English words: cetylic to chafen
300 English words, part 49 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 20 have a page of their own.
English words cetylic to chafen
- cetylic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or derived from spermaceti
- cetylpyridinium noun: A cetyl derivative of the pyridinium cation that is the basis of several cationic disinfectants
- cetylpyridinium chloride noun: An antiseptic compound used in mouthwashes, toothpastes, etc.
- cetylstearyl noun: Synonym of cetostearyl.
- cetyltriethylammonium noun: The long-chain quaternary ammonium cation C₁₆H₃₃N(CH₃CH₂)₃⁺
- cetyltrimethylammonium noun: The long-chain quaternary ammonium cation C₁₆H₃₃N(CH₃)₃⁺ known as cetrimonium in medical applications.
- CEU noun: Initialism of continuing education unit.
- CEUS noun: Initialism of contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
- Ceuta proper noun: An autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco.
- Ceutan adjective, noun: From, or pertaining to, Ceuta.
- cevadic acid noun: Synonym of tiglic acid.
- cevadilline noun: An organic compound found in sabadilla seeds.
- cevadine noun: Crystallized veratrine.
- Cevallos proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
- cevanine noun: A neurological toxin and hypotensive agent.
- cevapcici noun: A Balkan dish of grilled minced meat.
- cevapi noun /t͡ʃɛˈvɑːpi/: A Balkan food dish of minced meat.
- cevemeline noun: A parasympathomimetic and muscarinic agonist used to treat dry mouth.
- Cévennes proper noun: A cultural region in south-central France.
- ceveratrum noun: Any of a group of Veratrum alkaloids, regarded as separate from the jerveratrum alkaloids.
- cevian noun /ˈt͡ʃeɪviən/: A line from the vertex of a triangle to a point on the opposite side
- ceviche noun /səˈviːtʃeɪ/: Raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America.
- cevimeline noun: A cholinergic agonist.
- cevitamic adjective: Synonym of ascorbic.
- cevitamic acid noun: Synonym of ascorbic acid.
- cevoglitazar noun: An antidiabetic drug.
- Cewa adjective, noun: Alternative form of Chewa.
- cewebrity noun: A celebrity who acquired fame via the World Wide Web.
- CEX noun: Abbreviation of centralized exchange.
- CExO noun: Alternative form of CXO (“chief experience officer”).
- Ceyhan proper noun: A river in Anatolia, in southern Turkey, also known as the Pyramus, flowing 509 km from the Taurus Mountains to the Mediterranean Sea.
- ceylanite noun: Alternative spelling of ceylonite.
- Ceylon noun /sɪˈlɒn/: Tea produced in Sri Lanka.
- Ceylon cinnamon noun: The true cinnamon, of species Cinnamomum verum.
- Ceylon ebony noun: Any member of the species Diospyros ebenum, a species of tree in the genus Diospyros and the family Ebenaceae, which produces valuable black wood.
- Ceylon gooseberry noun: Synonym of ketembilla.
- Ceylon ironwood noun: Mesua ferrea (rose chestnut)
- Ceylon jasmine noun: Synonym of pinwheel flower
- Ceylon lac noun: A resinous exudation of the tree Macaranga tanarius, resembling lac.
- Ceylon moss noun: Synonym of agar (“substance from algae”).
- Ceylon oak noun: Any member of the species Schleichera oleosa of large deciduous trees of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
- Ceylon tea noun: The tree Elaeodendron glaucum or Elaeodendron orientale
- Ceylonese adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Ceylon.
- ceylonite noun: A ferroan spinel with a manganese-iron ratio from 3:1 and 1:1, and little or no ferric iron.
- ceyssatite noun /ˈseɪ.sə.taɪt/: A variety of diatomaceous earth found in Ceyssat, Puy-de-Dôme, France.
- Cézanne proper noun: Paul Cézanne, a painter
- Cézannean adjective: Alternative form of Cézannian.
- Cézannesque adjective: Reminiscent of the style of Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), French artist.
- Cézannian adjective: Of or relating to Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), French artist.
- cezve noun /ˈd͡ʒɛzveɪ/: Alternative form of jezve.
- cf adjective, noun, phrase, verb /kəmˈpɛɚ ˌwɪθ/: Compare; compare to; compare with.
- CFA noun: Initialism of conditional fee agreement.
- CFA franc noun: A currency used in 12 African countries, guaranteed by the French treasury.
- CFAF noun: Abbreviation of CFA franc.
