English to English Dictionary

Catamenia

The periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina; menstruation.

Catharize

To purge, cleanse, or purify, particularly in a spiritual, psychological, or ritualistic sense.

Cause célèbre

A controversial issue, trial, or incident that becomes the subject of widespread public attention, debate, and dispute.

Cenozoic

Relating to the current geological era, which began about 66 million years ago and is characterized by the dominance of mammals, birds, and flowering plants.

Cerebration

The action or process of thinking; thought or mental activity.

Charlatan

A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud, impostor, or quack.

Charter-colony

A colony established and governed under a charter granted by the monarch or parliament, granting the inhabitants considerable self-governing privileges.

Chela

The pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid, such as a crab, lobster, or scorpion.

Chelonian

A reptile of the order Testudines, comprising the turtles, tortoises, and terrapins.

Chemotaxis

The movement of a motile cell or organism in a direction corresponding to a gradient of increasing or decreasing concentration of a particular chemical substance.

Chiliasm

The belief that Christ will establish a kingdom on earth for a thousand years before the Last Judgment, synonymous with millenarianism.

Cloven

Split or divided, especially into two parts.