English words: catabolytic to catatony

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English words catabolytic to catatony

catabolytic adjective: Relating to catabolysis
catacaustic noun /ˌkætəˈkɔːstɪk/: a caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface
catachresis noun /ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs/: A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
catachresized adjective: Of a word, that has been misused.
catachrestic adjective: Constituting or related to catachresis.
catachrestical adjective: catachrestic
catachrestically adverb: In a catachrestic way.
catachronism noun: The recharacterization of the present in terms of inexorable outcomes in the future.
catachthonian adjective /ˌkætəkˈθəʊ.ni.ən/: of or relating to the underworld
cataclasis noun: cataclastic rock (a type of metamorphic rock that has been wholly or partly formed by the progressive fracturing and comminution of existing rock)
cataclasite noun: A type of cataclastic rock that is formed by fracturing and comminution during faulting.
cataclasm noun: A breaking apart; disruption.
cataclastic adjective: describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress
catacline noun: The part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of greater than 180° to the plane of commissure
cataclysm noun /ˈkætəˌklɪzm̩/: A sudden, violent event.
cataclysmal adjective: As noisy or destructive as a cataclysm.
cataclysmatic adjective: Alternative form of cataclysmic.
cataclysmatist noun: Alternative form of cataclysmist.
cataclysmic adjective /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/: Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
cataclysmical adjective: Synonym of cataclysmic.
cataclysmically adverb: In a cataclysmic way.
cataclysmist noun: One who believes that the most important geological phenomena were produced by cataclysms.
catacomb noun /ˈkætəkuːm/: An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as...
catacombic adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a catacomb.
catacorner adjective, adverb: Alternative form of kitty-corner.
catacorolla noun: A second corolla formed exterior to the true one, resembling a hose-in-hose flower.
catacosmesis noun: A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
catacoustic adjective: Of or relating to catacoustics.
catacoustics noun: The science which studies reflected sound.
catacrotic adjective: Relating to, or characterized by, that form of pulse tracing, or sphygmogram, in which the descending portion of the curve is marked by secondary elevations...
catacrotism noun: Quality of being catacrotic.
catacumbal adjective: Of or relating to a catacomb.
catadicrotism noun: The quality of being catadicrotic.
catadioptric adjective /ˌkæt.ə.daɪˈɑp.tɹɪk/: Of or pertaining to optical systems that employ both reflective (catoptric) and refractive (dioptric) elements.
catadioptrical adjective: catadioptric
catadioptrics noun: The construction and use of catadioptric lenses and systems
catadrome adjective, noun: A racecourse.
catadromous adjective: Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
catadromy noun: The condition of being catadromous
catadupe noun: Waterfall; cataract.
catafalco noun /ˌkætəˈfælkəʊ/: Synonym of catafalque.
catafalque noun /ˈkatəfalk/: A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
catafront noun: Alternative form of katafront.
catagelophobia noun: Fear of being ridiculed
catagen noun: The formation of a club hair as part of the cessation phase of the hair growth cycle.
catagenesis noun: The cracking process in which organic kerogens are broken down into hydrocarbons.
catagenetic adjective: Relating to catagenesis.
catagenetically adverb: By means of catagenesis.
catagenic adjective: Relating to catagenesis.
catagenous adjective: Synonym of catagenic.
cataglottism noun: Synonym of French kiss: kissing involving the tongue.
catagmatic adjective, noun: Having the quality of strengthening or consolidating broken bones.
catagraph noun: A rough draft of a picture; an outline or sketch.
cataholic noun: One who is extremely fond of cats.
Catahoula hog dog noun: Synonym of Catahoula leopard dog.
Catahoula leopard dog noun: An American dog of a breed traditionally used in hunting feral boars, usually muscular with a rectangular-shaped body and variegated coloration.
catahymenium noun: A hymenium characterized by the presence of sterile structures and the absence of a subhymenium.
Catala proper noun: A surname.
Catalan adjective, noun /ˈkæ.təˌlæn/: A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.
Catalan forge noun: Bloomery.
Catalan furnace noun: Bloomery.