- CFast noun: A CompactFast memory card
- CFAV noun: Initialism of Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel. A designation for research and development ships in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command.
- CFB noun: Initialism of Canadian Forces Base.
- CFC adjective, noun: Initialism of chlorofluorocarbon, a class of molecules containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms.
- CFD noun: Initialism of Computational Fluid Dynamics.
- cfDNA noun: Initialism of circulating, free DNA; DNA fragments circulating in the blood plasma.
- CFE noun: Initialism of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
- CFF noun: Initialism of critical flicker frequency.
- cfg noun: Initialism of context-free grammar.
- CFH noun: Initialism of critical fall height: a measurement used in gauging the amount of safety surfacing required under children's play equipment.
- CFI noun: certificated flight instructor
- CFIDS noun: Initialism of chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome.
- CFII noun: certificated (or certified, informally) flight instructor, instrument (a CFI with an instrument rating, qualified to give instrument flight rules training)
- CFIT noun /ˈsiːfɪt/: Acronym of controlled flight into terrain.
- CFK noun: Alternative form of CFC, a class of molecules containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms
- CFL noun: Initialism of compact fluorescent lamp.
- CFlash noun: A CompactFlash memory card
- CFLer noun: Someone who plays in the CFL (Canadian Football League).
- cFLIP noun: Abbreviation of caspase FLICE-like inhibitory protein.
- cfm noun: Initialism of cubic foot per minute (ft³/min).
- CFNF noun: A form of lesbian sexual roleplay (usually humiliationplay) in which the players act out situations in which one woman wears clothes and the other is naked.
- CFNM noun: A form of sexual roleplay (usually humiliationplay) in which the players act out situations in which the woman wears clothes and the man is naked.
- CFO noun: Initialism of chief financial officer.
- CFP noun: Initialism of certified financial planner.
- CFP franc noun: The currency of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna.
- CFPF noun: Abbreviation of CFP franc.
- CFR noun, verb: Initialism of cost and freight.
- cfRNA noun: Initialism of cell-free RNA; RNA which has spread into the body, outside of cells.
- CFRP noun: Initialism of carbon fiber reinforced polymer/plastic.
- CFS noun: Initialism of chronic fatigue syndrome.
- CFT noun: Initialism of conformal field theory.
- CFTR noun: Initialism of Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.
- cfu noun: Initialism of colony-forming unit.
- CFWH noun: Initialism of closed feedwater heater.
- CFX noun: Initialism of character effects
- cg noun: Initialism of center of gravity.
- CG/L noun: Initialism of caregiver/little: a paraphilia involving ageplay between an older, caring, parentlike and a child persona.
- CG lightning noun: Cloud-to-ground lightning; lightning which connects (attaches) to the ground; lightning which results in the discharge of electricity between a cloud and...
- CGA noun: Initialism of certified general accountant.
- CGB noun: Initialism of cosmic gravitational-wave background.
- CGBD noun: Initialism of corticobasal ganglionic degeneration.
- CGC noun: Abbreviation of color glass condensate/colour glass condensate.
- CGD noun: Initialism of chronic granulomatous disease.
- CGDCT noun: Initialism of cute girls doing cute things.
- CGH noun: Initialism of comparative genomic hybridization.
- CGI noun, verb: Initialism of Computer-Generated Imagery.
- CGJ noun: Initialism of combining grapheme joiner.
- CGL noun: Initialism of chronic granulocytic leukemia.
- cgm noun: Initialism of circumgalactic medium.
- cGMP noun: Cyclic guanosine monophosphate.
- CGN noun: nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser (warship)
- CGNAT noun: Initialism of carrier-grade network address translation.
- CGO noun: Initialism of chief green officer.
- cgs noun: Initialism of centimetre-gram-second: a system of measurement taking these as its fundamental units, now replaced by the SI system.
- CGT noun: Initialism of capital gains tax.
- CGTN proper noun: Initialism of China Global Television Network; a global TV network composed of a group of satellite TV channels, owned by the government of the People's...
- CGWB noun: Initialism of cosmic gravitational-wave background.
- ch noun, pronoun, symbol, verb /tʃ/: Initialism of companion of honour.
- CH activation noun: Any of a wide range of techniques, often using catalysts, in which a carbon to hydrogen covalent bond of an organic compound is made to cleave in order to...
- Ch'anism noun: Synonym of Zen Buddhism.
- Ch'anist noun: Synonym of Zen Buddhist.
- Ch Insp noun: Initialism of chief inspector.
