English words: centripetally to cephalothorax

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English words centripetally to cephalothorax

centripetally adverb: Towards a centre or axis.
centripetence noun: A tendency towards a center
centripetency noun: centripetence; tendency towards the centre
centriscid noun: Any fish in the family Centriscidae.
centrish adjective: Towards the centre, especially (politics) leaning towards the political centre.
centrism noun, suffix /ˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/: Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.
centrist adjective, noun /ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/: Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
centristic adjective: Of, or pertaining to centrism
centristically adverb: In a centristic manner
centrivenal adjective: In the centre of a vein
centrizonal adjective: Of or relating to a central zone.
centro- prefix: central, especially of mass nouns
centroacinar adjective: Relating to, or designating, a type of spindle-shaped cell in the exocrine pancreas.
centroaffine adjective: Relating to the centre of an affine space
centroanterior adjective: central and anterior
centrobaric adjective: Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it.
centrobin noun: A protein associated with centriole duplication and cytokinesis
centroblast noun /ˈsɛntɹəblæst/: An activated B cell that is enlarged with multiple eccentric nucleoli and proliferating in the germinal center of a secondary lymphoid follicle, after...
centroblastic adjective: Relating to a centroblast
centrocaecal adjective: Alternative form of centrocecal.
Centrocaspian adjective: Of or relating to the Centrocaspian Dictatorship, a short-lived anti-Soviet administration proclaimed in the city of Baku during World War I.
centrocecal adjective /ˌsɛntɹəˈsiːkəl/: cecocentral
centroceratid noun: Any extinct cephalopod in the family Centroceratidae.
centrochromatin noun: The chromatin from which a centromere is constructed
centrocin noun: Any of a group of dimeric antimicrobial peptides present in a sea urchin of the genus Strongylocentrotus
centrocoel noun: The cavernous marrow cavity inside the centrum of a vertebra
centrocone noun: A structure associated with the centrosome of apicomplexans
centrocyte noun /ˈsɛntɹəsaɪt/: Any follicular center cell that has a nuclear cleft
centrocytic adjective: Relating to centrocytes
centrode noun: The path traced by the instantaneous rotational centre of a plane figure when it undergoes motion in a plane
centroderid noun: Any kinorhynch in the family Centroderidae.
centrodiapophyseal adjective: At the centre of a diapophysis
centrodorsal adjective: central and dorsal
centrodorsally adverb: In a centrodorsal manner.
centrofacial adjective: Relating to, or situated in the centre of the face
centrofrontal adjective: central and frontal
centrographic adjective: Relating to centrography
centrography noun: The graphical representation of the "centre of gravity" of a population
centrohelid noun: Any heliozoan protist of the order Centrohelida.
centroheliozoan noun: Synonym of centrohelid.
centrohypapophyseal adjective: Alternative form of centrohypapophysial.
centrohypapophysial adjective: At the centre of a hypapophysis
centroid noun: The point at which gravitational force (or other universally and uniformly acting force) may be supposed to act on a given rigid, uniformly dense body; the...
centroidal adjective: Of or pertaining to a centroid.
centroidally adverb: In terms of the centroid.
centroided adjective: Having a centroid
centroider noun: A device that generates the centroid of an image
centroiding noun: The calculation of the centroid of a curve.
centrolateral adjective: central and lateral
centrolaterally adverb: In a centrolateral manner
centrolecithal adjective: Having the yolk placed in the centre of the cytoplasm of the ovum
centrolenid noun: Any glass frog in the family Centrolenidae.
centrolepidaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Centrolepidaceae.
centrolinead noun: An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a centre.
centrolineal adjective: Having line converging to a centre.
centrolinear adjective: Alternative form of centrolineal.
centrolinearly adverb: In a centrolinear manner or direction
centrolobe noun: The central lobe of the liver
centrolobular adjective: centrilobular
centrolobularly adverb: In a centrolobular manner or direction
centrolophid noun: Any fish in the family Centrolophidae, the medusafishes.
