cryoattachment
An attachment that allows an instrument to be used at low temperatures

cryoattachments
plural of cryoattachment

cryobot
A robot capable of using heat to penetrate ice and sink down through it.

cryobots
plural of cryobot

cryocatheter
A catheter that operates at low temperature

cryocatheters
plural of cryocatheter

cryoneedle
A needle used in cryosurgery to apply cold to a small part

cryoneedles
plural of cryoneedle

cryotube
A plastic sample-tube that is able to stand very low temperatures

cryotubes
plural of cryotube

cryptofax
A fax machine that transmits the electronic data in an encrypted form

cryptofaxes
plural of cryptofax

cryptomechanism
A cryptographic mechanism.

cuddoo
A pumpkin or muskmelon.

cuddoos
plural of cuddoo

cultimulcher
An agricultural machine that cultimulches

cultimulchers
plural of cultimulcher

cumulostrati
plural of cumulostratus

cumulostratus
Synonym of stratocumulus.

cuntline
Alternative form of contline.

cuntlines
plural of cuntline

cuphead
A hemispherical head on a rivet.

cupheads
plural of cuphead

cuplet
A small cup.

cuplets
plural of cuplet

cupmaking
The manufacture of cups.

cupset
An upset in a cup competition.

cupsets
plural of cupset

cupula
A cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
A moveable object in the ampullae of the ear's semicircular canals that is involved in sensing head rotation

cupulae
plural of cupula

cupulas
plural of cupula

cupule
Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.

cupules
plural of cupule

cupware
Cups collectively.

curiara
a dugout canoe used by indigenous people in South America

curiaras
plural of curiara

curvilinead
A 19th-century instrument for drawing curved lines.

curvilineads
plural of curvilinead

custodia
pyx (container for the host)

custodias
plural of custodia

cutex
nail polish

cutwith
The cross-bar or similar fastening at the end of the beam of a plough or harrow to which the gear of the draught animals is attached.

cutwiths
plural of cutwith

cyatholith
A kind of coccolith resembling a minute cup widened at the top.

cyatholiths
plural of cyatholith

cybercrud
Computer jargon that serves to obscure and confuse.
Any worthless material supplied by or relating to computers.

cyberfortress
A computer system or data centre that is strongly secured against attack.

cyberfortresses
plural of cyberfortress

cyberfrontier
A frontier in cyberspace or on the Internet; a digital barrier that marks some new form of progress.

cyberfrontiers
plural of cyberfrontier

cybergeek
A computer geek.

cybergeeks
plural of cybergeek

cybergraphics
computer graphics

cyberliteracies
plural of cyberliteracy

cyberliteracy
Computer literacy.

cybermind
A computer system capable of conscious thought; a computerized mind, or artificial intelligence.

cyberminds
plural of cybermind

cybernerd
A computer nerd.

cybernerds
plural of cybernerd

cybernet
Clipping of cybernetwork.

cybernetics
The theory/science of communication and control in living organisms or machines.
The art/study of governing, controlling automatic processes and communication.
Technology related to computers and the Internet.

cybernets
plural of cybernet

cybernetwork
A computer network.

cybernetworks
plural of cybernetwork

cybertech
Clipping of cybertechnology.

cybertechnologies
plural of cybertechnology

cybertechnology
Computer technology, especially that which involves the Internet or cyberspace.

cyclolith
A stone circle.

cycloliths
plural of cyclolith

cyclopaedia
The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
An encyclopedia.

cyclopaedias
plural of cyclopaedia

cyclopedia
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia.

cyclopedias
plural of cyclopedia

cyclostereoisomerism
stereoisomerism as a result of a chiral centre that is part of a ring or of the side chain of a ring

cynarrhodia
plural of cynarrhodium
plural of cynarrhodion

cynarrhodion
Alternative form of cynarrhodium.

cynarrhodium
A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes.

cyrtoceracone
A shell which has a curved cone shape.

cyrtoceracones
plural of cyrtoceracone

cytofunnel
A disposable funnel used in cytology

cytofunnels
plural of cytofunnel

cytostome
A cellular organelle found only in certain protozoa; it is specialized for phagocytosis, and usually has the form of a microtubule-supported funnel or groove.

cytostomes
plural of cytostome

dacryocystography
A radiography of the lacrimal apparatus.

dadanhudd
Alternative form of dadenhudd.

dadanhudds
plural of dadanhudd

dadenhudd
In ancient Welsh inheritance law, the act of a son uncovering the hearth of the deceased father in order to claim his land.

dadenhudds
plural of dadenhudd

daduch
A torchbearer in the Eleusinian Mysteries.

daduchs
plural of daduch

dakka
The sound of a firing machine gun.
Firepower, especially done in excess.

damewort
dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis).

danaide
A water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.

danaides
plural of danaide

danjiri
A wooden cart used in a Japanese festival, similar to a mikoshi.

daruan
A bass lute-like four-stringed chordophone of the ruan family of Chinese traditional instruments.

datafile
A computer file that stores data for use by an application or system.

datafiles
plural of datafile

datalogger
Any instrument that records data as a function of time.

dataloggers
plural of datalogger

daughterboard
A circuit board that is an extension of a motherboard or other card.

daughterboards
plural of daughterboard

daughtercard
daughterboard

deadblow
A hammer or mallet designed to minimize rebound from the surface being struck, useful in precision work and in tight locations.

deadblows
plural of deadblow

dealgan
A kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl.

dealgans
plural of dealgan

dealwood
deal; wood that is relatively soft and easy to saw

debordant
A stone age flint scraper

debordants
plural of debordant

decalage
The difference in angle of incidence between the main wing and horizontal stabilizer, or between the canard and main wing, of an airplane.
The difference in angle of incidence of the two wings of a biplane.
The angle between two geometric lines that define an aerofoil.
In Piagetian developmental psychology, the inability to apply a learned function across all problems (horizontal decalage) or across different developmental stages (vertical decalage).

decalages
plural of decalage

decalog
Alternative form of Decalogue.

decalogs
plural of decalog

decalogue
Alternative letter-case form of Decalogue.

decalogues
plural of decalogue

decatenation
The unlinking of the components of a ring or chain structure.

decatenations
plural of decatenation

decitex
A gram per 10,000 meters, a unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber.

decitexes
plural of decitex

deckplate
A watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck.
A plate forming a deck in non-nautical applications.

deckplates
plural of deckplate

dedenda
plural of dedendum

dedendum
The difference between the radius of the pitch circle of a gear and its root circle.

dedendums
plural of dedendum

dedolation
A slicing wound made by a sharp instrument grazing the surface.

dedolations
plural of dedolation

deepwell
A bored well controlled by a submersible pump.

deepwells
plural of deepwell

deewan
Alternative form of dewan.

deewans
plural of deewan

degung
A form of Sundanese gamelan music using a subset of modified gamelan instruments with a particular mode of pelog scale.

dekchi
A round-bottomed cooking pot.

dekchis
plural of dekchi

demargination
movement away from the margins (vascular walls) of a blood vessel