- Ch'olan adjective: Belonging or relating to a branch of the Mayan language family of Mexico.
- Ch'ŏndoism noun: Alternative form of Cheondoism.
- Ch'orti' adjective, noun: A branch of the Maya people native to southeastern Guatemala and western Honduras.
- Ch Supt noun: Abbreviation of chief superintendent.
- chæta noun: Alternative spelling of chaeta.
- Ch'un-ch'iu adjective: Alternative form of Chunqiu.
- CH2 noun: Abbreviation of compressed hydrogen; compressed molecular hydrogen gas (H2)
- ch3ap adjective: Filter-avoidance spelling of cheap.
- cha noun, particle, pronoun /t͡ʃɑː/: Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.
- cha cha noun, verb: A ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.
- cha cha cha noun: Synonym of cha-cha.
- cha chaan teng noun: A restaurant typically with eclectic and affordable menus, featuring Hong Kong-style cuisine, originating from Hong Kong.
- cha-ching interjection, noun, verb /tʃəˈtʃɪŋ/: Score!; wow!; said to celebrate something that has made or will make a large amount of money.
- cha'm noun: Pronunciation spelling of charm.
- cha-om noun: climbing wattle
- cha shao noun: Alternative form of char siu.
- chaabi noun: A kind of Moroccan popular music.
- chaas noun: Buttermilk with added spices.
- chaashni noun: Alternative form of chashni.
- chaat noun /t͡ʃɑːt/: Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India or other South Asian countries, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant.
- Chabad proper noun /xəˈbɑd/: A branch of Orthodox Chassidic Judaism founded in 1755 by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
- Chabadnik noun /xəˈbɑdnɪk/: A member of the Hasidic group Chabad.
- Chaban proper noun: A surname.
- Chabane proper noun: A male given name from Arabic.
- chabasite noun: Alternative form of chabazite.
- chabazite noun /ˈkæbəzaɪt/: Any of several zeolite minerals that occur in basaltic rocks.
- Chabert proper noun: A surname from French.
- chablis noun /ʃaˈbliː/: A variety of dry white wine from this region
- chabob noun: A woman's breast. .
- Chabon proper noun: A surname.
- Chabonesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer Michael Chabon (born 1963).
- chabootra noun: Alternative form of chabutra.
- chabot noun: A kind of fish, mainly found on the coat of arms of the Chabot family ("or, three chabots gules").
- chabouk noun: Alternative form of chabuk.
- chabournéite noun: A black triclinic mineral composed of thallium, lead, antimony, arsenic and sulfur Tl₄Pb₂(Sb,As)₂₀S₃₄.
- chabrette noun: A kind of French bagpipe.
- chabudai noun: A short-legged Japanese table.
- chabuk noun /ˈtʃɑːbʊk/: A long whip formerly used as an instrument of punishment in India and parts of the Middle East.
- chabutra noun: A paved terrace attached to a house or garden.
- chac-chac noun: A type of rattle used in the traditional music of Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago; it is made from a gourd and used to provide a rhythm.
- chac mool noun: Alternative spelling of chacmool.
- Chacabuco proper noun: A city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
- Chacachacare proper noun /ʃɑ.kə.ʃəˈkɑː.ɹi/: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
- chacal noun: A jackal.
- chacarera noun: A genre of Argentinian and Bolivian folk music, a dance form played by contemporary musicians as soloists or in small ensembles of voice, guitar, violin and...
- chacarero noun: A small-scale farmer in South America.
- chacate noun: Krameria lanceolata, the trailing rhatany
- Chacato noun: A member of a Native American people who lived in the upper Apalachicola River and Chipola River basins in what is now Florida.
- chacco noun: Alternative form of gecko.
- Chach proper noun: Former name of Tashkent.
- chacha noun: A traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace.
- chachacha noun: Synonym of cha-cha.
- chachalaca noun /ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/: Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.
- chacham noun: Alternative form of chochem.
- Chachapoya noun: A member of a culture of the Andes living in the cloud forests of the southern part of the Department of Amazonas of present-day Peru.
- Chachi noun: A member of an ethnic group who live in the rainforest area of northwestern Esmeraldas on the northern coast of Ecuador.
- chachka noun: Alternative spelling of tchotchke.
- Chachmah noun: Alternative form of Chokmah.
- chacid noun: Any catfish in the family Chacidae.
- chack noun, verb /t͡ʃæk/: To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.
- Chackchiuma noun: A member of a Muskogee tribe who lived between the Chickasaw and the Choctaw.
