English words: cerebrofacial to cerumen
300 English words, part 47 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 31 have a page of their own.
English words cerebrofacial to cerumen
- cerebrofacial adjective: Involving the cerebrum and face.
- cerebrofacioarticular adjective: Of or relating to the cerebrum, face, and joints; applied to a particular form of Pashayan syndrome.
- cerebrofaciothoracic adjective: Involving the cerebrum, face, and thorax.
- cerebrofugal adjective: Carrying material away from the cerebrum
- cerebrogenic adjective: Caused by activity in the cerebral cortex
- cerebrography noun: imaging of the brain
- cerebrohepatorenal adjective: Pertaining to the brain, liver, and kidneys; applied to Zellweger syndrome.
- cerebrohepatorenal syndrome noun: Zellweger syndrome
- cerebroid adjective, noun: Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain.
- cerebrol noun: An oily reddish fluid found in brain tissue.
- cerebrology noun: neurology (The science of the brain).
- cerebrolysin noun: A preparation of peptides as a treatment for dementia
- cerebroma noun: Synonym of encephaloma.
- cerebromalacia noun: Abnormal softening of cerebral parenchymal tissue, often secondary to an ischaemic event.
- cerebromedullar adjective: Synonym of cerebromedullary.
- cerebromedullary adjective: Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
- cerebromedullary cistern noun: cisterna magna
- cerebromeningeal adjective: Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
- cerebromeningitis noun: Synonym of meningoencephalitis.
- cerebrometabolic adjective: Relating to metabolism within the brain
- cerebromicroembolism noun: A microembolism in the brain
- cerebromicrovascular adjective: Relating to small blood vessels in the brain
- cerebron noun: Synonym of phrenosin.
- cerebronic adjective: Related to cerebronic acid or its derivatives
- cerebronic acid noun: The hydroxyacid (2R)-2-hydroxytetracosanoic acid derived from sphingomyelin
- cerebrooculofacioskeletal adjective: Pertaining to a congenital disorder that affects multiple body systems, especially the brain, eyes, face, and skeleton, typically characterized by severe...
- cerebropathia noun: Synonym of encephalopathy.
- cerebropathy noun: A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- cerebropedal adjective: Relating to the cerebrum and the foot.
- cerebroperfusion noun: cerebral perfusion
- cerebropetal adjective: Directed towards the brain
- cerebrophagy noun: Synonym of encephalophagy.
- cerebrophysiology noun: The study of the brain, focussing on its structure and functions.
- cerebroplacental adjective: Relating to the fetal cerebral and placental/umbilical arteries.
- cerebropleural adjective: Both cerebral and pleural.
- cerebroprotectant noun: A substance that offers cerebroprotection.
- cerebroprotection noun: protection against strokes and similar problems
- cerebroprotective adjective: Relating to cerebroprotection
- cerebroprotein noun: The protein content of brain tissue
- cerebrorenal adjective: Relating to the brain and the kidneys.
- cerebroretinal adjective: Relating to the cerebrum and the retina
- cerebrosclerosis noun: hardening of the substance of the cerebrum
- cerebroscopy noun: examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease, especially by examining the interior of the eye, as with an ophthalmoscope
- cerebrose noun: A sugar-like body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain.
- cerebrosidase noun: glycosylceramidase
- cerebroside noun: Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue
- cerebrosidosis noun: lipidosis involving cerebrosides
- cerebrospinal adjective: Of or relating to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).
- cerebrospinal axis noun: The brain and the spinal cord
- cerebrospinal fluid noun: A clear bodily fluid in the form of a very pure saline solution with microglia that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (between the skull and the...
- cerebrospinal meningitis noun: meningitis
- cerebrosplanchnic adjective: Both cerebral and splanchnic
- cerebrosterol noun: The sterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol that is found in larger than normal amounts in the brain and spinal cord of people with Alzheimer’s disease
- cerebrotectal adjective: Relating to the cerebrum and the tectum.
- cerebrotendineous adjective: Describing a form of xanthomatosis in which cholestanol in deposited in the brain
- cerebrotendinous adjective: Alternative form of cerebrotendineous.
- cerebrotomy noun: incision into the brain
- cerebrotonia noun: In the somatotype theories of William Herbert Sheldon, an intellectual personality type characterised by emotional restraint and alertness correlated with...
