| CHARACTEROLOGY | • characterology n. (Psychology) The study or attempted deduction of character in individuals. • CHARACTEROLOGY n. the study of the development of character. |
| CIRCUMGYRATING | • circumgyrating v. Present participle of circumgyrate. • CIRCUMGYRATE v. to whirl or roll round. |
| CIRCUMGYRATION | • circumgyration n. Rotation, revolution. • circumgyration n. Circling, wheeling (around). • CIRCUMGYRATION n. a whirling around. |
| CIRCUMGYRATORY | • circumgyratory adj. Moving in a circle; turning round. • CIRCUMGYRATORY adj. whirling around. |
| CIRCUMNUTATORY | • circumnutatory adj. Circumnutating; performing or relating to circumnutation. • CIRCUMNUTATORY adj. showing circumnutation. |
| CONTRACTIONARY | • contractionary adj. Tending to cause contraction. • CONTRACTIONARY adj. relating to contraction, also CONTRACTIONAL. |
| CORPUSCULARITY | • corpuscularity n. The quality of being corpuscular. • CORPUSCULARITY n. the state of being corpuscular. |
| CORYNEBACTERIA | • corynebacteria n. Plural of corynebacterium. • CORYNEBACTERIUM n. a bacterium that causes e.g. diphtheria. |
| CRYOPROTECTANT | • cryoprotectant n. (Biology) Any substance (typically a polyhydric alcohol) that prevents cell damage on freezing. • CRYOPROTECTANT n. a cryoprotective substance. |
| CYBERATTACKERS | • cyberattackers n. Plural of cyberattacker. |
| ECTOMYCORRHIZA | • ectomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant. • ECTOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of mycorrhiza in which the fungus forms a layer on the outside of the roots of the plant. |
| ELECTROCAUTERY | • electrocautery n. Cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization. • electrocautery n. Such an instrument. • ELECTROCAUTERY n. a handheld, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current. |
| OYSTERCATCHERS | • oystercatchers n. Plural of oystercatcher. • OYSTERCATCHER n. a black and white wading bird, with red bill and feet, feeding on limpets and mussels (not oysters). |
| PROCRYPTICALLY | • PROCRYPTIC adv. pertaining to or having protective coloration. |
| RECONCILIATORY | • reconciliatory adj. That reconciles. • RECONCILIATORY adj. relating to reconciliation. |