catabatic
— Adjective
– English
～ of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
catabiosis
— Noun
– English
～ normal aging of cells
catabolic
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or characterized by catabolism
catabolic
— Adjective
– English
～ characterized by destructive metabolism
catabolise
— Verb
– English
～ subject to catabolism
catabolism
— Noun
– English
～ breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
catabolize
— Verb
– English
～ subject to catabolism
Catacala
— Noun
– English
～ moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings
catachresis
— Noun
– English
～ strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
catachrestic
— Adjective
– English
～ constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
catachrestical
— Adjective
– English
～ constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
cataclinal
— Adjective
– English
～ of valleys and rivers; running in the direction of the dip in surrounding rock strata