- cerebrotonic adjective, noun /ˌsɛɹɪbɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/: Designating a personality type characterised as intellectual, introverted, and emotionally restrained.
- cerebrotype noun: A specific type of brain shared by animals that have similar behaviour
- cerebrous adjective: Synonym of cerebral.
- cerebrovascular adjective: Relating to the blood vessels that run to or from the brain.
- cerebrovascular accident noun: Stroke (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted).
- cerebrovascularly adverb: In a cerebrovascular manner
- cerebrovasculature noun: cerebral vasculature
- cerebrovasculogenesis noun: cerebral vasculogenesis
- cerebrovasculopathy noun: cerebral vasculopathy
- cerebrovasodilating adjective: That causes cerebrovasodilation
- cerebrovasodilation noun: vasodilation of the blood vessels of the cerebrum
- cerebrovasodilatory adjective: Relating to, or causing cerebrovasodilation
- cerebrovasospasm noun: cerebral vasospasm
- cerebrovenous adjective: Relating to a cerebral venous sinus
- cerebroventricle noun: cerebral ventricle
- cerebroventricular adjective: Of or pertaining to the ventricles of the brain
- cerebroventricularly adverb: In a cerebroventricular manner
- cerebrovisceral adjective: Both cerebral and visceral.
- cerebrum noun /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəm/: The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and...
- cerecloth noun: Cloth coated with wax so that it is waterproof, used for covering the dead.
- cereclothed adjective: Covered in a cerecloth.
- Ceredigion proper noun /kɛɹəˈdɪɡiən/: A county of Wales, formerly known as Cardiganshire; the county town is Aberaeron.
- Ceredo proper noun: An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- cereicidin noun: A lantibiotic present in the extremophile Bacillus cereus.
- cerein noun: Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by various strains of the bacterium Bacillus cereus.
- cereless adjective: Without a cere.
- cerement noun: A burial shroud or garment.
- ceremide noun: An N-acylated sphingoid.
- ceremonial adjective, noun /ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/: Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.
- ceremonial county noun: A definitive geographic region, not generally having direct administrative functions, but having an appointed Lord-Lieutenant. Similar to a traditional county.
- ceremonial first pitch noun: A ceremony that signals the start of a baseball. Just before the game starts, a guest acts as the pitcher and throws the ball to the catcher.
- ceremonial marriage noun: A legally recognized union formalized through a public wedding ceremony conducted by an authorized officiant, in compliance with state-specific laws.
- ceremonialise verb: Alternative spelling of ceremonialize.
- ceremonialism noun /sɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəlɪzəm/: A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
- ceremonialist noun: A person who is fond of ceremonial in religion
- ceremonialize verb: To celebrate in a ceremonial way.
- ceremonially adverb: In a ceremonial manner.
- ceremonialness noun: The state or quality of being ceremonial.
- ceremoniless adjective: Without ceremony.
- ceremonious adjective /sɛ.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/: According to the required or usual ceremonies, formalities, or rituals; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), to ceremonial laws in the Bible.
- ceremoniously adverb: In a ceremonious manner.
- ceremoniousness noun: The state of being ceremonious.
- ceremony noun /ˈsɛɹ.ɪ.mə.ni/: A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
- Cerenkov effect noun /tʃɛˈɹɛŋkəf ɛˈfɛkt/: The emission of light (Cerenkov radiation) that occurs when a charged particle passes through an insulator at a speed greater than the speed of light in...
- Cerenkov radiation noun: Light emitted by the Cerenkov effect.
- cereologist noun: Someone who studies crop circles, especially one who believes that they are not man-made or formed by other terrestrial processes.
- cereology noun /sɪ.ə.ɹɪˈɒ.lə.dʒi/: The investigation, or practice, of creating crop circles.
- cereolysin noun: A haemolytic toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus cereus.
- cereopsis noun: Any large goose of the genus Cereopsis.
- cereous adjective /ˈsɪəɹiəs/: waxen; waxy; like wax
- Cererean adjective, noun /səˈɹɪəɹɪ.ən/: Alternative form of Cererian.
- cererian adjective, noun /səˈɹɪəɹɪ.ən/: Of or relating to the Roman goddess Ceres
- Ceresian adjective /səˈɹiːzi.ən/: Of or relating to the Roman goddess Ceres.
