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 canonicalization standardization, normalization canonicalize To convert (data) into canonical form. canonically In a canonical manner. canonicalness The state or quality of being canonical. canonicate The office of a canon; a canonry. canonicity The degree to which something is canonical. canonics The branch of theology that deals with the biblical canon canonise Non-Oxford British English spelling of canonize. canoniser Something that canonises. canonist An expert in canon law; canon lawyer. canonistic Of or pertaining to a canonist. canonizable Worthy of being canonized. canonizant A covariant that is the catalecticant of the penultimate emanant canonization The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation. canonize To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints. canonized Made part of the canon; made official. canonlike Resembling or characteristic of a canon in music. Canonor Former name of Kannur (“Indian city”). canonry The office of a canon; a benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church. canonship The rank or office of canon. canoodle To caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with. canoodler One who canoodles. canoodling Amorous pettings or caresses. canophile Synonym of cynophile. canophilia Synonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”). canophilist Synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”). canophobia Synonym of cynophobia. canopic Relating to a forest canopy. canopied covered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy. Canopus A canopic jar. canopy A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed. canopying The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline canopyless Without a canopy. canopylike Resembling or characteristic of a canopy. canorous melodious canorously In a canorous manner. canorousness The quality of being musical; melodiousness. Canosan Of or relating to Canosa di Puglia in southern Italy. Canossa An act of humiliating repentance. Canossan Of or relating to Canossa. Canossian a member of one of the religious orders that traces its origin to St. Magdalene of Canossa Canouan An island in the Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Canove A village in Vicenza, Italy; a frazione of Roana. Canovio A surname. Canowindra A town in the Cabonne council area and the Cowra council area, central New South Wales, Australia. canowindrid Any extinct fish in the family Canowindridae. Canoy A surname. canrenoate Any salt or ester of canrenoic acid. canrenone An aldosterone antagonist with additional antiandrogen properties, used as a diuretic. cans breasts Canseco A surname from Spanish. Cansfield A surname. Cansiboy A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines. Cansick A surname. Cansilayan A barangay of Buenavista, Guimaras, Philippines. Cansino A surname. canslaw Pieces of shredded aluminium cans that may trigger a metal detector. Cansler A surname. canso A love song sung by a troubadour canstatin A peptide that inhibits angiogenesis canstick A candlestick (candle holder). cant An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. Cantab A graduate of the University of Cambridge. Cantabaco A barangay of Toledo, Cebu, Philippines. cantabank A strolling singer. cantabile A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner cantability The state of quality of being cantabile. Cantabon A barangay of Siquijor, Siquijor, Philippines. Cantabria An autonomous community and province in northern Spain. Capital: Santander. Cantabrian From, or pertaining to, Cantabria Cantabric Of or relating to Cantabria in Spain. Cantabrigian Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Cambridge or its university Cantagalo An administrative district of São Tomé and Príncipe. Cantaguic A barangay of Paranas, Samar, Philippines. Cantahay A barangay of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines. cantal A type of cheese originally made in the south of France. cantala Cebu maguey; a fiber from the leaves of Agave cantala. cantalanin A particular steroid glycoside. cantalasaponin A particular steroid glycoside. cantaloupe Cantalupensis Group sensu stricto, with non- or slightly netted rind, also known as true cantaloupe or European cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and Europe. cantaloupey Resembling cantaloupes, cantaloupe-like. cantankerosity The quality of being cantankerous. cantankerous Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby. cantankerously In a cantankerous manner. cantankerousness The state of being cantankerous. Cantara A surname. Cantarero A surname. cantarist The priest of a chantry cantarito A small, often handleless clay cup, used in Latin America, and encountered elsewhere as the vessel certain cocktails are typically served in. cantaro A clayen pot used as a percussion instrument in South America. cantata A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music. cantation A singing. Cantato A barangay of Paranas, Samar, Philippines. cantatory Of, pertaining to, or containing cant cantatrice A professional female singer. Cantave A surname. cantboard A board, typically at the edge of a roof, that has a slope to divert rainwater. Cante A surname from Spanish. canted Having angles; angled. canteen A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink. canteenless Without a canteen. cantellated Generated or modified by a cantellation. cantellation An operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its edges and its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each edge and each vertex. Cantemir A raion of Moldova. cantenna A directional waveguide antenna for long-range Wi-Fi, made from an open-ended metal can. canter A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals. Cantera A surname. Canterburian Synonym of Laudian. Canterburianism Synonym of Laudianism. canterbury A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece. canterer One who canters. cantering Movement at a canter. Cantero A surname. Cantey A surname. canthal Any of the scales along the upper surface of the canthus rostralis in snakes, located behind the level of the prenasal/postnasal suture and before the supraocular. cantharellaceous Belonging to the Cantharellaceae. cantharelloid Similar to those of species in the genus Cantharellus. cantharid Any beetle in the family Cantharidae. cantharidal Of, made of, or pertaining to cantharides. cantharidate Any salt or ester of cantharidic acid cantharide A substance obtained from soldier beetles (Cantharidae), formerly used as an aphrodisiac. cantharides Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria (syn. Cantharis vesicatoria). cantharidian Composed of cantharides. cantharidiasis Poisoning by cantharidin cantharidic Related to, composed of, or derived from cantharides. cantharidin A volatile organic compound secreted by blister beetles. cantharidism poisoning due to the excess use of cantharides cantharidized Treated with cantharides. cantharoid Any member of the former superfamily Cantharoidea (now Elateroidea) of beetles. cantharophilic Of or relating to cantharophily. cantharophilous Synonym of cantharophilic. cantharophily Pollination by beetles. cantharus A large drinking cup with two handles. canthaxanthin A xanthophyll pigment found in many plants and animals. canthectomy The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids. cantheism An emergent religion that uses cannabis as a sacrament. cantheist A supporter of cantheism. canthellus A raised ridge of cuticle around the inner border of the trulleum in certain ants. canthic Synonym of canthal. canthitis inflammation of the canthus canthocamptid Any member of the family Canthocamptidae of crustaceans. cantholoreal Of or relating to the posterior canthal when fused with the posterior loreal. cantholysis The surgical division of the canthus. canthomeatal Relating to, or joining the lateral canthus of the eye and the external auditory meatus canthopexy The surgical repositioning of the corners of the eyes. canthoplasty The operation of reshaping or reforming a canthus. canthorrhaphy The suturing of the outer canthus to shorten the palpebral fissure. canthotomy The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus. canthus Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet. Cantiasay A barangay of Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.