centchroman
ormeloxifene

centerbit
Alternative form of centrebit.

centerbits
plural of centerbit

centraliser
Alternative spelling of centralizer.

centralisers
plural of centraliser

centralizer
A device used to centralize a piece of equipment.
(of an element in a group) The set of elements of the same group which commute with the element. See also normalizer.

centralizers
plural of centralizer

centrebit
An instrument turning on a centre, for boring holes.

centrebits
plural of centrebit

centrifugal
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.

centrifugals
plural of centrifugal

centrifuge
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

centrifuged
simple past and past participle of centrifuge

centrifuges
plural of centrifuge

centrifuging
present participle and gerund of centrifuge

centrifugings
plural of centrifuging

centroider
A device that generates the centroid of an image

centroiders
plural of centroider

centrolinead
An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a centre.

centrolineads
plural of centrolinead

centroscope
A device for controlling the visual stimulation of the eye.

centroscopes
plural of centroscope

cephalometer
Synonym of cephalostat.
Synonym of craniometer.

cephalometers
plural of cephalometer

cephalotome
An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery during a stillbirth.

cephalotomes
plural of cephalotome

ceptometer
A device that measures photosynthetically-active radiation as a measure of light interception in plant canopies

ceptometers
plural of ceptometer

ceralure
A synthetic chemical lure used to attract certain species of fruit flies.

ceraunograph
A device for measuring lightning discharges.

ceraunographs
plural of ceraunograph

ceraunophone
Alternative form of keraunophone.

ceraunophones
plural of ceraunophone

ceraunoscope
An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient Greek mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.

ceraunoscopes
plural of ceraunoscope

cerecloth
Cloth coated with wax so that it is waterproof, used for covering the dead.

cerecloths
plural of cerecloth

ceruse
Synonym of white lead, a hydrate of lead mixed with carbonate, particularly as used to whiten skin or in early medicine.

ceruses
plural of ceruse

cervimeter
A device designed to accurately monitor cervical dilation during labor.

cervimeters
plural of cervimeter

cesspit
A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities.

cesspits
plural of cesspit

cesta
A hook-shaped basket used to catch and throw the ball in jai alai.

cestern
Obsolete form of cistern

cestrosphendone
An Ancient Greek sling used to fling darts.

cestrosphendones
plural of cestrosphendone

cetrorelix
An injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist used to treat some hormone-sensitive cancers and gynaecological disorders.

cevemeline
A parasympathomimetic and muscarinic agonist used to treat dry mouth.

chacha
A traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace.

chachacha
Synonym of cha-cha.

chachachas
plural of chachacha

chachas
plural of chacha

chaetopod
Any of the Chaetopoda, an obsolete invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.

chaetopods
plural of chaetopod

chainbrake
A safety device on a chainsaw that stops the chain during kickback.

chainbrakes
plural of chainbrake

chainbreaker
A tool use to remove a link from a chain

chainbreakers
plural of chainbreaker

chaingun
Alternative spelling of chain gun.

chainguns
plural of chaingun

chainmaker
A tool use to add a link to a chain
One who makes chains.

chainmakers
plural of chainmaker

chainset
A crankset.

chainsets
plural of chainset

chainsorter
A device used to connect conveyor belts travelling in different directions in automated sortation

chainsorters
plural of chainsorter

chairladies
plural of chairlady

chakla
An Islamic territorial subdivision of India.

chaklas
plural of chakla

chakpur
A funnel used to produce mandala art from sand.

chakpurs
plural of chakpur

chalet
An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
A recreational lodge or small house within the grounds of a resort or country club dedicated to the uniformed services, used for events, staycations and other social gatherings.

chalets
plural of chalet

chalkbelt
A belt used to carry a chalk bag

chalkbelts
plural of chalkbelt

chamberpot
Alternative spelling of chamber pot.

chamberpots
plural of chamberpot

chamferer
A tool for chamfering.

chamferers
plural of chamferer

chamomille
Alternative spelling of camomile.

chamomilles
plural of chamomille

chandelier
A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.

chandeliers
plural of chandelier

chanfan
A type of floating mining equipment used in parts of West Africa.

changkul
A kind of hoe (digging implement).

changkuls
plural of changkul

channelizer
Any device or algorithm that selects a specific channel out of some input.

channelizers
plural of channelizer

chaperon
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.

chaperone
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit.

chaperons
plural of chaperon

characterismus
The rhetorical enargia used to describe a person.

charactron
A form of cathode ray tube used to display letters and other characters

charactrons
plural of charactron

charbroiler
A device for charbroiling; a chargrill.

charbroilers
plural of charbroiler

charcoal
impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
A drawing made with charcoal.
A very dark gray colour.

charcoals
plural of charcoal

chardonnay
Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay.

chardonnays
plural of chardonnay