Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z carve To cut. carved Of an object, made by carving. carvedilol A beta blocker C₂₄H₂₆N₂O₄ that possesses some alpha-adrenergic blocking activity and is used to treat congestive heart failure and hypertension and to manage patients with left ventricular dysfunction following heart attack. carvel Synonym of caravel (“a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship”). Carvell A surname. carven Made by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done. carvene A variety of limonene, C₁₀H₁₆, extracted from caraway. carveol A diterpenoid alcohol found in spearmint oil. carveout The selling of a minority stake in a subsidiary by a parent company; a partial spinoff. carver Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings. Carverian Of or relating to Raymond Carver (1938–1988), American writer of short stories and poems. carvery A restaurant specializing in roast meat, particularly roast beef and Sunday roasts. carvestrene A racemic form of sylvestrene Carveth A surname. Carvill A surname. Carville A surname. Carvin A surname. carving A carved object. carvol One of a species of aromatic oils resembling carvacrol, C₁₀H₁₄O, consisting of a cyclohexene ring and a hydroxyl group. carvomenthene The monoterpene (4R)-1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene carvomenthol A monoterpenoid alcohol derived from carvomenthone carvomenthone A monoterpenoid ketone, derived from carvomenthene, found in many essential oils carvone A terpenoid found naturally in many essential oils, most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway and dill. carvotanacetone A monoterpenoid ketone 5-isopropyl-2-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one present in the essential oil of some plants of the genus Blumea carvoxime The oxime of carvone Carwarp A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia carwasher One who washes cars. carwashero A carwasher, especially one who has immigrated to the United States from a Latin American country. carwashing The washing of cars. Carway A village in Llangyndeyrn community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4606). Carwell A surname. Carwile A surname. Carwoola A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Carwyn A male given name from Welsh. cary A surname, a less common spelling of Carey. caryatic Of or relating to a caryatid. caryatid A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. caryatidal Of or relating to a caryatid. caryatidean Of or relating to a caryatid. caryatidic Of or relating to a caryatid. caryatidlike Resembling or characteristic of a caryatid. carybdeid Any box jellyfish of the family Carybdeidae. carychiid Any snail in the family Carychiidae, often considered to be the ellobiid subfamily Carychiinae. caryinite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium. Caryl The ship of characters Carol Peletier and Daryl Dixon from the television series The Walking Dead. Caryn A female given name from Ancient Greek. caryocaraceous Belonging to the family Caryocaraceae of trees and shrubs of Central and South America. caryodid Any snail in the family Caryodidae. caryonidal Relating to caryonides caryonide A paramecium whose macronucleus derive from a single primordium caryophyllaceous Of or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas caryophyllene A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper caryophyllenyl A univalent radical derived from caryophyllene caryophyllid Any plant in the subclass Caryophyllidae. caryophyllidean Any tapeworm of the order Caryophyllidea caryophylliid Any coral of the family Caryophylliidae. caryopilite A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc. caryopsis A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal. caryopteris Any of the genus Caryopteris of Asian shrubs. Carys A female given name from Welsh. carzelesin One of the duocarmycins. casa house casaba A cultivar of the muskmelon (Cucumis melo), with bright yellow, wrinkled skin. Casablanca The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco. Casada A surname. casadastraphobia The fear of falling into the sky. Casado A surname from Spanish. Casady A surname from Irish. casal Of or relating to a case. Casali A surname from Italian. Casamajoran An age from 54 to 48 million years ago, a subdivision of the Eocene. Casamance A river in West Africa. Casamassima A surname from Italian. Casamento A surname from Italian. casamino Relating to a casamino acid or its derivative Casamozza A locality in Lucciana commune, Haute-Corse department, Corsica, France. Casanare A department of Colombia. Casanas A surname from Spanish. casanova A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women. Casanovan Of or relating to a Casanova; romantic, gallant, or philandering; characteristic of a male lover. Casanovanic Synonym of Casanovan. Casanovist One who studies the life of Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798). casaquin A kind of short gown associated with French working-class or peasant women. Casar A surname. casarecce A type of pasta in the form of short, narrow, twisted tubes. Casarez A surname. casas A surname from Spanish. Casasola A surname from Italian. Casaubon A surname. Often refers to French intellectual Isaac Casaubon. Casavant A surname. Casazza A surname. casbah The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East. casbene The antifungal diterpene hydrocarbon (4E,8E,12E)-4,8,12,15,15-pentamethylbicyclo[12.1.0]pentadeca-4,8,12-triene cascabel A small, round, hot variety of chili pepper, Capsicum annuum, which rattles when dry. cascadable Able to be cascaded. cascadal Relating to a cascade of related reactions cascade A waterfall or series of small waterfalls. cascaded Arranged so that the result of one step or process provides the input to the next. cascader Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Zygonyx, family Libellulidae, which commonly inhabit watercourses with waterfalls. cascades Synonym of Cascade Range. Cascadia The Pacific Northwest region of North America, politically divided between the northwestern United States and western Canada. Cascadian Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Cascadia region of North America. cascadic Relating to a cascade cascading The action or motion of something that cascades. cascadingly In a cascade; as if falling one after the other. cascadura Any of the armoured freshwater catfish of the genus Hoplosternum (syn. Cascadura). Cascais A coastal town and municipality in Lisbon district, Portugal. cascalho A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand in which diamonds may be found. cascalote Any of several Central American trees of the genera Libidibia or Croton. cascandite A triclinic-pinacoidal light pink mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, scandium, and silicon. cascara A North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative. cascarilla A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleuteria). cascarillin Any of various white, crystallizable, bitter substances extracted from oil of cascarilla. cascaron An eggshell filled with confetti to be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc, chiefly in Mexico and the southwestern US. cascaroside Any of a group of hydroxyanthracene glycosides, found in cascara, that act as laxatives cascatelli A type of pasta consisting of one flat piece joined at right angles to two ruffle-shaped pieces. caschrom The crooked spade; an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used for turning the ground where a plough cannot work because of stones. Casciano A surname from Italian. Casciato A surname from Italian. Cascio A surname. casco A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore cascode A two-stage amplifier consisting of a common-emitter stage feeding into a common-base stage. cascoded equipped with a cascode Cascone A surname from Italian. cascrom A type of foot plough with a crooked spade component, used in the Scottish Highlands. case An actual event, situation, or fact. caseamembrin Any of a group of bioactive clerodane diterpenoids from plants of the genus Casearia. caseasaur Any theropod dinosaur of the genus †Caseosaurus caseasaurian Any extinct synapsid of the clade †Caseasauria casease An exoenzyme that hydrolyzes casein. caseate Synonym of caseinate. caseation A necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese-like condition. caseback The back part of a watch (i.e. not the display) casebearer Any casebearing moth. casebearing That constructs a protective silken case. Casebeer A surname from German. Casebolt A surname. casebook A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials. casebound Hardcover (attributive) casebox A box or shoe from which playing cards are dealt in the game of faro cased Having a case or covering; encased or clad. casefic A fanfic, typically based on a mystery or procedural franchise, which focuses on the solving of a case. caseful As much as a case will hold. casefy To make or become cheeselike. caseharden To harden the surface of iron or steel by infusing carbon into the surface layer. caseic Of, pertaining to, or resembling cheese. caseid Any extinct synapsid in the family †Caseidae. caseification The formation of caseous tissue casein A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants. caseinase An enzyme produced by the human body to help break down milk.