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There are 16 words beginning with CANTHA

CANTHAL	• canthal n. (Zoology) Any of the scales along the upper surface of the canthus rostralis in snakes, located behind… • canthal adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to a canthus (meeting point of upper and lower eyelid). • CANTHAL adj. relating to the canthus, the fold of the eye.
CANTHARI	• canthari n. Plural of cantharus. • CANTHARUS n. (Latin) a large two-handled cup.
CANTHARID	• cantharid n. (Zoology) Any beetle in the family Cantharidae. • CANTHARID n. a beetle with an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, aka Spanish fly, also CANTHARIS.
CANTHARIS	• cantharis n. Singular of cantharides. • Cantharis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cantharidae – soldier beetles. • CANTHARIS n. a beetle with an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, aka Spanish fly, also CANTHARID.
CANTHARUS	• cantharus n. A large drinking cup with two handles. • cantharus n. A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering. • CANTHARUS n. (Latin) a large two-handled cup.
CANTHARIDS	• cantharids n. Plural of cantharid. • CANTHARID n. a beetle with an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, aka Spanish fly, also CANTHARIS.
CANTHARIDAL	• cantharidal adj. Of or pertaining to cantharides. • CANTHARIDAL adj. of or like a cantharid, also CANTHARIDIAN, CANTHARIDIC.
CANTHARIDES	• cantharides n. Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria (syn. Cantharis vesicatoria). • cantharides n. Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties. • CANTHARIS n. a beetle with an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, aka Spanish fly, also CANTHARID.
CANTHARIDIC	• cantharidic adj. Related to, composed of, or derived from cantharides. • CANTHARIDIC adj. of or like a cantharid, also CANTHARIDAL, CANTHARIDIAN.
CANTHARIDIN	• cantharidin n. (Organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly. • CANTHARIDIN n. a bitter crystalline compound that is the active blister-producing ingredient of cantharides.
CANTHARIDIAN	• cantharidian adj. Composed of cantharides. • CANTHARIDIAN adj. of or like a cantharid, also CANTHARIDAL, CANTHARIDIC.
CANTHARIDINS	• cantharidins n. Plural of cantharidin. • CANTHARIDIN n. a bitter crystalline compound that is the active blister-producing ingredient of cantharides.
CANTHAXANTHIN	• canthaxanthin n. (Organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment found in many plants and animals. • CANTHAXANTHIN n. a naturally occurring carotenoid used esp. as a color additive for food, also CANTHAXANTHINE.
CANTHAXANTHINE	• CANTHAXANTHINE n. a naturally occurring carotenoid used esp. as a color additive for food, also CANTHAXANTHIN.
CANTHAXANTHINS	• canthaxanthins n. Plural of canthaxanthin. • CANTHAXANTHIN n. a naturally occurring carotenoid used esp. as a color additive for food, also CANTHAXANTHINE.
CANTHAXANTHINES	• CANTHAXANTHINE n. a naturally occurring carotenoid used esp. as a color additive for food, also CANTHAXANTHIN.

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