(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cardiodilator
cardiodilator
noun
A machine for cardiodilation.
cardiolith
cardiologist
cardiologist
noun
A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.
cardiologists
cardiologists
noun
plural of cardiologist
cardiomotility
cardiomotility
noun
motility (movement) of the heart
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
cardisophistical
carettochelydidae
carlstadt
carotidal
carotidal
adj
Of or relating to the carotid arteries.
cartelized
cartelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartelize
cartilaginoid
cartilaginoid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.
noun
(medicine) A cartilage-like nodule, growth or other structure, which is not part of the normal anatomy.
cartload
cartload
noun
(by extension) Any large amount.
(historical, specifically) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
The amount that a cart can carry.
cartloads
cartloads
noun
plural of cartload
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
carunculated
carunculated
adj
Alternative form of carunculate
caryatidal
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
castorland
catadioptrical
catadioptrical
adj
catadioptric
catelectrode
catelectrode
noun
(physics, archaic) The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.
caterpillared
caterpillared
adj
Fitted with a caterpillar track.
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
cathedral
cathedral
adj
Relating to the throne or the see of a bishop.
name
(US politics, slang) In certain right-wing conspiracy theories, the mainstream system or establishment of society, held to be liberal or leftist and to be working against the interests of the people or nation, which is both.
noun
(figurative) A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.
(loosely or informally) A large or important church building.
A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.
The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.
cathedraled
cathedraled
adj
Having a cathedral.
Vaulted like a cathedral.
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
cathedralic
cathedralic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, a cathedral.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
cathedrals
cathedrals
noun
plural of cathedral
cathedralwise
cathedratical
cathedratical
adj
cathedratic
cathedratically
cathedratically
adv
In a cathedratic manner.
cathodofluorescence
caudatolenticular
caudatolenticular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the caudate and lenticular nuclei of the corpus striatum in the brain.
caudolateral
caudolateral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tail and the side of an organ etc.
celebrated
celebrated
adj
famous or widely praised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of celebrate
celebratedly
celebratedly
adv
In a celebrated way; famously.
celebratedness
celebratedness
noun
celebrity; fame
centeredly
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
centralised
centralised
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralise
centralized
centralized
adj
Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralize
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrodorsal
centrodorsal
adj
(anatomy) central and dorsal
centrodorsally
centrodorsally
adv
In a centrodorsal manner.
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
centrolepidaceae
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
centrolinead
centrolinead
noun
An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a centre.
cephalochordata
cephalochordate
cephalochordate
adj
Of or pertaining to these creatures.
noun
Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
ceratomandibular
chalcosiderite
chalcosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
chalicotheriid
chalicotheriid
noun
(zoology) Any mammal in the family Chalicotheriidae.
chalicotheriidae
chalicotherioid
chamberleted
chamberleted
adj
Alternative form of chamberletted
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
cheilodipteridae
cheilodipterus
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chesterland
chickenheartedly
chickenheartedly
adv
Alternative form of chicken-heartedly
childbirth
childbirth
noun
The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.
childbirths
childbirths
noun
plural of childbirth
childrenite
childrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlorhydrate
chlorhydrate
noun
hydrochloride
chloridate
chloridate
verb
(transitive) To treat or prepare with a chloride.
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridation
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chloritoid
chloritoid
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed iron, magnesium, and manganese silicate mineral of metamorphic origin, with the chemical formula (Fe²⁺,Mg,Mn)₂Al₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₄.
chloropalladates
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
chlorothiazide
chlorothiazide
noun
(medicine) A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions
choledochoenterostomy
choledocholithotripsy
choledocholithotripsy
noun
(surgery) fragmentation of a gallstone in the common bile duct
cholterheaded
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondroclast
chondroclast
noun
(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage
chondrocostal
chondrocostal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of costochondral
chondroendothelioma
chondrofetal
chondroplast
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
chondrosternal
chondrosternal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
chorioallantoid
chorioidocyclitis
choroidocyclitis
chortled
chortled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chortle
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
christadelphianism
christianiadeal
chromeplated
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chytridial
chytridiales
circulated
circulated
adj
distributed about a circuit
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circulate
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
circumundulate
circumundulate
verb
To flow around as waves or undulations
circumundulation
circumvallated
circumvallated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate
cirratulidae
citrylidene
citrylidene
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical derived from citral
cladothrix
cladrastis
clairaudient
clairaudient
adj
(parapsychology) Pertaining to or involving clairaudience.
noun
(parapsychology) One who has the power of clairaudience.
clairaudiently
clairaudiently
adv
In a clairaudient way; by means of clairaudience.
claritude
claritude
noun
(obsolete) clarity; splendour
clathrinidae
clathroid
clathroid
adj
clathrate; latticed
clattered
clattered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clatter
clavichordist
clavichordist
noun
Someone who plays the clavichord.
clavichordists
clavichordists
noun
plural of clavichordist
cleanhearted
clearhearted
clearsighted
clearsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of clear-sighted
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
clearstoried
clearstoried
adj
Alternative form of clerestoried
cleidarthritis
cleidosternal
cleidotripsy
clerestoried
clerestoried
adj
Having a clerestory.
clinohedrite
clinohedrite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc
clithridiate
clithridiate
adj
Having the shape of a keyhole
clitoridauxe
clitoridean
clitoridean
adj
Synonym of clitoral
clitoridectomies
clitoridectomies
noun
plural of clitoridectomy
clitoridectomy
clitoridectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision
clitoriditis
clitoridotomy
clitoridotomy
noun
(surgery) A surgical procedure which reduces the size of the clitoral hood.
cloistered
cloistered
adj
Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
Furnished with cloisters.
Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.
Naive, lacking in worldliness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloister
closehearted
clostridia
clostridia
noun
plural of clostridium
clostridial
clostridial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium
clostridian
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
clothesyard
clothesyard
noun
The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing