Nouns

cerium

noun

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; us...

cerussite

noun

a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important...

ceruse

noun

a poisonous white pigment that contains lead

cerumen

noun

a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal

cesarian

noun

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abd...

cetacea

noun

an order of Eutheria

ch'in

noun

the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established...

ch'ing

noun

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which...

chabazite

noun

a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hy...

chadic

noun

a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) s...

chaeta

noun

a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid w...

chaetognatha

noun

arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms

chacma

noun

greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa

chaeronea

noun

a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenian...

chaetodon

noun

any fish of the genus Chaetodon

chafeweed

noun

weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly fol...

chaetognath

noun

any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with h...

chalcedony

noun

a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz

chalcid

noun

any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eg...

chalkpit

noun

a quarry for chalk

chalkstone

noun

a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; d...

chalcanthite

noun

hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate

chalcis

noun

type genus of the Chalcididae

chalcedon

noun

a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site o...

chalcocite

noun

a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper

chaldaea

noun

an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates...

chalcopyrite

noun

a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulf...

chaldean

noun

a wise man skilled in occult learning

chaldee

noun

a wise man skilled in occult learning

chaldaean

noun

a wise man skilled in occult learning

chaldea

noun

an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates...

chaldron

noun

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to...

chalybite

noun

iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate

chamfron

noun

medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head

chamosite

noun

a greenish grey or black silicate of iron and aluminum

champollion

noun

Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and...

champerty

noun

an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that t...

changeableness

noun

the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to...

changefulness

noun

the quality of being changeable and variable

changeability

noun

the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to...

chanty

noun

a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

chancellorship

noun

the office of chancellor

chancroid

noun

infectious venereal ulcer

chancellorsville

noun

a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confede...

chancre

noun

a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a patho...

chandelle

noun

a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn execut...

chanfron

noun

medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head

chandlery

noun

a storeroom where candles are kept

channelization

noun

management through specified channels of communication

chantry

noun

a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the dono...