communicational | (adjective) used in communication | - |
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communications | (noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmitting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.) | Synonyms: communication theory |
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communicative | (adjective) able or tending to communicate | Synonyms: communicatory |
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(adjective) of or relating to communication | - |
communicativeness | (noun) the trait of being communicative | - |
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communicator | (noun) a person who communicates with others | - |
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communicatory | (adjective) able or tending to communicate | Synonyms: communicative |
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conic | (adjective) relating to or resembling a cone | Synonyms: cone-shaped, conelike, conical |
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(noun) (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone | Synonyms: conic section |
conical | (adjective) relating to or resembling a cone | Synonyms: cone-shaped, conelike, conic |
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conically | (adverb) in a conical manner | - |
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cornice | (noun) the topmost projecting part of an entablature | - |
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(noun) a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall | - |
(noun) a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing | Synonyms: pelmet, valance, valance board |
(verb) furnish with a cornice | - |
cosmogenic | (adjective) pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe | Synonyms: cosmogonic, cosmogonical, cosmologic, cosmological |
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cosmogonic | (adjective) pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe | Synonyms: cosmogenic, cosmogonical, cosmologic, cosmological |
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cosmogonical | (adjective) pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe | Synonyms: cosmogenic, cosmogonic, cosmologic, cosmological |
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cryogenic | (adjective) of or relating to very low temperatures | - |
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cryogenics | (noun) the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures | Synonyms: cryogeny |
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cryonic | (adjective) of or relating to cryonics | - |
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cryonics | (noun) the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life | - |
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cupronickel | (noun) a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel | - |
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cyanogenic | (adjective) capable of producing cyanide | Synonyms: cyanogenetic |
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cyclonic | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm | Synonyms: cyclonal, cyclonical |
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(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center | Synonyms: cyclonal, cyclonical |
cyclonical | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm | Synonyms: cyclonal, cyclonic |
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(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center | Synonyms: cyclonal, cyclonic |
cynic | (noun) someone who is critical of the motives of others | Synonyms: faultfinder |
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cynical | (adjective) believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others | Synonyms: misanthropic, misanthropical |
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cynically | (adverb) with cynicism; in a cynical manner | - |
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cynicism | (noun) a cynical feeling of distrust | - |
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cytoarchitectonic | (adjective) of or relating to cytoarchitecture | Synonyms: cytoarchitectural |
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cytoarchitectonics | (noun) the cellular composition of a bodily structure | Synonyms: cytoarchitecture |
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cytopathogenic | (adjective) of or relating to or causing pathological changes in cells | - |
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demonic | (adjective) extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | Synonyms: diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy |
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diachronic | (adjective) used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time | Synonyms: historical |
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diatonic | (adjective) based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals | - |
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(adjective) based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music | - |
dolichocranic | (adjective) having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75 | Synonyms: dolichocephalic, dolichocranial |
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dominical | (adjective) of or relating to Sunday as the Lord's Day | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to or coming from Jesus Christ | - |
dysgenic | (adjective) pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced | Synonyms: cacogenic |
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dysgenics | (noun) the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced | Synonyms: cacogenics |
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ecumenic | (adjective) concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions | Synonyms: ecumenical, oecumenic, oecumenical |
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ecumenical | (adjective) of worldwide scope or applicability | Synonyms: cosmopolitan, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide |
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(adjective) concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions | Synonyms: ecumenic, oecumenic, oecumenical |
ecumenicalism | (noun) (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity | Synonyms: ecumenicism, ecumenism |
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ecumenicism | (noun) (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity | Synonyms: ecumenicalism, ecumenism |
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electromechanical | (adjective) of or relating to or involving an electrically operated mechanical device | - |
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electronic | (adjective) of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons | - |
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(adjective) of or concerned with electrons | - |
electronically | (adverb) by electronic means | - |
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electronics | (noun) the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices | - |
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embryonic | (adjective) in an early stage of development | Synonyms: embryotic |
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(adjective) of an organism prior to birth or hatching | Synonyms: embryologic, embryonal |
endergonic | (adjective) (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy; the products of the process are of greater free energy than the reactants | - |
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endogenic | (adjective) derived or originating internally | Synonyms: endogenous |
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(adjective) of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth | Synonyms: endogenetic |
estrogenic | (adjective) relating to or caused by estrogen | - |
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ethnic | (adjective) not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam | Synonyms: heathen, heathenish, pagan |
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(adjective) denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people | Synonyms: cultural, ethnical |
(noun) a person who is a member of an ethnic group | - |
ethnical | (adjective) denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people | Synonyms: cultural, ethnic |
