| ANTHROPOPSYCHIC | • ANTHROPOPSYCHIC adj. ascribing to nature or God of a soul or mind like man's. |
| ARCHGENETHLIACS | • ARCHGENETHLIAC n. (Browning) in derogatory sense, the greatest of genethliacs or astrologers. |
| BRACHISTOCHRONE | • brachistochrone n. (Mathematics) A cycloid; the curve of fastest descent between two points. • BRACHISTOCHRONE n. the curve along which a particle acted on by a force (e.g. gravity) will pass in the shortest time from one given point to another. |
| CEPHALOCHORDATE | • cephalochordate n. Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets… • cephalochordate adj. Of or pertaining to these creatures. • CEPHALOCHORDATE n. any of a number of chordate fishlike animals (including the lancelets and amphioxus), having a persisting notochord projecting beyond the nerve cord to the end of the snout. |
| CEPHALOTHORACES | • cephalothoraces n. Plural of cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORAX n. the body, or head with thorax, of spiders, crustaceans, etc. |
| CEPHALOTHORACIC | • cephalothoracic adj. (Anatomy) Relating to or resembling a cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORACIC adj. relating to the cephalothorax. |
| CHALCOGRAPHISTS | • chalcographists n. Plural of chalcographist. • CHALCOGRAPHIST n. one who practises chalcography, the art of engraving on copper or brass. |
| CHARTOGRAPHICAL | • CHARTOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to the drawing of maps, also CARTOGRAPHIC, CARTOGRAPHICAL, CHARTOGRAPHIC. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHIC | • chemautotrophic adj. Alternative form of chemoautotrophic. • CHEMAUTOTROPHIC adj. of or like a chemautotroph. |
| CHEMOPSYCHIATRY | • CHEMOPSYCHIATRY n. treatment of mental illness by drugs. |
| CHONDRICHTHYANS | • chondrichthyans n. Plural of chondrichthyan. • CHONDRICHTHYAN n. a technical name for a cartilaginous fish. |
| CHRESTOMATHICAL | • chrestomathical adj. Synonym of chrestomathic. • CHRESTOMATHICAL adj. of or like a chrestomathy, a selection of passages compiled as an aid to learning a language, also CHRESTOMATHIC. |
| CHROMATOGRAPHIC | • chromatographic adj. (Analytical chemistry) Of or pertaining to chromatography. • CHROMATOGRAPHIC adj. relating to chromatography. |
| HETEROCHROMATIC | • heterochromatic adj. Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia. • heterochromatic adj. Of light, having more than one wavelength. • heterochromatic adj. Of or relating to heterochromatin. |
| LITHOCHROMATICS | • LITHOCHROMATICS n. the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result. |