(historical, religion) An official in charge of religious ceremonies.
calamariaceous
calcareousness
calcareousness
noun
The quality of being calcareous.
campulitropous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
capparidaceous
capparidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives.
capriciousness
capriciousness
noun
The quality of being capricious.
capsulociliary
capsulorrhaphy
capsulorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) repair of a torn capsule, especially in a joint
carbunculation
carbunculation
noun
(rare) The blasting of something, by excessive heat or cold.
carcinophagous
carcinopolypus
cardioneurosis
cardioneurosis
noun
Da Costa's syndrome
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
cardiovascular
cardiovascular
adj
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
carminophilous
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
caryocaraceous
caryocaraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Caryocaraceae of trees and shrubs of Central and South America.
caryophylleous
castanospermum
casuariiformes
casuarinaceous
casuarinaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Casuarinaceae.
cauterizations
cauterizations
noun
plural of cauterization
cellulofibrous
censoriousness
censoriousness
noun
The state of being censorious
centauromachia
centauromachia
noun
Alternative form of centauromachy
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
cephalohumeral
cephalophorous
cephalosporium
ceruleolactite
ceruminiferous
cervicohumeral
cervicohumeral
adj
Relating to the neck and the shoulder.
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
chalicotherium
charlottenburg
cheilodipterus
cheiropatagium
chemicocautery
chiarooscurist
chiastoneurous
chiastoneurous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chiastoneury.
chiropterygium
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chlamydosaurus
chlorellaceous
chlorellaceous
adj
Belonging to the family Chlorellaceae of green algae.
chlorophyceous
chlorophyllous
chlorophyllous
adj
(botany) having chlorophyll and, hence, able to engage in photosynthesis
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chordacentrous
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chrysochlorous
chrysochlorous
adj
Of a golden yellow / green colour
chrysosplenium
churrigueresco
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
circuitousness
circuitousness
noun
The state of being circuitous.
circumaviation
circumcallosal
circumcallosal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the corpus callosum
circumcolumnar
circumcolumnar
adj
Surrounding a column.
circumferentor
circumferentor
noun
(surveying) An instrument used to measure horizontal angles, consisting of a brass circle and an index, all of one piece.
circumgyration
circumgyration
noun
circling, wheeling (around)
rotation, revolution
circumgyratory
circumgyratory
adj
Moving in a circle; turning round.
circumlittoral
circumlittoral
adj
Around, or bordering the shore.
Describing the part of the sea bottom immediately beyond the littoral.
circumlocution
circumlocution
noun
(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
(uncountable) Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
circumlocutory
circumlocutory
adj
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
circumnutation
circumnutation
noun
(botany) The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.
circumnutatory
circumnutatory
adj
circumnutating; performing or relating to circumnutation
circumpentagon
circumposition
circumposition
noun
(chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
(linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.
circumrotating
circumrotating
verb
present participle of circumrotate
circumrotation
circumrotation
noun
rotation or revolution around an axis
circumrotatory
circumrotatory
adj
Turning, rolling, or whirling round.
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
circumtropical
circumtropical
adj
(distributed) throughout the tropics
circumventions
circumventions
noun
plural of circumvention
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
clangorousness
clangorousness
noun
The quality of being clangorous.
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
claustrophilia
claustrophilia
noun
The love or arousal of enclosed, tight places.
claustrophobia
claustrophobia
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.
claustrophobic
claustrophobic
adj
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
Someone with claustrophobia
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
cleidoscapular
cleistocarpous
cleistocarpous
adj
(botany) Relating to, or bearing a cleistocarp
clitelliferous
coarticulation
coarticulation
noun
(anatomy) The formation of a joint by the articulation of two bones.
(linguistics) The action or process of coarticulating.
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
coccothraustes
cochurchwarden
coelastraceous
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
coharmoniously
colletotrichum
colloquializer
colourableness
colourableness
noun
The state or quality of being colourable.
colourlessness
colourlessness
noun
The state or quality of being colourless.
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
commensuration
commensuration
noun
The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate.
commissurotomy
commissurotomy
noun
(medicine) The surgical division of a commissure or similar structure.
communisteries
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
compunctionary
compurgatorial
compurgatorial
adj
Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
conchyliferous
concurrentness
concurrentness
noun
The state or quality of being concurrent.
conductimetric
conductimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the endpoint is determined by measuring conductivity
(physics) Of or pertaining to the measurement of conductivity
conductometric
conductometric
adj
Of or pertaining to conductometry
condylarthrous
conferruminate
conferruminate
adj
(botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
verb
To unite into a solid mass
configurations
configurations
noun
plural of configuration
confricamentum
congeliturbate
congratulating
congratulating
verb
present participle of congratulate
congratulation
congratulation
noun
The act of congratulating.
congratulatory
congratulatory
adj
Serving to congratulate.
conidiophorous
conjecturalist
conjecturalist
noun
One who forms conjectures.
conjecturality
conjecturality
noun
The property of being conjectural.
connaturalness
connaturalness
noun
The state or quality of being connatural.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
constabularies
constabularies
noun
plural of constabularie
plural of constabulary
constitutioner
construability
construability
noun
The quality of being construable; ability to be construed.
constructional
constructional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or obtained by construction.
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
constructivism
constructivism
noun
(art) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.
(mathematics) A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists.
(philosophy, psychology) A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences.
constructivist
constructivist
adj
Of or relating to constructivism.
noun
An advocate of constructivism.
consuetudinary
consuetudinary
adj
(law) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
contemperature
contemperature
noun
(obsolete) The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture.
conterminously
conterminously
adv
In a conterminous manner
contradictious
contradictious
adj
(obsolete) Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.