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English words: Clodfelter to close-set

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English words Clodfelter to close-set

  1. Clodfelter proper noun: A surname.
  2. clodhopper noun /ˈklɑdˌhɑpɚ/: A strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot.
  3. clodhopperish adjective: Characteristic of a clodhopper
  4. clodhopping adjective: boorish; rude or awkward.
  5. clodhoppingly adverb: In a clodhopping manner.
  6. clodknocker noun: Synonym of clodhopper.
  7. clodlet noun: A small clod or clump.
  8. clodpate noun: A blockhead; an idiot or fool.
  9. clodpated adjective: stupid; idiotic: foolish
  10. clodpolish adjective: Awkward.
  11. clodronate noun: The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of clodronic acid.
  12. clodronated adjective: Reacted with a clodronate or clodronic acid
  13. clodronic acid noun: The chlorinated phosphonic acid CCl₂(PO(OH)₂)₂.
  14. clodrosome noun: liposomal clodronate
  15. Cloe proper noun /ˈkloʊ.i/: A female given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Chloe.
  16. clofarabine noun: A purine nucleoside antimetabolite used in the treatment of leukaemia.
  17. clofazimine noun /kloʊˈfæz.ɪˌmin/: A reddish brown fat-soluble powdered dye C₂₇H₂₂Cl₂N₄ that is a derivative of riminophenazine used especially to treat lepromatous leprosy.
  18. clofedanol noun: A particular cough suppressant.
  19. -clofenac suffix /ˈkləʊ.fən.æk/: Used to form names of ibufenac derivatives used as anti-inflammatory agents.
  20. clofenamide noun: A sulfonamide diuretic.
  21. clofenapate noun: An antilipaemic agent for dogs and rats.
  22. clofenciclan noun: A dopamine-releasing agent.
  23. clofenotane noun: The pesticide 1,1,1-Trichloro-bis-2,2(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT)
  24. clofentezine noun: The pesticide 3,6-bis(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine
  25. clofenvinfos noun: An organophosphorus compound once widely used as an insecticide.
  26. clofeverine noun: An anticholinergic drug.
  27. clofexamide noun: An antidepressant drug.
  28. clofezone noun: A combination of clofexamide and phenylbutazone, formerly used to treat joint and muscular pain.
  29. cloff noun: An allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from...
  30. cloffice noun /ˈklɒ.fɪs/: A small workspace or home office that is set up within a closet.
  31. clofibrate noun /kloʊˈfaɪˌbɹeɪt/: A compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood.
  32. clofibric adjective: Pertaining to clofibrate or clofibric acid.
  33. clofibric acid noun: A herbicide that functions as a plant growth regulator against the plant hormone auxin.
  34. clofibride noun: A particular fibrate.
  35. clofoctol noun: A bacteriostatic antibiotic.
  36. cloforex noun: An amphetamine anorectic that is a prodrug to chlorphentermine.
  37. clog noun, verb /klɒɡ/: A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
  38. clog almanac noun: An early form of almanac having the indicating characters notched on wood, horn, etc.
  39. clog dance noun: Any dance performed while wearing clogs, producing a percussive sound.
  40. clog up verb: To block something completely and physically.
  41. clogdance noun: A dance peformed by people wearing clogs.
  42. clogestone noun: A therapeutic progestin.
  43. cloggable adjective: Capable of becoming clogged.
  44. cloggage noun: The condition of being clogged.
  45. clogged adjective, verb: Having an obstructed flow; blocked.
  46. clogger noun: One who, or that which, clogs.
  47. cloggily adverb: in a cloggy fashion
  48. clogginess noun: The state or quality of being cloggy.
  49. clogging noun, verb: The situation of something being clogged.
  50. cloggy adjective: Tending to cause clogging due to its texture; lumpy; sticky.
  51. Clogher proper noun: A village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
  52. clogless adjective: Resistant to clogging.
  53. cloglike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a clog (type of shoe).
  54. clogmaker noun: A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
  55. clogmaking noun: The manufacture of clogs (type of shoe).
  56. clogs to clogs in three generations proverb: Wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts through the third (grandchild's) generation.
  57. clogweed noun: Synonym of pigweed (“Heracleum sphondylium”).
  58. clogwheel noun: A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
  59. clogwood noun: The wood (typically alder) used for making clogs.
  60. clogwyn noun /ˈklɒɡˌwiːn/: cliff, precipice
  61. cloison noun: A partition, dividing fillet or band.
