(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
cardiopneumograph
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
centigram
centigram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻² grams. Symbol: cg
centigramme
centigramme
noun
Alternative spelling of centigram
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
centimorgan
centimorgan
noun
(biology) A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
centimorgans
centimorgans
noun
plural of centimorgan
cerebromeningeal
cerebromeningeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
cerebromeningitis
cerebromeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningoencephalitis
chairmending
chambering
chambering
noun
The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
verb
present participle of chamber
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
charminger
charminger
adj
comparative form of charming: more charming
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
charmingness
charmingness
noun
The state or quality of being charming.
chattermagging
checkmarking
checkmarking
verb
present participle of checkmark
cheesemongering
cheesemongering
noun
The trade of a cheesemonger, selling cheese.
cheirognomy
chemicoengineering
chemicomineralogical
chemicomineralogical
adj
Relating to chemistry and mineralogy.
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
christianogentilism
chromeplating
chromogenesis
chromogenesis
noun
(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of pigments
chromogenetic
chromogenetic
adj
Of or relating to chromogenesis.
chromogenic
chromogenic
adj
(biology) Containing or producing chromogen.
(photography) Describing a process in which a black-and-white image is replaced by a coloured one.
chronocinematography
chronocinematography
noun
chronography by means of cinematography
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cinemagoer
cinemagoer
noun
One who visits a cinema in order to watch a film.
cinemagoers
cinemagoers
noun
plural of cinemagoer
cinematograph
cinematograph
noun
(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
verb
(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.
cinematographer
cinematographer
noun
(cinematography) A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as the camera operator of the movie camera, though this is usually done by a cameraman. The film director may also double as the cinematographer, though this is usually a different person.
(dated) One who exhibits motion pictures; a projectionist.
cinematographers
cinematographers
noun
plural of cinematographer
cinematographic
cinematographic
adj
of or pertaining to cinematography
cinematographical
cinematographical
adj
Alternative form of cinematographic
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
cinematographies
cinematographies
noun
plural of cinematography
cinematographist
cinematographist
Noun
A cinematographer.
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
cinephotomicrography
cinephotomicrography
noun
cinematographic photomicrography
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumgenital
circumgenital
adj
Surrounding the genital area.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
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.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumpentagon
circumspangle
circumventing
circumventing
verb
present participle of circumvent
clambering
clambering
noun
The act of one who clambers.
verb
present participle of clamber
coenamoring
commandeering
commandeering
verb
present participle of commandeer
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
commemorating
commemorating
verb
present participle of commemorate
commemorizing
commemorizing
verb
present participle of commemorize
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
commercialising
commercialising
verb
present participle of commercialise
commercializing
commercializing
verb
present participle of commercialize
commercing
commercing
verb
present participle of commerce
commingler
commingler
noun
A device for noiseless heating of water by steam in a vessel filled with a porous mass, as of pebbles.
One who, or that which, commingles.
commiserating
commiserating
verb
present participle of commiserate
commiseratingly
commiseratingly
adv
So as to commiserate; in a way that offers commiseration.
compartmentalizing
compartmentalizing
verb
present participle of compartmentalize
compeering
compeering
verb
present participle of compeer
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
conglomeratic
conglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to a conglomerate.
conglomerating
conglomerating
verb
present participle of conglomerate
conglomeration
conglomeration
noun
An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.
That which consists of many previously separate parts.
conglomerations
conglomerations
noun
plural of conglomeration
conglomerative
conglomerative
adj
Causing, or relating to, conglomeration.
conglomeritic
conglomeritic
adj
(geology) Alternative form of conglomeratic
congregationalism
congregationalism
noun
Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.
coniogramme
contemporising
contemporising
verb
present participle of contemporise
contemporizing
contemporizing
verb
present participle of contemporize
copolymerizing
copolymerizing
verb
present participle of copolymerize
coppersmithing
coppersmithing
noun
The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
coredeeming
coredeeming
verb
present participle of coredeem
coremaking
coremaking
noun
(engineering) The manufacture of the cores used to produce the hollow parts of castings.
corregimiento
corregimiento
noun
A historical administrative subdivision of a country in certain parts of Spain and Latin America
corregimientos
corregimientos
noun
plural of corregimiento
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
countercampaign
countercampaign
noun
A campaign that opposes another campaign.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterclaiming
counterclaiming
verb
present participle of counterclaim
counterdisengagement
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
countergambit
countergambit
noun
(chess) A gambit offered by the black (non-starting) player.
counterhammering
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
counterimagination
counterimagination
noun
An imagination that contradicts or opposes another imagination.
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
countermarching
countermarching
noun
A countermarch.
verb
present participle of countermarch
countermarriage
countermigration
countermigration
noun
Migration back again, or in the opposite direction.
countermining
countermining
verb
present participle of countermine
countermoving
countermoving
adj
That moves in opposition or retaliation
verb
present participle of countermove
counterprogramming
counterprogramming
noun
Psychological programming carried out to combat the effects of earlier programming.
cradlemaking
cradlemaking
noun
The manufacture of cradles.
craigmontite
craigmontite
noun
(mineralogy) A nephelite-oligoclase-muscovite rock.
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
creaming
creaming
noun
A cookery technique in which fat and sugar are mixed together with the incorporation of air to form a cream.
The act by which something is creamed.
verb
present participle of cream
creammaking
cremating
cremating
verb
present participle of cremate
criminogenesis
criminogenesis
noun
The origination of criminal behaviour.
criminogenic
criminogenic
adj
tending to produce crime or criminals
criminologies
criminologies
noun
plural of criminology
crimogenic
crimogenic
adj
Producing or leading to crime.
crumblingness
crumblingness
noun
The quality of crumbling.
crystallomagnetic
cumbering
cumbering
verb
present participle of cumber
curmudgeonish
daemonurgist
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decrementing
decrementing
verb
present participle of decrement
decriminalizing
decriminalizing
verb
(rare) present participle of decriminalize To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
deforming
deforming
verb
present participle of deform
degerminate
degerminator
degerminator
noun
(agriculture) A device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain.
degerming
degerming
verb
present participle of degerm
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
deglamorizing
deglamorizing
verb
present participle of deglamorize
demagnetiser
demagnetiser
noun
Alternative form of demagnetizer
demagnetizer
demagnetizer
noun
Any device (often a furnace) that is used to remove magnetization