cataphasia
— Noun
– English
~ a speech disorder in which the same word is repeated several times in succession
cataphatic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to the religious belief that God can be known to humans positively or affirmatively
cataphatism
— Noun
– English
~ the religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image')
cataphoresis
— Noun
– English
~ the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
cataphoretic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to electrophoresis
cataphract
— Noun
– English
~ armor that protects the wearer's whole body
cataphyll
— Noun
– English
~ a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development
cataplasia
— Noun
– English
~ (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form
cataplasm
— Noun
– English
~ a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
cataplastic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to cataplasia
Catapres
— Noun
– English
~ an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches
catapult
— Verb
– English
~ hurl as if with a sling
catapult
— Verb
– English
~ shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
catapult
— Noun
– English
~ an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles