English words: catenarin to catmill

300 English words, part 36 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 40 have a page of their own.

English words catenarin to catmill

catenarin noun: A secondary metabolite of fungi of the genus Catenarina.
catenary adjective, noun /kəˈtiːnəɹi/: Relating to a chain; like a chain.
catenary bridge noun: a bridge in which the horizontal deck is suspended from a reverse catenary to counteract bending.
catenase noun: A hypothetical enzyme that leads to the catenation of separated DNA strands.
catenate verb /ˈkæt.ən.eɪt/: To connect things together, especially to form a chain.
catenation noun: The act or process of catenating.
catenative adjective, noun /ˈkæ.tə.nə.tɪv/: Having the ability to catenate, or form chains.
catenative verb noun: A verb that may take a full or bare infinitive, or a gerund (i.e. another (non-finite) verb).
catenatively adverb: In a catenative manner.
catenativity noun: The property of being catenative.
catenator noun: Something that catenates.
catenby noun /ˈkætˌɛn.bi/: A nonbinary fictional character who has the characteristics of an anthropomorphic cat.
catenet noun: A system of packet-switched communication networks interconnected via gateways.
catenicellid noun: Any member of the Catenicellidae.
catenicelliform adjective: Forming a jointed erect colony with internodes of few zooecia.
catenin noun /ˈka.tɪ.nɪn/: Any of a class of proteins that have a role in cell adhesion.
catenoid noun: A three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary
catenoidal adjective: Relating to, or having the form of a catenoid
catenotaeniid noun: Any tapeworm of the order Catenotaeniidae
catenulate adjective, verb: In the form of a chain of linked parts
catenulated adjective, verb: Alternative form of catenulate.
catenulately adverb: In a catenulate manner.
catenulid noun: Any flatworm of the class Catenulida (or, more specifically, of the family Catenulidae)
catenulin noun: An antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces catenulae.
catepan noun: The governor of a catepanate such as the Catepanate of Italy, a Byzantine province.
catepanate noun: The territory governed by a catepan.
cater adverb, noun, verb /ˈkeɪtə/: To provide, particularly
cater-corner adjective, adverb /ˈkatəˌkɔːnə/: At a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
cater-cornered adjective: Alternative form of cater-corner.
cater-cousin noun /ˈkeɪtəˌkʌz(ə)n/: A person who, while not being a blood relation, is regarded as close enough to be called a cousin; a (very) close or good friend; a bosom friend.
cater-waiter noun: A waiter who is also involved in catering.
cateran noun /ˈkatəɹən/: A Highlander working as a professional fighter; a mercenary attached to a Scottish clan.
catercorner adjective, adverb /ˈkatəˌkɔːnə/: Alternative form of cater-corner.
catercornered adjective: Alternative form of cater-corner.
catercorners adverb: Alternative form of cater-corner.
catered adjective, verb /ˈkeɪtəd/: Having catering provided
caterer noun /ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/: A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.
caterership noun: The role or business of a caterer.
cateress noun: A woman who caters.
Caterham proper noun /keɪtəɹəm/: A town in Caterham on the Hill parish and Caterham Valley parish, Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ3355).
catering noun, verb /ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/: The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
catering trolley noun: Mobile furniture used for the distribution of meals and drinks.
caterole noun: A casserole that uses cat meat.
caterpillar noun, verb /ˈkætəˌpɪlə/: The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
caterpillar catcher noun: A kind of shrike that feeds on caterpillars.
caterpillar eater noun: Synonym of caterpillar catcher.
caterpillar fungus noun: especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
caterpillar hunter noun: Any of the genus Calosoma of large ground beetles found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere.
caterpillar roll noun: A form of uramaki sushi topped with thinly sliced avocado.
caterpillar searcher noun: Synonym of caterpillar hunter (“type of beetle”).
caterpillar skiing noun: A skiing practice where the off-piste downhill skiers are transported to their starting point with a snowcat instead of a ski lift or a helicopter as in...
caterpillar track noun: A generic trademark name for a continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted around the wheels of crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders,...
