censorial | (adjective) belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions | - |
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censoring | (noun) deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances | Synonyms: censorship |
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(noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | Synonyms: censorship, security review |
censorious | (adjective) harshly critical or expressing censure | - |
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cephaloridine | (noun) a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin | - |
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cephalosporin | (noun) one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity | Synonyms: Mefoxin |
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chloride | (noun) any compound containing a chlorine atom | - |
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(noun) any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion) | - |
chlorinate | (verb) disinfect with chlorine | - |
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(verb) treat or combine with chlorine | - |
chlorination | (noun) disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound | - |
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(noun) the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds | - |
chlorine | (noun) a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) | Synonyms: atomic number 17, Cl |
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chlorinity | (noun) a measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater) | - |
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chlorite | (noun) a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal | - |
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choric | (adjective) relating to or written for or in the style of a Greek chorus | - |
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chorine | (noun) a woman who dances in a chorus line | Synonyms: chorus girl, showgirl |
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chorioallantois | (noun) the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois | Synonyms: chorioallantoic membrane |
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choriomeningitis | (noun) a cerebral meningitis with cellular infiltration of the meninges | - |
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chorion | (noun) the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) | - |
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chorionic | (adjective) of or relating to a chorion | - |
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chorioretinitis | (noun) inflammation of the choroid layer behind the retina | - |
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chorister | (noun) a singer in a choir | - |
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chorizo | (noun) a spicy Spanish pork sausage | - |
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clamatorial | (adjective) of or relating to Clamatores | - |
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clamoring | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamor, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry |
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clangoring | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangour, clank, clash, crash |
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clitoric | (adjective) of or relating to the clitoris | Synonyms: clitoral |
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clitoridectomy | (noun) excision of the clitoris | Synonyms: female circumcision |
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clitoris | (noun) a female sexual organ homologous to the penis | Synonyms: button, clit |
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colorimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents | Synonyms: tintometer |
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colorimetric | (adjective) of or relating to colorimetry | Synonyms: colorimetrical |
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colorimetrical | (adjective) of or relating to colorimetry | Synonyms: colorimetric |
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colorimetry | (noun) quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter | Synonyms: colorimetric analysis |
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coloring | (noun) the act or process of changing the color of something | Synonyms: colouring |
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(noun) a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect | Synonyms: color, colour, colouring |
(noun) a digestible substance used to give color to food | Synonyms: colouring, food color, food coloring, food colour, food colouring |
colorise | (verb) add color to | Synonyms: color, color in, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize |
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colorist | (noun) a painter able to achieve special effects with color | - |
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colorize | (verb) add color to | Synonyms: color, color in, colorise, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize |
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combinatorial | (adjective) relating to the combination and arrangement of elements in sets | - |
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(adjective) relating to or involving combinations | Synonyms: combinative, combinatory |
compulsorily | (adverb) in a manner that cannot be evaded | Synonyms: mandatorily, obligatorily |
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conspiratorial | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators | Synonyms: conspirative |
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contemporise | (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporize, synchronise, synchronize |
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(verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporize, synchronise, synchronize |
contemporize | (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporise, synchronise, synchronize |
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(verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporise, synchronise, synchronize |
contradictorily | (adverb) in a contradictory manner | - |
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contradictoriness | (noun) the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist | - |
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coriaceous | (adjective) resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable | Synonyms: leathered, leatherlike, leathery |
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coriander | (noun) parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish | Synonyms: Chinese parsley, cilantro |
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(noun) dried coriander seeds used whole or ground | Synonyms: coriander seed |
(noun) Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley | Synonyms: Chinese parsley, cilantro, coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum |
corinthian | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants | - |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to the Corinthian style of architecture | - |
corium | (noun) the deep vascular inner layer of the skin | Synonyms: derma, dermis |
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counterterrorism | (noun) a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism | - |
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counterterrorist | (adjective) intended to prevent terrorism | Synonyms: counterterror |
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(noun) someone who attempts to prevent terrorism | - |
crematorium | (noun) a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes | Synonyms: cremation chamber, crematory |
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(noun) a mortuary where corpses are cremated | Synonyms: crematory |
curatorial | (adjective) of or relating to a curator or the duties of a curator | - |
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cursorial | (adjective) (of limbs and feet) adapted for running | - |
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cursorily | (adverb) without taking pains | Synonyms: quickly |