Catalan number noun: In combinatorial mathematics, any of a sequence of natural numbers that occur in various counting problems, often involving recursively defined objects; the...
Catalan process noun: A pre-industrial iron-smelting method using a special type of furnace called a Catalan forge.
Catalan Sheepdog noun: A breed of Catalan Pyrenean dog used as a sheepdog.
Catalan Shepherd noun: Synonym of Catalan Sheepdog
Catalan solid noun: The dual polyhedron of any Archimedean solid.
Catalan surface noun: A ruled surface whose rulings are all parallel to a fixed plane.
Catalanism noun: Patriotic feeling of being Catalan.
Catalanist noun: A Catalan nationalist.
Catalanization noun: The act or effect of Catalanizing something or someone.
Catalanize verb: To render someone or something more typical to Catalan pronunciation, spelling, culture, style, etc.
Catalanness noun: Identification or conformity with Catalan values and customs.
Catalano- prefix: Relating to the Catalan culture, people or language.
catalanoite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
Catalanophile adjective, noun /katəˈlanə(ʊ)fʌɪl/: A lover or admirer of Catalan culture.
catalanophobia noun: Dislike or hatred of the Catalan people, culture or language.
Catalanophone adjective, noun: Catalan-speaking.
catalase noun: An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.
catalatic adjective: Related to a catalase
Cataldi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Cataldo proper noun: A surname.
catalectic adjective, noun: (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
catalecticant noun: A polynomial in the coefficients of a form of even degree that vanishes when the form is a sum of an unusually small number of powers of linear forms.
catalepsis noun: Dated form of catalepsy.
catalepsy noun /ˈkætəˌlɛpsi/: A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental...
cataleptic adjective, noun: Pertaining to, or affected by, catalepsy.
cataleptical adjective: Cataleptic.
cataleptically adverb: In a cataleptic way.
cataleptiform adjective: Resembling catalepsy.
cataleptize verb: To induce a state of catalepsy in.
cataleptoid adjective: Resembling catalepsy.
catalexis noun: A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
Catalina noun /ˌkætəˈliːnə/: A twin-engined amphibious aircraft used during the Second World War.
Catalina coupon noun: A coupon printed after purchase at the register, based on the items purchased.
Catalina dressing noun: A variety of French dressing, generally thinner in consistency and bright red in colour.
Catalina ironwood noun: Lyonothamnus floribundus, a rose family tree endemic to the Channel Islands of California.
catalinite noun: A type of opaque quartz found in Santa Catalina Island, California, USA.
catallactic adjective: Relating to catallactics.
catallactically adverb: In terms of catallactics.
catallactics noun /ˌkætəˈlæktɪks/: A form of political economics based on the science of exchange.
catallaxy noun /ˈkætəˌlæksi/: A high-interaction society of collective decision making.
catalo noun: Alternative form of cattelo.
catalog noun, verb: US standard spelling of catalogue.
catalogable adjective: Capable of being cataloged.
cataloged adjective, verb: Sorted, classified.
cataloger noun: Alternative spelling of cataloguer.
catalogful noun: A quantity that fills a catalog.
catalogic adjective /katəˈlɒdʒɪk/: Pertaining to or consisting of a catalogue.
catalogical adjective: Synonym of catalogic.
cataloging noun, verb: US standard spelling of cataloguing.
catalogise verb: Alternative spelling of catalogize.
catalogize verb: To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue.
catalogne noun: A French-Canadian woven rag rug or blanket.
cataloguable adjective: Alternative spelling of catalogable.
catalogue noun, verb /ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/: A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
catalogue raisonné noun: A complete index, usually with descriptions and reproductions, of a body of work, such as all the creations of a single artist.
catalogued adjective, verb: Appearing in a catalogue.
catalogueful noun: Alternative form of catalogful.
cataloguer noun: One who catalogues.
cataloguing noun, verb: The act of arranging in, or as if in, a catalogue.
cataloguise verb: Alternative form of catalogize.
cataloguize verb: Alternative form of catalogize.
Catalonia proper noun /ˌkætəˈləʊniə/: An autonomous community in northeast Spain.