  62. cloisonless adjective: Not made in the cloisonne style.
  63. cloisonnage noun: The process of making cloisonne work.
  64. cloisonne noun: A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked in partitions (cloisons) between raised ridges of the metal.
  65. cloisonnism noun: A school of postimpressionist painting
  66. cloisonnist noun: An artist who works in the cloisonnism style.
  67. cloister noun, verb /ˈklɔɪstə/: such an arcade in a monastery;
  68. cloister vault noun: A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the...
  69. cloisteral adjective: Alternative form of cloistral.
  70. cloistered adjective, verb: Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
  71. cloisterer noun: One belonging to, or living in, a cloister; a recluse.
  72. cloisteress noun: Alternative form of cloistress.
  73. cloisterism noun: A cloistered attitude or policy; a tendency to isolate oneself from others and their needs and problems.
  74. cloisterless adjective: Without a cloister.
  75. cloisterlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cloister.
  76. cloisterly adjective: Characteristic of, or suitable for, a cloister.
  77. cloistral adjective: Of, pertaining to, resembling or living in a cloister.
  78. cloistress noun: A nun.
  79. cloit verb: To fall heavily
  80. Clojure proper noun: A dialect of the Lisp programming language that runs on the JVM.
  81. clom noun: A mixture of earth, straw, etc. used in traditional Welsh construction.
  82. clomacran noun: A sedative and hypnotic drug.
  83. clomazone noun: The herbicide 2-[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone
  84. clome adjective, noun, verb: Alternative form of cloam.
  85. clome oven noun: A type of masonry oven with a removable door made of clay or alternatively a cast iron door built into the side of a chimney.
  86. clometacin noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
  87. clometerone noun: A synthetic steroid and progesterone derivative.
  88. clometherone noun: Alternative form of clometerone.
  89. clomethiazole noun: A sedative and hypnotic that is widely used in treating and preventing symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal, structurally related to thiamine.
  90. clometocillin noun: A penicillin.
  91. clomidazole noun /kloʊˈmɪd.ə.zoʊl/: The drug chlormidazole.
  92. clomifene noun /ˈkləʊ.mɪ.fiːn/: A synthetic non-steroidal drug used to treat infertility in women by stimulating ovulation.
  93. clominorex noun: A centrally-acting sympathomimetic drug, related to other drugs such as aminorex and pemoline.
  94. clomiphene noun: UK and US spelling of clomifene.
  95. clomipramine noun: A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  96. clomocycline noun: A tetracycline antibiotic.
  97. clomoxir noun: An enzyme inhibitor.
  98. clomp noun, verb /klɒmp/: The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
  99. clomper noun /ˈklɒmpə/: A heavy, ungainly shoe or boot.
  100. clomping adjective, noun, verb: That clomps.
  101. clompingly adverb: In a clomping manner
  102. clompy adjective: That makes clomps or clomping sounds.
  103. clonability noun: The quality of being clonable.
  104. clonable adjective: Able to be cloned.
  105. clonadine noun: Alternative form of clonidine.
  106. Clonakilty proper noun: A coastal town in County Cork, Ireland.
  107. clonal adjective /ˈkləʊnəl/: Relating to, or created by asexual reproduction (cloning)
  108. clonal selection noun: The process by which a specific antigen only activates its counter-specific lymphocyte, usually a B cell, so that particular cell is induced to produce many...
  109. clonality noun: The condition of being a clone.
  110. clonalization noun: The process, or the result of cloning or of clonalizing
  111. clonalize verb: Alternative form of clone.
  112. clonalized adjective, verb: Alternative form of cloned.
  113. clonally adverb: By means of asexual reproduction.
  114. clonazepam noun /ˌkləʊˈneɪ.zɪ.pam/: A benzodiazepine with potent anticonvulsant used especially in the treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders; C₁₅H₁₀ClN₃O₃. It is the generic name...
  115. clonazolam noun: A particularly potent benzodiazepine, not approved for medical use or otherwise specifically outlawed in many countries.
  116. Cloncurry proper noun: A river in north-west Queensland, Australia, which joins the Flinders River named after Lady Cloncurry in Ireland; in full, the Cloncurry River.
  117. Clondalkin proper noun: A suburban town in South Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0731).
  118. clone noun, verb /kloʊn/: A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
  119. clone town noun: A town whose major shopping areas are dominated by chain stores at the expense of local diversity.
  120. cloneable adjective: Able to be cloned.
