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- CIREA fabric with a glazed finish.
- CIRQUEA Roman circus.
- CIRRATEOf, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri.
- CIRRHOSISA chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous
- CIRRIplural of cirrus.
- CIRRUSSynonym of tendril (“a thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support”). A thin tendril-like appendage, such as a barbel (“whisker-like sensory organ around the m
- CIRSOIDvaricose
- CISALPINEOn this side of the Alps (chiefly the south side where Rome is located).
- CISCOAny North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.
- CISLUNARSituated between the Earth and the Moon.
- CISPLATINA platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl2H6N2Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors a
- CISSINGThe formation of small craters, drops or streaks on a freshly-painted or varnished surface if the paint or varnish fails to adhere to it.
- CISTA small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
- CISTEDA small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
- CISTERNA reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
- CISTERNAAny of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.
- CISTERNALRelating to cisterns or cisternae
- CISTRONThe unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein.
- CISTRONICPertaining to a cistron
- CISTUSA rockrose; a plant of the genus Cistus.
- CITABLECapable of being, or appropriate to be, cited.
- CITADELA strong fortress that sits high above a city.
- CITALA summons to appear, as before a judge.
- CITATIONAn official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
- CITETo quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- CITEROne who cites.
- CITESSA city woman; a female citizen.
- CITHARAAn ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar.
- CITHERAlternative form of cittern.
- CITIEDContaining, or covered with, cities.
- CITIFYTo become more like or more in the character of a city.
- CITIZENA resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
- CITIZENLYPertaining to citizens.
- CITIZENRYThe group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.
- CITOLEAn archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four strings
- CITRANGECitrus × insitorum, a hybrid of the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and the trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata).
- CITRATEAny salt or ester of citric acid.
- CITREOUSOf the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
- CITRICOf, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
- CITRINA protein associated with type II citrullinemia.
- CITRINEA goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon.
- CITRINSA protein associated with type II citrullinemia.
- CITRONA small citrus tree, Citrus medica. The fruit of a citron tree. The candied rind of the citron fruit. A greenish yellow colour, inspired by the color of the rind of the citron frui
- CITROUSPertaining to (plants and fruits of) the genus Citrus; pertaining to citrus plants and their fruits.
- CITRUSAny of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
- CITRUSYResembling a citrus fruit in taste or aroma.
- CITTERNA stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day gui
- CITYA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- CITYWARDToward a city or cities.
- CITYWIDEThroughout a city.
- CIVETAny of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.
- CIVETLIKEResembling or characteristic of civet (perfume) or a civet (animal).
- CIVILHaving to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- CIVISMGood citizenship, civic-mindedness.
- CIVVYA civilian; someone who is not in the military.
- CLABBERSour or curdled milk.
- CLADsimple past and past participle of clothe
- CLADEA group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
- CLADISMA form of systematics based on hierarchies that can be represented by branching cladograms.
- CLADISTA biologist who studies clades, an evolutionary biologist who studies the pattern of species interrelationships according to the principles of cladistics.
- CLADOGENESISAn evolutionary splitting event in which each branch and its smaller branches forms a clade.
- CLADOGRAMA branching treelike graphical representation of the phylogenetic relationships between organisms showing which taxa have branched from common ancestors.
- CLAESclothes
- CLAFOUTISA French dessert made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) with a batter.
- CLAGA glue or paste made from starch.
- CLAGGYSticky or tacky.
- CLAIMA demand of ownership made for something.
- CLAIMANTOne who claims; one who makes a claim.
- CLAIMERA person who makes a claim; a claimant.
- CLAIRAUDIENTHaving, pertaining to, or involving clairaudience.
- CLAIRVOYANTOf, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
- CLAMA bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula
- CLAMANTUrgent.
- CLAMBAKEAn informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals.
- CLAMBERTo climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
- CLAMBERERA person who clambers
- CLAMLIKEResembling or characteristic of a clam.
- CLAMORA great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
- CLAMOROUSOf or pertaining to clamor. Of great intensity.
- CLAMOROUSLYIn a clamorous manner.
- CLAMOURUK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
- CLAMPA brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.
- CLAMPDOWNA sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.
- CLAMPEROne who, or that which, clamps.
- CLANA group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
- CLANGA loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other; usually, one considered more jarring than melodious.
- CLANGERSomething that clangs; an alarm bell.
- CLANGOROUSMaking a clangor.
- CLANGOURA loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
- CLANKA loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
- CLANKYMaking a clanking metallic sound.
- CLANSHIPAn association under a chieftain.
- CLAPThe act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- CLAPBOARDA narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
- CLAPPEROne who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
- CLAPPINGThat claps.
- CLAPTRAPEmpty verbiage or nonsense.
- CLAQUEA group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
- CLAQUEURA member of the claque employed to applaud during a theatre performance.
- CLARAINA form of coal having stratifications parallel to the bedding plane.