Catalonian adjective, noun /ˌkætəˈləʊ.ni.ən/: Catalan.
cataloreactant noun: A catalytic reactant that is regenerated at the end of a reaction
catalpa noun /kəˈtælpə/: Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern...
catalpic adjective: Relating to catalpa
catalpic acid noun: A particular isomer of octadecatrienoic acid
catalpol noun: An iridoid glucoside first found in plants in the genus Catalpa.
catalufa noun: Any of three priacanthid fish: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus, Priacanthus arenatus, and Pristigenys serrula.
catalymetric adjective: Describing an analysis that involves a catalyst; especially a titration in which the end-point is detected by a sudden change in the rate of reaction
catalysable adjective: Able to be catalysed.
catalysate noun: The product of a catalytic reaction
catalysation noun: catalysis.
catalysator noun: catalyst
catalyse verb: Alternative spelling of catalyze.
catalyser noun: Alternative form of catalyzer.
catalysis noun /kəˈtæləsɪs/: The increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst.
catalysize verb /kəˈtælɪsaɪz/: Tob accelerate (a process) by catalysis.
catalyst noun /ˈkæt.ɪ.lɪst/: A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
catalystic adjective: Serving as a catalyst; catalytic.
catalytic adjective /ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk/: Of or relating to a catalyst; having properties facilitating chemical reaction or change.
catalytic activity noun: The increase in rate of a chemical reaction caused by the presence of a catalyst.
catalytic agent noun: a catalyst
catalytic converter noun: A chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide.
catalytic reformer noun: A reformation technique used to "strip" gasoline of impurities, improve octane rating etc.
catalytic war noun: A war initiated by one party and continued by others.
catalytical adjective: catalytic
catalytically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, catalysis.
catalyzable adjective: Alternative form of catalysable.
catalyzation noun: Alternative form of catalysation.
catalyze verb /ˈkætəˌlaɪz/: To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
catalyzed adjective, verb: Having undergone catalysis.
catalyzer noun: That which catalyzes.
catamaran noun /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/: A twin-hulled ship or boat.
Catamarca proper noun: A province in northwestern Argentina.
catamarcaite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal gray mineral containing copper, germanium, iron, silver, sulfur, and tungsten.
catamenia noun /kæ.təˈmiː.nɪ.ə/: The female menstrual discharge.
catamenial adjective /kæ.təˈmiː.nɪ.əl/: Of or relating to the menses or menstruation.
catamite noun, verb /ˈkætəmaɪt/: A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man.
catamitical adjective: Of or pertaining to catamitism or catamites
catamitism noun /ˈkætəmaɪtɪzm/: The practice of keeping catamites.
catamnesis noun: The follow-up history of a patient after the onset of illness, or after discharge from treatment
catamnestic adjective: Relating to catamnesis
catamorphic adjective: Relating to catamorphism.
catamorphism noun /ˌkætəˈmɔːfɪzəm/: A generalization of the folds on lists known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as initial algebras.
catamount noun /ˈkætəmaʊnt/: A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).
catamountain noun /kætəˈmaʊntɪn/: A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).
catanadromous adjective: Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
Catanduanes proper noun /kɐ.tɐnˈdwa.nɛs/: A province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Virac.
Catanese proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Catani proper noun: A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia
Catania proper noun: A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
Catanian adjective, noun: Of, from or relating to the city of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
catànies noun: A Catalan sweet made from almonds coated in caramel and powdered chocolate.
catanionic adjective: Containing both cationic and anionic centres; zwitterionic.
Catanzaro proper noun: Province of Calabria, Italy.
catapan noun /ˈkætəpæn/: Alternative form of catepan.
catapanate noun: Alternative form of catepanate.
catapasm noun: A medicinal powder used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc.
catapeltic adjective, noun /ˌkætəˈpɛltɪk/: Pertaining to a catapult or catapults.
catapetalous adjective: Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.
cataphasia noun: A speech defect characterised by repetition of individual words.
cataphasis noun: The use of positive statements to affirm the truth of something
cataphatic adjective: Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than in terms of what God is not (apophatic).
cataphatically adverb: In a cataphatic manner or context.
cataphile noun /ˈkætəfaɪl/: A type of urban explorer who visits the ancient catacombs and quarries linked by tunnels beneath Paris, France.
cataphonic adjective: Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.
cataphonics noun: Synonym of catacoustics.
cataphor noun /ˈkatəfə/: Semicoma.
cataphora noun /kætəˈfɔɹə/: The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
cataphoresis noun: electrophoresis of cations
cataphoretic adjective: Relating to cataphoresis.
cataphoretically adverb: By means of cataphoresis.
cataphoric adjective /ˌkætəˈfɔːɹɪk/: Of or relating to cataphora.
cataphorical adjective: Alternative form of cataphoric.
cataphorically adverb: In a cataphoric manner
cataphract adjective, noun /ˈkætəfɹækt/: Defensive armour covering the entire body of a soldier and often the soldier's horse as well, especially the linked mail or scale armour of some eastern...
cataphracted adjective: Covered with, or wearing, a cataphract.
cataphractic adjective: Of, pertaining to, wearing, or resembling a cataphract.
cataphyll noun: A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage...
cataphyllary adjective: Describing brownish scales on the surfaces of some plants, probably derived from foliage-leaves.
cataphyllic adjective: Relating to a cataphyll.
cataphysical adjective: unnatural; going against nature
cataplana noun: A metal clamshell cooking dish from Portugal, used to cook certain seafood. It can be sealed using a clamp on either side of the assembly.
cataplasia noun: The degeneration of cells or tissue.
cataplasis noun: Synonym of cataplasia.
cataplasm noun: A plaster or poultice, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
cataplectic adjective: Relating to, or exhibiting, cataplexy
catapleiite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
cataplerosis noun: The removal of intermediate metabolites, especially in the citric acid cycle, to prevent their accumulation in the mitochondrial matrix.
cataplerotic adjective: Relating to cataplerosis.
cataplerotically adverb: Relating to cataplerosis.
catapleurite noun: Synonym of coxopleurite.
catapleurotic adjective: Alternative form of cataplerotic.
cataplexic adjective: Relating to cataplexy.
cataplexis noun: A rhetorical device in which a threat of retribution (especially of divine punishment) is made in response to wrongdoing.
cataplexy noun /ˈkætəˌplɛksi/: An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
cataptromancy noun: Alternative form of catoptromancy.
catapult noun, verb /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/: A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
Catapult centre noun: Any of the organizations set up from 2011 onwards by Innovate UK in the United Kingdom to promote research and development through business-led...
catapult effect noun: The phenomenon where a loose current-carrying wire is catapulted horizontally away in the presence of a magnetic field.
catapult fruit noun: A fruit that disperses seeds or segments by the elasticity of the peduncle.
catapulta noun: A Roman catapult (weapon for launching projectiles).
catapultable adjective: Able to be launched by catapulting.
catapulter noun: One who uses a catapult.
catapultian adjective: Having the force of a catapult.
catapultic adjective: Pertaining to a catapult or catapults.
catapultier noun: The operator of a catapult.
catapultlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a catapult.
cataract noun, verb /ˈkætəɹækt/: A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.
cataract bog noun: A rare ecological community formed where a permanent stream flows over a granite outcropping.
cataractal adjective: Relating to cataracts.
cataracted adjective, verb: Of an eye: clouded by a cataract.
cataractic adjective: Relating to a cataract (waterfall)
cataractogenesis noun: The formation of a cataract.
cataractogenic adjective: Causing cataracts.
cataractogenicity noun: The quality of being cataractogenic.
cataractogenous adjective: That leads to the formation of cataracts
cataractous adjective: Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a cataract in the eye.
cataracts noun, verb /ˈkætəɹækts/: The floodgates of heaven, regarded as holding back the rain.
cataraft noun: A long raft with two pontoons, capable of carrying more than one person.
catarhine adjective, noun: Dated spelling of catarrhine.
cataria noun: catnip
catarrh noun /kəˈtɑɹ/: Especially, that of the nose and throat.
catarrhal adjective: Relating to catarrh.
