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cabalize(intransitive) To study and interpret the Kabbalah.cabezoneAlternative spelling of cabezon.cabletieAlternative form of cable tie.caboodle(informal) Any large collection of things or people.cabotageThe transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.cabriite(mineralogy) A grey-white mineral with the chemical formula Pd₂SnCu.cabrioleA type of furniture leg used in certain ornate styles of furniture such as Queen Anne, having a double curve resembling the leg of an animal.cachableAlternative spelling of cacheable.cachetteA hidden nook; a hiding place.cadalane(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene 4-isopropyl-1,6-dimethyldecahydronaphthalenecadalene(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene 4-isopropyl-1,6-dimethylnaphthalenecadamine(organic chemistry) An alkaloid derived from the tree Neolamarckia cadamba.cadastre(cartography) A public survey of land, originally for the purpose of taxation and to create an official register of land ownership.cadiconeAn ammonite that has a flattened barrel shape.cadinane(organic chemistry) An organic compound found in agarwood oil.cadinene(organic chemistry) Any of a group of isomeric sesquiterpenes found in juniper essential oil.caesuraeplural of caesuracafelikeResembling or characteristic of a café.cafetite(mineralogy) A rare titanium oxide mineral found in northern Russia.caffeateA salt or ester of caffeic acid.caffeineAn alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.caffieneMisspelling of caffeine.caffufleMisspelling of kerfuffle.cafuffleMisspelling of kerfuffle.cagelikeResembling or characteristic of a cage.cagemateAn animal that shares the same cage as another.cagesideAt or near the side of a cagecakehole(slang, usually derogatory and offensive) The mouth.cakelikeResembling a cake in appearance or texture.calafateThe barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.calamene(organic chemistry) The bicyclic sesquiterpene 4-isopropyl-1,6-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalenecalamine(mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.calamiteA member of the extinct genus of treelike horsetails (†Calamites).calanthe(botany) Any orchid of the genus Calanthe.calarene(organic chemistry) The tricyclic sesquiterpene (1aR,7R,7aR,7bS)-1,1,7,7a-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,7,7b-hexahydro-1aH-cyclopropa[a]naphthalenecalataseMisspelling of catalase.calceate(ambitransitive, obsolete) Synonym of shoe: to put on shoes.calcreteA sedimentary rock, a hardened deposit of calcium carbonate, capable of cementing together with other materials.calefare(Singapore, slang) An extra (actor playing a minor role)calfboneAlternative form of calf bone.calfhide(countable) The hide of a calf.calflikeResembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow), as figurative in being young, naive, etc.calicene(organic chemistry) A bicyclic hydrocarbon composed of cyclopentadiene and cyclopropene rings linked by a double bondcalifateAlternative form of caliphate.caligate(obsolete) Wearing caligae or military boots.callable(programming) That can be called.calliopeA musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.callipeeAlternative form of calipee.callrateAlternative form of call rate.callsiteAlternative form of call site.calltimeAlternative form of call time.calmableAble to be calmed.caloriseAlternative form of calorize.calorizeTo form a protective surface on (a ferrous metal) by coating with aluminum powder and then heating.calotype(photography, historical) A talbotype.calycine(botany) Resembling or relating to a calyx.calycule(botany) Synonym of calyculus (“group of bracts resembling an outer calyx”).cambooseAlternative form of caboose.cambouseAlternative form of caboose.camelineOf or pertaining to camels.camelize(computing) To change a variable or object name that consists of several words into camel case.cameltoe(slang) The visible outline of a woman's labia or vulva, as a consequence of wearing tight pants.camerade(obsolete) Comrade.camerate(transitive) To build in the form of a vault; to arch over.caminite(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.camisadeAlternative form of camisado.camisoleA short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women underneath a blouse, or as a form of short négligée.camomileAn asteracean plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:campableSuitable for camping.campagneplural of campagnacampfireA fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.camphane(organic chemistry) Bornane.camphene(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.camphine(historical) Rectified oil of turpentine, once used for burning in oil lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.camphoneA cameraphone.camplikeResembling or characteristic of a camp.campmateSomeone who is or has been in the same camp as another person; one's fellow camper.camporee(US) A gathering of Scouts at which accommodation is in tents.campsiteA place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.camstoneA kind of clay used to whiten doorsteps, etc.camwhore(Internet slang, vulgar, derogatory) Synonym of camgirl.canadine(organic chemistry) A protoberberine alkaloid that can act as a calcium channel blocker.canaigre(US) Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.canaille(countable, collective) The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.canalageThe construction of canals.canalise(transitive, British spelling) To convert (a river or other waterway) into a canal.canalizeUS and Oxford British English spelling of canalise.canasite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.cancrine(poetry) Palindromic; reading the same forwards or backwards.candombe(music) A musical style of Uruguay originating from African slaves.canelikeResembling or characteristic of (a) cane.canewareA form of traditional unglazed light-brown stoneware.canhouse(slang, US, chiefly Chicago) A brothel.canicide(rare) The killing of a dog.canicule(archaic) Synonym of dog days.canidatePronunciation spelling of candidate.caninize(transitive) To make dog-like, or turn into a dog.cannableThat can be canned.cannelle(rare) cinnamoncannulaeplural of cannulacanoableAlternative spelling of canoeable.canoniseNon-Oxford British English spelling of canonize.canonize(figurative) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.canoodleTo caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.canticleA chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.cantlineAlternative form of contline.canulateAlternative form of cannulate.capbadgeAlternative form of cap badge.capelikeResembling or characteristic of a cape (item of clothing).capelineA cap-shaped bandage for the head or for the stump of an amputated limb.capesizeAlternative letter-case form of Capesize.capewiseIn the manner of a cape.capitate(anatomy) Having a distinct globular tip.capitule(Roman Catholicism) Synonym of chapter: a reading at one of the canonical hours.caponiseAlternative form of caponize.caponize(transitive) To