| ACEPHALIC | • acephalic adj. Without a head. • acephalic adj. (Medicine, of a headache, dated) Characterized by a migraine aura without pain. • acephalic adj. Without a leader. |
| CAILLEACH | • cailleach n. (Scotland) An old woman. • CAILLEACH n. (Gaelic) an old woman, also CAILLACH, CAILLIACH. |
| CATCHLINE | • catchline n. A short line of text designed to catch the eye, especially one used as an advertising slogan. • catchline n. (Printing) A temporary note at the top of a page or galley proof to identify it. • CATCHLINE n. a slogan, esp. in advertising or politics. |
| CEPHALICS | • CEPHALIC n. a headache remedy, also KEPHALIC. |
| CHECKRAIL | • checkrail n. Alternative spelling of check rail. • check-rail n. Alternative spelling of check rail. • check␣rail n. (Rail transport) A rail laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points, rail crossings… |
| CHELICERA | • chelicera n. (Zoology) Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea… • CHELICERA n. the first pair of appendages of a chelicerate arthropod. |
| CHEMICALS | • chemicals n. Plural of chemical. • chemicals n. The chemical industry. • CHEMICAL n. a substance obtained by a process of chemistry. |
| CHICALOTE | • chicalote n. Argemone munita, a species of prickly poppy native to California. • CHICALOTE n. (Nahuatl) a prickly poppy of the SW US. |
| CHILDCARE | • childcare n. (Uncountable) The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children. • childcare n. (Countable) A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians. • CHILDCARE n. care of children, esp. as professionally provided. |
| CHOLAEMIC | • cholaemic adj. Having or relating to cholaemia. • CHOLAEMIC adj. relating to cholaemia, an accumulation of bile pigments in the blood. |
| CHOLERAIC | • choleraic adj. Relating to, or resembling, cholera. • CHOLERAIC adj. relating to cholera. |
| CICHLIDAE | • Cichlidae prop.n. A taxonomic family within the order Cichliformes – cichlid fishes. • CICHLIDAE n. the cichlid family of fish. |
| CLERUCHIA | • cleruchia n. Alternative form of cleruchy. • CLERUCHIA n. an allotment of land in a foreign territory made to a citizen of Athens, also CLERUCHY. |
| COACHLINE | • coachline n. A company that operates a fleet of coaches (passenger vehicles). • coachline n. (Automotive) A decorative horizontal line running along the sides of a motor vehicle. • COACHLINE n. a decorative line along the body of a motor vehicle. |
| COCHINEAL | • cochineal n. (Entomology) A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus). • cochineal n. A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects. • cochineal n. The vivid red color of this dye. |
| ECHOLALIC | • echolalic adj. (Clinical psychology) Of or pertaining to echolalia. • echolalic n. An individual who exhibits echolalia. • ECHOLALIC adj. of or like echolalia, the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them. |
| ORICALCHE | • oricalche n. Obsolete form of orichalch. • ORICALCHE n. (Spenser) a gold-coloured alloy, also ORICHALC. |
| TECHNICAL | • technical adj. Specifically related to a particular discipline. • technical adj. Of or related to technology. • technical adj. (Of a person) Technically-minded; adept with science and technology. |