- ceresin noun: A refined form of ozocerite that is used in polishes and to make candles
- ceresine adjective, noun: Alternative form of ceresin.
- cereulide noun: A cytotoxic dodecadepsipeptide produced by Bacillus cereus.
- cereus noun: Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.
- cerevis noun: A small cap, with no peak, worn by members of German student corps
- cerevisiae noun: The species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast.
- Cerezo proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
- Cerf proper noun: A surname from French.
- cergutuzumab noun: A synthetic monoclonal antibody
- Ceri proper noun: A unisex given name from Welsh.
- ceria noun: The compound cerium(IV) oxide.
- cerian adjective: Containing tetravalent cerium.
- cerianite noun: A rare oxide mineral, belonging to uraninite group.
- ceriantharian noun: Any member of the Ceriantharia.
- cerianthid noun: Any tubular anemone of the family Cerianthidae
- ceriated adjective: Modified by the addition of cerium
- ceriation noun: The addition of cerium (especially to a metal catalyst).
- ceric adjective: Containing cerium with valence four.
- ceric ammonium nitrate noun: An inorganic compound with the formula (NH₄)₂Ce(NO₃)₆.
- cericlamine noun: A serotonin agonist.
- Ceridwen proper noun: A female given name from Welsh.
- ceriferous adjective: Containing or producing cerium.
- ceriform adjective: ceroid.
- ceriman noun: A large, herbaceous vine of species Monstera deliciosa, native to Mexico, but grown throughout the tropics for its edible fruit, and also grown indoors as...
- cerimetric adjective: Of or relating to cerimetry.
- cerimetry noun: A form of redox titration involving cerium salts
- cerimony noun: Early Modern form of ceremony.
- cerin noun: Beeswax.
- cerine noun: Allanite.
- cerinthe noun: Any member of the genus Cerinthe of vascular plants in the family Boraginaceae.
- Cerinthian adjective, noun: One of an ancient religious sect that attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics.
- cerioid adjective: Packed so tight that individual walls are compressed into polygons.
- cerionid noun: Any snail in the family Cerionidae.
- ceriopyrochlore noun: A basic fluoride mineral similar to pyrochlore but containing cerium.
- ceriporic acid noun: A dicarboxylic acid derivative of itaconic acid produced by the white rot fungus Ceriporiopsis subvermispora. One example has IUPAC name...
- cerise adjective, noun /səˈɹiːz/: A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
- cerite noun /ˈsɪəɹaɪt/: A hydrous silicate of cerium (and other metals).
- ceritellid noun: Any of the family †Ceritellidae of extinct sea snails.
- cerith noun: A snail of the genus Cerithium.
- cerithiid noun: Any gastropod in the family Cerithiidae.
- cerithioid adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of cerithioideans (gastropods of the superfamily Cerithioidea)
- cerithioidean noun: Any gastropod of the superfamily Cerithioidea
- cerithiopsid noun: Any sea snail in the family Cerithiopsidae.
- ceritinib noun: A particular drug for the treatment of lung cancer.
- cerium noun /ˈsɪəɹiəm/: A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
- cerivastatin noun: A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- cerleaside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- cerliponase noun: A peptidase that acts on tripeptides
- cerliponase alfa noun: An enzyme-replacement treatment for Batten disease.
- Cermak proper noun: A surname from Czech.
- cermet noun /ˈsɜː.mɛt/: A composite material composed of ceramic and metal materials, used in such applications as industrial saws and turbine blades.
- CERN proper noun /sɝn/: the European Council for Nuclear Research
- Cerna proper noun: A municipality of Croatia.
- Cerne proper noun: A minor river in Dorset, England, which joins the River Frome at Dorchester.
- Cernunnos proper noun: A deity, usually depicted as a man with antlers, associated with stags, horned serpents, dogs and bulls.
- cernuous adjective /ˈsɜː(ɹ)nju.əs/: Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.
- Cerny proper noun: A surname from Czech.
- cernyite noun: A cadmium analog of stannite, with chemical formula Cu₂CdSnS₄.
- cero noun, prefix: A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.
- ceroan adjective: Containing trivalent cerium.
- ceroc noun: A style of dance which combines salsa with jive and rock and roll.
- cerococcid noun: Any scale insect in the family Cerococcidae.
- cerofer noun: A holder for a wax taper.