catarrhal fever noun: Bovine malignant catarrhal fever.
catarrhalic adjective: Alternative form of catarrhal.
catarrhally adverb: In a catarrhal manner.
catarrhine adjective, noun: Describing the Catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close together and directed frontward or downward
catarrhy adjective: Characterised by catarrh; mucous.
catascopic adjective: Related to spying or scouting.
catasetum noun: Any of the genus Catasetum of showy epiphytic orchids.
catasta noun /kəˈtæstə/: A platform for exhibiting slaves for sale.
catastalsis noun: The rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the muscle of the intestines. It resembles ordinary peristalsis but is not preceded by a zone of inhibition. It...
catastaltic adjective: Holding back outflow of fluids by contraction of tissues.
catastasis noun /kəˈtæstəsɪs/: In classical drama, the second and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe.
catastate noun: A substance formed by a catabolic process.
catastatic adjective: Relating to catastasis.
catastematic adjective: Alternative form of katastematic.
catasterise verb: UK standard spelling of catasterize.
catasterism noun /kəˈtæstəˌɹɪzəm/: The transformation of a hero or mythological creature, into a star, constellation, comet or other celestial object.
catasterismus noun: The state of being transformed into a star, constellation, comet or other celestial object.
catasterize verb /kəˈtæstəˌɹaɪz/: To turn into a star, constellation, comet or other celestial object.
catastrophal adjective: Catastrophic.
catastrophe noun /kəˈtæstɹəfi/: Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
catastrophe bond noun: A risk-linked security that transfers risk related to disasters from the issuer, typically an insurance company, to investors. Such bonds and reinsurance...
catastrophe theory noun: The branch of mathematics dealing with dynamical systems which can undergo abrupt irreversible qualitative changes due to a tiny change in parameters.
catastrophic adjective /kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/: Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome noun: A rare autoimmune disease in which widespread intravascular clotting caused by antiphospholipid antibodies causes multiple organ failure.
catastrophic backtracking noun: An excessively large amount of backtracking that occurs with certain regular expressions, due to an exponentially large number of possible matching paths to...
catastrophic forgetting noun: Synonym of catastrophic interference.
catastrophic interference noun: The tendency of an artificial neural network to forget previously learned information completely and abruptly upon learning new information.
catastrophic kill noun: An instance of damaging a vehicle by weaponry that renders it both unusable and unrepairable.
catastrophic mortality noun: The process by which individuals in a population die off in large numbers as part of a single event (rather than one by one, from a variety of causes).
catastrophic moult noun: A moult, typically in penguins, in which most or all of the feathers are shed at the same time
catastrophical adjective: catastrophic
catastrophically adverb: In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.
catastrophin noun: Any of a group of proteins which cause destabilization in microtubules.
catastrophisation noun: Alternative form of catastrophization.
catastrophise verb: Non-Oxford British English form of catastrophize.
catastrophiser noun: Alternative form of catastrophizer.
catastrophism noun: The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
catastrophist adjective, noun: Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
catastrophization noun: The act or process of catastrophizing.
catastrophize verb /kəˈtæstɹəfaɪz/: To regard a bad situation as if it were disastrous or catastrophic.
catastrophized adjective, verb /kəˈstɹɑfəˌsaɪzd/: Exposing catastrophizing attitude.
catastrophizer noun: One who catastrophizes.
catastroscope noun: A catastrophe
catataxis noun: A confusion between hierarchical levels; a two-way dependency relation, such as that between a subject and a finite verb.
catatectic adjective: metatectic
catathermometer noun: Alternative spelling of kata thermometer.
catathesis noun: Downstep or downdrift, particularly in non-tonal languages such as Japanese and English.
catathrenia noun: Groaning while falling asleep or while sleeping.
catatonia noun /ˌkætəˈtoʊniə/: A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which...
catatoniac noun: A person exhibiting catatonia.
catatonic adjective, noun /kæ.təˈtɑn.ɪk/: Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of...
catatonically adverb: With, or as if with, catatonia; rigidly, mechanically
catatonus noun: catatonia; rigidity of the body
catatony noun: Dated form of catatonia.

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.