castrate (a cockerel) in order to fatten it for table use.cappableThat can be capped.caprioleA leap or caper, as in dancing.caproate(organic chemistry) A hexanoate.capshore(nautical) A support for the cap of a mastcapsiate(medicine) A capsinoid used to cause weight losscapstoneAny of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.captaineObsolete spelling of captain.captayneObsolete form of captain.capucineA capuchin monkey.capurideA sedative and hypnotic drug.carabine(transitive, nautical or climbing) To attach via carabiner.caracoleA half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage.caracoreAlternative form of caracoa.caramideMisspelling of ceramide.carapaceA hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.caratageThe measurement of the purity of goldcarborneTransported or fitted in an automobile.cardcaseA case for visiting cardscardecue(historical) An old French coin worth one quarter of an écu.cardgameAlternative form of card game.cardlikeResembling or characteristic of a card.cardware(computing) Synonym of postcardware.carefreeWithout cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.caregavesimple past of caregivecaregive(rare, intransitive) To provide care, especially in the role as a caregiver.carelineA helpline provided for customers by the manufacturer of a product.carenageObsolete form of careenage.caresite(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.caresome(rare) Marked by caring or characterised by care; careful; chary.caretake(transitive) To look after as a caretaker.careware(computing, informal) Charityware.cargoose(dated) A species of grebe (Podiceps cristatus); the great crested grebe.carhouse(Southern US, dated) A garage attached to a house.carinateShaped like a boat's keel.carinuleAlternative form of carinula.caritive(grammar) Of or relating to the caritive case.carlacue(US) A trick or caper.carlicueObsolete form of curlicue.caroline(historical) An old silver coin of Italy.carotane(organic chemistry, paleontology) A fully saturated derivative of β-carotene with IUPAC name 1,1,3-trimethyl-2-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)octadecyl]cyclohexane.carotene(organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.carpaine(organic chemistry) A macrolide antibiotic, (1S,11R,13S,14S,24R,26S)-13,26-dimethyl-2,15-dioxa-12,25-diazatricyclo[22.2.2.211,14]triacontane-3,16-dione, found in Carica papayacarphone(uncommon) Alternative form of car phone.carplane(science fiction) A vehicle that can drive on land like a car or fly like an aeroplane.carplikeResembling or characteristic of a carp (the fish).carriage(now uncommon) The act of conveying; carrying.carrioleAlternative spelling of cariole.carrocheObsolete form of caroche.carrosseAlternative form of carosse (“type of coach”).carshare(intransitive) To participate in a system of car sharing.carstone(geology) A form of sandstone from the Cretaceous age used as a building stonecartableAble to be carted or carried.cartbote(UK, law, obsolete) in medieval Britain, wood to which a tenant was entitled for making and repairing carts and other domestic instrumentscartlikeResembling or characteristic of a cart (wheeled vehicle).cartpoleAn inverted pendulum whose pivot point can be moved along a track to maintain balancecarucage(historical) A form of land taxation that replaced Danegeld in twelfth-century England.carucate(historical) The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.caruncle(anatomy, zootomy) A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.carvableCapable of being carved.cascableAlternative form of cascabel (knob at end of cannon)casefileAlternative form of case file.caselikeResembling or characteristic of a case.casemate(architecture) A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.casewiseIn terms of cases (individual instances).cashableAble to be converted into cashcashlikeResembling or characteristic of cash.cashmere(countable) A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.cashmireObsolete form of cashmere.cashwiseIn terms of cash.casimereAlternative form of cassimere.casimireAlternative form of cassimere.casitive(obsolete, grammar) Having grammatical casecasitoneA peptone made by the pancreatic digestion of caseincasklikeResembling or characteristic of a cask.cassetteA small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.castableAble to be cast. In particular:castmateSomeone with whom one performs together, as a member of a cast.castrateA castrated man; a eunuch.catadupeWaterfall; cataract.catalaseAn enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.catalyseAlternative spelling of catalyze.catalyze(chemistry, transitive) To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.catamiteA boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man.catazineA type of catalogue with a magazine-like style.catazone(geology) A very deep geological zone, typically below a depth of 11 kilometres.categise(rare) Thrash (verbally or physically).categizeAlternative spelling of categise.catenane(organic chemistry) Any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.catenateTo connect things together, especially to form a chain.caterole(humorous, nonce word) A casserole that uses cat meat.cathouse(US, slang) A brothel.caticide(nonce word) The killing of a cat.catitude(humorous) An attitude belonging to or befitting a cat.catridge(dated) Pronunciation spelling of cartridge.catsicle(informal, humorous) A cold or frozen cat.catslideSynonym of catslide roof.cattiite(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.caudicle(botany) A slender, elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.caulicle(botany) A small stalk or stem, especially the rudimentary stalk of a seed embryocausable(rare) That may be causedcauserieAn informal conversation, or casual short written article, especially on a serious topic.causeuseA sofa for two people; a love seat or tête-à-tête.cavatineAlternative form of cavatina.cavelikeResembling or characteristic of a cavecavemateOne who shares the same cave.cavitate(sciences) To form vapour bubbles in a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure.cefepime(pharmacology) A cephalosporin antibiotic.cefixime(pharmacology) An oral cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and otitis media.ceintureA belt or girdle.cejkaite(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing carbon, iron, magnesium, oxygen, sodium, and uranium.celanideA particular steroid glycoside.celatone(historical) A device invented by Galileo Galilei to observe Jupiter's moons with the purpose of finding longitude on Earth. It took the form of a piece of headgear with a telescope taking the place of an eyehole.celature(obsolete) The act or art of engraving or embossing.celibate(by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.cellfreeAlternative form of cell-free.cellmateA person with whom one shares a prison cell.celltypeAlternative form of cell type.cellwide(biology) Throughout a cell.cellwiseIn the manner of a cell; in terms of a cell.cembraneA ceramic membrane used in water treatmentcembrene(organic