Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
byelorussians
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
calamiferious
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
callorhynchus
callousnesses
callousnesses
noun
plural of callousness
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
calyceraceous
calyceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calyceraceae.
calyciflorous
calyciflorous
adj
(botany) calycifloral
campbellsburg
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
capsuligerous
capsulogenous
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
cardipaludism
carefulnesses
carefulnesses
noun
plural of carefulness
carillonneurs
carillonneurs
noun
plural of carillonneur
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
caryophyllous
caryophyllous
adj
Alternative form of caryophyllaceous
cassiduloidea
casuistically
casuistically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of casuistics or casuistry.
(manner) Using casuistry or casuistics.
catawampously
caudotibialis
cauldrifeness
caulerpaceous
causelessness
causelessness
noun
The state or quality of being causeless; absence of a cause.
cautelousness
cautelousness
noun
The state or quality of being cautelous.
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
celastraceous
celastraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Celastraceae of staff vines and bittersweets.
celluliferous
celluliferous
adj
Bearing or producing little cells.
cellulosities
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
centronucleus
cephalanthous
cephalocereus
cephalodiscus
cephalopodous
cephalopodous
adj
(zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalopterus
ceratoglossus
ceratoglossus
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of chondroglossus
(obsolete, anatomy) The posterior part of the hyoglossus
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chamecephalus
chancefulness
changefulness
changefulness
noun
Propensity to change.
chausseemeile
chelidosaurus
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chiastoneural
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choriphyllous
chorisepalous
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
chryselectrum
chryselectrum
noun
A gold-coloured form of amber.
chrysobalanus
chrysophyllum
chylophyllous
chylophyllous
adj
(botany) Having fleshy or succulent leaves
circuituously
circularising
circularising
verb
present participle of circularise
circularities
circularities
noun
plural of circularity
circularizers
circularizers
noun
plural of circularizer
circulatories
circulatories
noun
plural of circulatory
circumclusion
circumclusion
noun
(dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin is passed beneath the vessel, the wire loop placed over its point, and the ends brought over the artery and made fast.
The act of enclosing on all sides.
circuminsular
circuminsular
adj
Surrounding an island.
circumspangle
circumspatial
circumspatial
adj
Of or pertaining to the surrounding space
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
circumspheral
circumstellar
circumstellar
adj
(astronomy) That surrounds, or revolves around a star
cirrocumulous
cladautoicous
cladautoicous
adj
(botany, of a moss) that has the male inflorescence on a special branch
cladoniaceous
cladoniaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the family Cladoniaceae of fungi.
clamorousness
clamorousness
noun
The state or quality of being clamorous.
claromontanus
claustrophobe
claustrophobe
noun
One who suffers from claustrophobia.
clavariaceous
clavariaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Clavariaceae.
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
cleistogamous
cleistogamous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to cleistogamy.
cleistogenous
cleistogenous
adj
(botany) That has cleistogamous flowers
climaciaceous
clinocephalus
clistocarpous
clistocarpous
adj
Alternative form of cleistocarpous
clistothecium
cloudlessness
cloudlessness
noun
Absence of clouds.
cluniacensian
cluniacensian
Noun
A Cluniac.
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
coccobacillus
coccobacillus
noun
(bacteriology) Any bacteria with a shape intermediate between cocci (spherical) and bacilli (rod-shaped)
cocculiferous
cochlospermum
coconsciously
coelacanthous
coelacanthous
adj
Relating to coelacanths
coeloblastula
coeloblastula
noun
A hollow blastula formed from blastomeres.
coelogastrula
coelogastrula
noun
A gastrula formed from a coeloblastula
coelospermous
coelospermous
adj
(botany) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
collusiveness
collusiveness
noun
The quality or state of being collusive.
colocephalous
coloslossuses
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
colubriformes
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
commeasurable
commeasurable
adj
Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.
commensurable
commensurable
adj
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Able to be measured using a common standard.
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
communalising
communalising
verb
present participle of communalise
communalistic
communalistic
adj
Pertaining to communalism.
communistical
communistical
adj
communist.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
conceptualist
conceptualist
noun
(philosophy) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
concupiscible
concupiscible
adj
(archaic) Greatly to be desired or lusted after; exciting concupiscence.
(archaic) Pertaining to concupiscence or lust; characterized by strong desire.
conductorless
conductorless
adj
Lacking a conductor
condylomatous
condylomatous
adj
Relating to condyloma.
condylopodous
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
congratulates
congratulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congratulate
consanguineal
consanguineal
adj
Related by bloodline; consanguineous.
consecutively
consecutively
adv
In a consecutive manner; without interruption.
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consitutional
consolamentum
consolamentum
noun
(Christianity, historical) The unique sacrament ritual of the Cathars.
conspicuously
conspicuously
adv
In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.
constituently
constituently
adv
In terms of the constituents of a mixture.
constructable
constructable
adj
Alternative form of constructible
constructible
constructible
adj
(of a complex number) Such that the line segment joining it to the origin can be constructed using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
(of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed.
Of a land, suitable or allowable for constructing a building on.
consuetudinal
consuetudinal
adj
(linguistics) Synonym of habitual
According to custom; customary; usual.
consultations
consultations
noun
plural of consultation
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
contentiously
contentiously
adv
In a contentious manner.
continualness
continualness
noun
The state or quality of being continual.
contrariously
contrariously
adv
(obsolete) Contrarily; oppositely.
convolvuluses
convolvuluses
noun
plural of convolvulus
convulsionary
convulsionary
adj
Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.
noun
A convulsionist.
convulsionism
convulsionism
noun
(historical) The practice of the convulsionists, going into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.
convulsionist
convulsionist
noun
(historical) One of a group of eighteenth-century fanatics in France who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.