- ceroferary noun: A candleholder, especially for a large church candle.
- cerograph noun: A writing on wax.
- cerographic adjective: Of or relating to cerography.
- cerographical adjective: Synonym of cerographic.
- cerographist noun: A person who carries out cerography.
- cerography noun: The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
- ceroid adjective, noun: A polymeric pigmented material composed of oxidized lipids and protein.
- ceroidosis noun: Any disease that is characterised by the presence of ceroids
- cerolein noun: A wax obtained from beeswax by extracting with hot alcohol
- cerolite noun: Alternative form of kerolite.
- ceroma noun: A mixture of oil and wax.
- ceromancy noun: Divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
- Cerone proper noun: A surname.
- ceroon noun: A bale or package, covered or bound with hide, formerly used in Central America.
- cerophytid noun: Any beetle in the family Cerophytidae.
- ceroplastic adjective, noun: Modelled in wax.
- ceroplastic acid noun: The long-chain unbranched saturated fatty acid having 35 carbon atoms
- ceroplastics noun: The art of modelling in wax.
- ceroplasty noun: ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
- cerosin noun: A waxy substance obtained from the bark of sugar cane. Probably the same as sugarcane wax
- cerosine noun: Alternative form of cerosin.
- cerotene noun: A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the distillation of cerotin.
- cerotic adjective: Of or pertaining to cerotic acid or its derivatives
- cerotic acid noun: A very-long-chain saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH, found in beeswax and carnauba wax.
- cerotin noun: A white crystalline substance, C₂₇H₅₅.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; cerotic alcohol; ceryl alcohol.
- cerotinic adjective: Synonym of cerotic.
- cerotinic acid noun: Synonym of cerotic acid.
- cerotype noun: A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.
- cerous adjective: Containing cerium with valence three
- ceroxyloid adjective: Belonging or relating to the palms of the subfamily Ceroxyloideae.
- Cerra proper noun: A surname.
- cerrado noun: A type of tropical savanna biome found in much of central Brazil and parts of Paraguay.
- Cerrato proper noun: A surname.
- cerrial adjective /ˈsɛɹiəl/: Of or relating to the Turkey oak.
- Cerrito proper noun: A surname.
- Cerritos proper noun: A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
- Cerro proper noun: A surname.
- Cerrobend noun: A eutectic alloy of bismuth, lead, tin, and cadmium which has a low melting point.
- Cerrone proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- cerstificate noun: A mispronunciation of certificate.
- cert adjective, noun: Acronym of computer emergency response team.
- Cert. Hon. noun: Abbreviation of certificate and Badge of Honour (“an award given in the Cayman Islands”)
- Certa proper noun: A surname
- certain adjective, determiner, pronoun /ˈsɜː.tən/: Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
- certain as death and taxes adjective, adverb: Synonym of sure as death and taxes.
- certain as death or taxes adjective, adverb: Synonym of sure as death and taxes.
- certain event noun: An event that contains all of the possible outcomes and thus is known a priori to be certain to occur;
- certain person noun: [in relation to a specific action] a person who is a member of a specific class for whom the action constitutes a crime; typically the action is possession...
- certainity noun: Synonym of certainty.
- certainly adverb /ˈsɜː.tn̩.li/: In a way which is certain; with certainty.
- certainness noun: The state or quality of being certain.
- certainty noun /ˈsɝtn̩ti/: The state of being certain.
- certainty equivalent noun: The guaranteed amount of money that an investor regards as equally desirable as a risky asset.
- certamen noun [kɛɹˈtɑːmɛn]: A team competition in which contestants answer questions about classical history, culture, and mythology, and the Latin language.
- certation noun: Contention, strife.
- certes adverb /ˈsɜː.tɪz/: Certainly, indeed.
- CertHE noun: Abbreviation of certificate of higher education.
- certhid noun: Alternative form of certhiid.
- certhiid noun: Any bird in the family Certhiidae, the creepers.
- certi adjective: Fashionable, cool.
- certie adverb: Certainly, indeed.
- certifiability noun: The quality of being certifiable.
- certifiable adjective, noun: That can or must be certified.
- certifiableness noun: The quality of being certifiable (able to be certified).
- certifiably adverb: With the potential for certification.
- certificant noun /sə(ɹ)ˈtɪf.ɪ.kənt/: One who is (professionally or academically) certified, one who has received a certification.
