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caballeria(historical, law) A medieval Spanish land tenure equivalent to a knight's fee, held under an obligation for military service.cacciatoraA style of cooking in which meat is cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes, white wine and herbs.cacochylia(pathology) Defective formation or absorption of chyle.cacochymia(medicine, obsolete) A vitiated state of the humours, or bodily fluids.cacogeusia(pathology) An experience of a bad taste not due to ingested materialcacophobiaThe fear of ugliness or ugly people.cacothymiaAn unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.cactomaniaAn enthusiastic interest in cacti.caipirinhaA traditional Brazilian alcoholic drink prepared with cachaça, lime juice, sugar, and ice.caipiroskacaipirinha prepared with vodka instead of the usual cachaçacaipivodkaA caipirinha cocktail made with vodka instead of cachaca.calcinemia(pathology, very rare) The presence of calcium (ions) in the blood.calcinuria(pathology) The presence of calcium salts in the urinecalcipenia(medicine) Calcium deficiency.calliandraA flowering plant of the genus Calliandra.callicarpaAny of the genus Callicarpa of shrubs and small trees, the beautyberries.camanchacaA type of mist found on the west coast of South America by the Atacama Desert, which does not drop rain.campanella(historical) A smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.campomelia(pathology) A form of dysplasia characterised by bent limbscandelabraplural of candelabrumcandelillaA type of flowering succulent plant, native to Texas and northern Mexico, of species Euphorbia antisyphilitica.candidemia(pathology) The presence of Candida fungi in the bloodcandiduriaThe presence of Candida yeasts in the urinecangaceiraA female cangaceiro.caniphobiaAn irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines; cynophobia.canophiliaSynonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”).canophobiaSynonym of cynophobia.canzonettaA style of popular Italian secular vocal composition which originated around 1560, or a piece composed in this stylecapirotadaA type of bread pudding, originating from Mexicocarboluria(pathology) The presence of carbolic acid (phenol) in the urinecarborexiaA focus on cutting down one's energy consumption and reducing one's carbon footprint that is deemed irrational, excessive, or unhealthy.carboxemia(pathology) The presence of carbon dioxide in the bloodcardialgia(archaic) cardialgy; heartburncaricaturaArchaic form of caricature.carimanolaA fried South American meat pie with cheese in a torpedo-shaped yuca fritter.carinderia(Philippines) A small eatery or canteen or cafeteria that serves local (usually Filipino) foodcarpogoniaplural of carpogoniumcarpoxenia(botany) The effect of pollen on the tissue of the carpelcascarillaA euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleuteria).cassapancaA cassone with a high panelled back and sometimes a footrest; a kind of Italian settle.cataphasiaA speech defect characterised by repetition of individual words.cataplasiaThe degeneration of cells or tissue.centifoliaA plant of the cabbage rose, Rosa × centifolia, a fragrant species of rose having large numbers of petals.cephalagiaMisspelling of cephalalgia.cephalagragout in the headcephalodiaplural of cephalodiumceruminomaA ceruminous adenoma.chachalacaAny of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.chaetosemaA cluster of sensory bristles on the head of some insectschakchoukaAlternative spelling of shakshuka.chalcidicaplural of chalcidicumchaophilia(rare nonce word) Spurious overemphasis of or oversubscription to chaos theory and/or its characteristic concepts.charismataplural of charismchastushkaA type of traditional Russian satirical or ironic folk poetry in quatrains.chaturangaAn ancient Indian game, its rules not fully known, presumed to be the ancestor of chess and similar games.chaulmugraAlternative spelling of chaulmoogra.chausinghaAlternative form of chousingha.cheiralgia(medicine) Alternative form of chiralgia.chichicoyaA Native American rattle made from a gourd with beads inside.chimurenga(Zimbabwe, music) A genre of Zimbabwean popular music, originally focusing on revolutionary themes.chinchilla(uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.chingadera(US, vulgar, Spanglish) A miscellaneous object for which one does not know, or has forgotten, its proper name; a doohickey, contraption, thingamabob, or widget.chionodoxa(botany) Any plant of the former genus