centromatid noun: The structure, in the centre of a chromosome, to which the sister chromatids are attached
centromedial adjective: central and medial
centromedian adjective: both central and median
centromedullary adjective: At the centre of a medulla
centromer noun: Alternative form of centromere.
centromeral adjective: Relating to centromeres; centromeric.
centromere noun /ˈsɛntɹə(ʊ)mɪə/: The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.
centromerelike adjective: Like or resembling a centromere
centromeric adjective: Pertaining to, or characteristic of, centromeres.
centromerically adverb: With regard to a centromere
centromucronate adjective: Terminating at a central mucro
centronellid noun: Any of the extinct brachiopods in the family Centronellidae.
centronelliform adjective: Relating to or characteristic of the centronellids.
centronuchal adjective: central and nuchal
centronuclear adjective: Describing a group of myopathies where the cell nuclei are abnormally located in the centre of skeletal muscle cells rather than on the periphery.
centronucleated adjective: Marked by centronucleation
centronucleation noun: The movement of nuclei to the centre of a muscle fibre
centropagid noun: Any copepod in the family Centropagidae.
centroparapophyseal adjective: At the centre of a parapophysis
centroparietal adjective: In or from the centre of a parietal region.
centroparietally adverb: With regard to the centroparietal region.
centroperipheral adjective: Pertaining to, or joining the centre and the periphery
centrophenoxine noun: A drug used to treat symptoms of senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
centrophilic adjective: (of a chromosome) Tending to cluster near the centre of a mitotic spindle.
centrophilin noun: A mitotic spindle protein involved in microtubule nucleation
centrophobia noun: A dislike of being in the centre.
centrophobic adjective: Relating to centrophobia
centrophobism noun: centrophobia
centrophorid noun: Any shark in the family Centrophoridae.
centroplasm noun: The substance of the centrosome
centropomid noun: Any fish of the family Centropomidae.
centroposterior adjective: central and posterior
centropostzygapophyseal adjective: In the centre of a postzygapophysis
centroprezygapophyseal adjective: central and in front of the zygapophysis
centropy noun: Negentropy.
centropyxid noun: Any amoebozoan in the family Centropyxidae.
centrosaurin noun: Any member of the Centrosaurinae subfamily of dinosaurs.
centrosaurine noun: Any ceratopsid dinosaur of the subfamily Centrosaurinae
centroscope noun: A device for controlling the visual stimulation of the eye.
centroscopy noun: Treatment by means of a centroscope.
centrosomal adjective: Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes
centrosomally adverb: In a centrosomal way.
centrosome noun /ˈsɛntɹəˌsəʊm/: An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of animals (metazoans), that controls the organization of its microtubules.
centrosomic adjective: Relating to the centrosome.
centrosomin noun: A protein in the centrosome of some fies
centrospermous adjective: Relating to plants of the order Centrospermae.
centrosphere noun: The cytoplasm surrounding the centriole of a centrosome.
centrosymmetric adjective: Having a centre of symmetry.
centrosymmetrical adjective: Alternative form of centrosymmetric.
centrosymmetrically adverb: In a centrosymmetric manner
centrosymmetricity noun /ˌsɛntɹəʊˌsɪməˈtɹɪsɪti/: The condition of being centrosymmetric
centrosymmetry noun: The property of having a centre of symmetry.
centrosynapophyseal adjective: At the centre of a synapophysis
centrotemporal adjective: Relating to the central and temporal regions of the head (during electroencephalography), or the intersection of the two.
centrotemporally adverb: With regard to the centrotemporal region.
centrotylote adjective: Having a central bulge
centrotype noun: The data point in a cluster that is closest to the centroid.
centrovert noun: Being in the middle between introvert and extrovert.
centroxylic adjective: Having or relating to centrifugal primary woody structure.
centrum noun /ˈsɛntɹəm/: A centre.
