocyte
hemocyte
noun
(cytology) Any blood cell, especially that of an invertebrate