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- CUTEYAlternative form of cutie.
- CUTICLEThe outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates.
- CUTICLESplural of cuticle
- CUTICULAA tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.
- CUTICULAROf, pertaining to, or being a cuticle . Of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (skin next to a nail).
- CUTIEA cute person or animal.
- CUTINA waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle.
- CUTINISEAlternative form of cutinize.
- CUTINIZETo change into cutin.
- CUTISThe true skin, underlying the epidermis.
- CUTISESThe true skin, underlying the epidermis.
- CUTLASObsolete form of cutlass.
- CUTLASSA short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
- CUTLEROne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.
- CUTLERIESplural of cutlery
- CUTLERSplural of cutler
- CUTLERYSharp cutting utensils.
- CUTLETA thin slice of meat, usually fried.
- CUTLETSplural of cutlet
- CUTOUTAlternative spelling of cut-out.
- CUTOVERHaving been cleared of valuable timber.
- CUTPURSEA thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
- CUTPURSESplural of cutpurse
- CUTSplural of cut
- CUTTAGEThe propagation of plants via cuttings.
- CUTTAGESplural of cuttage
- CUTTERA person or device that cuts (in various senses).
- CUTTERSplural of cutter
- CUTTHROATA murderer who slits the throats of victims.
- CUTTIERShort, shortened, or small; curtailed.
- CUTTIESTShort, shortened, or small; curtailed.
- CUTTINGThe action of the verb to cut.
- CUTTINGLYIn a cutting manner.
- CUTTINGSplural of cutting
- CUTTLESynonym of cuttlefish.
- CUTTLEBONESynonym of cuttlefish bone (“the calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture o
- CUTTLEBONESplural of cuttlebone
- CUTTLEDSynonym of cuttlefish.
- CUTTLEFISHAny squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when th
- CUTTLESplural of cuttle
- CUTTLINGSynonym of cuttlefish.
- CUTTOAlternative form of cuttoe.
- CUTTYShort, shortened, or small; curtailed.
- CUTUPSomeone who cuts up; someone who acts boisterously or clownishly, for example, by playing practical jokes.
- CUTWATERThe forward curve of the stem of a ship.
- CUTWORKA form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away.
- CUTWORKSplural of cutwork
- CUTWORMThe larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
- CUVETTEA pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table.
- CUVETTESplural of cuvette
- CWMSplural of cwm
- CWTCHA cubbyhole or similar hiding place.
- CWTCHEDsimple past and past participle of cwtch
- CWTCHESplural of cwtch
- CYANAn additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
- CYANATEAny salt or ester of cyanic acid.
- CYANICOf cyanogen or its derivatives
- CYANIDEAny compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN anion.
- CYANINAlternative form of cyanine.
- CYANINESplural of cyanine
- CYANISEAlternative form of cyanize.
- CYANISHSomewhat cyan in colour.
- CYANITEAlternative form of kyanite.
- CYANITESplural of cyanite
- CYANOa univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom joined with a triple bond; organic compounds containing a cyano group are nitriles
- CYANOBACTERIUMAny of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria.
- CYANOMETERAn instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades.
- CYANOPEA person with fair hair and brown eyes.
- CYANOPHAGEA virus that infects cyanobacteria.
- CYANOSISA blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.
- CYANSplural of cyan
- CYANURATEA compound formed with cyanuric acid
- CYANURETcyanide
- CYATHIplural of cyathus
- CYATHIFORMIn the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
- CYATHIUMOne of the specialised pseudanthia ("false flowers"), surrounded by involucral bracts, especially those forming the inflorescence of euphorbias.
- CYATHUSAn ancient Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent to about 45 mL although differing slightly over time.
- CYBEROf, or having to do with, the Internet; alternative form of cyber-.
- CYBERNAUTA voyager in cyberspace; a user of the Internet or virtual reality.
- CYBERNETICOf or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.
- CYBERPETA virtual pet in the form of an interactive program.
- CYBERPHOBIAFear of computers and technology.
- CYBERPUNKA subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.
- CYBERSEXA virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience
- CYBORGA being which is part machine and part organic.
- CYBRIDAn artificial hybrid cell produced by introducing nuclear material from one organism into a cell (of the same or different species) from which the nucleus has been removed
- CYCADAny plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.
- CYCASAny member of the plant genus Cycas.
- CYCASINA toxin found in certain plants that affects the gastrointestinal tract and nervous system.
- CYCLAMENAny of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.
- CYCLEAn interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- CYCLEDsimple past and past participle of cycle
- CYCLERAnything with a cyclic (repetitious) behaviour. Something that cycles between different states.
- CYCLERSplural of cycler
- CYCLESplural of cycle
- CYCLINGpresent participle and gerund of cycle
- CYCLISTA person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.
- CYCLOA tuk-tuk.
- CYCLOALKANEAny saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
- CYCLODEXTRINAny of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.