cantaloupe
Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:
Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
A woman's breasts, particularly large breasts.

cantaloupes
plural of cantaloupe

cantaloups
plural of cantaloup

cantelope
Alternative spelling of cantaloupe.

cantelopes
plural of cantelope

canteloupe
Alternative form of cantaloupe.

canteloupes
plural of canteloupe

canthari
plural of cantharus

cantharus
A large drinking cup with two handles.
A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering.

cantharuses
plural of cantharus

caranday
Synonym of carnauba.

carandays
plural of caranday

cardita
Any mollusk of the genus Cardita

carditas
plural of cardita

carinaria
Any of the genus Carinaria of oceanic heteropod molluscs.

carinarias
plural of carinaria

carnahuba
Archaic form of carnauba.

carnahubas
plural of carnahuba

carnauba
A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.
The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes.

carnaubas
plural of carnauba

carrier shell
Any marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell.

caseinolysis
The enzymatic breakdown of casein

casis
Obsolete form of qadi.
a Muslim holy man or a saint.

casises
plural of casis

cassis
The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum; the flavor of its berries.
A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis.
A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit; mostly referred to as simply blackcurrant in the UK, where the fruit is common.

cassises
plural of cassis

catapleurites
plural of catapleurite

catazone
A very deep geological zone, typically below a depth of 11 kilometres.

catazones
plural of catazone

catholysis
cathodic electrolysis

catspaw
Alternative spelling of cat's-paw.

catspaws
plural of catspaw

cave physa
Physella spelunca (or Physa spelunca), a freshwater snail endemic to Lower Cane Cave in Wyoming, United States.

caveola
A small (50–100 nanometer) invagination of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types.

caveolae
plural of caveola

caveoli
Alternative form of caveolae.

ceca
plural of cecum

cecina
Salted, dried meat.

cecinas
plural of cecina

cecum
Alternative form of caecum.

cecums
plural of cecum

cellulolysis
hydrolysis of cellulose

centralia
plural of centrale

cephalopods
plural of cephalopod

ceras
A dorsal or lateral outgrowth on the body of nudibranchs.

cerata
plural of ceras

ceratite
Any ammonite of the order Ceratitida

ceratites
plural of ceratite

ceres
plural of cere

chama
Any of several types of informal cooperative society.
Any of several types of informal cooperative society.

chamas
plural of chama

chambered nautilus
A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers.
A nautilus of species Nautilus pompilius.

chambered nautiluses
plural of chambered nautilus

charisma
A gift or power of leadership or authority.
A gift or power of leadership or authority.
A gift or power bestowed upon a person by the Holy Spirit; a grace.

charismas
plural of charisma

charismata
plural of charism
plural of charisma

charmonia
plural of charmonium

chatra
Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms.

chatras
plural of chatra

chatta
Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.

chattah
Alternative form of chatta.

chattahs
plural of chattah

chattas
plural of chatta

cheiropterygia
plural of cheiropterygium

chhata
Alternative form of chatta.

chhatas
plural of chhata

chhatra
Alternative form of chatra.

chhatras
plural of chhatra

chimb
Alternative form of chine (“edge of a cask; part of a ship; etc.”).

chime
A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
An individual ringing component of such a set.
A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.
The sound of such an instrument or device.
A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.

chine
The top of a ridge.
The spine of an animal.
A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.
A longitudinal line of sharp change in the cross-section profile of the fuselage or similar body.
A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck.
The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
The back of the blade on a scythe.

chines
plural of chine

chitinolysis
The enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin into chitobiose

chiton
A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.

chitones
plural of chiton

chitons
plural of chiton

chlamydes
plural of chlamys

chlamys
A short poncho-like cloak caught up on the shoulder, worn by hunters, soldiers, and horsemen in Ancient Greece.

chlamyses
plural of chlamys

chori
plural of chorus

choriolysis
The breakdown of the chorion of an egg.

chorus
A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
A song performed by the singers of such a group.
An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.
A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
A group of people in a performance who recite together.
An instance of singing by a group of people.
A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.
The noise or sound made by such a group.
A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.
The opinion expressed by such a group.
A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).
A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.
The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.
A group of organ pipes or organ stops intended to be played simultaneously; a compound stop; also, the sound made by such pipes or stops.
A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.
A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.
The improvised solo section in a small group performance.

choruses
plural of chorus

chorusgirl
Alternative form of chorus girl.

chorusgirls
plural of chorusgirl

chorusses
plural of chorus

chromaturia
Any abnormal colouration of the urine

chrysalid
of or relating to a chrysalis.

chrysalides
plural of chrysalis

chrysalids
plural of chrysalid

chrysalis
The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
The cocoon itself.
A limiting environment or situation.

chrysalises
plural of chrysalis

chrysalisses
plural of chrysalis

chrysaloid
Resembling a chrysalis.

chrysaloids
plural of chrysaloid

chytra
An Ancient Greek earthenware cooking pot

chytrae
plural of chytra

chytrai
plural of chytra

cima
Obsolete spelling of cyma.

cingula
plural of cingulum

circuli
plural of circulus

circulus
A social group of reptiles where there is interaction and personal exchange between individuals.
A concentric growth ring found on the scales of fish. This ring develops around the focus of the fish's scale.