chemistry) Any of a class of cyclic diterpenes based on (1E,3Z,6E,10E)-3,7,11-trimethyl-14-propan-2-ylcyclotetradeca-1,3,6,10-tetraenecenobiteA new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.cenosite(mineralogy) A hydrated carbonate/silicate of rare earth elements and calcium present in Scandinavia.cenozoneA stratum containing a characteristic association of minerals and microfossils.censoreeOne who is censored.centaureObsolete form of centaur.centiare(now rare) Alternative form of centare.centrale(anatomy) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or tarsus in most vertebrates. In the human tarsus it is represented by the navicular.centrodeThe path traced by the instantaneous rotational centre of a plane figure when it undergoes motion in a planecentupleHundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred.ceposideA particular steroid glycoside.ceramide(biochemistry) Any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissuecerasineAlternative form of cerasin.ceratiteAny ammonite of the order CeratitidaceratoseAlternative form of keratose.cerclage(medicine) The use of a wire loop to hold fragments of a fractured bone together; or to prevent dilation of the cervix in the case of incompetent cervix.ceremide(biochemistry) An N-acylated sphingoid.ceresine(entomology) Related to treehoppers of the tribe Ceresini.cerintheAny member of the genus Cerinthe of vascular plants in the family Boraginaceae.cernyite(mineralogy) A cadmium analog of stannite, with chemical formula Cu₂CdSnS₄.cerolite(mineralogy) Alternative form of kerolite.cerosineAlternative form of cerosin.cerotene(organic chemistry) A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.cerotypeA printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.certaineObsolete spelling of certain.certayneArchaic spelling of certain.certeineArchaic spelling of certain.cerusiteAlternative form of cerussite.cesanite(mineralogy) A hexagonal-trigonal dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.cessible(obsolete) Giving way; yielding.cesspipeA pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool.ceteroneA large cittern distinguished by the use of wire strings, and the presence of extra bass strings.ceticideA killer of whalescevadine(organic chemistry) Crystallized veratrine.cevanine(organic chemistry) A neurological toxin and hypotensive agent.chabasieObsolete form of chabazite.chaconneA slow, stately Baroque dance.chaetome(biology) The bristly hairlike appendages growing from the limbs of various mite species, taken as a single bodily organ.chagrineObsolete spelling of chagrin.chainage(surveying) An imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road.chalanceAn attitude of seriousness and earnestness.chalazaeplural of chalazachalcone(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound 1,3-diphenylpropenone (PhCH=CHCOPh); Ph = phenyl.chalkoneAlternative form of chalcone.chamotteA ceramic raw material with a high percentage of silica and alumina.champaneAlternative form of sampan (“type of boat”).chantageSynonym of blackmail.chaoliteAn allotrope of carbon (an extended polyyne) believed to form in meteorite impacts.chapette(British, informal) A female chap; a woman.chapitreObsolete form of chapter.charetteA small two-wheeled cart; (historical) a chariot.charidee(informal, humorous, UK) Conspicuous charity, seen as being driven by a non-altruistic (especially self-promotional) motive.charitieArchaic spelling of charity.charoiteA rare mineral, ranging in color from a light lilac to a deep purple, found in Yakutia, Russia.chasableCapable of being chased; fit for hunting.chasibleArchaic form of chasuble.chastise(transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.chastize(now nonstandard) Archaic spelling of chastise.chasuble(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass, equivalent to the phelonion of the Eastern tradition.chatchkeAlternative form of tchotchke.chatlineA telephone service in which a caller may converse with an operator on a specific subject.chatmateA friend or acquaintance through Internet chat.chatsiteAlternative form of chat site.chauriceA spicy pork sausage used in Creole and Cajun cuisine.chavette(British, derogatory, slang) A female chav.chebeque(nautical) Archaic form of xebec.checkageThe items or amount to which attention is called by a check mark.chedditeAny of a class of explosives containing inorganic chlorates and organic nitro compounds.cheflikeResembling or befitting a chef; culinary.chefware(rare) High-end cooking supplies such as knives, pans, and utensils.cheiremeAlternative form of chereme.chelydre(obsolete) A fetid water snake.chemzyme(chemistry) A kind of synthetic molecule specialized in producing a certain three-dimensional form.cheniereAlternative form of chenier.chenilleAn extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters.chequineArchaic form of zecchino (“old gold coin of Italy”).chesibleObsolete form of chasuble.chestage(slang, rare) The exposed chest, especially the cleavage of the breasts.chevacheArchaic form of chevauchee.cheville(poetry) A word or phrase whose only function is to make a sentence metrically balanced.chewableCapable of being chewed.chicadeeAlternative form of chickadee.chichemeA drink, found almost exclusively in Panama and Costa Rica, made from milk, hominy, cinnamon, and vanilla.chichoreObsolete form of chukar.chickoreArchaic form of chukar.chicotteA long knotted whip with a wooden handle, formerly used as a punishment in the Congo and Portuguese Africa.chiefage(obsolete or historical) A tribute by the chief; a kind of poll tax.chiefrie(obsolete or historical) A small rent paid to the lord paramount.chiguireSynonym of capybara.chiluite(mineralogy) A hexagonal yellow mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, oxygen, and tellurium.chinboneThat part of the mandible that forms the chin.chinlikeResembling or characteristic of a chin.chinloneA Burmese ball game incorporating aspects of both sport and dance.chiolite(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.chipekweA rhinoceroslike creature of Central African legend.chiplikeResembling or characteristic of a chip (fragment of stone etc.).chipotleA ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.chippage(anthropology) A pattern of chipping, as seen in stone tools.chiptune(music) A piece of computer music in which the sounds are generated and mixed in realtime, common before the advent of mass storage for prerecorded sound.chirpineA Himalayan pine, Pinus roxburghiichitengeAlternative spelling of kitenge.chivacheArchaic form of chevauchee.chivareeAlternative form of shivaree.chlorane(inorganic chemistry) The hydride of chlorine, hydrogen chloride, HClchlorate(chemistry) Any salt of chloric acid.chloride(chemistry) Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.chlorineA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.chlorite(mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.choanate(biology) Having a choanachoaniteA spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.chokableOn which a person might