centry noun: Obsolete form of sentry.
cents on the dollar noun: Alternative form of pennies on the dollar.
centum adjective, noun /ˈkɛntəm/: Referring to an Indo-European language that did not produce sibilants from a series of Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops.
centumisation noun: Alternative spelling of centumization.
centumization noun: The sound change by which palatovelars became plain velars in centum languages.
centumize verb: To convert a palatovelar to a plain velar in a centum language.
centumvir noun /sɛnˈtʌm.və/: One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
centumviral adjective /sɛnˈtʌm.və.ɹəl/: Of or pertaining to the centumviri
centumvirate noun: A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
centuple adjective, verb /sɛnˈtʌ.pəl/: Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred.
centuplet noun: Synonym of hundred: A group of 100.
centuplicate verb: To make a hundredfold; to repeat or multiply a hundred times.
centuplication noun: multiplication by one hundred
centuply adverb /sɛnˈtjuːpli/: One hundredfold.
centurial adjective: Of or pertaining to a century of years.
centuriate adjective, verb /sɛnˈtjʊəɹiət/: Divided into hundreds.
centuriation noun: A method of land measurement used in Ancient Rome, characterised by the regular layout of a square grid traced using surveyors' instruments.
centuriator noun: A writer of the Magdeburg Centuries.
centuried adjective: Having existed for centuries; ancient.
centuries-long adjective: Lasting for centuries.
centuries-old adjective: Hundreds of years old.
centurieslong adjective: Alternative form of centuries-long.
centurion noun /sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/: An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
centurion's staff noun: Synonym of vine staff.
centurion syndrome noun: A condition characterized by anterior malposition of the medial part of the eyelid, with displacement of puncta out of the lacus lacrimalis due to a...
centurist noun: A centuriator.
centurium noun: A rejected name for fermium.
century noun /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃʊɹ.i/: A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which...
century break noun: A consecutive score of 100 or more points in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker.
century egg noun: A Chinese delicacy made by preserving a duck, chicken or quail egg in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls for several weeks to several...
century plant noun: An agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.
century year noun: A year which is a multiple of one hundred (100) and marks that a century has past and changed to a new century (at the end of the year)
centuryful noun: An amount that arises from or occurs over the course of a century.
centurylong adjective: Lasting for approximately a century.
centzontle noun: A mockingbird.
cenzontli noun: Alternative spelling of centzontle.
ceo noun, verb: Initialism of chief executive officer.
ceolin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
ceorl noun /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.əl/: An Anglo-Saxon churl.
ceorlish adjective /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.ə.lɪʃ/: Characteristic of or relating to a ceorl.
cep noun /sɛp/: An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis).
cepabactin noun: A siderophore present in Burkholderia cepacia (syn. Pseudomonas cepacia)
cepaceous adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an onion.
cepacian noun: An exopolysaccharide, produced by Burkholderia cepacia bacteria, that plays a role in the formation of biofilms
cepaene noun: An organic compound with antiasthma properties, found in onions.
cepage noun: A variety of grape.
cepe noun: Alternative spelling of cepe (mushroom Boletus edulis, porcini).
Cepeda proper noun: A surname.
cepelinas noun /(t)sɛpəˈliːnəs/: A Lithuanian dumpling made from grated riced potatoes, stuffed with ground meat or another filling such as cottage cheese or mushrooms.
ceph noun: Clipping of cephalopod.
cephabacin noun: Any of a class of beta-lactam antibiotics produced by Lysobacter bacteria
cephacetrile noun: Alternative form of cefacetrile.
cephadroxil noun: Alternative form of cefadroxil.
cephaeline noun /səˈfeɪ.əˌlin/: An alkaloid that induces vomiting, related to emetine.
cephal- prefix: Alternative form of cephalo-, used before a vowel.
cephalad adverb /ˈsɛfəlæd/: Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.
