Nouns starting with C

• cryophobia — Noun – English ～ a morbid fear of freezing
• cryoscope — Noun – English ～ a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points
• cryostat — Noun – English ～ a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures
• cryosurgery — Noun – English ～ the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
• crypt — Noun – English ～ a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
• Cryptacanthodes — Noun – English ～ a genus of Stichaeidae
• cryptanalysis — Noun – English ～ the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
• cryptanalyst — Noun – English ～ decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms
• cryptanalytics — Noun – English ～ the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
• cryptic coloration — Noun – English ～ coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape
• cryptobiosis — Noun – English ～ a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill
• cryptobranchidae — Noun – English ～ large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders
• Cryptobranchus alleganiensis — Noun – English ～ large salamander of North American rivers and streams
• cryptobranchus — Noun – English ～ type genus of the Cryptobranchidae
• Cryptocercidae — Noun – English ～ a family of Blattodea
• Cryptocercus — Noun – English ～ cockroaches
• cryptococcosis — Noun – English ～ a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system
• cryptocoryne — Noun – English ～ any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia
• cryptogam — Noun – English ～ formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
• Cryptogamia — Noun – English ～ in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi

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