choke.choleate(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of choleic acidchondyleMisspelling of condyle.chongake(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker hooks his heel behind that of his opponent from the inside, pulls the leg towards him, grabs the opponent's arm on the same side and twists him sideways and backwards.chonmageA traditional Japanese topknot haircut worn by men, traditionally associated with samurai and more recently with sumo wrestlers.choplikeResembling or characteristic of a chop (cut of meat).chordateOf such animals.chowlineA line of people waiting for food.chowtime(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.chrisomeNonstandard form of chrisom.christie(skiing) A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.chromane(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to one of dihydro-pyran; it is the base unit of tocopherolschromateTo treat with a chromate solutionchromene(organic chemistry) Synonym of 1-benzopyran.chromideAny of various cichlid fishes found in Asia.chromine(organic chemistry) The organometallic aromatic anion [(2Z)-penta-2,4-dienylidene]chromium or any of its derivatives.chromiseAlternative form of chromize.chromite(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄.chromize(transitive) To chrome; to treat with chromium.chromone(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzopyrone, a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ringchromule(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.chronemeA basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant.chrysene(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 1,2-benzphenanthrene, containing four fused benzene ringschrysomeAlternative form of chrisom.chryzeneAlternative form of chrysene.chughole(South Midland US) A pothole.chummage(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.chundole(India, historical) A kind of large palanquin.churchieAlternative form of churchy.chyazate(chemistry) Any salt or ester of chyazic acid.cicerone(ambitransitive, archaic) To show (somebody) the sights, acting as a tourist guide.cicisbeeAlternative form of cicisbeo.ciconinePertaining to storks.cicurate(obsolete, transitive) To tame, domesticate.cigalikeA device for smoking that looks like a cigarette or a cigar.ciminite(mineralogy) Synonym of arsoite.cimolite(mineralogy) A soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.cinctureAn enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassingcineasteAlternative spelling of cineast.cinemizeAlternative form of cinematize.cinerite(geology) A sedimentary rock composed mostly of volcanic ashcinoxate(organic chemistry) An ester formed from methoxycinnamic acid and 2-ethoxyethanol, and used in some sunscreens.circlineA fluorescent light in the form of a ring.circlizeTo make circularcirrhose(botany, of leaves) Ending in a tendril at the apex.cistrome(microbiology) The set of DNA segments (cis) of a transacting factor on a genome scale.citeableAlternative spelling of citable.citrangeCitrus × insitorum, a hybrid of the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and the trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata).citylikeResembling or characteristic of a city.citymateOne who comes from the same city.cityside(journalism) Working in the city.citywideThroughout a city.civetone(organic chemistry) The unsaturated macrocyclic ketone 1-cycloheptadec-9-enone that is a pheromone produced by the civet cat, and is used to add a musky tone to perfumescivicize(transitive) To make civic.civiliseTo educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.civilizeAmerican and Oxford British standard spelling of civilise.clairite(mineralogy) A triclinic yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.clambake(New England) An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals.clamlikeResembling or characteristic of a clam.clanmateA member of the same clan.clapcake(obsolete) Oatmeal cake or bread squashed or beaten until it is thin.claraite(mineralogy) A triclinic blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc.clarenceA kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.classeme(semiotics) A generic or contextual seme, denoting a group of objects.clausine(organic chemistry) Any of a family of natural alkaloids based on 9H-carbazole-3-carbaldehyde.clausure(obsolete) The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.clavicle(zoology) A bone in fish.clawlikeResembling a claw.clawsomeCharacterised or marked by having clawsclaylikeResembling clay.claymoreA large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.claywareArticles made from clay.clearageA piece of land that has been cleared.cleargieObsolete spelling of clergy.cleavageThe act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.cleavase(biochemistry) A form of endonuclease that cleaves at the junctions between single- and double-stranded DNAcleflikeResembling a musical clef.clemence(obsolete) Synonym of clemency.clerkageThe work of a clerk.cleveite(mineralogy) A crystalline variety of uraninite.clewline(sailing) Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yardcliffage(uncommon) Cliffs, collectively.cliniqueArchaic spelling of clinic.clipcageA small device for confining an insect to a leaf, mainly used in scientific studies.clipsome(archaic) Fit to be clasped or embraced.clitface(slang, vulgar, derogatory, humorous, uncommon) A term of abuse.clivableMisspelling of cleavable.clodpate(dated) A blockhead; an idiot or fool.clodpole(derogatory) A stupid person; blockhead.cloggageThe condition of being clogged.cloglikeResembling or characteristic of a clog (type of shoe).cloistreObsolete form of cloister.clonableAble to be cloned.closableAlternative spelling of closeable.cloudageMass of clouds; cloudiness or cloud cover.clownageThe antics of a clown.clubableAlternative form of clubbable.clubface(golf) The leading face of a golf club; the side of the clubhead that strikes the ballclublikeResembling or characteristic of a club (weapon).clubmateA person who is in the same club as another person.clubzineAn amateur magazine published by and for members of a club.cluelikeResembling or characteristic of a clue.clupeine(biochemistry) A protamine found in salmon spermclypeate(botany) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.clypeoleA small shieldclytrine(entomology) Of or pertaining to the beetles of the tribe Clytrini or the former family Clytrinae.coactiveActing in concurrence; united in action.coadjute(ambitransitive, obsolete) To cooperate (with).coalesce(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.coalette(archaic) A briquet of coal.coalface(mining) The surface of coal exposed by mining, or a part of a coal seam that is currently being mined.coalholeAlternative form of coal hole.coallikeResembling or characteristic of coal.coalmineAlternative form of coal mine.coalrakeA rake used to stir the coals / ashes in a furnace or ovencoaptate(transitive, chiefly medicine) To join or attach.coaptiveThat leads to coaptation.coassume(transitive) To assume jointly.coatableThat can be