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 cadaverate To make lifeless; to reduce to dead matter. cadaveric Pertaining to a corpse. cadaverically In a cadaveric manner. cadaverine A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH₂(CH₂)₅NH₂. cadaverize To remove the life from or to make cadaverous. cadaverous Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver. cadaverously In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver. cadaverousness The state or quality of being cadaverous. Cadavid A surname. cadazolid An experimental antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class. cadbait A caddis; the larva of a caddis fly. Cadbury A surname. Caddell A surname from Welsh. Cadden A surname. Caddens A suburb of Sydney in the Penrith council area, New South Wales, Australia. Cadder A suburban area in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6172). caddess A female cad. caddichus In ancient Sparta, a deep basin used in a form of voting or election, particularly for membership in common messes (syssitia). caddid Any arachnid in the family Caddidae. caddie Synonym of cadet (“a gentleman (often a younger son from a noble family) who joined the military without a commission as a career”). caddieless Without a caddie. caddielike Resembling or acting like a caddie Caddington A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0619). caddis The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris. caddised wearing a caddis caddish Characteristic of a cad, discourteous, ungentlemanly, dishonorable. caddishly In a caddish manner. caddishness The quality of being caddish. caddism caddish behaviour caddisworm The larva of the caddis fly. Caddo A member of a confederacy of several southeastern Native American tribes, who inhabited much of what is now East Texas, western Louisiana and portions of southern Arkansas and Oklahoma in the 16th century. Caddoa A ghost town in Bent County, Colorado, United States. Caddoan Pertaining to the Caddo. Caddoanist A linguist who studies the Caddoan languages. caddow A jackdaw. caddr Car of the cdr of the cdr in Lisp. The third element in a list. caddy A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea. caddyless Without a caddy. caddymaster The manager of caddies and head caddie at a golf course. cade abandoned by its mother and reared by hand caded Coddled; petted; treated with indulgence and attention. Cadeigh A female given name, variant of Cady. cadel An ornate capital letter used in calligraphy, consisting of interlaced pen strokes. See :Commons:Cadel letters. Cadeleigh A small village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9107). cadelle Tenebroides mauritanicus, a beetle that is a common pest in storehouses and granaries. Cadello A locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, central Victoria, Australia Caden A male given name originating as a coinage. Cadena A surname. Cadenazzo A municipality in Ticino canton, Switzerland. cadence The act or state of declining or sinking. cadenced Having a regular, rhythmic cadence. cadency Any systematic way of distinguishing similar coats of arms belonging to members of the same family. cadene A type of low-quality carpet imported from the Levant. cadenette A lovelock Cadenhead A surname. cadent Falling. cadential Of or pertaining to cadence or a cadenza. cadenza A part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician. cadet A student at a military school who is training to be an officer. cadetcy The rank, role, or position of a cadet. cadetship The position, rank, or commission of cadet. cadette A female cadet. cadew A caddis. Cadfarch A community (civil parish) in north-west Powys, Wales. cadge To tie, fasten. Cadgee A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. cadger A hawker or peddler. cadgily In a cadgy manner. cadginess The state or quality of being cadgy. cadgy cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking cadherin Any of a class of transmembrane proteins important in maintaining tissue structure. cadi A female given name, variant of Cady. Cadia A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia. cadicone An ammonite that has a flattened barrel shape. cadiconic Relating to, characteristic of, or having the shape of, a cadicone. Cadigan A surname from Welsh. cadilesker Synonym of kazasker. Cadillac Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac) cadinane An organic compound found in agarwood oil. cadinanolide Any of a group of sesquiterpene lactones present in Artemisia. cadinene Any of a group of isomeric sesquiterpenes found in juniper essential oil. cadinenyl A univalent radical derived from a cadinene cadinol Any of several isomeric sesquiterpenoid alcohols present in some essential oils Cadishead A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7092). Cadix A village and commune of Tarn department, Occitania, France. Cadiz A barangay of Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. cadjan A form of parchment made from leaves of the coconut palm, formerly used in Asia. cadlag A function that is right continuous and has a left limit. Cadle A surname. cadlina Any dorid nudibranch in the genus Cadlina. Cadman A surname. cadmate Any oxyanion of cadmium; any salt containing such an ion Cadmea The citadel of ancient Thebes, Greece. Cadmean Of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece. cadmia Synonym of calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide. cadmian Containing cadmium. cadmic Pertaining to, derived from, or containing cadmium. cadmiferous Containing or producing cadmium. cadmium A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. cadmiumized Coated with cadmium. cadmiuria The presence of cadmium salts in the urine cadmoindite An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cadmium, germanium, indium, iron, sulfur, and zinc. cadmopone A cadmium lithopone pigment. cadmoselite A rare hexagonal cadmium selenide mineral, black to grey in colour. cadmous Of a compound, containing cadmium with an oxidation number of 1, however most have been proved to not exist. Cadmus A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet. Cadnam A village in Copythorne parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2913). cadoceratid Any fossil ammonite of the family Cardioceratidae Cadogan A surname from Welsh or A surname from Irish. Cadoldolan A barangay of Sibalom, Antique, Philippines. Cadoret A surname. Cadorette A surname from French. Cadotte A surname from French. Cadoxton A suburb of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1269). cadr Car of the cdr in Lisp. The second element in a list. cadralazine A certain antihypertensive drug. cadrans An instrument by which a gem is adjusted while being cut. cadre A frame or framework. cadreman A member of a cadre. cadreship The members of a cadre. Cadrus A male given name, borne (in various spellings, including Cadrut and Cadruz) by a Knight of the Round Table in some editions of the Arthurian mythos. caducary Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation. caduce caducous. caducean Of or relating to the caduceus, Mercury's wand, and symbol of medicine. caduceus The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it. caducibranch Any caducibranchiate organism. caducibranchiate With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians (most amphibians do this) in which the gills do not remain in adult life, but generally turn into legs. caducicorn Having deciduous horns or antlers. caducifolious Having deciduous leaves caducity Dotage or senility. caducous Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development. caducously In a caducous manner. caduke perishable; frail; transitory Cadulawan A barangay of Cataingan, Masbate, Philippines. Cadumanian A barangay of Rosario, La Union, Philippines. Cadusian A member of the Cadusii. Cadusii A tribe of Media settled on the shores of the Caspian Sea. cadwaladerite A yellow mineral with the chemical formula Al(OH)C₂|4H₂O. Cadwallader A surname from Welsh. cadweed Synonym of pigweed (“Heracleum sphondylium”). cadwelding A welding technique producing good electrical conducting welds by using a highly exothermic thermite reaction between copper oxide and a metal such as aluminium, which results in pure copper being deposited in the weld. Cadwell A surname. cady A surname. caecal Of or pertaining to the caecum. caecally via the caecum Caecias A wind from the northeast. caecid Any gastropod in the family Caecidae. caecilian Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes. caeciliid Any of the wormlike amphibians in the family Caeciliidae. caeciliusid Any barklouse in the family Caeciliusidae.