catastrophism
The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.

catastrophisms
plural of catastrophism

catastrophization
The act or process of catastrophizing.

catastrophizations
plural of catastrophization

catastroscope
A catastrophe

catatricrotism
Quality of being catatricrotic.

catazine
A type of catalogue with a magazine-like style.

catazines
plural of catazine

catblogging
The practice of posting pictures of cats on one's weblog.

catchabilities
plural of catchability

catchability
The quality of being catchable.
The relative or absolute amount of fish in a population that could be caught in a unit time under specified conditions

catchall
Alternative form of catch-all.

catchcry
A slogan, particularly one intended for mass repetition.

catchiness
The state or quality of being catchy.

catchingness
The quality of being catching.

catchline
A short line of text designed to catch the eye, especially one used as an advertising slogan.
A temporary note at the top of a page or galley proof to identify it.

catchlines
plural of catchline

catchmark
An annotation or footnote (especially in a manuscript or a catalogue entry), or a marginal mark that points to a footnote

catchmarks
plural of catchmark

catchphrase
A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
A signature phrase of a particular person or group.

catchphrases
plural of catchphrase

catchrope
Alternative form of catch-rope.

catchword
A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word from the following page. Such words served as aids to the bookbinder (to check rapidly for correct placement of leaves) and were also viewed by some readers as aids to smooth reading.
The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.

catchwording
The use of catchwords

catchwords
plural of catchword

catcon
Syllabic abbreviation of catalytic converter.

catdom
The state or essence of being a cat.

catechectics
Synonym of catechesis.

catecheses
plural of catechesis

catechesis
Religious instruction given orally to catechumens.

catechetics
Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation.
The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.

catechins
plural of catechin

catechisation
Alternative spelling of catechization

catechism
A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.
A basic manual in some subject.
A set of questions designed to determine knowledge.

catechisme
Obsolete form of catechism.

catechismes
plural of catechisme

catechisms
plural of catechism

catechization
The act of catechizing.

catechizations
plural of catechization

catecholation
Conversion to, or reaction with a catecholate

catecholations
plural of catecholation

catechresis
Alternative form of catachresis.

catechumen
A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

catechumenate
The state or condition of a catechumen, or the time during which one is a catechumen.
A group or body of catechumens
The building where catechumenates gather.

catechumenates
plural of catechumenate

catechumenism
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.

catechumenship
The state or condition of a catechumen.

categorem
A categorematic word.

categorems
plural of categorem

categoricalness
The quality of being categorical, absolute, or positive.

categoricity
The quality of being categorical.

categorification
A procedure that defines theorems in terms of category theory by mapping concepts from set theory to category theory.

categorifications
plural of categorification

categorisability
The condition of being categorisable

categorisation
Alternative form of categorization.

categorisations
plural of categorisation

categorizability
The condition of being categorizable

categorization
A group of things arranged by category.
The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.

categorizations
plural of categorization

categorylessness
Absence of categories.

catelectrotone
Obsolete form of catelectrotonus.

catelectrotonus
The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it.

catenaccio
A system of defensive play focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities, typically using a libero.

catenation
The act or process of catenating.
The ability of a few elements, most especially carbon, to yield chains and rings by forming covalent bonds with atoms of the same element.

catenations
plural of catenation

catenativity
The property of being catenative.

catenator
Something that catenates.

catenators
plural of catenator

catenet
A system of packet-switched communication networks interconnected via gateways.

catenets
plural of catenet

catenoid
A three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary

catenoids
plural of catenoid

caterership
The role or business of a caterer.

caterpillarization
The process or the result of caterpillarizing a tree.

catex
Syllabic abbreviation of cation exchange.
Syllabic abbreviation of cation exchange resin.

catexes
plural of catex

catfit
A conniption fit

catfits
plural of catfit

cathapsin
Misspelling of cathepsin.

catharization
The process of catharizing.

catharizations
plural of catharization

cathartine
A hypothetical substance formerly imagined to cause the bitterness and purgativeness of the dried leaves or pods of senna plants.

cathection
cathexis

cathections
plural of cathection

cathemerality
The condition of being cathemeral

cathenamine
A form of didehydroajmalicine that is an intermediate in the enzymatic production of ajmalicine

cathepsin
Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.

cathepsine
Alternative form of cathepsin.

cathepsines
plural of cathepsine

cathepsins
plural of cathepsin

catherization
Misconstruction of catheterization.

catheterisation
Alternative spelling of catheterization.

catheterisations
plural of catheterisation

catheterism
The operation of introducing a catheter; catheterization.

catheterisms
plural of catheterism

catheterizability
The ability to be catheterized.

catheterization
The procedure of introducing a catheter.

catheterizations
plural of catheterization

cathisma
Alternative spelling of kathisma

cathismas
plural of cathisma

cathismata
plural of cathisma

catholicalness
catholicness

catholicate
The jurisdiction of an Armenian catholicos.

catholicates
plural of catholicate

catholicism
The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.

catholicisms
plural of catholicism

catholicities
plural of catholicity

catholicity
The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.

catholicness
The quality of being catholic

catholicosate
The jurisdiction of a catholicos.

catholicosates
plural of catholicosate

cathood
The state or time of being a cat.

caticide
The killing of a cat.

cationicity
The condition of being cationic

cationisation
Alternative form of cationization.

cationisations
plural of cationisation

cationization
Treatment with cations (usually in an electrolytic bath)

cationizations
plural of cationization

cationotropy
tautomerism

catkin
A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.

catkind
All cats, considered as a group.

catkins
plural of catkin