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 Cacheu One of the main rivers of Guinea-Bissau cachexia A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease. cachexic Relating to cachexia. cachexy Cachexia. cachibou The tree Bursera simaruba. caching The act or process of caching. cachinnate To laugh immoderately, loudly, or too often. cachinnating Cackling, laughing. cachinnation Loud, convulsive laughter. cachinnator One who laughs loudly and immoderately. cachinnatory Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter. cacho A surname. Cachola A surname. cacholong An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz or opal. cacholote Any of several species of passerine birds in the genus Pseudoseisura, found in South America. cachopo An Asturian dish consisting of two deep-fried breaded cutlets of meat (normally veal or beef but sometimes chicken) filled with serrano ham and cheese, similar to cordon bleu, and typically served with fries. cachou A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath. cachua A Latin-American baroque dance form found mainly in Peru. cachucha A dance, in triple time and related to the flamenco and fandango, from Andalusia cachupa A slow-cooked stew of hominy, beans, cassava, sweet potato, and fish or meat, a traditional dish of Cape Verde. Cacica A commune of Suceava County, Romania. cacicazgo A Taino chieftainship, ruled by a cacique. cacik A Turkish dish made from yoghurt, salt, olive oil, crushed garlic, chopped cucumber, and mint. Cacilhas A neighbourhood and former civil parish of Almada, Lisbon district, Portugal caciocavallo An Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South. Cacioppo A surname from Italian. cacique A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies. caciqueship The role or status of cacique. caciquism The political influence of caciques in Latin America. caciquismo Synonym of caciquism. cack A squawk. Cackalacky A nickname for North Carolina or South Carolina. Cacker A surname. cackerel The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times. cackle The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg. cackleberry An egg. cackler A person or creature that cackles. cackling A sound that cackles. cacklingly While cackling; with a cackling sound. cackly Resembling or characterised by cackling. cackrey The burr gherkin. cacks Trousers. cacky Characterized by or pertaining to excrement. cacochylia Defective formation or absorption of chyle. cacochymia A vitiated state of the humours, or bodily fluids. cacochymic Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood. cacochymical cacochymic cacodaemon A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit). cacodaemoniacal Demonic; evil. cacodaemonic daemonic cacodemon An evil or malevolent spirit. cacodemonia Synonym of cacodemonomania. cacodemoniac Demonic, evil. cacodemonic Demonic. cacodemonomania The pathological belief that one is inhabited, or possessed, by an evil spirit or entity. cacodorous Having a bad smell. cacodoxical heretical cacodoxy Incorrect doctrine or opinions. cacodyl The dimethylarsine radical (CH₃)₂As- cacodylate Any salt or ester of cacodylic acid cacodylic Of or pertaining to cacodylic acid or its derivatives cacoepist One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently. cacoepistic Of or relating to mispronounced words. cacoepy The mispronunciation of words. cacoethes Compulsion; mania. cacoethic Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethical. cacoethical Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethic. cacoethically In a cacoethic (or cacoethical) manner. cacoethics Bad ethics or morals; bad habits. cacogamy any kind of socially unacceptable marriage cacogastric Troubled with bad digestion. cacogenesis A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity. cacogenic Of or relating to cacogenesis. cacogenics The aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection and reproduction, tending to promote inferior genetic characteristics in humans. cacogeusia An experience of a bad taste not due to ingested material cacographer A person who exhibits the traits of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both. cacographic Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both. cacographical Synonym of cacographic. cacography Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect. cacolet An open chair mounted to one side of a pack animal, balanced by another on the other side. cacology Poor diction or choice of words. cacomagic Magic used for unethical, wicked ends. cacomagical Relating to cacomagic. cacomagician A practitioner of wicked magic; an evil sorcerer. cacomelia A congenital deformity of a limb cacomistle Any member of the species Bassariscus sumichrasti, an arboreal relative of the racoon (and other procyonids). caconym An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification. caconymous Of, or pertaining to a caconym. caconymy The use of a caconym. cacoon A beanlike seed of a tropical vine (Entada rheedei), used as a hallucinogen and in traditional medicine, and made into jewelry. cacophemism dysphemism cacophobia The fear of ugliness or ugly people. cacophonic discordant cacophonical cacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical cacophonically In a cacophonous manner; in a manner that produces harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds. cacophonious cacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical cacophonist One who produces a cacophony. cacophonize To make cacophonous. cacophonous Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds. cacophonously In a cacophonous manner. cacophonousness The property of being cacophonous. cacophony A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance. cacophrenic Of inferior mind or intellect. cacoplastic Pertaining to, or causing, abnormal growth or formation. cacosmia A condition of perceiving odours generally as bad, or sensing imagined vile odours. cacospongionolide a sesterterpene found in the sponge Fasciospongia cavernosa. cacosyntheton The poor placement of words. cacothymia An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland. cacotopia A dystopia; the worst possible world. cacotopian Of or pertaining to a cacotopia. cacotrophic Exhibiting or relating to cacotrophy. cacotrophy Disordered or defective nutrition. cacoxene cacoxenite cacoxenite A soft phosphate of iron occurring in yellowish clumps: hydrated iron aluminum phosphate oxide: (Fe,Al)₂₅(PO₄)₁₇O₆(OH)₁₂·17H₂O. cacozealous imitating badly; poorly affected cacozelia A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned. cacqueteuse An antique French armchair with a narrow back and splayed arms. cactaceous Belonging to, or like, the family of cacti Cactaceae. Cactiflower The ship of characters Basil and Kel from the video game Omori. cactiform Resembling a cactus. cactinomycin A particular actinomycin or a mixture of such materials. cactoid A member of the cactus subfamily Cactoideae. cactomania An enthusiastic interest in cacti. cactophile An animal which lives in or feeds on cacti. cactophilic Adapted to live on cacti cactophily A love of cacti cactus Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate. cactused Featuring a cactus or cacti. cactuslike Having characteristics of a cactus cactusy Cactuslike, prickly. cacumen The smallest possible piece of matter, making up part of an atom. cacuminal Pertaining to a point, top, or crown. cacuminalization A sound change whereby a sound becomes cacuminal, or pronounced with a retroflexed tongue. cacuminate To make sharp or pointed. cacuminous Having a pyramidal top. cad A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one that cannot be trusted with a lady. Cada A surname. Cadahunan A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines. Cadalan Relating to Peter Cadalus (c. 1010 – 1072), antipope as Honorius II from 1061 to 1072. cadalane The sesquiterpene 4-isopropyl-1,6-dimethyldecahydronaphthalene cadalene The sesquiterpene 4-isopropyl-1,6-dimethylnaphthalene cadambine An alkaloid derived from the tree Neolamarckia cadamba. cadamine An alkaloid derived from the tree Neolamarckia cadamba. Cadaratan A barangay of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. CADASIL cerebral autosomal-dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy: a form of hereditary stroke disorder cadastral of or relating to a cadastre cadastrally In terms of cadastres. cadastration The carrying out of a cadastre (public survey of land for the purpose of taxation). cadastre A public survey of land, originally for the purpose of taxation and to create an official register of land ownership. cadaver A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.