  121. cloneless adjective: Lacking a clone
  122. clonelike adjective: Resembling clones; identical to one another
  123. clonemate noun: An individual that has undergone only clonal reproduction since its most recent ancestor in common with another.
  124. cloner noun: Someone who clones something.
  125. clonewheel noun: A copy of a tonewheel
  126. clonewheel organ noun: Any kind of electronic musical instrument which can emulate the sound of any of the tonewheel-based Hammond organs.
  127. clong noun /ˈklɒŋ/: Synonym of conlang.
  128. clonic adjective /ˈklɒn.ɪk/: Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.
  129. clonicity noun: The quality of being clonic.
  130. clonicotonic adjective: Both clonic and tonic
  131. clonidine noun /ˈklɒn.ɪd.iːn/: A drug that acts as an α₂-adrenoreceptor agonist, used in the treatment of hypertension, opiate withdrawal, and a variety of other conditions.
  132. cloning noun, verb /ˈkloʊnɪŋ/: The production of an exact copy of an object.
  133. Cloninger proper noun: A surname.
  134. clonish adjective: Characteristic of a clone.
  135. clonism noun: clonus; clonic spasm
  136. clonitazene noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
  137. clonitrate noun: A vasodilator related to nitroglycerin.
  138. clonixin noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
  139. clonk noun, verb /klɒŋk/: The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
  140. clonky adjective: Alternative form of clunky (“ungainly; awkward”).
  141. Clonmel proper noun: The county town of County Tipperary, Ireland (Irish grid ref S1922).
  142. clono- prefix: Relating to clones or cloning.
  143. clonogen noun: A clonogenic cell, especially a tumorigenic one
  144. clonogenesis noun: The production of a colony of clones (cells)
  145. clonogenic adjective: Having the ability to form clones
  146. clonogenical adjective: Alternative form of clonogenic.
  147. clonogenically adverb: In a clonogenic manner
  148. clonogenicity noun: The ability of a cell to form clones
  149. clonogenics noun: The (study of the) formation of clones
  150. clonological adjective: Of or pertaining to clonology (or to clones themselves)
  151. clonology noun: The science or study of cloning and clones.
  152. clonorchiasis noun: An infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis.
  153. clonotype noun, verb: A herbarium specimen made from plants vegetatively propagated from (and thus clones of) the same plant from which a type specimen was made
  154. clonotypic adjective: Of or pertaining to a clonotype
  155. clonotypically adverb: In a clonotypic manner
  156. clonotyping noun: The preparation, analysis or separation of clonotypes
  157. Clontarf proper noun: A coastal suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2036).
  158. clonus noun /ˈkloʊnəs/: A muscular spasm with regular contractions.
  159. cloof noun: Alternative form of kloof.
  160. cloom verb /kluːm/: To close with glutinous matter.
  161. Cloonan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  162. Clooney proper noun /ˈkluːni/: A surname from Irish.
  163. Clooneyesque adjective: Reminiscent of George Clooney (born 1961), American actor and film director.
  164. cloop noun, verb /kluːp/: A slightly hollow, percussive sound.
  165. cloor noun, verb: To claw, scratch.
  166. clootie noun: A piece of rag.
  167. clootie dumpling noun: A traditional Scottish pudding, typically made with flour, breadcrumbs, suet, and dried fruit. It is boiled for several hours in a clootie, which is a Scots...
  168. clop noun, verb /klɒp/: The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
  169. clopamide noun: A piperidine diuretic.
  170. clopen adjective, noun /ˈkləʊ̯.pən/: Both open and closed.
  171. clopenthixol noun /kloʊˈpɛn.θɪkˌsɔl/: A typical antipsychotic drug of the thioxanthene class.
  172. clopentixol noun: Alternative form of clopenthixol.
  173. cloperastine noun: A cough suppressant that acts on the central nervous system.
  174. clopfic noun: Erotic fanfiction based on My Little Pony.
  175. clophedianol noun: A particular cough suppressant.
  176. clopidogrel noun /klə(ʊ)ˈpɪd.əɡ.ɹɛl/: An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease, having the...
  177. clopidol noun: A coccidiostat used in veterinary medicine, prepared from dehydroacetic acid.
  178. clopimozide noun: A typical antipsychotic drug of the diphenylbutylpiperidine class.
  179. clopipazan noun: A particular antipsychotic drug.
  180. clopirac noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
  181. cloponone noun: A topical antiinfective drug.
  182. clopper noun: One who clops; a horse.
  183. cloppety noun: Alternative form of clippety-cloppety.
