(British spelling) Alternative form of characterization
characterization
characterization
noun
The act or process of characterizing.
chemiluminescent
chemiluminescent
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
chivalrousnesses
chlorophenothane
chlorophenothane
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
chlorophoenicite
chlorophoenicite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
chlorpheniramine
chlorpheniramine
noun
chlorphenamine
choanoflagellata
choanoflagellate
choanoflagellate
noun
(biology) Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.
choanoflagellida
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chronocyclegraph
chronocyclegraph
noun
A form of cyclegraph with the addition of an interrupter in the current, resulting in a dashed line that indicates speed as well as path of motion.
chronoisothermal
chronoisothermal
adj
Relating to a chronoisotherm
chronometrically
chronometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of chronometry, the scientific observation of time.
chryselephantine
chryselephantine
adj
Made of gold and ivory.
chrysobalanaceae
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cineangiographic
cineangiographic
adj
Relating to cineangiography
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
circumambiencies
circumambiencies
noun
plural of circumambiency
circumbendibuses
circumbendibuses
noun
plural of circumbendibus
circumdenudation
circumdenudation
noun
(geology) denudation around an object
circumintestinal
circumintestinal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of perienteric
circummeridional
circumstantiable
circumstantiable
adj
That can be circumstantiated
circumstantiated
circumstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate
circumstantiates
circumstantiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumstantiate
circumterraneous
circumterraneous
adj
(archaic) Being or dwelling around the Earth.
cirmcumferential
clackmannanshire
clackmannanshire
Proper noun
A historic county in Scotland (abolished in 1975) and present-day council area (created 1996) bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and
cladogenetically
cladogenetically
adv
By means of cladogenesis.
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
coeducationalism
coeducationalism
noun
The policy of coeducation.
coeducationalize
coeducationalize
verb
(transitive) To make coeducational.
collectivization
collectivization
noun
(especially in communist states) The process of abolishing privately-owned farmland organizing all its workers into large, publicly-owned collectives.
The act of collectivizing
colliquativeness
columbotantalate
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurateness
commensurateness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurate.
commentatorially
commentatorially
adv
In a commentatorial manner.
commissionership
commissionership
noun
The role or office of commissioner.
commonsensically
commonsensically
adv
In a commonsensical fashion.
communicableness
communicableness
noun
The state or quality of being communicable.
compartmentalize
compartmentalize
verb
(transitive) To separate something into different categories or compartments.
compartmentation
compartmentation
noun
(military) Effects of relief and drainage upon avenues of approach so as to produce areas bounded on at least two sides by terrain features such as woods, ridges, or ravines that limit observation or observed fire into the area from points outside the area. (JP 3-05.1)
(military) Establishment and management of an organization so that information about the personnel, internal organization, or activities of one component is made available to any other component only to the extent required for the performance of assigned duties.
division into compartments
compensativeness
compensativeness
noun
The quality of being compensative.
complaintiveness
complaintiveness
noun
The quality of being complaintive.
complementalness
complementalness
noun
The state or quality of being complemental.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
complimentalness
compressibleness
compressibleness
noun
The quality of being compressible.
conciliatoriness
conciliatoriness
noun
The state or quality of being conciliatory.
conditionalities
conditionalities
noun
plural of conditionality
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
congeliturbation
congeliturbation
noun
(geology) gelifraction
congregationally
congregationally
adv
In a congregational manner; as a congregation
congregativeness
congregativeness
noun
The quality of being congregative.
congressionalist
cononintelligent
consanguineously
consanguineously
adv
In a consanguineous fashion; by blood relationship.
consciencelessly
consciencelessly
adv
in a conscienceless manner
conscionableness
conscionableness
noun
The state or quality of being conscionable.
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
conservationists
conservationists
noun
plural of conservationist
conservativeness
conservativeness
noun
The state or quality of being conservative.
considerableness
considerableness
noun
The state or quality of being considerable.
consignificative
consignificative
adj
consignificant; jointly significate
constitutionless
constitutionless
adj
Without a constitution.
constitutiveness
constitutiveness
noun
The state or quality of being constitutive.
constructiveness
constructiveness
noun
(phrenology) Creativity, the capacity to invent.
