| CIRCUITOUS | • circuitous adj. Not direct or to the point. • circuitous adj. Of a long and winding route. • CIRCUITOUS adj. having a circular or winding course. |
| CIRCUMDUCE | • circumduce v. (Archaic, law, Scotland, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence. • CIRCUMDUCE v. (Scots) to declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence. |
| CIRCUMDUCT | • circumduct v. (Anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal… • circumduct v. (Obsolete) To lead about or astray. • circumduct v. (Law, obsolete) To contravene; to nullify. |
| CIRCUMFUSE | • circumfuse v. To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid. • circumfuse v. To spread round; to surround. • CIRCUMFUSE v. to pour around or about. |
| CIRCUMMURE | • circummure v. (Transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a wall. • CIRCUMMURE v. (Shakespeare) to wall round. |
| CORNICULUM | • corniculum n. (Anatomy) A small horn-like part or process. • CORNICULUM n. (Latin) a small hornlike part or process. |
| CUCULIFORM | • cuculiform n. Any bird of the order Cuculiformes. • CUCULIFORM adj. of, relating to, or belonging to the order Cuculiformes, which includes the cuckoo. |
| CUCUMIFORM | • cucumiform adj. Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved. • CUCUMIFORM adj. cucumber-shaped. |
| CUCURBITAL | • cucurbital adj. Cucurbitaceous. • CUCURBITAL adj. of or like a cucurbit. |
| CURCUMINES | • curcumines n. Plural of curcumine. • CURCUMINE n. the saffron-yellow colouring matter of turmeric, used esp. in food colouring, also CURCUMIN. |
| CURLICUING | • curlicuing v. Present participle of curlicue. • CURLICUE v. to decorate with fancy spiral figures, also CURLYCUE. |
| CURRICULAR | • curricular adj. Of, relating to, or following a curriculum. • CURRICULAR adj. relating to a curriculum. |
| CURRICULUM | • curriculum n. The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university. • curriculum n. (Obsolete) A racecourse; a place for running. • CURRICULUM n. (Latin) a program of educational resources etc. |
| CURVACIOUS | • curvacious adj. Alternative form of curvaceous. • CURVACIOUS adj. pleasingly curved, also CURVACEOUS. |
| GLUCOSURIC | • GLUCOSURIC adj. relating to glucosuria, a condition in which glucose is discharged in the urine. |
| GLUCURONIC | • glucuronic adj. (Biochemistry) Of or pertaining to glucuronic acid or its derivatives. • GLUCURONIC adj. as in glucuronic acid, a soluble compound derived from glucose. |
| SUBCIRCUIT | • subcircuit n. A distinct part of an electrical or other circuit. • subcircuit n. (Mathematics) A subset of a circuit. • SUBCIRCUIT n. a part of a circuit. |
| SUCCOURING | • succouring v. Present participle of succour. • SUCCOUR v. to go to the aid of, also SUCCOR. |
| URICOSURIC | • uricosuric adj. (Medicine) Pertaining to gout suppressants that act directly on the renal tubule to increase the excretion… • uricosuric n. Any medicine of this kind. • URICOSURIC adj. promoting the excretion of uric acid. |