catalyses
plural of catalysis

catalysis
The increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst.

cataplerosis
The removal of intermediate metabolites, especially in the citric acid cycle, to prevent their accumulation in the mitochondrial matrix.

catastate
A substance formed by a catabolic process.

catastates
plural of catastate

catastrophin
Any of a group of proteins which cause destabilization in microtubules.

catastrophins
plural of catastrophin

catatorulin
Designating a certain test for thiamine levels in brain tissue, involving pyruvic acid.

catechase
catechol dioxygenase

catecholamide
catechol carbamate

catecholestrogen
Any of several estrogen metabolites that contain a catechol group

catecholestrogens
plural of catecholestrogen

catenin
Any of a class of proteins that have a role in cell adhesion.

catenins
plural of catenin

cathartin
The bitter purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid.

cathasterone
A particular brassinosteroid

cathedulin
Any of a group of polymeric esters present in khat (Catha edulis)

cathedulins
plural of cathedulin

cathelicidin
Any of a family of antimicrobial polypeptides found in lysosomes in polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

cathelicidins
plural of cathelicidin

cathelin
The highly-conserved domain in all cathelicidin peptides

catheter
A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

catheters
plural of catheter

cathilicidin
Misspelling of cathelicidin.

cathion
Obsolete form of cation.

cathions
plural of cathion

cathodochromism
The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when it is bombarded with electrons.

cathodoluminescence
A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).

cathodoluminescences
plural of cathodoluminescence

catholyte
The portion of an electrolyte near a cathode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments
The liquid cathode

catholytes
plural of catholyte

catiomer
cationic polymer

catiomers
plural of catiomer

cation
A positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.

cationomer
A polymer containing at least one chemical group bearing a positive electrical charge.

cationophore
A cationic ionophore

cationophores
plural of cationophore

cations
plural of cation

catoptron
A catopter, or reflecting glass.

catslide
Synonym of catslide roof.

catslides
plural of catslide

cattabus
plural of cattabu

caudoputamen
The corpus striatum in rodents

caulerpenyne
The acetylenic toxin [(1E,3Z,4S,6E)-4-acetyloxy-3-(acetyloxymethylidene)-7,11-dimethyldodeca-1,6,10-trien-8-ynyl] acetate present in the green alga Caulerpa taxifolia

caustification
The production of caustic soda (or caustic potash) by treatment of sodium carbonate (or potassium carbonate) with quicklime

cauterant
Any substance that cauterizes

cauterants
plural of cauterant

cavefish
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.

cavefishes
plural of cavefish

caveloin
Misspelling of caveolin.

caveolin
Any of a family of proteins associated with caveolae membranes

caveolins
plural of caveolin

cavernolide
A sesquiterpenoid lactone present in the sponge Fasciospongia cavernosa

cavicapture
The temporary capture of a small molecule in a cavity of a biological macromolecule.

cavitand
Any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.

cavitands
plural of cavitand

cayar
Obsolete form of coir (“coconut husk fibre”).

caycay
A layered biscuit rolled in toasted peanuts and honey or sugar syrup.

cayolaque
Synonym of lakawood.

caytaxin
A protein, mutations of which cause a variety of cerebellar diseases such as Cayman ataxia

cddr
Cdr of the cdr in Lisp. The remainder of a list if the first two elements are removed.

cddrs
plural of cddr

cdna
Alternative form of cDNA.

cdnas
plural of cdna

cdr
The second part of a cons in Lisp. The remainder of a list when the first element is removed.

cdrs
plural of cdr

cecropin
Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes

cecropins
plural of cecropin

cedazuridine
A cytidine deaminase inhibitor used in conjunction with decitabine to treat myelodysplastic syndromes.

cedrane
A bridged bicyclic sesquiterpene that is the basis of many natural products

cedranes
plural of cedrane

cedriret
coerulignone

cefotaximase
A penicillinase specific to cefotaxime

cefotaximases
plural of cefotaximase

ceftazidimase
A lactamase specific to ceftazidime

ceftazidimases
plural of ceftazidimase

celastrol
A pentacyclic triterpenoid isolated from the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii and Celastrus regelii

cellobiohydrolase
Any form of a cellulase that removes molecules of cellobiose from the ends of cellulose chains

cellobiohydrolases
plural of cellobiohydrolase

cellobionolactone
A lactone derived from cellobiose (3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-one

cellobiosidase
An enzyme that releases cellobiose from one end of the cellulose molecule by hydrolysis

cellobiosidases
plural of cellobiosidase

cellodextrin
Any of a class of glucose polymers of varying length resulting from cellulolysis

cellodextrins
plural of cellodextrin

cellome
The totality of molecules and their interactions within a cell.

cellomes
plural of cellome

cellooligomer
Any oligomer formed by hydrolysis of cellulose

cellooligomers
plural of cellooligomer

cellosolve
A glycol ether
Specifically ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

cellosolves
plural of cellosolve

cellotriose
A trisaccharide in which three glucose units are joined with 1, 4-β linkages

cellotropin
A benzoyl derivative formerly used in treating tuberculosis.

cellubrevin
Any of a group of proteins that regulate vesicle fusion

cellubrevins
plural of cellubrevin

cellulosine
Synonym of cyclodextrin.

cellulosines
plural of cellulosine.

cellulosome
A complex of enzymes that degrade the polysaccharide surface of cells and mediate cell attachment

cellulosomes
plural of cellulosome

cellwork
cloisonne

celtium
The name originally proposed for element 72, now called hafnium; the discoverer, Georges Urbain, conjectured it to be a rare earth element, and proposed the symbol Ct; but subsequent work showed it to be a transition element, and hafnium was given the symbol Hf.

cemadotin
A particular synthetic analogue of dolastatin.

cembrane
A ceramic membrane used in water treatment

cembranes
plural of cembrane

cembranolide
A diterpenoid epoxy lactone present in some soft corals

cementstone
Synonym of calcilutite.

cementstones
plural of cementstone

cementum
A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.

cene
A control gene.

cenes
plural of cene

cenosilicaphobia
The fear of having an empty glass when drinking.

cenozone
A stratum containing a characteristic association of minerals and microfossils.

cenozones
plural of cenozone

centaurin
Any of a specific group of neuronal scaffold proteins

centaurins
plural of centaurin

centbucridine
A local anesthetic 4-N-butylamino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine hydrochloride

centelloside
A terpenoid found in the plant Centella asiatica.

centellosides
plural of centelloside

centerline
A line down the center of a road, generally one that divides traffic moving in opposite directions.
A line, either demarcated or imagined, representing the precise center (middle) of something (such that what lies on one side of it is precisely equal in size to what lies on the other side); the central axis represented by this line.
An imaginary line connecting the center of two fighters' bodies while they face each other.