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dechlorinate | (verb) remove chlorine from (water) | - |
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decolorise | (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise |
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decolorize | (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise |
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deodorise | (verb) eliminate the odor from | Synonyms: deodorize, deodourise |
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deodorize | (verb) eliminate the odor from | Synonyms: deodorise, deodourise |
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derisorily | (adverb) in a disrespectful and mocking manner | Synonyms: derisively, mockingly, scoffingly |
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dichloride | (noun) a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule | Synonyms: bichloride |
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dictatorial | (adjective) of or characteristic of a dictator | - |
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(adjective) expecting unquestioning obedience | Synonyms: authoritarian, overbearing |
(adjective) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty | Synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical |
dictatorially | (adverb) in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator | Synonyms: autocratically, magisterially |
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dilatoriness | (noun) slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it | Synonyms: procrastination |
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diorite | (noun) a granular crystalline intrusive rock | - |
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discolorise | (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorize, discolourise |
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discolorize | (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolourise |
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disorient | (verb) cause to be lost or disoriented | Synonyms: disorientate |
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disorientate | (verb) cause to be lost or disoriented | Synonyms: disorient |
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disorientation | (noun) a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) | Synonyms: freak out |
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(noun) confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction | - |
disoriented | (adjective) having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity | Synonyms: confused, lost |
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(adjective) socially disoriented | Synonyms: alienated, anomic |
disorienting | (adjective) causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings | - |
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doctorial | (adjective) of or relating to a doctor or doctorate | Synonyms: doctoral |
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doric | (adjective) of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture | - |
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dysphoria | (noun) abnormal depression and discontent | - |
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dysphoric | (adjective) generalized feeling of distress | Synonyms: distressed, unhappy |
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ecoterrorism | (noun) violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists | Synonyms: eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare |
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editorial | (adjective) of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives | - |
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(adjective) relating to or characteristic of an editor | - |
(noun) an article giving opinions or perspectives | Synonyms: column, newspaper column |
editorialise | (verb) insert personal opinions into an objective statement | Synonyms: editorialize |
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editorialist | (noun) a journalist who writes editorials | Synonyms: columnist |
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editorialize | (verb) insert personal opinions into an objective statement | Synonyms: editorialise |
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editorially | (adverb) by means of an editorial | - |
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emporium | (noun) a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain | Synonyms: department store |
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emunctorium | (noun) a white linen cloth which is used to wipe the chalice after each communicant partakes. | Synonyms: purificator, purificatorium |
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equatorial | (adjective) of or existing at or near the geographic equator | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator | - |
(adjective) of or relating to or at an equator | - |
(noun) a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it | - |
euphoria | (noun) a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation | Synonyms: euphory |
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euphoriant | (adjective) tending to produce euphoria | - |
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(noun) a psychoactive drug that tends to produce elation and euphoria | - |
euphoric | (adjective) exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation | - |
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evaporite | (noun) the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater | - |
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excoriate | (verb) express strong disapproval of | Synonyms: condemn, decry, objurgate, reprobate |
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(verb) tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading | Synonyms: chafe |
excoriation | (noun) severe censure | - |
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(noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off | Synonyms: abrasion, scrape, scratch |
extemporisation | (noun) a performance given extempore without planning or preparation | Synonyms: extemporization, improvisation |
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extemporise | (verb) perform without preparation | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporize, improvise, improvize |
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extemporization | (noun) a performance given extempore without planning or preparation | Synonyms: extemporisation, improvisation |
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extemporize | (verb) perform without preparation | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporise, improvise, improvize |
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(verb) manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand | Synonyms: improvise |
exteriorisation | (noun) embodying in an outward form | Synonyms: exteriorization, externalisation, externalization |
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exteriorise | (verb) make external or objective, or give reality to | Synonyms: exteriorize, externalise, externalize, objectify |
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exteriorization | (noun) embodying in an outward form | Synonyms: exteriorisation, externalisation, externalization |
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exteriorize | (verb) make external or objective, or give reality to | Synonyms: exteriorise, externalise, externalize, objectify |
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(verb) bring outside the body for surgery, of organs | Synonyms: bring outside |
exterritorial | (adjective) outside territorial limits or jurisdiction | Synonyms: extraterritorial |
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extraterritorial | (adjective) outside territorial limits or jurisdiction | Synonyms: exterritorial |
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factorial | (adjective) of or relating to factorials | - |
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(noun) the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer | - |
factoring | (noun) (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression | Synonyms: factorisation, factorization |
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