English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 170 of 872

cemeterylikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a cemetery.

cemevinoun

An Alevi place of worship or cultural center.

Cemmaesname

A village in Glantwymyn community, Powys, Wales, historically in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SH8306).

Cemmaes Roadname

A small village in Glantwymyn community, Powys, Wales, historically in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SH8204).

cen-prefix

most recent common —

cenaclenoun

A dining room, especially one on an upper floor (traditionally the room in which the Last Supper took place).

Cenadename

A commune and village in Alba County, Romania.

cenancestornoun

The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.

cenanthousadj

That lacks both stamens and pistil

Cenarthname

A village and community in north-west Carmarthenshire, Wales, the village is on the border with Ceredigion (OS grid ref SN2641).

cenatoryadj

Of or relating to dinner (the evening meal) or supper.

cencerronoun

A cowbell.

Cenciname

A surname from Italian.

cenderitidenoun

A chimeric natriuretic peptide used to treat heart failure.

cendolnoun

A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk

cendréenoun

Grey, ashen; the blazoning term for grey.

cenemenoun

A phonological unit of expression that has no inherent meaning

cenemicadj

Of a basic unit of a writing system: having no specific meaning.

cenesthesianoun

coenesthesis

cenesthesiopathicadj

Alternative form of cenesthopathic.

cenesthesiopathynoun

Alternative form of cenesthopathy.

cenesthesisnoun

Alternative form of coenesthesis.

cenesthopathicadj

Of, relating to, or characterised by cenesthopathy.

cenesthopathynoun

Disordered cenesthesia; a psychopathological symptom characterised by generalised abnormal sensations in the body.

Cenicerosname

A surname from Spanish.

cenicrivirocnoun

An experimental drug candidate for the treatment of HIV infection.

ceno-prefix

New or recent.

cenobiarchnoun

The leader of a cenobium: an abbot, a guru.

cenobitenoun

A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer.

cenobiticadj

Of or pertaining to a cenobite

cenobiticaladj

Alternative form of cenobitic.

cenobiticallyadv

In a cenobitic manner.

cenobitismnoun

The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.

cenobiumnoun

Alternative spelling of coenobium.

cenogamynoun

The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.

cenologynoun

The study of the overall organization and relationships within a system.

CENOMARname

Abbreviation of Certificate of No Marriage Record.

cenomenoun

All the control genes of an organism

cenomicsnoun

The collection of entities (cenomes) whose organization and relationships make up a complex system.

cenosilicaphobianoun

The fear of having an empty glass when drinking.

cenosisnoun

The relationships between cenomes in a cenology.

cenospherenoun

A porous or hollow carbonaceous sphere-like particle formed during pyrolysis or in the course of the combustion of coal.

cenotaphnoun

A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

cenotaphicadj

Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.

cenotaphynoun

A cenotaph.

cenotenoun

A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Mexico and Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes groundwater underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.

Cenovisname

A yeast extract similar to Vegemite and Marmite.

Cenozoicadj

Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era.

cenozonenoun

A stratum containing a characteristic association of minerals and microfossils.

censaladj

Relating to a census.

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