- chackle verb /ˈt͡ʃækəl/: To chatter (to talk or make noise) or chuckle.
- Chacko proper noun: A surname.
- chacma noun: A species of baboon from Southern Africa, Papio ursinus.
- chacmol noun: Alternative spelling of chacmool.
- chacmool noun /ˈt͡ʃɑkˌmoʊl/: A stylized, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone sculpture depicting a reclining male figure with the head raised and turned to one side, holding a small tray...
- chacne noun: Acne located on the chest.
- chaco noun: Alternative form of shako.
- Chaco nothura noun: A tinamou, Nothura chacoensis.
- Chacon proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
- chacona noun: Alternative form of chaconne.
- chaconiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Chaconiaceae.
- chaconine noun: A steroidal glycoalkaloid chemical compound found in plants of the family Solanaceae, responsible for the bitter taste of unripe potatoes.
- chaconne noun /ʃəˈkɒn/: A slow, stately Baroque dance.
- chacotriose noun: The trisaccharide 6-deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->2)-[6-deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->4)]-D-glucopyranose
- chacram noun: Alternative form of chakram (“throwing weapon”).
- chacrona noun: Alternative form of chacruna.
- chacruna noun: The flowering plant Psychotria viridis.
- chactid noun: Any scorpion in the family Chactidae.
- chactoid noun: Any scorpion of the superfamily Chactoidea
- chacun a son gout phrase: Used to acknowledge that different people have different tastes or preferences.
- chad contraction, noun /t͡ʃæd/: A very handsome, genetically gifted and sexually active man whom women find sexually attractive; at times seen as an alpha male of a group.
- chad bean noun: Synonym of lima bean (“the fruit of this plant”)
- chad box noun: Synonym of bit bucket (“a container for holding chad (small punched-out pieces of paper)”)
- chadacryst noun: An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.
- chadah noun: Alternative spelling of chador.
- chadar noun: Alternative spelling of chador.
- Chadband noun: A smug preacher.
- Chadbourn proper noun: A surname.
- Chadbourne proper noun: A surname.
- Chadburn noun: Synonym of engine order telegraph.
- Chadd proper noun: A surname.
- chaddar noun: Alternative spelling of chador.
- Chadderton proper noun: A town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
- chaddi noun /t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/: Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
- Chaddock reflex noun: A diagnostic reflex similar to the Babinski reflex, but where stroking the lateral malleolus causes extension of the big toe, indicating damage to the...
- chaddor noun: Alternative form of chador.
- Chaddy proper noun: A diminutive of the male given name Chad.
- CHAdeMO proper noun: A DC (“direct current”) fast charging and charger standard for charging plug-in electrified-drive vehicles created by a consortium of Japanese automakers...
- chader noun: Alternative spelling of chador.
- Chadette noun: A female Chad; a woman with the characteristics of an alpha.
- Chadfish noun, verb: To catfish someone (typically a woman) by creating a fake online profile posing as an attractive man.
- Chadfishing noun, verb: The act of creating a fake online profile to catfish someone (typically a woman) by pretending to be an attractive man.
- Chadha proper noun: A surname.
- Chadian adjective, noun /ˈt͡ʃædiən/: Of, from, or pertaining to Chad, a country in Africa.
- Chadic adjective: Belonging or relating to the Chadic language family.
- Chadicist noun: A linguist who specialises in studying Chadic languages.
- chadless adjective: Not having or producing chads.
- chadless punch noun: A paper tape punch that does not produce little pieces of paper. Instead, "the perforations are not completely cut out but the chads are permitted to remain...
- Chadlite noun: A man of a slightly lower ranking on a scale of physical attractiveness than Chad.
- chadlock noun: Synonym of charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
- chadmaxx verb /ˈtʃæd(ˌ)mæks/: To act in an exaggeratedly masculine way in a bid to increase one's sexual market value.
- chado noun, prefix: The Japanese tea ceremony.
- chadon bene noun: Alternative spelling of chadon beni.
- chadon beni noun /ˈʃɑːdɔː(n)ˌbɛni/: Culantro (Eryngium foetidum), a tropical herb whose leaves are used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine.
- chador noun /ˈtʃɑdɚ/: A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other...
- Chadpreet noun: An attractive man of South Asian heritage.
- chadri noun: A chador or a burka.
- Chadron proper noun: A city, the county seat of Dawes County, Nebraska, United States.
- chadrool noun: Alternative spelling of jadrool.
- Chadstone proper noun: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Monash, Victoria, Australia
- chadur noun: Alternative spelling of chador.