cephalagra noun: gout in the head
cephalalgia noun /ˌsɛfəˈlæld͡ʒə/: A pain in the head; headache.
cephalalgiaphobia noun: Fear of headaches or getting headaches.
cephalalgic adjective, noun: Relating to, or affected with, headache.
cephalalgy noun: Dated form of cephalalgia.
cephalanthin noun: A bitter glycoside.
cephalaria noun /ˌsɛ.fəˈlɛɹ.i.ə/: Any caprifoliaceous flowering plant of the genus Cephalaria, closely related to teasels (Dipsacus).
cephalaspidean noun: Any sea slug of the order Cephalaspidea.
cephalaspidomorph noun: Any of a group of jawless fishes named for the cephalaspids, a group of osteostracans.
cephalate adjective: Having a head.
cephalea noun: headache
cephaletron noun: The head of a crustacean.
cephalexin noun: Alternative form of cefalexin.
cephalgia noun: Headache.
cephalgic adjective: Pertaining to or affected by headache.
cephalgy noun: Dated form of cephalalgia.
cephalhaematocele noun: Alternative form of cephalhematocele.
cephalhaematoma noun: Alternative form of cephalohematoma.
cephalhematocele noun: A hematocele underneath the pericranium
cephalhematoma noun: Alternative form of cephalohematoma.
cephalic adjective, noun, suffix /sɪˈfælɪk/: head
cephalic fin noun: One of a set of fins that look like horns on either side of the broad head of a manta ray.
cephalically adverb: In a cephalic manner
cephalin noun /ˈsɛf.ə.lɪn/: A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
cephaline adjective: having a head-like section in the upper body.
cephalisation noun: Alternative form of cephalization.
cephalism noun: An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
cephalistic adjective: cephalic; relating to the head
cephalitis noun: phrenitis
cephalization noun: An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
cephalized adjective: modified by cephalization
cephalo- prefix /ˈsɛ.fə.loʊ/: Relating to the head; sometimes, particularly, the brain.
cephalo-pelvic adjective: Alternative spelling of cephalopelvic.
cephaloauricular adjective: Relating to the head and ears.
cephalob noun: Synonym of cephalobid.
cephalobid noun: Any member of the Cephalobidae.
cephalocarid noun: An animal in the class Cephalocarida of crustaceans.
cephalocaudal adjective: Between head and tail.
cephalocaudal trend noun: An aspect of motor development in children in which they develop their ability of moving the upper parts of the body before the lower parts.
cephalocaudally adverb: In a cephalocaudal manner.
cephalocele noun: encephalocele
cephalocentesis noun: puncture of the skull in order to drain excess fluid
cephalocentric adjective: Of or pertaining to cephalocentrism.
cephalocentrism noun: The view that the brain is the locus of consciousness, agency, and emotion, in contrast to now-falsified theories like cardiocentrism.
cephalochordate adjective, noun: Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in...
cephalochromin noun: The antibacterial chromenone dimer...
cephalococcygeal adjective: Relating to (the distance between) the head and the coccyx
cephalocondylic adjective: Relating to the brain and the condyle
cephalodactyly noun: malformation of the head and the digits
cephalodial adjective: Relating to cephalodia.
cephalodine adjective: Forming a head.
cephalodium noun: A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalodynia noun: Synonym of headache.
cephalofacial adjective: Relating to the head and face.
cephalofoil noun: Either of the two outward extensions of the head of a hammerhead shark.
cephalogenesis noun: The formation of the head (in the developing embryo)
cephaloglycin noun: Alternative form of cefaloglycin.
cephalogram noun: An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
cephalograph noun: The instrument used in cephalography to produce cephalograms
cephalographic adjective: Relating to cephalography
cephalography noun: radiography of the head
cephalogyric adjective: Relating to the rotation of the head
cephalohaematoma noun: Alternative form of cephalohematoma.
cephalohematoma noun: A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.
cephaloid adjective: Shaped like the head or the brain.