Chionodoxa.chironomia(rare) Chironomy.chloraemiaAlternative form of chloremia.chloronema(biology) An elongated cell that develops to form a caulonemachloropsia(pathology) A visual defect in which objects appear to have a greenish tingechocomania(informal) Enthusiasm for and/or obsession with chocolate.choristomaA collection of normal cells in an abnormal location.choromaniaAlternative form of choreomania.chousinghaThe four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.chowchillaOrthonyx spaldingii, a passerine bird in the logrunner family Orthonychidae, endemic to Australia.chromonema(genetics) The central coiled filament of a chromatid upon which the chromomeres liechuckwallaA lizard, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.chupacabra(cryptozoology, sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of chupacabras.chyloderma(medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstructioncibophobiaThe fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.cimicifugaAny member of the former genus Cimicifuga, now Actaea sect. Cimicifuga, of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.cinderellaAlternative letter-case form of Cinderella.cinecameraAlternative form of cine camera.cinenchymalaticiferous tissue, consisting of irregularly branching and anastomosing vesselscinephiliaEnthusiasm for films and the cinema.cinephobia(film) The fear or hatred of films and the cinema.circusianaAll the things related to circuses.citratemia(pathology) The presence of citrate in the bloodcitraturia(pathology) The presence of citrate (or citric acid) in the urinecitronellaA tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.clarabellaA wooden organ stop that emulates the sound of a flute.claribella(music) An organ stop with a soft, fluty sound.clinandriaplural of clinandriumclinomaniaAn excessive desire to remain in bed; morbid sleepiness.clostridiaplural of clostridiumcoccyalgia(pathology) Synonym of coccydynia.coccydynia(pathology) Pain in the coccyx or its area.cochleariaplural of cochleariumcoelenteraplural of coelenteroncoleorhiza(botany) A sheath-like structure found in a monocotyledon plant seed that acts as a protective covering enclosing the radicle.collembolaAny of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail.colobomataplural of colobomacoloratura(uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.columbariaplural of columbariumcolumnella(architecture) A small columncombalenga(archaic) Cucurbita pepo, various kinds of pumpkin or squash.comediettaA dramatic composition of the comedy class, but not so much elaborated as a regular comedy, and generally consisting of one or at most two acts.compostelaA certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing an official route on the pilgramage to Camino de Santiago.concertinaSomething multiply folded like a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together.coprofauna(biology) Any animal known only as a coprolitecoprolalia(psychiatry) The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.copromaniaThe obsession with feces.cordillera(geography) An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.corectopiaThe displacement of the eye's pupil from its normal, central position.cornucopiaA hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.corrigendaplural of corrigendumcountersea(nautical) A sea running in an opposite direction from the wind.crematoriaplural of crematoriumcreophagiaAlternative form of kreophagy.crossandra(botany) Any of the genus Crossandra of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae.crotalariaAny of the genus Crotalaria of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs.cryalgesiapain caused by coldcryophilia(ecology) A tendency to thrive at low temperatures.cubomedusaAny jellyfish of the order Cubomedusae; the box jellyfish.cyberdramaAny of the forms of (possibly interactive) storytelling shaped and influenced by cyberspace and the Internet.cybermaniaGreat enthusiasm for computers or the Internet.cybermediaMedia published on the Internet or in cyberspace.cybertopiaA cyberutopia.cyclomaniaEnthusiasm for bicycle riding.cyclopediaAlternative spelling of cyclopaedia.cylindromaA tumor with nests of cells that resemble a cylinder in cross section.cynophiliaA fondness for dogs or other canines.cynophobiaAn irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.cystinuria(medicine) The presence of cystine in the urinecytopaeniaAlternative spelling of cytopenia.cytorachia(cytology) differential behaviour of a population of cells