coated; to which a coating can be applied.coatlikeResembling or characteristic of a coat (item of clothing).coaxableAble to be coaxed.cobamide(organic chemistry) Any of a group of corrinoid macrocyclic compounds of cobaltcobbetteAlternative form of cobette.cobhouseA structure built of cob.cobstone(UK, archaic) A cobblestone.cocamideA mixture of amides of the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil, used in many surfactants.cocamine(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in coca.cocawineAlternative spelling of coca wine.coccageeA variety of apple used to make cidercochleaeplural of cochleacockable(rail transport, firearms, rare) Able to be cocked.cockaweeSynonym of long-tailed duck.cockface(slang, derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A contemptible person.cocklikeResembling or characteristic of a cock (the bird).cocksure(informal) Too confident; overconfident.cockwipe(vulgar) Term of abuse.coclique(graph theory) a subgraph whose complement is a clique, i.e. an independent setcocovore(rare) An eater of coconuts; someone subsisting primarily on coconut.cocreate(transitive) To create together.cocurate(transitive) To curate jointly.codalikeResembling or characteristic of a coda.codebase(programming) The body of source code used to create a particular computer program or software component.codefaceAlternative spelling of code face.codefine(transitive) To define jointly.codegree(mathematics) The number of edges of a hypergraph that contain all the specified verticescodelikeResembling or characteristic of a code.codeline(computing) A branch (group of related files) in a source control system.codename(transitive) To give a codename to.codepage(computing) A mapping to a particular character set, where there are several possible sets that share the same code points.codewiseIn terms of code or a specific code.codglove(dialectal) A thick fingerless glove used in trimming hedges.codocyteA red blood cell with the appearance of a shooting target with a bullseye.codoximeAn opiate analogue, derived from hydrocodone, with antitussive effects.codpieceA conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.coemergeTo emerge together.coendure(intransitive) Alternative form of co-endure.coenzyme(biochemistry) Any small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme.coequate(transitive) To make equal to each other.coerciveDisplaying a tendency or intent to coerce.coestateJoint estate; an estate co-owned.coevolve(evolutionary theory) To evolve, along with another organism, via coevolution.coexpose(transitive) To expose to two or more agents simultaneously.cofinite(mathematics) Having a finite absolute complement.cogitate(intransitive) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.cogniseeAlternative form of cognizee.cognizee(UK, historical, law) One to whom a fine of lands was acknowledged.cognosce(transitive) To determine a person to be insane or mentally incompetent.cohenite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellowish white mineral containing carbon, cobalt, iron, and nickel.cohesiveHaving cohesion.cohesure(rare) cohesioncohobate(physical chemistry, alchemy) To treat a material with a boiling liquid and repeatedly return the distillate.cohorteeA member of a cohortcoilableAble to be coiled.coinableAble to be coined.coinbase(cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin) The transaction that is automatically created in every Bitcoin block to reward the miner.coincideTo occupy exactly the same space.coinduceTo induce along with anothercoinfuse(transitive) To infuse along with another material.coinhere(intransitive) To inhere or exist together, as in one substance or as part of one another.coinlikeResembling or characteristic of a coin.coinmateA fellow inmate.coinsureTo insure (or be insured) jointly with anothercokelikeResembling coke (coal residue) or some aspect of it.cokstele(obsolete) A weighted stick thrown at a cock in the blood sport of cock throwing.colature(obsolete) The matter that is strained with a strainercoldlikeResembling or characteristic of a cold (the viral illness).coldrife(Scotland) Cold, chilling.coldsomeCharacterised or marked by cold or coldnesscoldwave(music) A European style of post-punk music in the 1980s.colesseeA joint lessee; a partner in a lease.colicineAny of various antibiotics produced naturally by bacteria such as Escherichia coli.colipase(biochemistry) A protein coenzyme secreted by the pancreascolitose(biochemistry) The deoxy sugar (2S,4S,5S)-2,4,5-trihydroxyhexanal, found in some bacteriacollapse(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.collateeA person who is in receipt of (collated to) a beneficecolledgeObsolete form of college.collegueMisspelling of colleague.collogue(transitive) To coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone).colloque(intransitive) To hold colloquy; to converse.colobineAny Old World monkey of the subfamily Colobinae.colocateAlternative spelling of co-locate.cololite(geology) A petrified worm cast.colonadeDated spelling of colonnade.colonateA peasant, in Ancient Rome, who was legally tied to the land, but could not be bought or soldcoloncheAn ancient Mexican alcoholic drink made from nopal.coloniseNon-Oxford British standard spelling of colonize.colonize(transitive) To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.colorateTo apply color to something; to make colorful.coloriseUncommon spelling of colorize.colorizeTo add color to.coltlikeIn the manner of a coltcolusite(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral bronze mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, germanium, sulfur, tin, and vanadium.comalikeResembling or characteristic of a coma.comanage(transitive) To manage together; to run jointly.comatoseIn a coma: unconscious.combable(of hair) Able to be combed (in a desired fashion)combeite(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral colorless mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.comblikeResembling or characteristic of a comb.combwiseIn the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten.comedize(rare) To make into a comedy.comedone(pathology) Alternative form of comedo.comingleAlternative spelling of commingle.commence(intransitive) To begin, start.commerceSocial intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.commerge(intransitive) To blend or merge together.comodule(mathematics) The dual of a module.compadreA friend or companion.companieObsolete spelling of company.comparee(grammar) The thing against which something else is compared.compasseObsolete spelling of compass.compense(obsolete) To compensate.compesce(obsolete, transitive) To keep in check; to restrain or hold downcompinge(obsolete) To compress; to shut up (confine).complaneObsolete spelling of complain.complete(ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.complice(obsolete) An accomplice; a supporter.compline(Christianity) The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.comprise(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).comprizeUncommon spelling of comprise.compulseTo