English Words: C
43,570 words · Page 133 of 872
A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
Of or relating to a catalyst; having properties facilitating chemical reaction or change.
A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal gray mineral containing copper, germanium, iron, silver, sulfur, and tungsten.
The follow-up history of a patient after the onset of illness, or after discharge from treatment
A generalization of the folds on lists known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as initial algebras.
A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).
Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
A medicinal powder used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc.
Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.
Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than in terms of what God is not (apophatic).
A type of urban explorer who visits the ancient catacombs and quarries linked by tunnels beneath Paris, France.
The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter C contains 43,570 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 872 pages, and you are currently viewing page 133. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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