(biology) The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis.
(fluid dynamics) The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse, especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller.
The formation of pits on a surface.
cervantist
cervantite
cervantite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing antimony and oxygen.
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
chauvinism
chauvinism
noun
(derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chavantean
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
chernovtsy
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervonetz
chervontsi
cheventayn
chevetaine
chevisance
chevisance
noun
(obsolete) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(obsolete) An unlawful agreement or contract.
(obsolete) Chivalrous adventure.
(obsolete) Help, remedy; a resource or solution.
(obsolete) The raising of money; money raised or lent for some purpose.
chevrotain
chevrotain
noun
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.
chivareing
chivariing
chivariing
verb
present participle of chivari
chivington
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
civilising
civilising
verb
present participle of civilise
civilizing
civilizing
verb
present participle of civilize
cleavingly
cleavingly
adv
In a cleaving manner
cleverness
cleverness
noun
Something clever, or done cleverly.
The property of being clever.
coadjuvant
coadjuvant
adj
cooperating
noun
(medicine) An adjuvant.
coderiving
coevalness
coevolving
coevolving
adj
Subject to coevolution
verb
present participle of coevolve
cognitives
cognitives
noun
plural of cognitive
cogovernor
cogovernor
noun
Someone who governs something together with someone else
coinventor
coinventor
noun
One who invents something jointly with another person or persons.
concaptive
conceivers
conceivers
noun
plural of conceiver
conceiving
conceiving
noun
Conception.
verb
present participle of conceive
concentive
conceptive
conceptive
adj
relating to conception (in all senses)
concessive
concessive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding
noun
(grammar) A phrase or clause that acts as a concession, such as "even if" or "although".
conclavist
conclavist
noun
The personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave.
conclusive
conclusive
adj
Pertaining to a conclusion.
Providing an end to something; decisive.
concoctive
concoctive
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to digestion; digestive.
(obsolete) Ripening or maturing by heat.
Of or pertaining to the concoction of a mixture etc.
concretive
concretive
adj
Promoting concretion.
concussive
concussive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion
conditivia
conductive
conductive
adj
Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
conesville
confervoid
confervoid
adj
Resembling conferva algae.
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
congestive
congestive
adj
Characterized by congestion
conjective
conjuctiva
connective
connective
adj
Serving or tending to connect; connecting.
noun
(anatomy, zoology) A connective tissue.
(botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
(grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
(logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
That which connects.
connexivum
connexivum
noun
The banded or spotted border of the abdomen of various insects
connivance
connivance
noun
(law) The process of conniving or conspiring.
connivancy
connivence
connivence
noun
(obsolete) connivance
consentive
conservacy
conservant
conservant
adj
Having the power or quality of conservation; conserving.
conservate
conservate
verb
(dated, transitive) To conserve.
(nonstandard, intransitive) To practice conservation.
conservers
conservers
noun
plural of conserver
conserving
conserving
adj
Accompanied by conservation.
verb
present participle of conserve
constative
constative
adj
(linguistics) Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
noun
(linguistics) An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
contextive
contorsive
contortive
contortive
adj
Showing contortion.
contravene
contravene
verb
(transitive) To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
(transitive, obsolete) To deny the truth of something.
contrivers
contrivers
noun
plural of contriver
contriving
contriving
noun
The act of one who contrives.
verb
present participle of contrive
controvert
controvert
verb
(intransitive) To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue.
(transitive) To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny.
(transitive) To dispute, to argue about (something).
convalesce
convalesce
verb
To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
convecting
convecting
adj
That which convects.
verb
present participle of convect
convection
convection
noun
(meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.
(obsolete) The process of conveying something.
(physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
convective
convective
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing convection; convectional
Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.
conventing
conventing
verb
present participle of convent
convention
convention
noun
(international law) A treaty or supplement to such.
A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.
A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.
A meeting or gathering.
A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.
The convening of a formal meeting.
conventual
conventual
adj
Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
noun
A member of a convent.
convergent
convergent
adj
(mathematical analysis, topology) Of a sequence or series in a topological space, converging to a (finite, proper) limit.
