catananche
— Noun
– English
~ any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers
cataphasia
— Noun
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~ a speech disorder in which the same word is repeated several times in succession
cataphatism
— Noun
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~ 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
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~ 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
cataphract
— Noun
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~ armor that protects the wearer's whole body
cataphyll
— Noun
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~ 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
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~ (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form
cataplasm
— Noun
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~ 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.
Catapres
— Noun
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~ an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches
catapult
— Noun
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~ an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
catapult
— Noun
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~ a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
catapult
— Noun
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~ a device that launches aircraft from a warship
Cataract Canyon
— Noun
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~ a tributary of the Grand Canyon
cataract
— Noun
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~ a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
cataract
— Noun
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~ an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
catarrh
— Noun
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~ inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus
catarrhine
— Noun
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~ of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
Catasetum
— Noun
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~ genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences
catastrophe
— Noun
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~ an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
catastrophe
— Noun
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~ a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"