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 Crehan A surname from Irish. Creigh A surname. Creighton A surname. Creigiau A village in the north-west of the city of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST0881). Creil A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France. crellid Any demosponge in the family Crellidae. crem crematorium crema The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso. cremains Cremated remains of a deceased person. cremaster A thin muscle attached to the testicles. cremasterial Relating to the cremaster. cremasteric Of or relating to cremasters. cremate To burn something to ashes. cremation A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse. cremationism The advocacy of cremation as a means of disposal of the dead. cremationist In favour of cremation cremator One who, or that which, cremates or consumes to ashes. crematorial Of or relating to cremation or a crematory. crematorium A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated. crematory Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies. cremello A horse with a cream-coloured coat due to the presence of two copies of the cream genes Cremer A surname. cremey Containing or resembling creme. Cremin A surname. Cremnitz A surname. cremnobate Any freshwater snail of the genus Cremnobates (now named Cremnoconchus) cremnophobia A morbid fear of abysses or precipices. cremnophyte Any plant that is adapted to growing on cliffs, especially in crevices. cremnophytic Relating to, or characteristic of the cremnophytes cremocarp The fruit of fennel, carrot, parsnip, etc., consisting of a pair of carpels pendent from a supporting axis. cremocarpium Synonym of cremocarp. Cremona A superior kind of violin, formerly made at Cremona in Italy. Cremonese Of or relating to Cremona in Italy. cremophor A polyethoxylated derivative of castor oil cremor cream, a creamy substance, yeast, or scum Cremorne A suburb of Sydney in the North Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia. crempog A Welsh pancake made with self-raising flour, salt, eggs, milk and salted butter. cremulator Device to grind the bone fragments that remain after cremation or aquamation into fine powder. crena A furrow or notch. crenactin A filamentous protein, present in some crenarchaea, that is similar to an actin crenarchaeal Of or pertaining to the crenarchaea. crenarchaeon Any archaebacterium of the phylum Crenarchaeota. crenarchaeotal Of or pertaining to the Crenarchaeota crenarchaeote Any of very many marine archaea, of the phylum Crenarchaeota, many of which are extremophiles crenate Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped. crenated crenate crenately in a crenate fashion crenation The contraction of, or formation of abnormal notchings around, the edges of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis, especially noticeable in red blood cells. crenator Any anionic amphipath that inserts itself into the outer layer of a lipid bilayer to form a convex curvature crenature A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; a crenelle. crenel The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement. crenelate To furnish with crenelles. crenelated Having crenellations or battlements. crenelet A little crenel. crenellate To furnish with crenelles. crenellated Having crenellations (battlements). crenellation A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture. crenelled Crenate. crenezumab A humanized monoclonal antibody being investigated as a treatment of Alzheimer's disease. crenic Of or relating to a spring or mineral well. crenobiont An organism that lives in association with water springs. crenolanib An investigational drug, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of certain cancers. crenophilous Living in or near water springs. crenotherapy The therapeutic use of mud, mineral waters and steam. Crenshaw A kind of melon with a hard yellow-green rind. crenuchid Any fish in the family Crenuchidae of South American darters. crenula A small notch. crenular Relating to a crenula. crenulate Minutely crenate or scalloped. crenulately In a crenulate manner. crenulation A minute crenation. crenule A small crena. creodont A member of the extinct Creodonta order of mammals that lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch. creole A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language. Creolean Relating to, or characteristic of, the Creole people. creoleness The quality or characteristic of being a Creole. Creolese Guyanese Creole creolin A fraction of coal tar containing cresols. creolisation Non-Oxford British standard spelling of creolization. creolism The mixed ancestry of a Creole person. creolist A linguist who studies creole languages. creolistic Relating to creolistics. creolistics The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of creole languages and literatures. creolity Synonym of Creoleness. creolization the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole. creolize To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole. creologenic Relating to, or fostering, the formation of a creole. creology Synonym of creolistics. creoloid A language that resembles a creole but did not go through the pidgin stage. Creon King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus. Creone A member of a tribe that lived in what is now part of Scotland. Creonian Pertaining to the Creones. Creonic Resembling or characteristic of Creon, especially as portrayed in Sophocles' play Antigone: intolerant of those who disagree, holding onto and enforcing power, and indifferent to religious convention. creophage A carnivore; especially, a human who is a carnivore. creophagous Flesh-eating. creosol The methoxy phenol 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol that is a constituent of creosote creosote A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally. creosotelike Resembling or characteristic of creosote. creosoter A person who applies creosote. crep trainer (sports shoe) crepance An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer. crepature a rupture, hernia crepe A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat. Crepeau A surname. creped Wrinkled; having crinkly wrinkles. crepelike Resembling or characteristic of a crepe (thin pancake). creper A machine for making rubber into crepes (rubber sheets). creperie A restaurant that specializes in crêpes. crepey Saggy and crinkly, like crepe paper. crepida A type of footwear consisting of a sole attached to the foot with fairly elaborate straps, distinguished by the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans from sandals proper but now usually considered a style of sandal. crepidoma In classical Greek architecture, the platform of (usually three) levels upon which the superstructure of the building is erected, typically forming a series of steps. crepidotaceous Of or relating to the Crepidotaceae. crepier A person who makes crepes, a proprietor of a creperie. crepiere An appliance used to make crepes. crepiness The quality of being crêpy. crepis A plant of the genus Crepis in the family Compositae. crepitaculum A clapper or noisemaker sometimes used in place of an altar bell. crepital Of, relating to, or characterised by crepitus. crepitant crackling; rattling crepitate to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do. crepitation The act of crepitating or crackling. crepitative crepitating crepitous grating, crackling or popping crepitus Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints. crepoline A sheer fabric of silk or cotton, woven to have a slightly ribbed, crepe-like effect. crepon A thin fabric made from silk or fine wool creps Crepitations. crepuscular Of or resembling twilight; dim. crepuscularity The quality of being crepuscular. crepuscularly In a crepuscular way; dimly; indistinctly. crepuscule Twilight. crepusculum crepuscule; twilight; dusk Creque A surname from French. Crerand A surname. Crerar A surname crerarite An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing bismuth, lead, platinum, selenium, and sulfur. CRES A town in Croatia. Cresap A surname. crescence increase; enlargement or growth crescendo An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin. crescent The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points. crescentade A religious war for Islam. crescentader One taking part in a crescentade. crescentchest Any of several species of birds from South America, in the genus Melanopareia. crescentiaceous Of or relating to the Crescentiaceae. crescential Crescent-shaped; crescentic. crescentic Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc. crescentiform Having a crescent shape. crescentin A bacterial cytoskeletal protein crescentlike Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.