That converges or focuses; converging
noun
(mathematics) The rational number obtained when a continued fraction has been terminated after a finite number of terms.
converging
converging
adj
approaching each other at a point; convergent.
noun
convergence
verb
present participle of converge
conversant
conversant
adj
(obsolete) Concerned; occupied.
Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed.
noun
One who converses with another.
conversely
conversely
adv
(conjunctive, loosely) From another point of view; on the other hand.
(often conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.
conversing
conversing
noun
conversation
verb
present participle of converse
conversion
conversion
noun
(American football) An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
(chemistry) A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.
(computing) A software product converted from one platform to another.
(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.
(linguistics) The process whereby a new word is created without changing the form, often by allowing the word to function as a new part of speech.
(logic) The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa.
(marketing) An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.
(mathematics) A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.
(obsolete) The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.
(rugby) A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.
(slang, board games) Changing a miniature figure into another character, usually by mixing different parts, or molding the model's parts, or doing both.
The act of converting something or someone.
conversive
conversive
adj
(archaic) Ready to converse; social.
Capable of being converted or changed.
conversusi
convertend
convertend
noun
(logic) Any proposition which is subject to the process of conversion; so called in its relation to itself as converted, after which process it is termed the converse.
converters
converters
noun
plural of converter
converting
converting
verb
present participle of convert
convertise
convertism
convertite
convertite
noun
(obsolete) A convert.
(obsolete) A reformed prostitute.
convertive
convertors
convertors
noun
plural of convertor
convexedly
convexedly
adv
In a convex form; convexly.
convexness
convexness
noun
The state or quality of being convex.
conveyable
conveyable
adj
Able to be conveyed, especially from one owner to another.
conveyance
conveyance
noun
(archaic) A manner of conveying one's thoughts, a style of communication.
(law) An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.
A means of transporting, especially a vehicle.
An act or instance of conveying.
verb
(law, transitive) To transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another.
conviciate
convicting
convicting
verb
present participle of convict
conviction
conviction
noun
(countable) A firmly held belief.
(countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
(uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
(uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.
convictism
convictism
noun
The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
convictive
convictive
adj
convincing
convincers
convincers
noun
plural of convincer
convincing
convincing
adj
Effective as proof or evidence.
noun
The process by which somebody is convinced.
verb
present participle of convince
convocated
convocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convocate
convocator
convoluted
convoluted
adj
(chiefly anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convolute
convolving
convolving
verb
present participle of convolve
convolvuli
convulsant
convulsant
adj
Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
noun
Anything, such as a drug, that causes convulsions
convulsing
convulsing
verb
present participle of convulse
convulsion
convulsion
noun
(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
Violent turmoil.
convulsive
convulsive
adj
Having or producing convulsions.
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
corycavine
covalences
covalences
noun
plural of covalence
covalently
covalently
adv
Using covalent bonds.
covariance
covariance
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.
(statistics) A statistical measure defined as scriptstyle operatorname Cov(X,Y)= operatorname E((X-𝜇)(Y-𝜈)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values scriptstyle E(X),=,𝜇 and scriptstyle E(Y),=,𝜈.
covenantal
covenantal
adj
Of or pertaining to a covenant.
covenanted
covenanted
adj
Bound by a covenant.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of covenant
covenantee
covenantee
noun
The person in whose favor a covenant is made.
covenanter
covenanter
noun
One who makes a covenant.
covenantor
covenantor
noun
The party who makes a covenant.
coventrate
coventrate
verb
(transitive) To devastate by heavy bombing.
coventries
coventrize
covertness
covertness
noun
The characteristic of being covert.
covetingly
covetingly
adv
in a coveting way
covinously
covinously
adv
In a covinous manner.
cravatting
cravatting
verb
present participle of cravat.
cravenette
cravenette
noun
(countable) A waterproof coat made from this material.
(uncountable) A certain waterproof material.
verb
(transitive) To waterproof by a particular process.