  184. cloppety-clop noun: Alternative form of clippety-cloppety.
  185. clopping noun, verb: The sound or action of something that clops.
  186. cloppity noun: Alternative form of clippety-cloppety.
  187. cloppity-clop noun: Alternative form of clippety-cloppety.
  188. cloppy adjective /ˈklɒpi/: Making or resembling a clopping sound.
  189. clopradone noun: The drug etoperidone.
  190. cloprednol noun: A synthetic glucocorticoid.
  191. cloprostenol noun: A particular prostaglandin analogue.
  192. cloprothiazole noun: An antifungal drug.
  193. Clopton proper noun: A deserted medieval village in Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL303487).
  194. clopyralid noun: The selective herbicide 3,6-dichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid used to control thistles and clover etc.
  195. cloque noun /ˈklɒ.keɪ/: Alternative form of cloque.
  196. Cloquet proper noun: A surname from French.
  197. Cloquet's node noun: The uppermost of the deep inguinal lymph nodes located in the femoral canal.
  198. cloquinate noun: An antiprotozoal drug.
  199. cloquintocet noun: A herbicide safener with chemical formula C₁₁H₈ClNO₃.
  200. cloranolol noun: A beta blocker.
  201. clorazepate noun /klɔɹˈæz.əˌpeɪt/: A benzodiazepine tranquilizer taken orally in the form of its dipotassium salt C₁₆H₁₀ClKN₂O₃·KOH to treat anxiety, partial seizures, and acute alcohol...
  202. Clore proper noun: A surname.
  203. clorexolone noun: A sulfonamide diuretic.
  204. clorgiline noun /ˈklɔɹ.d͡ʒɪˌlin/: An irreversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A, used in scientific research, and structurally related to pargyline.
  205. clorgyline noun: Alternative form of clorgiline.
  206. cloricromen noun: A platelet aggregation inhibitor.
  207. cloridarol noun: A particular vasodilator.
  208. Clorinda proper noun: A female given name from Italian, of rare usage.
  209. clorindione noun: A vitamin K antagonist derived from phenindione.
  210. clorixin noun: The disinfectant chlorhexidine
  211. clorobiocin noun: A particular aminocoumarin
  212. cloroqualone noun: A synthetic analogue of methaqualone with sedative and antitussive properties.
  213. clorotepine noun: A potent atypical neuroleptic and central depressant of the tricyclic series, derived from perathiepin.
  214. Clorox noun, verb: Bleach of the Clorox brand.
  215. clorprenaline noun: A beta-adrenergic agonist 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(propan-2-ylamino)ethanol.
  216. clorsulon noun: An anthelminthic drug.
  217. clortermine noun: An anorectic amphetamine drug.
  218. clorty adjective: Alternative form of clarty.
  219. closability noun: The property of being closable.
  220. closable adjective: Alternative spelling of closeable.
  221. closant noun: A consonant-like sound such as uttered by a preverbal infant.
  222. closantel noun: A particular anthelminthic drug.
  223. close adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈkləʊz/: To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
  224. close as wax adjective: miserly, tight, or secretive
  225. close at hand phrase: Near spatially or temporally.
  226. close-back adjective: Synonym of closed-back.
  227. close-bodied adjective: Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
  228. close borough noun /ˈkləʊs ˈbʌɹə/: Synonym of pocket borough.
  229. close but no cigar phrase /ˈkləʊs bʌt nəʊ sɪˈɡɑː/: Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite.
  230. close by adjective, adverb, preposition: Close, near, nearby: in proximity (to).
  231. close call noun /kləʊs ˈkɔːl/: A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
  232. close captioning noun: Alternative form of closed captioning.
  233. close chair noun: A piece of furniture that encloses a chamber pot.
  234. close combat noun: violent physical confrontation between two or more opponents at short range
  235. close communion noun: Alternative form of closed communion.
  236. close-coupled adjective /kləʊsˈkʌpəld/: Attached, coupled or fixed close together.
  237. close-cropped adjective: Cut very short.
  238. close down verb /kləʊzˈdaʊn/: To stop trading as a business.
  239. close-ear adjective: Synonym of closed-back (“completely covering the ears”).
  240. close-eared adjective: Alternative form of closed-eared (“reluctant or unwilling to listen to new styles of music; uninterested in listening to others”).
  241. close encounter noun: A supposed observation, or observation of evidence, of extraterrestrial beings or their craft.