caterpillar tree noun: A tree consisting of only a path (the spine or stalk of the tree) and vertices directly connected to (i.e. one edge away from) that path; a tree whose...
caterpillared adjective: Fitted with a caterpillar track.
caterpillarization noun: The process or the result of caterpillarizing a tree.
caterpillarize verb: To visualize (a tree) as a group of subtrees.
caterpillarlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a caterpillar.
caterpillarweed noun: The plant Phacelia crenulata.
caters noun, verb: bell changes rung on nine bells
caterwaul noun, verb /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/: To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
caterwauler noun: One who caterwauls.
catery noun: The place where provisions are deposited, i.e. a pantry or the like.
cates noun: Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.
Catesby proper noun /ˈkeɪts.bi/: A civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district.
Catesby's lily noun: Synonym of leopard lily (“Lilium catesbaei”).
cateslytin noun: A peptide, derived from a chromogranin, that shows an antimicrobial action
catess noun: Synonym of she-cat.
catestatin noun: An endogenous protein, derived from chromogranin, that regulates cardiac function
catex noun: Syllabic abbreviation of cation exchange.
catface noun: A mark or blemish in wood, plasterwork etc.
catfaced adjective: Of tomatoes: having the catface deformity.
catfacing noun: The development of the catface deformity in tomatoes.
catfall noun: A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.
catfight noun: A fight between cats.
catfighting noun /ˈkætˌfaɪtɪŋ/: Engaging in catfights.
catfish noun, verb /ˈkætfɪʃ/: Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
catfish effect noun: The tendency of weak competitors to improve themselves in order to keep up with the introduction of a stronger competitor.
catfisher noun: Someone who fishes for catfish.
catfisherman noun: Someone who fishes for catfish.
catfishing noun, verb: The practice of creating a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.
catfishlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a catfish.
catfit noun: A conniption fit
catflap noun: Alternative spelling of cat flap.
catflesh noun: Synonym of cat meat.
catfood noun: Alternative spelling of cat food.
Catford proper noun /ˈkætfəd/: A suburban town in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3773).
catfur noun: Alternative form of cat fur.
catgender adjective, noun: The xenogender of a person who identifies with or behaves like a cat.
catgirl noun /ˈkætˌɡɜːl/: A girl or woman who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat.
catgut noun /ˈkætˌɡʌt/: A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, racquets, sutures etc.
catgut scraper noun: A musician who plays the fiddle.
cath adjective, noun, verb: Clipping of cathode.
cathair noun: The hair of a cat.
Cathal proper noun: A male given name from Irish.
Cathar noun /ˈkæθɑɹ/: A member of certain so self-styled Novatian and other medieval Christian sects embracing a form of dualism and extraordinary practices purportedly adhering...
catharanthalog noun: An ibogalog derived from catharanthine.
catharanthine noun: A terpene indole alkaloid produced by the plant Catharanthus roseus.
Catharine proper noun: A female given name from Ancient Greek, of less common usage, variant of Catherine.
Catharine wheel noun: Alternative form of Catherine wheel.
catharise verb: Alternative form of catharize.
Catharism proper noun: A Christian religious sect of mediaeval Europe, with dualistic and gnostic elements; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent III in 1209.
Catharist adjective: Relating to Cathari or Catharism.
Catharistic adjective: Of or relating to Catharism.
catharization noun: The process of catharizing.
catharize verb: To clean or purify thoroughly.
catharometer noun: Alternative form of katharometer.
catharpin noun: A short rope, or iron cramp, used to stop the shrouds interfering with the yards.
catharping noun /ˈkætˌhɑː(ɹ)pɪŋ/: any of the short ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock shrouds of a square-rigged vessel used to secure other ropes in place
catharsis noun /kəˈθɑːsɪs/: A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a...
cathart verb /kəˈθɑːt/: To feel or express catharsis.
cathartic adjective, noun /kəˈθɑɹtɪk/: Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.
cathartical adjective, noun: cathartic.
cathartically adverb: In a cathartic way.
cathartid noun: Any member of the Cathartidae, the New World vultures.
cathartiform noun: A bird in the order Cathartiformes, which contains the New World vultures in the family Cathartidae and their extinct relatives in the family...
cathartin noun: The bitter purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid.
cathartine noun: A hypothetical substance formerly imagined to cause the bitterness and purgativeness of the dried leaves or pods of senna plants.
cathasterone noun: A particular brassinosteroid
Cathay proper noun /kæˈθeɪ/: China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China...
