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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Centrolobium
genus Centrolobium noun a genus of Centrolobium

centromere
kinetochore noun a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; `the centromere is difficult to sequence`

centromeric
adjective pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis

Centropomidae
family Centropomidae noun a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robolos

Centropomus
genus Centropomus noun type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks

Centropristis
genus Centropristis noun sea basses

Centropus
genus Centropus noun a genus of Cuculidae

Centrosema
genus Centrosema noun a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers

Centrosema virginianum
noun large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers

centrosome
central body noun small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules

centrosomic
adjective of or relating to a centrosome

Centrospermae
group Centrospermae noun used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales

centrum
noun the main body of a vertebra

Centunculus
genus Centunculus noun a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae

centurion
noun (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers

century
noun a period of 100 years

Cephalanthera
genus Cephalanthera noun small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids

cephalexin
Keflex noun an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract

cephalhematoma
cephalohematoma noun a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth

cephalic
adjective of or relating to the head

cephalic index
breadth index noun ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull

cephalic vein
vena cephalica noun a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein

Cephalobidae
family Cephalobidae noun a family of Nematoda

Cephalochordata
subphylum Cephalochordata noun lancelets

cephalochordate
noun fishlike animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column

cephaloglycin
Kafocin noun antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use

cephalometry
noun measurement of human heads

cephalopod
cephalopodan adjective relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda

Cephalopoda
class Cephalopoda noun octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus

Cephalopterus
genus Cephalopterus noun a genus of Cotingidae

cephaloridine
noun a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin

cephalosporin
Mefoxin noun one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity

Cephalotaceae
family Cephalotaceae noun a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus

Cephalotaxaceae
family Cephalotaxaceae noun a family of Cephalotaxaceae

Cephalotaxus
genus Cephalotaxus noun the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews)

cephalothin
noun a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin

Cephalotus
genus Cephalotus noun one species: Australian pitcher plant

Cepheus
noun a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star

Cepphus
genus Cepphus noun a genus of birds including: guillemots

Cerambycidae
family Cerambycidae noun long-horned beetles

ceramic
adjective of or relating to or made from a ceramic; `a ceramic dish`

ceramic ware
noun utensils made from ceramic material

ceramics
noun the art of making and decorating pottery

Cerapteryx
genus Cerapteryx noun antler moths

ceras
noun one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills

Cerastium
genus Cerastium noun mouse-eared chickweed

Cerastium tomentosum
noun chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers

cerate
noun a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin

Ceratitis
genus Ceratitis noun Mediterranean fruit flies

Ceratodontidae
family Ceratodontidae noun lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth

ceratodus
noun extinct lungfish

Ceratonia
genus Ceratonia noun carobs

Ceratopetalum
genus Ceratopetalum noun a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae

Ceratophyllaceae
family Ceratophyllaceae noun coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts

Ceratophyllum
genus Ceratophyllum noun constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts

Ceratopogon
genus Ceratopogon noun type genus of the Ceratopogonidae

Ceratopogonidae
family Ceratopogonidae noun biting midges; sand flies

Ceratopsia
suborder Ceratopsia noun horned dinosaurs

ceratopsian
horned dinosaur noun any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia

Ceratopsidae
family Ceratopsidae noun American ceratopsian dinosaurs

Ceratopteris
genus Ceratopteris noun water ferns

Ceratopteris thalictroides
noun pantropical aquatic fern

ceratosaur
ceratosaurus noun primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America

Ceratostomataceae
family Ceratostomataceae noun fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks

Ceratostomella
genus Ceratostomella noun genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores

Ceratotherium
genus Ceratotherium noun African genus

ceratozamia
noun a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico

Cerberus
noun (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon

cercaria
noun tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage

cercarial
adjective of or relating to cercaria

Cercidiphyllaceae
family Cercidiphyllaceae noun one genus

Cercidiphyllum
genus Cercidiphyllum noun one species: katsura tree

Cercidium
genus Cercidium noun spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde

Cercis
genus Cercis noun deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States

Cercocebus
genus Cercocebus noun mangabeys

Cercopidae
family Cercopidae noun froghoppers or spittlebugs

Cercopithecidae
family Cercopithecidae noun Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey

Cercopithecus
genus Cercopithecus noun type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons

Cercospora
genus Cercospora noun form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores

Cercosporella
genus Cercosporella noun form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores

cere
verb wrap us in a cerecloth; `cerecloth a corpse`

cereal
adjective made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it; `a cereal beverage`; `cereal grasses`

cereal bowl
noun a bowl for holding breakfast cereal

cereal box
noun a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold

cereal oat
Avena sativa noun widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains

cerebellar
adjective relating to or associated with the cerebellum; `cerebellar artery`

cerebellar artery
arteria cerebelli noun an artery that supplies the cerebellum

cerebellar hemisphere
noun either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum

cerebellar vein
vena cerebellum noun the veins draining the cerebellum

cerebellum
noun a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

cerebral
adjective of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; `cerebral hemisphere`; `cerebral activity`

cerebral aneurysm
noun an aneurysm of the carotid artery

cerebral aqueduct
Sylvian aqueduct noun a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles

cerebral artery
arteria cerebri noun any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex

cerebral cortex
cerebral mantle noun the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

cerebral hemorrhage
noun bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain

cerebral palsy
spastic paralysis noun a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth

cerebral thrombosis
noun a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein

cerebral vein
vena cerebri noun any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain

cerebrally
adverb in the brain; `bleeding cerebrally`