English Words: C

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categorialadj

categorical, absolute, without exception

categoriallyadv

In a categorial manner.

categoricadj

categorical

categoricaladj

Absolute; having no exception.

categorical imperativenoun

A fundamental ethical principle intended as a guide for determining whether any contemplated action is morally right, based on the concept that an action is good or bad in and of itself regardless of what the actor's aims or preferences are.

categorical imperativesnoun

plural of categorical imperative

categorical productnoun

The limit of two (or more) objects, considered without regard to any arrows between them.

categoricallyadv

In a categorical manner.

categoricalnessnoun

The quality of being categorical, absolute, or positive.

categoricitynoun

The quality of being categorical.

categorienoun

Misspelling of category.

categoriesnoun

plural of category

categorificationnoun

A procedure that defines theorems in terms of category theory by mapping concepts from set theory to category theory.

categorifyverb

To define a theorem in terms of category theory

categorisableadj

Alternative spelling of categorizable.

categorisationnoun

Alternative form of categorization.

categoriseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of categorize.

categorisernoun

Alternative spelling of categorizer.

categoristnoun

Someone who categorizes.

categorizableadj

Capable of being categorized.

categorizationnoun

A group of things arranged by category.

categorizeverb

To assign a category; to divide into classes.

categorizedadj

The characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.

categorizernoun

One who, or that which, categorizes.

categorynoun

A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.

category errornoun

Synonym of category mistake.

category fivenoun

Very serious, extreme.

category mistakenoun

A semantic or ontological error by which a property (or category) is ascribed to a thing that could not possibly have that property.

category theorynoun

A branch of mathematics which deals with spaces and maps between them in abstraction, taking similar theorems from various disparate more concrete branches of mathematics and unifying them.

categorylessadj

Without a category or categories.

categorylessnessnoun

Absence of categories.

catelectrodenoun

The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.

catelectrotonicadj

Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus.

catelectrotonusnoun

The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it.

Catellename

A surname from French.

Catembenoun

A cocktail of red wine and cola.

catenanoun

A series of related items.

catenaccionoun

A system of defensive play focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities, typically using a libero.

catenanenoun

Any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.

catenarianadj

catenary; like a chain

catenarinnoun

A secondary metabolite of fungi of the genus Catenarina.

catenaryadj

Relating to a chain; like a chain.

catenasenoun

A hypothetical enzyme that leads to the catenation of separated DNA strands.

catenateverb

To connect things together, especially to form a chain.

catenativeadj

Having the ability to catenate, or form chains.

catenativelyadv

In a catenative manner.

catenatornoun

Something that catenates.

catenbynoun

A nonbinary fictional character who has the characteristics of a cat, an nonbinary anthropomorphic cat.

catenetnoun

A system of packet-switched communication networks interconnected via gateways.

catenicelliformadj

Forming a jointed erect colony with internodes of few zooecia.

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