  242. close-ended question noun: Alternative form of closed-ended question
  243. close enough adjective: Synonym of good enough: acceptable, imperfect but adequate for the purpose.
  244. close enough for government work adjective: Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
  245. close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades adjective: Synonym of close enough for government work.
  246. close fertilization noun: Synonym of self-fertilization.
  247. close-fights noun /ˈkləʊs ˈfaɪts/: close quarters
  248. close-fisted adjective /ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd/: tight-fisted, stingy
  249. close-fitting adjective: Snug, tight, form-fitting.
  250. close for press verb: To finalise the editing of a publication, such as a magazine or newspaper, so it is ready for printing.
  251. close-grained adjective: Of material, especially wood or stone, having a dense, compact structure featuring fine texture and narrow growth rings or small cells.
  252. close-grainedness noun: The state or quality of being close-grained.
  253. close-handed adjective: Alternative form of closehanded.
  254. close-handedness noun: Alternative form of closehandedness.
  255. close harmony noun: A style of music where the chords are arranged within a narrow range, and the vocal styles of two or more singers either complement or are similar to each...
  256. close-hauled adjective, adverb: with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering
  257. close helm noun: Synonym of close helmet.
  258. close helmet noun /ˈkləʊs ˈhɛlmət/: A helmet that entirely covers the head, including the face.
  259. close in verb: To enclose, lock up inside something.
  260. close in on verb: To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.
  261. close in upon verb: Synonym of close in on.
  262. close-knit adjective /kləʊs ˈnɪt/: Of a group: closely connected or linked, as by a common bond, culture, or identity.
  263. close-mid adjective: pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately two-thirds of the way between an open and a close vowel
  264. close-minded adjective: Unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.
  265. close-mindedly adverb: In a close-minded manner; without being receptive to other points of view.
  266. close-mindedness noun: The characteristic or state of being close-minded.
  267. close of business noun: The end of a business day.
  268. close of play noun: The end of a day's play.
  269. close off verb: To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
  270. close on the heels of adjective: Near in time or place; very close.
  271. close one noun: A near relative, romantic partner or intimate friend of a person.
  272. close one eye verb: to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).
  273. close one's doors verb: To close down.
  274. close one's ears verb: Not to listen.
  275. close one's eyes verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close, one's, eyes.
  276. close one's eyes and think of England verb: To accept one's duty patriotically, particularly (idiomatic, euphemistic) to endure sex (sexual activity) under a concept of sex as solely a marital and...
  277. close one's eyes for the last time verb: To die; to pass away.
  278. close one's mind verb: To refuse to understand things.
  279. close only counts in horseshoes proverb: Coming close to achieving a goal is not good enough.
  280. close only counts in horseshoes and darts proverb: Synonym of close only counts in horseshoes.
  281. close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades proverb: Alternative form of close only counts in horseshoes.
  282. close order adjective: in an arrangement in compact units at close intervals and distances, as for marching and/or drill.
  283. close order drill noun: Practice in marching, formations, and formal handling of arms carried out standing shoulder-to-shoulder and at attention.
  284. close out verb: To terminate; to call the end of.
  285. close-packed adjective: Arranged according to close-packing.
  286. close-packing noun: The ordered arrangement of objects such as to create the greatest density (e.g. of atoms in a crystal).
  287. close protection noun: professionally trained bodyguards.
  288. close quarter adjective, noun /ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/: any of several strong wooden barriers erected across the deck of a merchant sailing ship, having loopholes through which muskets could be fired to resist...
  289. close quarters noun /ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)z/: Very near proximity; cramped conditions.
  290. close range adjective, noun: Capable of operating at a short distance.
  291. close ranks verb: To close the spacing between lines (ranks) of troops, as they are deployed across a battlefield, thereby decreasing the depth of the formation as it faces...
  292. close reach noun, verb: The point of sail where the wind is blowing just ahead of the beam of the vessel
  293. close reading noun: The careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of a text.
  294. close-reef verb: To reef a sail as tightly as possible by taking in all available reefs, thereby reducing the sail area maximally for strong winds.
  295. close-reefed adjective, verb: Of a sail, fully reefed; using all the reefs.
  296. close round verb: To surround (someone, something); to form a circle.
  297. close-run adjective: Hotly contested; won or achieved only by a small margin.
  298. close season noun /ˈkləʊz ˈsiːzən/: The time of year when no competition takes place.
  299. close-serried adjective: crowded tightly together
  300. close-set adjective: set close together

Part 98 · Part 100 · 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.