| CATALYST | • catalyst n. (Chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process. • catalyst n. Something that encourages progress or change. • catalyst n. (Literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion. |
| CATAPULT | • catapult n. A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects. • catapult n. A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck. • catapult n. (UK) A slingshot. |
| CATTAILS | • cattails n. Plural of cattail. • CATTAIL n. any of various plants with long thin parts suggestive of cats' tails, esp. the reed-mace. |
| CATTALOS | • cattalos n. Plural of cattalo. • CATTALO n. a cross between a buffalo and a domestic cow, also CATALO. |
| CATTLEYA | • cattleya n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Cattleya, a species of orchid. • Cattleya prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – the cattleyas. • CATTLEYA n. a tropical orchid. |
| COATTAIL | • coattail n. The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist. • coattail n. (Usually in the plural, figurative) Success of a figure, organization or movement that transfers to… • coattail v. (Transitive, intransitive) To ride the coattails of. |
| LACTATED | • lactated v. Simple past tense and past participle of lactate. • LACTATE v. to secrete milk. |
| LACTATES | • lactates n. Plural of lactate. • LACTATE v. to secrete milk. |
| OCTANTAL | • octantal adj. Relating to an octant. • OCTANTAL adj. relating to an octant. |
| SALTCATS | • saltcats n. Plural of saltcat. • SALTCAT n. a mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc. attractive to pigeons. |
| STATICAL | • statical adj. (Archaic) static. • STATICAL adj. relating to statics, the science of forces in equilibrium, also STATIC. |
| TACTICAL | • tactical adj. Of or relating to tactics. • tactical adj. Of or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones. • tactical adj. Adroit, skilful or ingenious. |
| TAILCOAT | • tailcoat n. A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat. • tailcoat n. Any coat with similar tails. • TAILCOAT n. a man's formal coat, with narrow tails at the back. |
| TANTALIC | • tantalic adj. (Chemistry) Containing pentavalent tantalum. • Tantalic adj. Of or relating to the mythological Tantalus. • TANTALIC adj. of or containing tantalum, esp. in a higher valency. |