(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
canaliculation
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
capilliculture
capilliculture
noun
(rare) The medical treatment of the hair or of baldness.
carbunculation
carbunculation
noun
(rare) The blasting of something, by excessive heat or cold.
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
caruthersville
caruthersville
Proper noun
a city in Missouri, USA
castanospermum
catechumenical
catechumenical
adj
Of or pertaining to catechumens.
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
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
cellulipetally
cellulipetally
adv
In a cellulifugal manner.
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
cephalacanthus
cephalotaceous
ceruleolactite
chaetognathous
chalicotherium
charlottenburg
cheilodipterus
cheiropatagium
chemicocautery
chiarooscurist
chiastoneurous
chiastoneurous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chiastoneury.
chilostomatous
chilostomatous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.
chiropterygium
chordacentrous
christiansburg
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chrysanthemums
chrysanthemums
noun
plural of chrysanthemum
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
circumambulate
circumambulate
verb
(transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumaviation
circumcincture
circumcrescent
circumcrescent
adj
(botany) Synonym of epibolic
(botany) That grows around something
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.
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.
circumrotating
circumrotating
verb
present participle of circumrotate
circumrotation
circumrotation
noun
rotation or revolution around an axis
circumrotatory
circumrotatory
adj
Turning, rolling, or whirling round.
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
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.
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.
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
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
coelastraceous
coetaneousness
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
colletotrichum
combustibility
combustibility
noun
The quality or state of being combustible
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.
communications
communications
noun
Telecommunications, the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means.
plural of communication
communisteries
commutableness
commutableness
noun
The quality of being commutable or interchangeable.
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
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
concoagulation
concurrentness
concurrentness
noun
The state or quality of being concurrent.
conduceability
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
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
conductivities
conductivities
noun
plural of conductivity
conductometric
conductometric
adj
Of or pertaining to conductometry
conduplication
conduplication
noun
(botany) An instance of being conduplicate
condylarthrous
confabulations
confabulations
noun
plural of confabulation
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
confluxibility
confricamentum
confustication
confustication
noun
(informal) The act of confusticating; confusion; perplexity.
congeliturbate
conglutinating
conglutinating
verb
present participle of conglutinate
conglutination
conglutination
noun
An adhesion, or gluing together.
The agglutination of an antigen, antibody and complement by the addition of a serum agent.
conglutinative
conglutinative
adj
conglutinant
congratulating
congratulating
verb
present participle of congratulate
congratulation
congratulation
noun
The act of congratulating.
congratulatory
congratulatory
adj
Serving to congratulate.
conjecturalist
conjecturalist
noun
One who forms conjectures.
conjecturality
conjecturality
noun
The property of being conjectural.
conjunctivitis
conjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
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
constituencies
constituencies
noun
plural of constituency
constitutional
constitutional
adj
(also politics) Of a monarch: having a purely ceremonial role, or possessing powers limited by a constitution rather than plenary or unlimited powers.
Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.
For the benefit of one's constitution or health.
In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.
Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution; the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution”).
Relating to the constitution or composition of something; essential, fundamental.
noun
(euphemistic) An act of defecation.
A walk that is taken regularly for good health and wellbeing.
constitutioner
constitutively
constitutively
adv
(biochemistry, of a metabolic process) at a constant rate regardless of physiological demand
in a constitutive manner
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.