The characteristic of being constructive.
consubstantiated
consubstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate
consummativeness
consummativeness
noun
The quality of being consummative.
containerization
containerization
noun
The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport.
contemporariness
contemporariness
noun
The state or quality of being contemporary.
contemptibleness
contemptibleness
noun
The state or quality of being contemptible.
contemptuousness
contemptuousness
noun
The state of being contemptuous
conterminousness
conterminousness
noun
The state or quality of being conterminous.
continuativeness
continuativeness
noun
The quality of being continuative.
contraceptionist
contraceptionist
noun
One who promotes contraception.
contractibleness
contractibleness
noun
contractibility
contradictedness
contradictedness
noun
The state or quality of being contradicted.
contraindicative
contraindicative
adj
Serving as a contraindication.
contraprovectant
contraregularity
contributiveness
contributiveness
noun
The quality of being contributive.
controllableness
controllableness
noun
The state of being controllable; the capability of being controlled.
controversialism
controversialism
noun
The tendency to engage in controversy.
controversialist
controversialist
noun
One who regularly engages in public controversies.
controversialize
controversialize
verb
(transitive) To make to appear controversial.
contumaciousness
contumaciousness
noun
The property of being contumacious.
contumeliousness
contumeliousness
noun
The state or quality of being contumelious.
convallariaceous
convallariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Convallariaceae.
conventionalised
conventionalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conventionalise
conventionalized
conventionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conventionalize
conventionalizes
conventionalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conventionalize
conversationable
conversationable
adj
Synonym of conversable (“able and inclined to engage in conversation”)
conversationally
conversationally
adv
In a conversational manner
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
corneocalcareous
corneocalcareous
adj
(rare, zoology) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, like some shells and corals.
corporealization
corporealization
noun
(figurative) Accomplishment.
The process of making corporeal, of giving physical form to.
The state of having physical form as a result of this process.
correspondencies
correspondencies
noun
plural of correspondency
correspondential
corynocarpaceous
coryphaenoididae
coscinodiscaceae
cosmopolitanised
cosmopolitanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanise
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
costotransversal
costotransversal
adj
(anatomy) Alternative form of costotransverse
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counteragitation
counteragitation
noun
Agitation (the excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.) that opposes agitation by another party.
counterappellant
counterappellant
noun
(law) One who makes a counterappeal.
counterartillery
counterartillery
adj
Synonym of antiartillery
counterassertion
counterassertion
noun
An assertion to the contrary.
counterassurance
counterattacking
counterattacking
verb
present participle of counterattack
counterbalancing
counterbalancing
noun
The act by which something is counterbalanced.
verb
present participle of counterbalance
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterchallenge
counterchallenge
noun
A challenge made in response to another challenge.
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercomplaint
countercomplaint
noun
A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first
countercriticism
countercriticism
noun
A criticism offered in response to a criticism by the opposing party.
counterculturist
counterculturist
noun
counterculturalist
countercurrently
countercurrently
adv
In a countercurrent manner.
counterdisengage
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
counterembattled
counterespionage
counterespionage
noun
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.
counterevidences
counterevidences
noun
plural of counterevidence
counterextension
counterextension
noun
(countable, logic) The set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, do not satisfy the predicate.
(surgery) The fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture.
counterfactually
counterfactually
adv
In a counterfactual way.
counterguerrilla
counterguerrilla
adj
Opposed to guerrillas and their warfare.
noun
One who fights against guerrillas.
counterhammering
counterimitation
counterimitation
noun
The act of counterimitating.
counterinfluence
counterinfluence
noun
An influence exerted against another influence.
verb
To influence contrary to another influence.
counterinsurgent
counterinsurgent
noun
A person combating an insurgency.
counterintrigues
counterintrigues
noun
plural of counterintrigue
counterintuitive
counterintuitive
adj
Contrary to intuition or common sense.
counterinvective
counterinvective
noun
invective in response to prior invective
counterlatration
countermanifesto
countermanifesto
noun
A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
countermigration
countermigration
noun
Migration back again, or in the opposite direction.
countermovements
countermovements
noun
plural of countermovement
counternarrative
counternarrative
noun
A narrative that goes against another narrative.
counterobjection
counterobjection
noun
A legal objection raised in response to an earlier objection.