English Words: C

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calycanthusnoun

Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.

calycealadj

Of or pertaining to the calyx

calyceraceousadj

Of or relating to the Calyceraceae.

calycesnoun

plural of calyx

calyci-prefix

Calyx, bud, or cup of a flower or nut.

calyciferousadj

Bearing the calyx.

calycifloraladj

Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx.

calyciformadj

Having the form or appearance of a calyx.

calycinnoun

An organic compound found in some lichens, such as Chaenotheca chrysocephala (formerly Calicium chrysocephalum).

calycinaladj

Alternative form of calycine.

calycineadj

Resembling or relating to a calyx.

calyclenoun

calyculus

calycledadj

calycular

calycoidadj

Resembling a calyx.

calycophorannoun

Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae

calyctominenoun

An alkaloid found in shikakai (Acacia concinna), (1-hydroxymethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline).

calycularadj

Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, a calycle or its bracts.

calyculateadj

calycular

calyculatelyadv

In a calyculate manner.

calyculinnoun

Any of a class of serine/threonine protein phosphatase inhibitors originally isolated from the marine sponge Discodermia calyx.

calyculusnoun

Any cup-shaped structure.

Calydonname

An Ancient Greek city in the country of Aetolia, north of the Gulf of Patras in western Greece, on the west bank of the river Evenus.

Calydonianadj

Of or relating to Calydon.

Calymmianadj

Denoting a geologic period within the Mesoproterozoic era from about 1600 to 1400 million years ago.

calyonnoun

flint or pebble stone, used in building walls, etc.

calypsisnoun

The act of covering, concealing, hiding, or veiling.

calypsonoun

A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century.

calypso-likeadj

Similar to calypso music.

Calypsoanadj

Of or relating to Calypso in Greek mythology.

calypsolikeadj

Resembling calypso music.

calypsoniannoun

A calypso musician.

calypternoun

Either of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true flies.

calypteranoun

Alternative form of calyptra.

calyptopisnoun

The phase of larval development characterized by compound eyes beneath the carapace.

calyptranoun

In bryophytes, a thin hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.

calyptraenoun

plural of calyptra

calyptrateadj

Having a calyptra.

calyptriformadj

Having the form of a calyptra.

calypturanoun

The passerine bird Calyptura cristata.

calythropsinnoun

The cytotoxic chalcone (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one

calyxnoun

The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

calyx eyenoun

A kind of oval-shaped needle eye with a slot for inserting the thread.

calyxedadj

Having a (specified type of) calyx

Calzadaname

A surname from Spanish.

calzirtitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, oxygen, titanium, and zirconium.

Calzonaname

The ship of characters Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins from the television series Grey's Anatomy.

calzonenoun

A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.

calzoninoun

Alternative form of calzone.

calèchenoun

A type of carriage with low wheels, especially pulled by horses.

Calóname

a mixed language or dialect spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani.

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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 38. 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.

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