- Chadwell proper noun: A village in Scalford parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7824).
- Chadwick proper noun /ˈt͡ʃædwɪk/: A habitational surname from Old English.
- Chadwickian adjective: Of or relating to Edwin Chadwick (1800–1890), English social reformer, noted for his work to reform the Poor Laws and improve sanitary conditions and public...
- chadwickite noun: A tetragonal yellow mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
- Chae proper noun: A surname.
- chaebol noun /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/: A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.
- chaenopsid noun /kiːˈnɒpsɪd/: Any fish in the family Chaenopsidae.
- chaeomysticete noun: Any member of the Chaeomysticeti clade of toothless baleen whales
- chaeototaxy noun: Alternative form of chaetotaxy.
- chaerilid noun: Any scorpion of the family Chaerilidae
- Chaeronea proper noun: A village in Boeotia, Greece.
- Chaeronean adjective: Of or pertaining to Chaeronea.
- chaeropodid noun: Any extinct marsupial in the family †Chaeropodidae; a pig-footed bandicoot.
- chaet- prefix: Alternative form of chaeto- (“hair”).
- chaeta noun /ˈkiːtə/: A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm.
- chaetal adjective: Relating to the chaetae
- chaetetid noun: A kind of demosponge fossil composed of fused tubules.
- chaetic adjective: Having long thick hairs or bristles.
- chaetiferous adjective: Bearing chaetae.
- chaetiform adjective: Shaped like a bristle or hair, especially of a sensillum of an arthropod.
- chaetiger noun: A segment of an annelid that has chaetae
- chaetigerous adjective: That has chaetae
- chaetiliid noun: Any isopod in the family Chaetiliidae.
- chaeto- prefix /ˈkiːtoʊ-/: chaeta (“chitinous bristle”).
- chaetoblast noun: The most basal cell of the chaetal follicle
- chaetocerotacean noun: Any diatom of the family Chaetocerotaceae
- chaetocin noun: A fungal metabolite, having a 3,6-epidithio-diketopiperazine structure, that has antimicrobial and cytostatic activity.
- chaetodermatid noun: Any mollusc in the family Chaetodermatidae.
- chaetodon noun: butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon)
- chaetodont noun: A chaetodontid.
- chaetodontid noun: Any fish in the family Chaetodontidae.
- chaetogenesis noun: The formation and development of chaetae
- chaetoglobosin noun: Any of a class of cytochalasan anticancer compounds formed by some fungi
- chaetognath noun: Any of several marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha.
- chaetognathan noun: A chaetognath, or arrow worm.
- chaetognathid noun: Any marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha
- chaetome noun: The bristly hairlike appendages growing from the limbs of various mite species, taken as a single bodily organ.
- chaetomellic acid noun: Any of a group of dicarboxylic acid analogues isolated from Chaetomella lichens.
- chaetomiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Chaetomiaceae.
- chaetomin noun: Alternative form of chetomin.
- chaetonotid noun: Any pterosaur in the family Chaetonotidae.
- chaetonotidan noun: Any gastrotrich of the order Chaetonotida
- chaetophobia noun: fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals
- chaetophoraceous adjective: Of or relating to the Chaetophoraceae.
- chaetophore noun: The structure in the skin of an animal from which bristles are produced
- chaetophorous adjective /kiːˈtɒfəɹəs/: Having bristles.
- chaetopod noun: Any of the Chaetopoda, an obsolete invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles...
- chaetopterid noun: Any polychaete worm in the family Chaetopteridae.
- chaetopyranin noun: A benzaldehyde derivative found in the fungus Chaetomium globosum.
- chaetosema noun: A cluster of sensory bristles on the head of some insects
- chaetosomatid noun: Any beetle in the family Chaetosomatidae.
- chaetosphaeriaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Chaetosphaeriaceae.
- chaetotactic adjective: Relating to chaetotaxy
- chaetotaxic adjective: Relating to a chaetotaxy
- chaetotaxy noun: The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or...
- chaetothyriaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Chaetothyriaceae.
- chaetothyrialean noun: Any fungus of the order Chaetothyriales
- chaetoviridin noun: Any of a group of azaphilones produced by Chaetomium globosum.
- chafage noun: Chafing; fretting and wear caused by rubbing.
- chafe noun, verb /t͡ʃeɪf/: Heat excited by friction.
- chafe at the bit verb: Synonym of champ at the bit.
- chafen verb: To make chafed
Part 48 · Part 50 · 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.