force, constrain, or obligate.comrogue(obsolete) A fellow rogue.comtesseA French countess.comtrace(mathematics) A combined trace.conanine(organic chemistry) A steroid alkaloid derived from pregnaneconativeOf or pertaining to a striving action.conazoleAny of a family of triazole fungicidesconcasseAlternative form of concassé.conceaveObsolete spelling of conceive.conceive(ambitransitive) To have a child; to become pregnant (with).conchite(paleontology) A fossilised conch or shell.concieveMisspelling of conceive.conclaveThe set of apartments in which cardinals are secluded while the process to elect a pope takes place.conclude(intransitive) To end; to come to an end.concreteReal, actual, tangible.condenceNonstandard spelling of condense.condense(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.condoize(transitive, ergative) To convert to a condo.conelikeResembling or characteristic of a cone.conepate(dated) The skunk.confereeA person who participates in a conference.confesseObsolete spelling of confess.confideeThe person in whom one confides.confineea person confined; a person held in confinement.confirmeObsolete spelling of confirm.conflateTo combine or mix together.confrereA colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.conglobe(ambitransitive, poetic, archaic) To collect (something) into a round mass; to conglobate.conicine(organic chemistry) Synonym of coniine.conimene(chemistry) olibeneconitineMisspelling of cotinine.conquereObsolete spelling of conquer.conquireObsolete form of conquer.consenseTo agree; to form by consensus.conserveWilderness where human development is prohibited.considreArchaic form of consider.consigne(military) A countersign or watchword.consommeAlternative spelling of consommé.consorte(biology) One of the organisms that associates with another species in consortism.conspire(intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.constate(linguistics) To relay information in a statement and say whether it is true or false.construeA translation.consuiteA hospitality room at a con (an organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress).contenteObsolete spelling of content.conteyneObsolete spelling of contain.continue(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).contline(nautical) The spiral groove between the strands of a rope.contrateHaving cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it.contriteSincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.contriveTo invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devisecontynueObsolete spelling of continue.conuloseCharacteristic of conulesconverge(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.converse(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.conveyee(law) One to whom a title is transferred by conveyance.convinceTo make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.convolve(transitive) To roll together, or one part on anotherconvulse(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.conyleneAn oily substance, reportedly C₈H₁₄ and probably a mixture of octadienes, obtained from several derivatives of conineconyrine(organic chemistry) A fluorescent blue oily base obtained from coniine, regarded as a derivative of pyridine.cookableThat can be cooked; suitable for cooking.cookeite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, and silicon.cookfireA fire used for cooking food.cooklineA row of appliances for the preparation of hot food in a restaurant kitchen.cookwareThe assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cookingcoolableCapable of being cooled.coolsomeCharacterised or marked by coolness.coomasieMisspelling of coomassie.coonfuse(transitive, slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) To confuse, to perplex, either a black person or as a black person.cooptate(obsolete) To choose; to elect.cooptiveRelating to cooption.copaline(mineralogy) Partly mineralized copal; an organic substance found as irregular pieces of a pale yellow colour.copaliteSynonym of copaline.copaxone(medicine) The drug glatiramer acetate used in the treatment of multiple sclerosiscopemate(obsolete) adversary, antagonistcophouse(slang) A police station.copiableAble to be copied.copicide(informal) The act of killing a police officer.coprinceAny of a group of princes who govern jointly, as in Andorra.copulate(somewhat formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.copyableAlternative form of copiable.copyfreeHaving a very permissive copyright license, or (strictly) one which follows the Copyfree Standard.copylineA slogan produced by a copywriter; a brief quote used in advertising or on posters.copyloreSynonym of photocopylore (“a kind of folklore comprising humorous material and urban legends that are reproduced on photocopiers”).coquetteA woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.coquilleA meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.coraliseAlternative form of coralize.coralizeTo become coral.coralyneA particular DNA-binding antitumor antibiotic.cordaite(botany) Any of genus †Cordaites of extinct gymnosperms with long, strap-shaped leaves.cordelleA twisted cord; a tassel.cordlikeResembling or characteristic of a cord.corecore(aesthetic) An Internet aesthetic and artistic movement aiming to capture post-2020 sensibilities, juxtaposing various video clips with emotional music.coreholeThe hole drilled to retrieve a core sample.coresideTo reside with anothercoridine(organic chemistry) Any of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type.corkableCapable of being sealed with a cork.corklikeResembling or characteristic of a cork.corkline(fishing) The top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.cormlikeResembling a corm.cornacreAlternative form of conacre.corncake(regional US) Synonym of cornpone.corneule(archaic, zoology) One of the corneas of a compound eye in certain invertebrates.cornhole(UK, dated) A small room connected to a threshing floor.cornicheA road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc).cornicle(entomology) one of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the 5th or 6th abdominal segments of aphidscornlage(agriculture) Silage made from corn (maize): corn silage.cornlikeResembling or characteristic of corn (the cereal crop).cornmuseArchaic form of cornemuse.cornpone(US, Appalachia) A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs.cornuate(medicine, zoology) Horn-shaped, as with a bicornuate uterus.corobaneCowbane (Cicuta)corocoreRare form of caracoa.coronate(zoology) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona.coroneneAny derivative of this compound.coronite(mineralogy) Tiny grains of titanium nitride evenly dispersed in a heat treatable steel matrix, resulting in a manufactured material that combines the toughness of steel with the wear resistance of carbide.coronule(botany) A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds.corotateTo rotate in conjunction with another objectcorrecte(obsolete) Possibly a medicinal herb.corseque(historical) A pole weapon with a spike and two lateral blades on a