Cathayan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Cathay.
Cathays proper noun: A district and community in the city of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1877).
Cathcart proper noun: A southern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5860).
cathead noun, verb /ˈkæthɛd/: A heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not...
cathead biscuit noun /ˌkæthɛd ˈbɪskɪt/: A large fluffy biscuit, typically served with gravy.
cathect verb /kəˈθɛkt/: To focus one's emotional energies on someone or something.
cathected adjective: Charged with mental or emotional energy.
cathectic adjective /kəˈθɛktɪk/: Of or pertaining to a connection that is charged with emotional energy.
cathection noun: cathexis
cathedra noun /kəˈθiːdɹə/: The chair or throne of a bishop.
cathedral adjective, noun /kəˈθiːdɹəl/: Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
cathedral cactus noun: Euphorbia trigona (African milk tree).
cathedral ceiling noun: A vaulted ceiling that slopes upward from the walls, following the slope of the underside of the roof.
cathedral church noun: The main church in a diocese, not necessarily a cathedral
cathedral city noun: A title awarded to a town in the United Kingdom which, before letters patent, held city status by virtue of having a cathedral within its bounds.
cathedral close noun: An enclosed precinct surrounding a cathedral.
cathedral mound noun: A type of large termite mound built be a colony of the spinifex termite.
cathedral termite noun: spinifex termite
cathedraled adjective: Having a cathedral.
cathedralesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
cathedralic adjective: Relating to, or resembling, a cathedral.
cathedralism noun: The cathedral system.
cathedrallike adjective: Resembling a cathedral
cathedralwise adverb: In the manner of a cathedral.
cathedrated adjective: Synonym of ex cathedra.
cathedratic adjective: promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative.
cathedratical adjective: cathedratic
cathedratically adverb: In a cathedratic manner.
cathedulin noun: Any of a group of polymeric esters present in khat (Catha edulis)
cathelicidin noun: Any of a family of antimicrobial polypeptides found in lysosomes in polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
cathelin noun: The highly-conserved domain in all cathelicidin peptides
cathemeral adjective /kəˈθɛməɹəl/: Relating to organisms' behaviour in which food is acquired at random intervals during the day or night.
cathemerality noun: The condition of being cathemeral
cathenamine noun: A form of didehydroajmalicine that is an intermediate in the enzymatic production of ajmalicine
cathepsin noun /kəˈθɛpsɪn/: Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
cathepsine noun: Alternative form of cathepsin.
Cather proper noun: A surname.
catheretic noun: A mild caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.
Catherine proper noun /ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Catherine pear noun: A small and early variety of pear.
Catherine wheel noun: A breaking wheel.
Catherine wheel cookie noun: A large cookie with a spiral design.
catherinette noun: Alternative form of Catherinette.
Catherinian adjective: Of or pertaining to Catherine the Great (Catherine II, Empress of Russia).
catherization noun: Misconstruction of catheterization.
catherize verb: Misconstruction of catheterize.
catherized verb: Misconstruction of catheterized.
catherizes verb: Misconstruction of catheterizes.
catherizing verb: Misconstruction of catheterizing.