cephalolichen noun: Any lichen that has cephalodia
cephalomancy noun: Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalomannine noun: a taxol derivative, isolated from the Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata
cephalomantic adjective: Of or pertaining to cephalomancy.
cephalomedullary adjective: Relating to the brain and the medulla oblongata
cephalomeningitis noun: Synonym of meningitis.
cephalomere noun: One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.
cephalometer noun: Synonym of cephalostat.
cephalometric adjective: Relating to cephalometrics
cephalometrics noun: The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
cephalometry noun: The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalomyid noun: Any extinct rodent in the family Cephalomyidae.
cephalon noun /ˈsɛfələn/: The head of a trilobite.
Cephalonia proper noun /ˌsɛfəˈləʊniə/: An island of Greece in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
Cephalonian adjective, noun /ˌsɛfəˈləʊ.ni.ən/: of or from Cephalonia
Cephaloniot adjective, noun: A Cephalonian
cephalont noun: The adult stage of cephaline gregarine
cephalopagus noun: Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
cephalopathy noun: Any disease of the head
cephalopedal adjective: Relating to or characteristic of cephalopods.
cephalopelvic adjective: Relating to the head (of a fetus) and the pelvis (of a mother)
cephalopelvic disproportion noun: The situation where the capacity of the pelvis is inadequate to allow the fetus to navigate the birth canal.
cephalopelvimetry noun: radiographic measurement of the fetal head in utero and of the mother's pelvis
cephalopharyngeal adjective: Relating to the brain and the pharynx
cephalophine noun: Any duiker of the subfamily Cephalophinae
cephalophore noun: Any of a group of saints depicted in art carrying heads in their hands.
cephaloplastin noun: A form of cephalin isolated from rabbit brain
cephalopod noun /ˈsɛfələˌpɒd/: Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
cephalopodal adjective: Relating to cephalopods
cephalopodic adjective: Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalopodous adjective: Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
cephalopolysyndactyly noun: A disorder that affects development of the limbs, head, and face.
cephaloprothorax noun: The fused head and prothorax of spiders and crustaceans
cephalorachidian adjective: Synonym of cerebrospinal.
cephaloradiograph noun: A radiograph of part of the head
cephaloridine noun: A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
cephaloscopic adjective: Relating to, or using cephaloscopy
cephaloscopy noun: Examination of the head in order to predict mental faculties or character
cephalosomatic adjective: Relating to the head and the rest of the body
cephalosome noun: The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods; the anterior of the cephalothorax.
cephalosporanate noun: Any salt or ester of cephalosporanic acid
cephalosporanic adjective: Related to cephalosporanic acid and its derivatives
cephalosporanic acid noun: The bicyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid that is the base compound of the cephalosporin antibiotics
cephalosporidine noun: A degradation product of cephalosporin 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-5-carboxylic acid
cephalosporin noun /kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/: Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
cephalosporinase noun: Any enzyme that hydrolyses (the lactam ring of a ) cephalosporin
cephalosporine noun: Alternative form of cephalosporin.
cephalostat noun: A framework that holds the head stationary for radiography or other radiology and for surgery.
cephalostatin noun: A steroid dimer, isolated from a hemichordate of the genus Cephalodiscus, that induces apoptosis
cephalostegite noun: The part of the carapace of a crustacean situated in front of the cervical groove.
cephalostyle noun: The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania, found is certain amphibians and mammals.
cephalotaxaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Cephalotaxaceae.
cephalotaxine noun: A benzazepine alkaloid present in Cephalotaxus harringtonia
cephalothin noun: A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin
cephalothoracic adjective: Relating to or resembling a cephalothorax.
cephalothoracoomphalopagus noun: A rare and severe form of conjoined twinning in which two embryos are fused at the head, chest, and upper abdomen, often with shared internal organs.
cephalothoracopagus noun: A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the head and chest.
cephalothorax noun /ˌsɛfələˈθɔɹæks/: The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans.

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.