(rare) The medical treatment of the hair or of baldness.
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
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.
caruthersville
caruthersville
Proper noun
a city in Missouri, USA
casuariiformes
casuarinaceous
casuarinaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Casuarinaceae.
catechumenical
catechumenical
adj
Of or pertaining to catechumens.
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
causticization
causticization
noun
The process of making something caustic.
caustification
caustification
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The production of caustic soda (or caustic potash) by treatment of sodium carbonate (or potassium carbonate) with quicklime
cauterizations
cauterizations
noun
plural of cauterization
cautiousnesses
cautiousnesses
noun
plural of cautiousness
cecidomyiidous
cellulifugally
cellulipetally
cellulipetally
adv
In a cellulifugal manner.
cellulofibrous
censoriousness
censoriousness
noun
The state of being censorious
centauromachia
centauromachia
noun
Alternative form of centauromachy
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugaller
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
centuplicating
centuplicating
verb
present participle of centuplicate
centuplication
centuplication
noun
multiplication by one hundred
cephalosporium
cerebellifugal
cerebellifugal
adj
(anatomy) Directed towards the cerebellum.
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
chappaquiddick
cheilodipterus
cheiropatagium
chemicocautery
chiarooscurist
chiastoneurous
chiastoneurous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chiastoneury.
chilostomatous
chilostomatous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.
chiropterygium
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
christiansburg
chrysosplenium
churrigueresco
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
cingulectomies
circuitousness
circuitousness
noun
The state of being circuitous.
circumadjacent
circumadjacent
adj
Lying immediately around
circumambience
circumambience
noun
The condition of being circumambient
circumambiency
circumambiency
Noun
The act of surrounding or encompassing.
circumambulate
circumambulate
verb
(transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumaviation
circumaxillary
circumbendibus
circumbendibus
adj
(often humorous) indirect or roundabout
noun
(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
(often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
circumcallosal
circumcallosal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the corpus callosum
circumcincture
circumcolumnar
circumcolumnar
adj
Surrounding a column.
circumcrescent
circumcrescent
adj
(botany) Synonym of epibolic
(botany) That grows around something
circumferences
circumferences
noun
plural of circumference
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.
circummeridian
circummeridian
adj
(astronomy) About or around the meridian.
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumnutating
circumnutating
verb
present participle of circumnutate
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.
circumradiuses
circumrotating
circumrotating
verb
present participle of circumrotate
circumrotation
circumrotation
noun
rotation or revolution around an axis
circumrotatory
circumrotatory
adj
Turning, rolling, or whirling round.
circumscissile
circumscissile
adj
(botany) Describing any seed-vessel that splits along a circumference, with the upper part coming off as a lid.
circumscribing
circumscribing
verb
present participle of circumscribe
circumscriptly
circumscriptly
adv
In a circumscript manner.
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.
circumspective
circumspective
adj
Looking in all directions; cautious or watchful of danger.
circumstancing
circumstancing
verb
present participle of circumstance
circumstantial
circumstantial
adj
(law) Suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively.
Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.
Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance.
circumtropical
circumtropical
adj
(distributed) throughout the tropics
circumundulate
circumundulate
verb
To flow around as waves or undulations
circumvallated
circumvallated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate
circumvascular
circumvascular
adj
(anatomy) perivascular
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
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.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
citriculturist
citriculturist
noun
One who cultivates citrus fruits.
clairaudiently
clairaudiently
adv
In a clairaudient way; by means of clairaudience.
clarenceuxship
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
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
cleidoscapular
cleistocarpous
cleistocarpous
adj
(botany) Relating to, or bearing a cleistocarp
cleistothecium
cleistothecium
noun
(botany) A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration
clinocephalous
clitelliferous
coarticulation
coarticulation
noun
(anatomy) The formation of a joint by the articulation of two bones.
(linguistics) The action or process of coarticulating.
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
coharmoniously
colletotrichum
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
colloquializer
colloquialness
colloquialness
noun
The state or quality of being colloquial.
colloquiquiums
columelliaceae
combustibility
combustibility
noun
The quality or state of being combustible
commelinaceous
commelinaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Commelinaceae.
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.
commodiousness
commodiousness
noun
The state or quality of being commodious.
communications
communications
noun
Telecommunications, the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means.
plural of communication
communisteries
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsiveness
compulsiveness
noun
the state of being compulsive
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
compunctionary
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
compurgatorial
compurgatorial
adj
Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
conceptualised
conceptualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualise
conceptualists
conceptualists
noun
plural of conceptualist
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
conceptualizes
conceptualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize