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English words: corticosterone to cosmetologist

300 English words, part 154 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 28 have a page of their own.

English words corticosterone to cosmetologist

  1. corticosterone noun: A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism.
  2. corticosteronemia noun: The presence of corticosteroids in the blood
  3. corticostriatal adjective: Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a striatum
  4. corticostriate adjective: Alternative form of corticostriatal.
  5. corticostriatolimbic adjective: corticostriatal and limbic
  6. corticostriatopallidal adjective: cortical and striatopallidal
  7. corticostriatothalamic adjective: cortical and striatothalamic
  8. corticosubcortical adjective: Relating to, or connecting the cortex and subcortex
  9. corticosubthalamic adjective: cortical and subthalamic
  10. corticosubthalamopallidal adjective: Alternative form of cortico-subthalamo-pallidal.
  11. corticotectal adjective: Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a tectum
  12. corticotemporal adjective: Relating to the cerebral cortex and the temporal lobe
  13. corticothalamic adjective: Of or pertaining to the cortex and the thalamus
  14. corticothalamocerebellar adjective: Of, pertaining to, or connecting the cerebellum, the thalamus and the cerebral cortex
  15. corticothalamocortical adjective: From the cerebral cortex to the thalamus and back to the cerebral cortex.
  16. corticotherapy noun: The therapeutic use of corticoids (especially glucocorticoids)
  17. corticotomy noun: The cutting of the cortex of a bone
  18. corticotrope noun: A cell in the anterior pituitary that produces adrenocorticotrophic hormone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
  19. corticotroph noun: Alternative form of corticotrope.
  20. corticotrophic adjective: Alternative form of corticotropic.
  21. corticotrophin noun: Alternative form of corticotropin.
  22. corticotrophine noun: Dated form of corticotropin.
  23. corticotropic adjective: That stimulates the adrenal cortex; of or pertaining to corticotropin
  24. corticotropin noun: Synonym of adrenocorticotropic hormone.
  25. corticotropin-releasing hormone noun: A peptide hormone secreted by the hypothalamus, involved in the stimulation of the pituitary synthesis of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
  26. corticotropine noun: Dated form of corticotropin.
  27. corticotropinoma noun: An adenoma that secretes adrenocorticotropic hormone
  28. corticous adjective: Synonym of corticose.
  29. corticovirus noun: Any virus of the genus Corticovirus.
  30. corticular adjective: Alternative form of cortical.
  31. Cortijo proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
  32. cortile noun: An internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky
  33. cortin noun: corticosteroid
  34. cortina noun: A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
  35. cortinal adjective: Of or relating to a cortina.
  36. cortinar noun: A mushroom of the genus Cortinarius; webcap.
  37. cortinariaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Cortinariaceae.
  38. cortinate adjective: Having or pertaining to a cortina.
  39. cortisol noun /ˈkɔː.tɪ.sɒl/: A glucocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory...
  40. cortisolemia noun: The presence of cortisol in the blood.
  41. cortisolemic adjective: Pertaining to the level of cortisol in the bloodstream.
  42. cortisoluria noun: The presence of cortisol in the urine.
  43. cortisone noun /ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn/: A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for...
  44. cortissimo noun /kɔːˈtɪsɪməʊ/: The shot that forms the coffee base of a flat white.
  45. cortistatin noun: A neuropeptide present in inhibitory neurons of the cerebral cortex
  46. cortisuzol noun: A therapeutic glucocorticoid.
  47. cortivazol noun: A high-affinity agonist ligand for the glucocorticoid receptor.
  48. Cortland proper noun: An incorporated town in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.
  49. Cortlandt proper noun: A town in Westchester County, New York, United States.
  50. cortlandtite noun: A variety of peridotite composed of large crystals of hornblende.
  51. cortodoxone noun: A steroid that can be oxygenated to cortisol.
  52. corton noun: Synonym of creton.
  53. Cortright proper noun: A surname.
  54. coruco noun: A blood-sucking insect of species Haematosiphon inodorus.
  55. coruler noun: One who jointly rules with somebody else.
  56. Corum proper noun: A surname.
  57. corumbellid noun: Any extinct cnidarian of the family †Corumbellidae
  58. corundite noun: Emery.
  59. corundophilite noun: An iron-rich variety of clinochlore.
  60. corundum noun /kəˈɹʌn.dəm/: An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al₂O₃, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used...
  61. Corunna proper noun /kəˈɹʌnə/: Synonym of La Coruña.
  62. coruro noun /ˈkoruro/: A species of rodent, Spalacopus cyanus, found in Chile.
  63. coruscance noun: Glittering; giving forth of intermittant flashes of light.
  64. coruscancy noun: Synonym of coruscance.
  65. coruscant adjective /kəˈɹʌskənt/: Emitting flashes of light; glittering.
  66. coruscate verb /ˈkɒɹəskeɪt/: To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
  67. coruscating adjective, noun, verb: Synonym of coruscation.
  68. coruscatingly adverb: In a coruscating manner.
  69. coruscation noun /ˌkɒɹəsˈkeɪʃən/: A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
  70. Corvallis proper noun: A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana, United States, named by settlers from Oregon.
  71. corve noun: Alternative form of corf.
  72. corvée noun /ˈkɔːveɪ/: Alternative form of corvee.
  73. corver noun: A person who makes corves, or coal baskets.
  74. corvesor noun: A shoemaker.
  75. corvette noun /kɔːɹˈvɛt/: A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; called in the United States navy a sloop-of-war.
  76. corvette captain noun: Most junior senior officer rank in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant...
  77. corvette lieutenant noun: Most junior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American...
  78. corvetto noun: A curvet; a leap.
  79. corvid adjective, noun /ˈkɔɹvɪd/: Pertaining to or resembling the Corvidae.
  80. corviform adjective: Resembling a crow or raven; corvine.
  81. Corvin proper noun: A surname.
  82. corvina noun: Any of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis, and members of the genera Cynoscion and Isopisthus.
  83. corvine adjective: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of crows or ravens.
  84. Corvino proper noun: A surname.
  85. corvorant noun: Synonym of cormorant.
  86. corvus noun: A hooked ram for destroying walls.
  87. corvusite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and vanadium.
  88. Corwen proper noun: A small town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0743).
  89. Corwin proper noun: A surname.
  90. Corwith proper noun: A minor city in Hancock County, Iowa, United States.
  91. cory noun /ˈkoɹ.i/: Any fish belonging to the genus Corydoras, a group of South American freshwater catfish.
  92. Cory's shearwater noun: Calonectris borealis, a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.
  93. Corybant noun: Alternative spelling of Korybant.
  94. Corybantian adjective: Synonym of corybantic.
  95. corybantiasm noun: A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and lack of sleep.
  96. corybantic adjective: frenetic, ecstatic and orgiastic
  97. corybantine adjective: Synonym of corybantic.
  98. corybantism noun: corybantic behaviour
  99. corycaeid noun: Any copepod in the family Corycaeidae.
  100. Corycian adjective: Of or relating to Corycia
  101. corydaldine noun: A bicyclic isoquinoline ketone alkaloid with IUPAC name 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-isoquinolin-1-one
  102. corydalid noun: Any member of the Corydalidae, the dobsonflies and fishflies.
  103. corydalin noun: Alternative form of corydaline.
  104. corydaline adjective, noun: A bioactive isoquinoline alkaloid.
  105. corydalis noun: Any member of the genus Corydalis of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family.
  106. corydalmine noun: An alkaloid compound, C₁₈H₁₉NO₃, primarily found in plants of the Corydalis genus, which has been studied for its potential analgesic and anti-inflammatory...
  107. corydine noun: An aporphinoid alkaloid found in Glaucium fimbrilligerum.
  108. Corydon proper noun: A male given name from Greek, notably used as a stock name for a shepherd in pastorals, in particular a shepherd whose love for a boy is described in...
  109. corydoras noun: Any of the genus Corydoras of small freshwater tropical catfish often kept in aquariums.
  110. Coryell proper noun: A surname.
  111. corylaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Corylaceae.
  112. corylifolin noun: The phytoestrogen phenol 4-[(1E)-3,3-dimethylpenta-1,4-dienyl]phenol present in Psoralea corylifolia
  113. corylophid noun: Any member of the family Corylophidae of minute hooded beetles.
  114. corymb noun /ˈkɒɹɪmb/: A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top.
  115. corymbed adjective: Having corymbs.
  116. corymbia noun: Any of various myrtaceous plants of the genus Corymbia.
  117. corymbiated adjective: Having a corymb.
  118. corymbiferous adjective: Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
  119. corymbiform adjective: Having the form of a corymb
  120. corymbose adjective: Consisting of, or resembling, corymbs.
  121. corymbosely adverb: In corymbs.
  122. corymbous adjective: In the form of a corymb.
  123. corymbulose adjective: Arranged in small corymbs.
  124. corymbulous adjective: Alternative form of corymbulose
  125. corymbus noun: A topknot anciently worn by girls in their hair.
  126. corynanthidine noun: rauwolscine
  127. corynanthine noun: An alkaloid found in plants of the genera Rauvolfia and Corynanthe (syn. Pausinystalia).
  128. corynebacterial adjective: Of or relating to the corynebacteria.
  129. corynebacteriophage noun: A DNA-containing bacteriophage specific for corynebacteria.
  130. corynebacteriosis noun: infection by Corynebacterium species
  131. corynebacterium noun: Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
  132. corynebactin noun: A derivative of enterobactin present in some gram-positive bacteria
  133. coryneform noun: Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
  134. corynemycolic acid noun: A mycolic acid present in Corynehcterium
  135. corynephage noun: A DNA-containing bacteriophage present in corynebacteria.
  136. corynetoxin noun: Any of a group of toxic antibiotics present in ryegrass
  137. corynexochid adjective, noun: Any trilobite of the order †Corynexochida.
  138. corynexochoid adjective: Of a trilobite, of the order Corynexochida.
  139. corynid noun: Any member of the family Corynidae of hydrozoans.
  140. corynomycolate noun: Any salt or ester of corynomycolic acid
  141. corynomycolic acid noun: The mycolic acid 3-hydroxy-2-tetradecyloctadecanoic acid
  142. corynoxine noun: The alkaloid methyl (E)-2-[(3R,6'R,7'S,8'aS)-6'-ethenyl-2-oxospiro[1H-indole-3,1'-3,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-indolizine]-7'-yl]-3-methoxyprop-2-enoate used...
  143. coryphaenid noun: Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
  144. coryphaeus noun /ˌkɔɹəˈfiːəs/: The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
  145. coryphe noun: Alternative form of coryphée.
  146. coryphee noun /kɒɹɪˈfeɪ/: The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
  147. coryphene noun: A fish of the genus Coryphaena.
  148. corypheus noun: The conductor or leader of the dramatic chorus in Ancient Greece.
  149. coryphodont noun: Any of the genus †Coryphodon of the world's first group of large browsing mammals.
  150. coryphoid noun: Any palm of the subfamily Coryphoideae.
  151. corystid noun: Any crab in the family Corystidae.
  152. corystosperm noun: Any extinct seed fern of the family Corystospermaceae
  153. corystospermaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Corystospermaceae.
  154. Coryton proper noun: A northern suburb of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1481).
  155. corytophanid noun /ˌkɒɹɪtəʊˈfænɪd/: Any lizard in the family Corytophanidae; a casquehead or helmeted lizard.
  156. corytophanine noun: Any lizard of the genus Corytophanes
  157. corytuberine noun: An aporphine alkaloid found in the family Hernandiaceae of flowering plants.
  158. coryza noun /kəˈɹɑɪ.zə/: Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.
  159. coryzal adjective: Pertaining to coryza.
  160. Corzine proper noun: A surname.
  161. Corzo proper noun: A surname.
  162. cos adverb, conjunction, determiner, infix, noun /kɑs/: Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
  163. cos lettuce noun: Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
  164. -cosa- infix: Combines with the prefixes for 1–9 to form complex prefixes referring to 21–29.
  165. Cosabo noun: Alternative form of Cusabo.
  166. cosahui noun /ˌkoʊsəˈwiː/: A shrub of the Sonoran Desert, Calliandra eriophylla, having pink or white powder-puff flowers, also known as fairy duster.
  167. cosalite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, lead, and sulfur.
  168. cosaque noun: A cracker bonbon.
  169. cosavirus noun: Any virus of the genus Cosavirus
  170. Cosby proper noun: A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495).
  171. Cosby sweater noun: An oversized sweater featuring a loud, kitschy pattern.
  172. coscenarist noun: A joint scenarist; a screenwriter working with another on the same project.
  173. Coscia proper noun: A surname.
  174. coscinasteroside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
  175. coscinomancy noun: Divination by the use of a suspended sieve sometimes from tongs or shears. The movement of the sieve when a person's name or word is spoken is interpreted.
  176. coscoroba noun: An anatid bird, Coscoroba coscoroba, of the monotypic genus Coscoroba and the only swan not belonging to Cygnus.
  177. coscoroba swan noun: Synonym of coscoroba.
  178. coscreenplay noun: A jointly written screenplay.
  179. coscreenwriter noun: Someone who cooperates with one or more other people in screenwriting
  180. coscript verb: To write (a script) together with someone
  181. cose verb: To make oneself cosy; to be snug.
  182. coseasonal adjective: During a season.
  183. coseasonally adverb: During a season.
  184. cosecant noun /ˈkoʊˌsiːkənt/: In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc
  185. cosecreted adjective: secreted along with another material
  186. cosecretion noun: Concurrent secretion, as for example with secretion of both growth hormone and prolactin in some pituitary adenomas containing multiple cell lineages.
  187. cosection noun: The left inverse of a morphism.
  188. cosediment verb: To sediment together
  189. cosedimentation noun: sedimentation along with another material
  190. coseeded adjective: seeded along with another material
  191. cosegmentation noun: The segmentation of two or more images
  192. cosegregate verb: To segregate (be inherited) together
  193. cosegregated adjective: transmitted to the next generation along with another
  194. cosegregating adjective: Describing closely linked genes that are inherited together.
  195. cosegregation noun: The transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together.
  196. coseismal adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to a line on a map connecting places simultaneously affected by a seismic event.
  197. coseismic adjective: During an earthquake
  198. coseismically adverb: In a coseismic manner
  199. coselection noun: The simultaneous selection of two or more things
  200. Coseley proper noun: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9494).
  201. coself pronoun: Gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, grammatically equivalent to himself or herself.
  202. cosemisimple adjective: dual to something semisimple.
  203. cosen verb: Alternative form of cozen (“deceive”).
  204. cosensitization noun: Simultaneous sensitization to two or more materials
  205. cosentential adjective: Within the same sentence.
  206. cosentient adjective: Perceiving together.
  207. Cosentino proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  208. Cosenza proper noun: A city and province of Calabria, Italy.
  209. coset noun: The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.
  210. cosettler noun: A joint settler; one who settles in a territory with another person or other people.
  211. cosexual adjective, noun: Producing both pollen and ovules.
  212. cosexuality noun: The condition of being cosexual
  213. cosfamous adjective: Well-known within the cosplay community.
  214. Cosford proper noun: A village and RAF station, mostly in Donington parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7905).
  215. Cosgrave proper noun: A surname.
  216. Cosgriff proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  217. Cosgrove proper noun /ˈkɑzɡɹoʊv/: A surname.
  218. cosh adjective, noun, verb /kɒʃ/: A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
  219. cosh pocket noun: A hidden pocket in a man's suit for carrying and concealing a cosh.
  220. Cosham proper noun: A northern suburb of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6605).
  221. cosharer noun: One who shares something with one or more others.
  222. cosheaf noun: The dual of a sheaf.
  223. cosher verb /ˈkɒʃə(ɹ)/: To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of.
  224. cosherer noun: Someone who coshers.
  225. coshering noun, verb: The levying of a cosher, or tribute.
  226. coshery noun: The ancient right of an Irish chief to quarter himself and his retainers on his tenantry.
  227. COSHH noun: Initialism of control of substances hazardous to health.
  228. coshift noun: The shift (movement) of a gene along with another
  229. coshine noun: Synonym of hyperbolic cosine.
  230. Coshocton proper noun: A city, the county seat of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.
  231. COSI noun: Initialism of Center of Science and Industry, a science museum located in Columbus.
  232. cosibelimab noun: A monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma.
  233. cosie adjective: Cosy.
  234. cosier adjective, noun: A cobbler.
  235. cosified adjective: Having been made cosy.
  236. cosign noun, verb /ˈkəʊ.saɪn/: To sign a document jointly with another person, sometimes as an endorsement.
  237. cosignal noun: Any of a group of coordinated signals
  238. cosignatory adjective, noun: Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
  239. cosignee noun: One who is cosigned.
  240. cosigner noun: A cosignatory
  241. cosignificative adjective: Having the same meaning, synonymous.
  242. cosignitary noun: Alternative form of cosignatory.
  243. cosignor noun: Alternative form of cosigner.
  244. cosilting adjective: Describing a generalization of cotilting modules
  245. cosily adverb: In a cosy manner.
  246. Cosima proper noun: A female given name.
  247. cosimplex noun: The dual of a simplex.
  248. cosimplicial adjective: Relating to a cosimplex
  249. cosimulation noun: The simulation of two or more parts of a system at the same time
  250. Cosin proper noun: A surname.
  251. cosinage noun /ˈkʌzɪnɪd͡ʒ/: Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.
  252. cosine noun /ˈkəʊ.saɪn/: In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos
  253. cosine curve noun: A curve that has the equation y=acos(x) in Cartesian coordinates.
  254. cosine formula noun: law of cosines
  255. cosine law noun: law of cosines
  256. cosine rule noun: law of cosines
  257. cosiness noun: The state or quality of being cosy.
  258. cosingular adjective: Having the same singularities.
  259. cosinor noun: The phase angle of a circadian rhythm
  260. cosinus noun: Synonym of cosine.
  261. cosinusoidal adjective: Having the form of a cosine.
  262. cosinusoidally adverb: In a cosinusoidal manner
  263. Cosio proper noun: A surname.
  264. cosleep verb: To sleep in the same bed (with someone), especially of a family member, parent, child, etc.
  265. cosleeper noun: One who cosleeps.
  266. cosleeping noun, verb: Alternative form of co-sleeping.
  267. Coslett proper noun: A surname.
  268. Coslettize verb: To apply a coating of phosphate to the surface of (iron or steel) to protect from corrosion.
  269. coslice category noun: The category opposite to that of a slice category.
  270. -cosm suffix: World.
  271. Cosma proper noun: A surname.
  272. cosmaceutical noun: Alternative form of cosmeceutical.
  273. Cosman proper noun: A surname.
  274. Cosmas proper noun /ˈkɔzmɑːs/: A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
  275. cosmasteroside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
  276. Cosmatesque adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of the work of the Cosmati family of architects and sculptors
  277. cosmeceutical noun: Any cosmetic that is claimed to have a medicinal action
  278. cosmecology noun: A form of ecology including the Earth and other cosmic phenomena.
  279. cosmesis noun: The preservation, restoration, or bestowing of physical beauty, especially to the human body.
  280. cosmet moth noun: A moth of the family Cosmopterigidae
  281. cosmetic adjective, noun /kɒzˈmɛtɪk/: Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion.
  282. cosmetic dentistry noun: The branch of dentistry that deals with the appearance of teeth. Common cosmetic dental treatments include whitening or tooth bleaching, enamel shaping,...
  283. cosmetic second noun: An item produced by a manufacturer and sold wholesale that has a minor blemish and therefore is offered at a lower price.
  284. cosmetic surgeon noun: A surgeon who performs cosmetic surgery
  285. cosmetic surgery noun: Elective surgical procedures performed to enhance or alter a person's physical appearance for aesthetic purposes.
  286. cosmetic surgical adjective: Of or pertaining to cosmetic surgery.
  287. cosmetical adjective: Alternative form of cosmetic.
  288. cosmetically adverb: In cosmetic terms; regarding appearance.
  289. cosmetician noun: A person skilled at applying cosmetics.
  290. cosmeticise verb: Alternative form of cosmeticize.
  291. cosmeticism noun: A cosmetic or superficial approach, dealing with appearances rather than inner workings or technique.
  292. cosmeticize verb: To make attractive, to superficially improve the appearance of
  293. cosmeticky adjective: Resembling or characteristic of cosmetics (beauty products).
  294. cosmeticology noun: The science of cosmetic products; cosmetology.
  295. cosmeticorexia noun: An unhealthy obsession with using skincare and cosmetics.
  296. cosmetics noun /kɒzˈmɛt.ɪks/: Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes.
  297. cosmetid noun: Any member of the family Cosmetidae of harvestmen.
  298. cosmetological adjective: Of or pertaining to cosmetology.
  299. cosmetologically adverb: In terms of cosmetology.
  300. cosmetologist noun: A person who advises people (normally women) on cosmetics and other beauty treatments; a beautician.

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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.