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ethnically | (adverb) with respect to ethnicity | - |
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ethnicity | (noun) an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties | - |
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eudaemonic | (adjective) producing happiness and well-being | Synonyms: eudemonic |
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eudemonic | (adjective) producing happiness and well-being | Synonyms: eudaemonic |
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eugenic | (adjective) pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced | - |
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eugenics | (noun) the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) | - |
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euphonic | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by euphony | Synonyms: euphonical |
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euphonical | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by euphony | Synonyms: euphonic |
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euthenics | (noun) the study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions | - |
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excommunicate | (verb) exclude from a church or a religious community | Synonyms: curse, unchurch |
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(verb) oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree | - |
excommunication | (noun) the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society | Synonyms: excision |
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(noun) the state of being excommunicated | Synonyms: censure, exclusion |
exergonic | (adjective) (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy | - |
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exogenic | (adjective) derived or originating externally | Synonyms: exogenous |
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finical | (adjective) exacting especially about details | Synonyms: finicky, fussy, particular, picky |
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finicky | (adjective) exacting especially about details | Synonyms: finical, fussy, particular, picky |
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fornicate | (verb) have sex without being married | - |
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fornication | (noun) voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other | - |
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(noun) extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations | Synonyms: adultery, criminal conversation |
fornicator | (noun) someone who commits adultery or fornication | Synonyms: adulterer |
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fornicatress | (noun) a woman adulterer | Synonyms: adulteress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop |
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funicle | (noun) the stalk of a plant ovule or seed | Synonyms: funiculus |
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funicular | (adjective) relating to or operated by a cable | - |
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(noun) a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars | Synonyms: cable railway, funicular railway |
funiculitis | (noun) inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord) | - |
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funiculus | (noun) any of several body structure resembling a cord | - |
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(noun) the stalk of a plant ovule or seed | Synonyms: funicle |
galvanic | (adjective) pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action | Synonyms: voltaic |
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(adjective) affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling | Synonyms: electric, galvanising, galvanizing |
genic | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by or being a gene | Synonyms: genetic, genetical |
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geniculate | (adjective) bent at a sharp angle | - |
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glycogenic | (adjective) of or relating to or involving glycogen | - |
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haematinic | (noun) a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia | Synonyms: hematinic |
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haematogenic | (adjective) pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells | Synonyms: haematopoietic, haemopoietic, hematogenic, hematopoietic, hemopoietic |
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hallucinogenic | (adjective) capable of producing hallucinations | - |
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harmonic | (adjective) of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds | - |
(adjective) of or relating to harmonics | - |
(adjective) involving or characterized by harmony | Synonyms: consonant, harmonical, harmonised, harmonized |
(adjective) relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body | Synonyms: sympathetic |
(noun) any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental | - |
(noun) a tone that is a component of a complex sound | - |
harmonica | (noun) a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole | Synonyms: harp, mouth harp, mouth organ |
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harmonical | (adjective) involving or characterized by harmony | Synonyms: consonant, harmonic, harmonised, harmonized |
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harmonically | (adverb) with respect to harmony | - |
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harmonics | (noun) the study of musical sound | - |
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hebephrenic | (adjective) suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior | - |
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hedonic | (adjective) devoted to pleasure | Synonyms: epicurean, hedonistic |
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hematinic | (noun) a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia | Synonyms: haematinic |
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hematogenic | (adjective) pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells | Synonyms: haematogenic, haematopoietic, haemopoietic, hematopoietic, hemopoietic |
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histrionic | (adjective) characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected | Synonyms: melodramatic |
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histrionics | (noun) a performance of a play | Synonyms: representation, theatrical, theatrical performance |
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(noun) a deliberate display of emotion for effect | - |
homophonic | (adjective) having a single melodic line with accompaniment | - |
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(adjective) having the same sound | - |
hydroponic | (adjective) of or relating to aquiculture | Synonyms: aquacultural, aquicultural |
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hydroponics | (noun) a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients | Synonyms: aquiculture, tank farming |
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hygienic | (adjective) tending to promote or preserve health | Synonyms: hygienical |
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hygienical | (adjective) tending to promote or preserve health | Synonyms: hygienic |
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hygienically | (adverb) in a hygienic manner | - |
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hygienics | (noun) the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health | Synonyms: hygiene |
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hypertonic | (adjective) (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution | - |
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(adjective) (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension | - |
hypertonicity | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | Synonyms: hypertonia, hypertonus |
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(noun) (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other | - |
hypotonic | (adjective) (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution | - |
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(adjective) (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension | - |