| CACOEPISTIC | • cacoepistic adj. Of or relating to mispronounced words. • CACOEPISTIC adj. relating to cacoepy, incorrect pronunciation. |
| CACOGASTRIC | • cacogastric adj. (Rare) Troubled with bad digestion. • CACOGASTRIC adj. of or relating to an upset stomach. |
| CATACAUSTIC | • catacaustic n. A caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface. • catacaustic n. (Mathematics) the envelope of all rays that emanate from a specified point (the radiant point) and reflect… • CATACAUSTIC adj. relating to or denoting a caustic curve or caustic surface formed by reflection. |
| CATACLASMIC | • CATACLASMIC adj. relating to or of the nature of a cataclasm. |
| CATACLASTIC | • cataclastic adj. (Petrology) describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high… • CATACLASTIC adj. of metamorphism, taking place in an environment where intense pressure. |
| CATACLYSMIC | • cataclysmic adj. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic. • CATACLYSMIC adj. relating to cataclysm, also CATACLYSMAL. |
| CATALECTICS | • catalectics n. Plural of catalectic. • CATALECTIC n. a line of verse lacking one syllable in the last foot. |
| CATECHETICS | • catechetics n. Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation. • catechetics n. (Archaic) The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers. • CATECHETICS n. the art or practice of teaching by question and answer; that part of theology which deals with catechesis. |
| CATECHISTIC | • catechistic adj. Pertaining to a catechism. • CATECHISTIC adj. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTICAL. |
| CATENACCIOS | • CATENACCIO n. (Italian) a defensive system of play in football. |
| CHALCOCITES | • chalcocites n. Plural of chalcocite. • CHALCOCITE n. a greyish-black mineral, native copper sulphide. |
| CICATRICLES | • cicatricles n. Plural of cicatricle. • CICATRICLE n. a white spot, the germinating point in the yolk of an egg, also CICATRICHULE, CICATRICULA. |
| CICATRICOSE | • cicatricose adj. (Biology) apparently scarred. • CICATRICOSE adj. like a cicatrix. |
| COCKATRICES | • cockatrices n. Plural of cockatrice. • COCKATRICE n. a fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. |
| COSMOCRATIC | • cosmocratic adj. Relating to cosmocrats or a cosmocrat. • cosmocratic adj. Resembling a cosmocrat. • COSMOCRATIC adj. like a cosmocrat. |
| CYSTOCARPIC | • CYSTOCARPIC adj. relating to a cystocarp. |
| ECPHRACTICS | • ecphractics n. Plural of ecphractic. • ECPHRACTIC n. a drug that removes obstructions. |