Catherwood proper noun: A surname.
catheter noun /ˈkæθɪtə(ɹ)/: A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
catheterisation noun: Alternative spelling of catheterization.
catheterise verb: Alternative form of catheterize.
catheterism noun: The operation of introducing a catheter; catheterization.
catheterizability noun: The ability to be catheterized.
catheterizable adjective: Able to be fitted with a catheter
catheterization noun: The procedure of introducing a catheter.
catheterize verb /ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/: To insert a catheter into a cavity.
catheterless adjective: Lacking (or not using) a catheter
cathetometer noun: An instrument used to measure small vertical distances, such as the levels of liquid in tubes.
cathetus noun /ˈkæ.θɪ.təs/: A line perpendicular to a surface (or line); in particular, either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse.
cathexion noun: cathexis
cathexis noun /kəˈθɛk sɪs/: The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
Cathey proper noun: A surname.
Cathi proper noun: A 20th century spelling variant of Cathy, diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
cathine noun: A psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine classes which acts as a stimulant.
cathinone noun: The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, the active ingredient of khat.
cathiodermie noun: A form of electrotherapy supposed to revitalize the skin.
cathisma noun: Alternative spelling of kathisma
Cathkin proper noun: A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
Cathlamet proper noun /kæθˈlæmɪt/: A town, the county seat of Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States.
Cathleen proper noun: A female given name from Irish, a less common spelling of Kathleen.
cathodal adjective: Attracted towards a cathode
cathodally adverb: Towards a cathode.
cathode noun /ˈkæθ.oʊd/: An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow...
cathode dark space noun: The dark space in a glow discharge between the cathode glow and the negative glow.
cathode ray noun: A ray consisting of a stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that are emitted by the cathode and accelerated towards the anode by an electric field.
cathode ray tube noun: Alternative form of cathode ray tube.
cathodegraph noun: Alternative form of cathodograph.
cathodic adjective: Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
cathodically adverb: At, near, or while acting as a cathode
cathodochromic adjective: Exhibiting cathodochromism.
cathodochromism noun: The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when it is bombarded with electrons.
cathodograph noun: An X-ray image; a radiograph.
cathodography noun /ˌkæθəʊˈdɒɡɹəfi/: The process of taking photographs using cathode rays.
cathodoluminescence noun: A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent adjective: Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
cathole noun: A small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc. in order to bury feces.
catholic adjective, noun /ˈkæ.θ(ə.)lɪk/: Universal; all-encompassing.
Catholic Church noun /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/: The Catholic Church, which consists of 24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome.
catholic creditor noun: A creditor whose debt is secured over several or the whole subjects belonging to the debtor, e.g. over two or more heritable estates.
catholic epistle noun: Any one of the New Testament Epistles of James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1 John, Jude, and sometimes 2 and 3 John, which are not addressed to specific individuals or...
Catholic frog noun: Synonym of crucifix toad.
Catholic twins noun: Siblings born within twelve months of each other.
catholically adverb: In a Catholic manner; in terms of Catholicism.
catholicalness noun: catholicness
catholicate noun: The jurisdiction of an Armenian catholicos.
Catholicisation noun: Conversion to or adoption of the Catholic faith.
catholicise verb: Alternative spelling of Catholicize.
catholicism noun /kəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm/: The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
catholicity noun: The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.
Catholicization noun: Alternative form of Catholicisation.
catholicize verb: To make Catholic; to convert to Catholicism.
Catholicizer noun: One who Catholicizes.
Catholicky adjective: Relating to or characteristic of Catholicism.
catholicly adverb: In a catholic manner
catholicness noun: The quality of being catholic
catholicon noun /kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/: A supposed universal remedy.
catholicos noun /kəˈθɒlɪkəs/: A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.
catholicosate noun: The jurisdiction of a catholicos.
Catholization noun: The process of converting (a territory, etc.) to the Catholic religion.
catholysis noun: cathodic electrolysis
catholyte noun /ˈkæθ.əˌlaɪt/: The portion of an electrolyte near a cathode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments
cathomycin noun: novobiocin
cathood noun: The state or time of being a cat.
cathouse noun /ˈkat.haʊs/: A brothel.
Cathryn proper noun: A female given name from Ancient Greek, of rare usage, variant of Catherine.
Cathy proper noun /ˈkæθi/: A diminutive of the female given name Catherine and of its variant forms, also used as a formal given name in the 20th century.