shaft.corvette(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.corydine(organic chemistry) An aporphinoid alkaloid found in Glaucium fimbrilligerum.corypheeAlternative form of coryphée.cosalite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, lead, and sulfur.cosenageObsolete spelling of cozenage.cosigneeOne who is cosigned.cosinageCollateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.cosoluteOne of two or more solutes in the same solutioncosphere(physical chemistry) A cybotactic region of a solution.cossetteOne of the thin strips into which sugar beets are cut as part of the sugar-making process.costableFor which a monetary cost may be assessed.costware(computing, slang, rare) Commercial software.cotenure(rare) joint tenurecotgrave(billiards, snooker) A fluke in which a pot or snooker is obtained by accidentcothouse(Scotland) A small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar.cotinineA metabolite of nicotine that may improve mental abilitycotsetleAlternative form of cotsetla.cottonee(obsolete) A Turkish fabric of cotton and silk satinet.coudiereA couter (elbow armor).coulisseA piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.coulotteMisspelling of culotte.countree(archaic, poetic) Alternative form of country, used when poetic meter demands a stress on the final syllable.countrieObsolete spelling of country.coupetteA small coupe (stemmed glass dish) for serving appetizers or desserts.courante(music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.coutilleAlternative form of coutil.couveuseAn incubator for sickly infants, especially those born prematurely.covelikeResembling or characteristic of a cove.coverageAn amount by which something or someone is covered.covercle(obsolete) A small cover; a lid.covetise(obsolete) Covetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth.covetiveTending to covet; acquisitive.covolume(physical chemistry) The part of a volume (typically of a gas) available for the oscillation and translation of the material thereincowardie(obsolete) cowardicecowhorseSynonym of cowpony.cowhouseA house (barn or shed) for keeping cows.cowjuiceAlternative form of cow juice.cowquakequaking grass; Briza media, or other species of the genus BrizacowsenseAn instinctive ability to work well with cattle.cozenage(uncountable) The fact or practice of cozening; cheating, deception.cozymaseSynonym of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.crabcakeAlternative spelling of crab cake.crabcore(Internet slang, humorous) The supposed musical genre of metalcore (especially electronicore) guitarists who adopt a low squatting pose with spread legs.crabholea small burrow dug by a crabcrablikeHaving some characteristics of a crabcrabtreeAlternative form of crab tree.crabwiseIn the manner of a crab; sideways.crackageThe act of cracking.craglikeResembling or characteristic of a crag.crambene(organic chemistry) A nitrile, 1-cyano-2-hydroxy but-3-ene derived from the glucosinolate progoitrin, present in cruciferscraneageAlternative form of cranage.craniate(zoology) Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony skulls.crannogeAlternative form of crannog.crapetteSynonym of Russian bank.crapface(often vulgar, slang, derogatory or offensive) A contemptible or undesirable person.crapgameA game of craps.craphole(vulgar) A contemptible person.crapware(computing, informal) Software that is useless or of poor quality.crawchie(Australia) An Australian species of freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor; a yabby.creampie(pornography, slang, vulgar) Semen visibly displayed after ejaculation in the vagina.creasoteArchaic form of creosote.creatine(biochemistry) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.creativeTending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.creatureA living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.credence(uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.credibleBelievable or plausible.crediteeA person who is given credit to make a purchase.creedite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.creepageA gradual, creeping movement.creneleeAlternative form of crénelé.crenelleAlternative spelling of crenel.creoliseAlternative form of creolize.creolize(linguistics) To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.creosoteA similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.crepance(archaic) An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.creperieA restaurant that specializes in crêpes.crepiereAn appliance used to make crepes.crescive(archaic) Increasing or growing; marked by gradual spontaneous development.crespineA headdress worn by both men and women, usually made of wire or knitted mesh worn on either side of the head, used to contain the long hair.crestule(zoology) A small crestcretonneA strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery.crevalleA fish, the cavally or jurel.crevasseA crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.crewableCapable of being crewed.crewdate(Oxford University slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, traditionally rowing crews, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with sconcing and pennying; equivalent to a swap at Cambridge University.crewmateA member of the same crew.cribbageA point scored in this variety of pocket billiards.criblikeResembling or characteristic of a crib.cribmateAn infant raised in the same crib as another.cribroseperforated like a sievecribsideA position at the side of an infant's crib.crimance(film, book) crime-romancecrimpage(climbing) crimping (using small holds with little surface area).criniereProtective armor for a horse's neck.criocone(malacology) An organism or fossil with a crioconic shell, or such a shell itself.crispate(botany) Having curled, wavy or notched edges.cristateHaving a crest; crested.critique(uncountable) The art of criticism.croceateSynonym of croceous.croceineAlternative form of crocein.crocoite(mineralogy) A rare red mineral; lead chromate, PbCrO₄.croiffleAlternative form of croffle (“a combination of a croissant and a waffle”).croisade(obsolete) A crusade; a holy war.cromorneA French woodwind instrument resembling the crumhorn.cropableAlternative form of croppable.croplikeResembling or characteristic of a crop (plant grown for food).crossite(mineralogy) An inosilicate double-chain sodic amphibole mineral of the riebeckite group, now discredited.crosstieAlternative form of cross-tie.croupade(equestrianism) A leap in which the horse pulls its hind legs up towards the belly.crowlikeResembling or characteristic of a crow (the bird).cruciateIn the form of a cross.crucible(chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.crudware(computing, informal) Crapware.crudzine(dated, fandom slang) A low-quality fanzine.cruelize(transitive, regional) To treat cruelly.cruellieObsolete spelling of cruelly.crueltieObsolete spelling of cruelty.crumcakeAlternative form of krumkake.crunchieA somewhat granola- or cookie-like chocolate-covered sweet, served in bar form.cruorineAlternative form of cruorin.cruralleObsolete form of