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- CYSTITISInflammation of the urinary bladder.
- CYSTOIDResembling a cyst or bladder.
- CYSTOLITHA concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or other part of a plant.
- CYSTOMAA cystic tumour
- CYTASEAny of a class of enzymes, found especially in cereals, that solubilize cell walls by hydrolyzing mannan, galactan, xylan and araban.
- CYTESynonym of cell (“quantity of protoplasm, containing a nucleus, enclosed within a cell membrane”).
- CYTIDINEA nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA
- CYTISINEA polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.
- CYTODEA nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life, differing from the amoeba, in which nuclei are present
- CYTOGENEA self-replicating fragment of DNA or chromosome located in the cytoplasm
- CYTOGENESISThe formation, development, and variation of cells.
- CYTOIDcell-like; applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood, chyle, etc.
- CYTOKINEAny of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
- CYTOLOGIESThe study of cells.
- CYTOLOGISTA scientist who studies the physical characteristics of chromosomes.
- CYTOMEGALOVIRUSAny of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
- CYTOMETERA graduated microscope slide or similar small vessel used for counting or measuring cells
- CYTONperikaryon
- CYTOPATHICThat damages or destroys cells
- CYTOPENIAA reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons.
- CYTOPLASMThe contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.
- CYTOPLASTThe intact cytoplasm of a cell from which the nucleus has been removed.
- CYTOSINEA heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
- CYTOSOLThe aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.
- CYTOSOMEThe cytoplasm within a cell; the cell outside of the nucleus.
- CZARAlternative spelling of tsar
- CZARDOMAlternative spelling of tsardom.
- CZARISTAlternative spelling of tsarist.
- DABBAA kind of lunchbox or food container.
- DABBLETo make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
- DABBLEROne who dabbles.
- DABSTERAn expert; one who is master of their profession.
- DACEA shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
- DACHAA Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
- DACITEAn igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.
- DACKTo pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke.
- DACKERSTo pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke.
- DACOITA bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India.
- DACOITAGEdacoity
- DACOITYViolent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
- DACQUOISEA dessert cake made with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream, typically served chilled with fruit.
- DACRONA polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth.
- DACTYLA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
- DACTYLARPertaining to dactyl; dactylic.
- DACTYLOGRAMA fingerprint.
- DACTYLOGRAPHA typewriter.
- DACTYLOUSFinger-like.
- DACTYLUSSynonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”).
- DADAFather, dad.
- DADOThe section of a pedestal above the base.
- DAEMONA minor deity or divinity.
- DAEMONESplural of daemon
- DAEMONICALOf or relating to daemons; diabolical.
- DAFFILYIn a daffy manner.
- DAFFYSomewhat mad or eccentric.
- DAFTFoolish, silly, stupid.
- DAFTARA record or register consisting of a set of loose sheets filed on a string or tied up in a cloth.
- DAFTIEAlternative form of dafty.
- DAFTLYIn a daft manner.
- DAGGERA stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
- DAGGYUncool, unfashionable, but comfortably so.
- DAGLOCKA dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep.
- DAHLIAAny plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.
- DAIKONAn East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughou
- DAILYThat occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.
- DAIMONSynonym of demon, particularly as A tutelary deity or spirit that watches over a person or place.
- DAIMONICIn the way of a daimon; befitting a demon; fiendish.
- DAIMYOA lord during the Japanese feudal period.
- DAINTILYIn a dainty manner, delicately.
- DAINTYElegant; delicately small and pretty.
- DAIRY(also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
- DAIRYMANA man who works in a dairy, as:
- DAISA raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit,
- DAISYA wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
- DAITHAn ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.
- DAKERAlternative form of dicker (“unit of 10 items”).
- DAKSTrousers or underwear.
- DALEA valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
- DALESMANA person from the Yorkshire Dales, or sometimes a person from Lakeland.
- DALETThe fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- DALLIANCEPlayful flirtation; amorous play.
- DALLOPA tuft or clump, especially an unploughed patch amongst fields of corn.
- DALLYTo waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- DALMATICA long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infreque
- DALTONthe atomic mass unit
- DAMAGEInjury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
- DAMAGERSomebody or something that damages.
- DAMANThe rock hyrax.
- DAMARA large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.
- DAMASKAn ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- DAMASKINA sword of Damascus steel.
- DAMEUsually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
- DAMEWORTdame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis).
- DAMEWORTSdame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis).
- DAMMEExpressing anger or vehemence.
- DAMMEROne who builds a dam.
- DAMNTo condemn.
- DAMNABILITYdamnableness
- DAMNABLECapable of being damned.
- DAMNABLYIn a damnable manner.