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 catagen The formation of a club hair as part of the cessation phase of the hair growth cycle. catagenesis The cracking process in which organic kerogens are broken down into hydrocarbons. catagenetic Relating to catagenesis. catagenetically By means of catagenesis. catagenic Relating to catagenesis. catagenous Synonym of catagenic. cataglottism Synonym of French kiss: kissing involving the tongue. Catagman A barangay of Samal, Davao del Norte, Philippines. catagmatic Having the quality of strengthening or consolidating broken bones. catagraph A rough draft of a picture; an outline or sketch. Cataguingtingan A barangay of Rosario, La Union, Philippines. cataholic One who is extremely fond of cats. catahymenium A hymenium characterized by the presence of sterile structures and the absence of a subhymenium. Cataingan A municipality of Masbate, Philippines. Catala A surname. Catalabutte A character in the ballet The Sleeping Beauty Catalan A native or inhabitant of Catalonia Catalanic Synonym of Judeo-Catalan. Catalanism Patriotic feeling of being Catalan. Catalanist A Catalan nationalist. Catalanity Synonym of Catalanness Catalanization The act or effect of Catalanizing something or someone. Catalanize To render someone or something more typical to Catalan pronunciation, spelling, culture, style, etc. Catalanness The quality or state of being Catalan. catalanoite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium. Catalanophile A lover or admirer of Catalan culture. catalanophobia Dislike or hatred of the Catalan people, culture or language. Catalanophone Catalan-speaking. Catalanotto A surname from Italian. catalase An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. catalatic Related to a catalase Cataldi A surname from Italian. Cataldo A surname. catalectic (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. catalecticant A polynomial in the coefficients of a form of even degree that vanishes when the form is a sum of an unusually small number of powers of linear forms. catalepsy A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions. cataleptic Pertaining to, or affected by, catalepsy. cataleptical Cataleptic. cataleptically In a cataleptic way. cataleptiform Resembling catalepsy. cataleptize To induce a state of catalepsy in. cataleptoid Resembling catalepsy. catalexis A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse. Catalexit The (possible) act of Catalonia gaining independence from Spain (and, as a consequence, leaving the European Union). Catalfamo A surname from Italian. Catalina A twin-engined amphibious aircraft used during the Second World War. catalinite A type of opaque quartz found in Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. catallactic Relating to catallactics. catallactically In terms of catallactics. catallactics A form of political economics based on the science of exchange. catallaxy A high-interaction society of collective decision making. catalogable Capable of being cataloged. cataloged Sorted, classified. catalogful A quantity that fills a catalog. catalogic Pertaining to or consisting of a catalogue. catalogical Synonym of catalogic. catalogize To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue. catalogne A French-Canadian woven rag rug or blanket. catalogue A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc. catalogued Appearing in a catalogue. cataloguer One who catalogues. cataloguing The act of arranging in, or as if in, a catalogue. Catalonia An autonomous community in northeast Spain. Catalonian Catalan. cataloreactant A catalytic reactant that is regenerated at the end of a reaction catalpa Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance. catalpic Relating to catalpa catalpol An iridoid glucoside first found in plants in the genus Catalpa. catalufa Any of three priacanthid fish: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus, Priacanthus arenatus, and Pristigenys serrula. catalymetric Describing an analysis that involves a catalyst; especially a titration in which the end-point is detected by a sudden change in the rate of reaction catalysable Able to be catalysed. catalysate The product of a catalytic reaction catalysation catalysis. catalysator catalyst catalysis The increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst. catalysize Tob accelerate (a process) by catalysis. catalyst A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process. catalystic Serving as a catalyst; catalytic. catalytic Of or relating to a catalyst; having properties facilitating chemical reaction or change. catalytical catalytic catalytically In terms of, or by means of, catalysis. catalyze To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction. catalyzed Having undergone catalysis. catalyzer That which catalyzes. catamaran A twin-hulled ship or boat. Catamarca A province in northwestern Argentina. catamarcaite A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal gray mineral containing copper, germanium, iron, silver, sulfur, and tungsten. catamenia The female menstrual discharge. catamenial Of or relating to the menses or menstruation. catamite A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man. catamitical Of or pertaining to catamitism or catamites catamitism The practice of keeping catamites. catamnesis The follow-up history of a patient after the onset of illness, or after discharge from treatment catamnestic Relating to catamnesis catamorphic Relating to catamorphism. catamorphism A generalization of the folds on lists known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as initial algebras. catamount A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor). catamountain A leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus); also, an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis). catanadromous anadromous. Catanauan A municipality of the province of Quezon, Philippines. Catandaan A barangay of Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines. Catandala A barangay of Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines. Catanduanes A province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Virac. Catanduvas A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil. Catanese A surname from Italian. Catani A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia Catania A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy. Catanian Of, from or relating to the city of Catania, Sicily, Italy. catanionic Containing both cationic and anionic centres; zwitterionic. Catano A surname. Catanzarite A surname from Italian. Catanzaro Province of Calabria, Italy. Catapano A surname from Italian. catapasm A medicinal powder used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc. catapeltic Pertaining to a catapult or catapults. catapetalous Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow. cataphasia A speech defect characterised by repetition of individual words. cataphasis The use of positive statements to affirm the truth of something cataphatic Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than in terms of what God is not (apophatic). cataphatically In a cataphatic manner or context. cataphatism Cataphatic theology. cataphile A type of urban explorer who visits the ancient catacombs and quarries linked by tunnels beneath Paris, France. cataphonic Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic. cataphonics Synonym of catacoustics. cataphor Semicoma. cataphora The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect. cataphoresis electrophoresis of cations cataphoretic Relating to cataphoresis. cataphoretically By means of cataphoresis. cataphoric Of or relating to cataphora. cataphorically In a cataphoric manner cataphract Defensive armour covering the entire body of a soldier and often the soldier's horse as well, especially the linked mail or scale armour of some eastern nations. cataphracted Covered with, or wearing, a cataphract. cataphractic Of, pertaining to, wearing, or resembling a cataphract. cataphyll A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales. cataphyllary Describing brownish scales on the surfaces of some plants, probably derived from foliage-leaves. cataphyllic Relating to a cataphyll. cataphysical unnatural; going against nature cataplana A metal clamshell cooking dish from Portugal, used to cook certain seafood. It can be sealed using a clamp on either side of the assembly. cataplasia The degeneration of cells or tissue. cataplasis Synonym of cataplasia. cataplasm A plaster or poultice, spread over one's skin as medical treatment. cataplectic Relating to, or exhibiting, cataplexy catapleiite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium. cataplerosis The removal of intermediate metabolites, especially in the citric acid cycle, to prevent their accumulation in the mitochondrial matrix. cataplerotic Relating to cataplerosis. cataplerotically Relating to cataplerosis. catapleurite Synonym of coxopleurite. cataplexic Relating to cataplexy. cataplexis A rhetorical device in which a threat of retribution (especially of divine punishment) is made in response to wrongdoing.