crural.crustose(lichenology) Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.cryolifeLife in a cryogenic environment.cryolite(mineralogy) The mineral sodium hexafluoroaluminate (Na₃AlF₆).cryosere(ecology, rare) A sere originating when moss colonizes ice.cryotomeA form of microtome that operates on frozen tissuescryotubeA plastic sample-tube that is able to stand very low temperaturescryptate(organic chemistry) a cryptandcubanite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing copper, iron, and sulfur.cubatureThe process of measuring the solid or cubic contents of a body.cubebene(organic chemistry) Any of a group of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons present in Piper cubeba berriescubefree(mathematics) Not divisible by a nontrivial cube.cubelikeResembling a cube.cubemateA coworker who shares the same cubicle.cubiloseThe salivary secretion various swift species use to make their nests, used as a food item in Asian cuisine.cubosomeA type of liquid crystal nanoparticlecubulate(mathematics) To convert or be converted into a cubulationcuckcake(slang) A woman who has sex with someone else's partner, with the consent of both.cuculineOf, or pertaining to cuckoos.cudgerie(Australia) A tall rainforest tree of eastern Australia (Sloanea australis: Oxalidales).cuffableCapable of, or suitable for, being hit or struck.cufflikeResembling or characteristic of a cuff.cufuffleAlternative spelling of kerfuffle.cuirasse(pedology) The armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile.culerageAlternative form of culrage.culicideAny insecticide that kills mosquitosculicineAny mosquito of the subfamily CulicinaecullableCapable of being culled.cullible(dated) Easily deceived; gullible.culpableMeriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.cultlikeResembling a cult.cultrate(botany, zoology) Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knifecumidine(organic chemistry) Any of various bases derived from cumenecumsicle(slang, vulgar) Semen frozen for consumption as food or lube.cumulate(transitive) To accumulate; to amass.cumulene(organic chemistry) Any hydrocarbon (or derivative) having three or more cumulative double bonds; e.g., R₂C=C=C=CR₂.cumuloseFull of heaps, or accumulating in heaps.cumwhore(slang, vulgar) A cumslut.cuntfaceAlternative form of cuntfaced.cuntlike(vulgar, slang) Resembling the cunt (vagina) or some aspect of it.cuntline(nautical) Alternative form of contline.cuntwipe(vulgar) Term of abuse.cupalite(mineralogy) A rare mineral of copper and aluminium, closely related to khatyrkite.cuparane(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene present in CoprinuscupstoneA stone containing a cupule.curarineThe alkaloid responsible for the poisonous effects of curare.curariseAlternative form of curarize.curarize(transitive) To administer curare to.curatageThe residence of a curate.curativePossessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.curbableCapable of being curbed.curblikeAlternative form of kerblike.curbsideAdjacent to the curb.curdione(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpenoid ketone (3S,6E,10S)-6,10-dimethyl-3-propan-2-ylcyclodec-6-ene-1,4-dionecurlableCapable of being curled.curlicueA fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.curlsomeCharacterised or marked by curlscurlycueAlternative spelling of curlicue.currence(obsolete) The quality of being current (generally circulated and accepted); currency, currentness.curricleA light two-wheeled carriage large enough for the driver and a passenger and drawn by a carefully-matched pair.cursableCapable of or deserving of being cursed; damnable.curvetteMisspelling of cuvette.cusplikeResembling or characteristic of a cusp.custodeeOne who is given custody of something.cutesomeCharacterised or marked by cuteness.cutiepieAlternative form of cutie pie.cutinase(biochemistry) cutin hydrolase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes cutincutiniseAlternative form of cutinize.cutinite(petrology) A liptinite maceral formed from terrestrial plant cuticles.cutinize(ambitransitive) To change into cutin.cutplane(geometry) A plane that intersects a solid shapecutpurseA thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.cutsceneAlternative spelling of cut scene.cutscoreThe mark in a test required to achieve a pass.cuttableThat can be cut.cuttanee(obsolete) A kind of cloth from India.cutteneeAlternative form of cuttanee.cyanelleA kind of chloroplast found in glaucophytes.cyaphidethe phosphorus analogue of cyanidecyberageThe computer-driven Information Age.cybereseThe jargon used on the Internet; netspeak.cyberiseAlternative spelling of cyberize.cyberize(transitive, intransitive) To adapt to digital technology or culture.cybotagesabotage of computer systems or networkscyclableCapable of being cycled (progressed through a cycle, or ridden by bicycle).cymarine(organic chemistry) A cardiac glycoside obtained from plants of the genus Strophanthus.cymidine(organic chemistry) A liquid organic base, C₁₀H₁₃.NH₂, derived from cymene.cymogene(organic chemistry, petrochemistry) A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum; used for producing low temperatures.cymolite(erroneous) Rare spelling of cimolite.cynanche(obsolete, medicine) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, typicalling with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty breathing and swallowing.cynarineA hydroxycinnamic acid found in artichoke that inhibits taste receptors, producing a sweet taste.cynosure(figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.cypselaeplural of cypselacysteine(biochemistry) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C₃H₇NO₂S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.cystlikeResembling or characteristic of a cyst.cytidine(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNAcytisine(pharmacology) A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.cytocideAny cytocidal agentcytocineMisspelling of cytosine.cytodeme(biology) A group of organisms that have the same number of chromosomes, and that can form fertile hybrids with each other.cytoduceTo undergo cytoductioncytogeneA self-replicating fragment of DNA or chromosome located in the cytoplasmcytokine(biochemistry, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.cytolyseAlternative form of cytolyze.cytolyze(ambitransitive) To cause, or to undergo, cytolysis.cytomere(biology) A structure formed when the contents of a single large schizont are separated into multiple daughter cells in the course of schizogony.cytoneme(cytology) Any of a group of thin projections from a cell that are used for the exchange of signalling proteinscytopygecytoproct; anal porecytoside(organic chemistry) Any complex of cytosine with a metal ioncytosine(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).cytosome(biology, uncountable) The cytoplasm within a cell; the cell outside of the nucleus.cytotype(genetics) An individual of a species that has a different chromosomal factor to another (e.g. haploid versus diploid).cytozymeSynonym of thromboplastin.czarlikeAlternative spelling of tsarlike.