CATI noun: Initialism of computer-assisted telephone interviewing.
caticide noun /ˈkæ.tɪ.saɪd/: The killing of a cat.
caticorn noun: A fictional creature which is a cross between a unicorn and a cat, often resembling a cat with a single horn on its forehead.
Catie proper noun: A diminutive of the female given names Catherine and Caitlin.
Catilinarian adjective /ˌkætɪlɪˈnɛəɹiən/: Pertaining to Catiline, the Roman conspirator who attempted to overthrow the Roman Empire; resembling Catiline's conspiracy.
Catiline noun /ˈkætəˌlaɪn/: A daring and reckless conspirator.
Catilinian adjective: Of or pertaining to Lucius Sergius Catilina (108 BCE–62 BCE; known in English as Catiline), Roman politician who attempted to overthrow the Roman Republic.
Catillac noun: A large variety of cooking pear
catinga noun: Alternative form of caatinga.
Catino proper noun: A surname from Italian.
catio noun /ˈkæt.i.əʊ/: An outdoor enclosure for cats.
catiomer noun: cationic polymer
cation noun, suffix /ˈkætˌaɪ.ən/: A positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
cation exchange noun: The normal form of ion exchange in which cations such as those of calcium are removed from a solution, and the process used in a water softener.
cation-pi noun: Synonym of cation-π.
cationic adjective: of, relating to, or being a cation
cationic detergent noun: Any detergent in which the lipophilic part of the molecule is a cation; examples include long-chain quaternary ammonium compounds
cationically adverb: In a cationic manner
cationicity noun: The condition of being cationic
cationisation noun: Alternative form of cationization.
cationised adjective: Alternative form of cationized.
cationization noun: Treatment with cations (usually in an electrolytic bath)
cationize verb: To treat with cations.
cationized adjective: Treated with cations.
cationoid adjective: Describing the cationic part of a zwitterion
cationomer noun: A polymer containing at least one chemical group bearing a positive electrical charge.
cationomeric adjective: Relating to cationomers.
cationophore noun: A cationic ionophore
cationotropic adjective: tautomeric
cationotropy noun: tautomerism
catitude noun: An attitude belonging to or befitting a cat.
cativo noun: Prioria copaifera, a flowering tree of Central and South America.
catjang noun: A cowpea native to Africa, Vigna unguiculata, sometimes Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica, a densely-branched shrubby perennial grown for animal fodder or...
catkin noun: A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
catkind noun: All cats, considered as a group.
catkinlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a catkin.
Catledge proper noun: A surname.
catless adjective /ˈkætləs/: Without a cat or cats.
catlessness noun: Absence of cats.
catlet noun: A catfish.
Catlett proper noun: A surname.
Catlettsburg proper noun: A home rule city, the county seat of Boyd County, Kentucky.
Catley proper noun: A surname.
Catlick noun: Pronunciation spelling of Catholic.
catlike adjective /ˈkætlaɪk/: Resembling a cat; feline.
catlikeness noun: The quality of being catlike; felinity.
catlin noun: Alternative form of catling (surgical knife)
catline noun: A strong line for hoisting during the drilling of oil wells.
catling noun /ˈkætlɪŋ/: A little cat; a kitten.
catlinite noun: A brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians to make pipes.
catloaf noun, verb /ˈkæt.loʊf/: The loaflike form of a domestic cat sitting with its paws and tail tucked underneath its body.
catloafed adjective: Shaped like or resembling a catloaf.
catlore noun: folklore relating to cats
catlover noun: Someone who loves cats.
catloving adjective: Fond of cats; enamoured with cats.
Catlow proper noun: A surname.
catly adjective: Of or pertaining to cats; feline.
catma noun: A tenet of belief for adherents of Discordianism.
catmab noun: An abzyme.
catmalogen adjective: Alternative spelling of cat melodeon.
catman noun: A man having physical characteristics of a cat.
catmeat noun: Alternative form of cat meat.
catmill noun: An apparatus with several beams protruding from a central rotating pole, used to train fighting dogs by having them chase a cat or other small animal in...

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.