- certificate adjective, noun, verb /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/: A document containing a certified statement.
- certificate of authenticity noun: A seal on paper appended to a specific artwork which is made to demonstrate that the item is authentic.
- certificate of clean criminal record noun: Synonym of certificate of conduct.
- certificate of conduct noun: An official document issued by a police department or relevant government agency that certifies that an individual has no criminal record or gives details...
- certificate of criminal record noun: Synonym of certificate of conduct.
- certificate of deposit noun: A time deposit offered by a bank or credit union, wherein the depositor commits a fixed sum of principal for a predetermined maturity period, in exchange...
- certificate of good conduct noun: Synonym of certificate of conduct.
- Certificate of Need noun: A legal document issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority over an area which affirms that a proposed acquisition, expansion, or...
- certificate of no criminal conviction noun: Synonym of certificate of conduct.
- certificate of occupancy noun /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɒk.jə.pən.siː/: A document issued by a government authority, usually from the local government, certifying that a property is fit for a specific use in accordance with the...
- certificated adjective, verb: That has been subject to certification; certified.
- certificateless adjective: Without a certificate.
- certificatelessness noun: Absence of a certificate.
- certification noun /ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/: The act of certifying.
- certification engineer noun: A trained professional who provides certification expertise within an integrated design process thereby ensuring the final design is fully compliant with...
- certificative adjective: That certifies.
- certificator noun: One who certificates.
- certificatory adjective, noun: Serving to certify something.
- certified adjective, verb /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪd/: Having met an official standard.
- certified accountant noun: a qualified accountant with an official statutory title
- certified check noun: A check (cheque) for which the bank verifies that sufficient funds exist in the account to cover the check, and so certifies, at the time the check is written.
- certified copy noun: A copy, often a photocopy, of a primary document containing an endorsement or certificate confirming it is a true copy of the primary document.
- certified mail noun: First class mail that provides the sender a proof of mailing and a delivery receipt.
- certified nursing assistant noun: Synonym of nursing assistant.
- certified public accountant noun: An accountant who has met certain legal requirements to provide certain accounting services.
- certified safety professional noun: A person accredited by the American Board of Safety Professionals, the certification board for safety professionals in the United States, and designated by...
- certifier noun: A person or entity that provides certification
- certify verb /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/: To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
- certifying noun, verb: An act of certification.
- certiorari noun /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/: A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear.
- certitude noun /ˈsɝtət(j)ud/: Sureness, certainty.
- certitudinal adjective: Of or pertaining to certitude.
- certitudinous adjective: Characterised by certitude.
- Certo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- certolizumab noun: A particular monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of Crohn's disease.
- certonardoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- certoparin noun: A low-molecular-weight heparin, used to prevent deep vein thrombosis.
- certosina noun: A decorative technique, similar to marquetry, much used in the Italian Renaissance period.
- certosino noun: Alternative form of certosina.
- certworthiness noun: The quality of being worthy of being granted a writ of certiorari.
- certworthy adjective: Worthy of being granted a writ of certiorari.
- certy adjective: Alternative form of certi.
- cerule adjective /ˈsɪəɹjuːl/: Cerulean.
- cerulean adjective, noun /səˈɹuːli.ən/: A greenish-blue color.
- cerulean blue noun: A greenish blue pigment or colour.
- cerulean warbler noun: Any of species Setophaga cerulea of small parulid songbirds.
- cerulein noun: ceruletide
- cerulenin noun: An antifungal antibiotic that inhibits fatty acid and steroid biosynthesis
- ceruleocortical adjective: Relating to the locus coeruleus and the cerebral cortex.
- ceruleous adjective: cerulean; of a deep rich blue colour
- cerulescence noun /ˌsɪəɹ(j)ʊˈlɛsəns/: The act of becoming blue; bluing
- cerulescent adjective: Having a light-blue color.
- ceruletide noun: An oligopeptide that stimulates smooth muscle and increases digestive secretions.
- ceruleum noun: A greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt stannate.
- Cerulli proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- Cerullo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- ceruloplasmin noun: A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
- cerulospinal adjective: Alternative form of coeruleospinal.
- cerumen noun /səˈɹuːmɛn/: Earwax.
Part 46 · Part 48 · English words: C
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.