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 cryptotanshinone A quinoid diterpene, isolated from the root of the Asian medicinal plant Salvia miltiorrhiza (red sage), 1,2,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-1,6,6-trimethyl- (R)-phenanthro(1,2-b)furan-10,11-dione cryptotephra volcanic ash that is hidden under other strata cryptotephrastratigraphy stratigraphy of cryptotephra cryptoTERF A person who conceals or masks their gender-critical views, especially from friends or within trans-inclusive spaces. cryptoterrestrial Relating to a technologically advanced civilization claimed to be hidden on the Earth and evidenced by UFOs. cryptotia A condition where an ear appears to have its upper portion buried underneath the side of the head. cryptotomography A form of tomography that uses a series of randomly-oriented diffraction patterns to reconstruct a three-dimensional image cryptotype A semantic or syntactic feature that has no morphological implementation but is crucial for the construction and understanding of a phrase. cryptotypical Of or relating to a cryptotype. cryptovariable The key used for encryption and decryption. cryptoverse The domain of cryptocurrency or individuals involved with cryptocurrencies. cryptoviral related to a cryptovirus cryptovirological Relating to cryptovirology. cryptovirology The use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors. cryptovirus A kind of plant virus associated with latent infection of the host, and not transmissible by many means. cryptoviviparous Relating to cryptovivipary cryptovivipary The growth of an embryo to break through the seed coat but not the fruit wall before it splits open cryptowealthy Having acquired significant wealth in the cryptocurrency market. cryptowinter A prolonged period in the cryptocurrency market characterized by sharply falling prices, low trading volumes, and decreased investor enthusiasm. cryptoworm A form of malware that spreads in the form of a worm and encrypts victims' data. cryptoxanthin A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature. cryptozoa Small animals who live in darkness and under conditions of high relative humidity. cryptozoic Living in a cavity or small cave. cryptozoite The exoerythrocytic stage of a malarial parasite cryptozoological Of or pertaining to cryptozoology. cryptozoologist One who studies cryptozoology. cryptozoology Study of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven. cryptozoospermia The presence of very few live spermatozoa in the semen cryptozoospermic Almost azoospermic cryptozygous Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible) crysome Characterised by crying or weeping; tearful; lamentful. crystal A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions. crystalise Non-Oxford British English spelling of crystallize. crystallant Any material added to a solution to encourage crystallization crystalled Having a crystal or crystals. crystallery The manufacture of crystal. Crystallia A female given name of rare usage. crystallic Of or relating to crystals. crystalliferous Containing or producing crystals crystalliform In the form of a crystal. crystallin A globulin found in the lens of the eye. Crystallina A female given name of rare usage. crystalline Of, relating to, or composed of crystals. crystallinely In a crystalline manner. crystallineness The quality of being crystalline. crystallinity The condition or degree of being crystalline. crystallite A small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal; a grain. crystallitic Of or relating to crystallites. crystallizability The state of being crystallizable. crystallizable That can be crystallized. crystallization The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized. crystallize To make something form into crystals. crystallized having definitive and fixed form, solidified. crystallizer The chemical engineering vessel in which the crystallization of a solution takes place. crystallochemical Relating to crystallochemistry. crystallochemistry The study of the chemical structure of crystals. crystalloclast A person who breaks crystals for the purpose of studying them. crystallogen The nucleus of a newly-formed crystal. crystallogenesis The formation of crystalline minerals. crystallogenetic Relating to crystallogenesis crystallogenic Producing crystals crystallogeny A branch of science relating to the production of crystals. crystallogeometrical Of or pertaining to the geometry of crystal forms crystallogram A photograph of an X-ray diffraction pattern crystallographer a person skilled in crystallography crystallographic Of or pertaining to crystallography crystallographical crystallographic crystallographically With regard to crystallography crystallography The experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids. crystalloid Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot. crystalloidal Relating to a crystalloid. crystalloidally In the form of a crystalloid. crystallology The scientific study of crystals. crystalloluminescence luminescence emitted during the process of crystallization. crystalloluminescent Exhibiting crystalloluminescence. crystallomancer One who performs crystallomancy. crystallomancy The use of a crystal ball or other transparent solid for the purpose of divination. crystallomantic Of or pertaining to crystallomancy. crystallometric Relating to crystallometry. crystallometry The scientific measurement of crystals. crystallopathy Any disease characterised by the formation of crystals in tissue or a body cavity. crystallophone A percussion instrument similar to a xylophone, but with glass rather than wooden bars. crystallophysics The physics of crystals and their growth crystallostratum A continuous layer of oxalate crystals embedded in the thallus, associated with the family Porinaceae. crystallurgy crystallization crystalluria The presence of crystals in the urine. crystalluric Having or relating to crystalluria. crystally Like or as a crystal. crystalturbation The mixing of soil by the growth and decay of mineral crystals. crystalware Items, especially tableware, made from crystal. crystalwort Any of various plants of the genus Riccia. crystolon A silicon carbide abrasive. cs cirrostratus Csapek A surname. csardas An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick). Csatari A surname. csDMARD conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug Cserba A surname from Hungarian. CSL A car of the BMW CSL series. CSMT The station code of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in India. cSNP A coding SNP (polymorphic base pair). Csokas A surname. Csont A surname. CSSer A person who writes CSS (cascading style sheets) markup. CSU The Bavarian Christian Social Union (Christlich-Soziale Union), a major mainstream right-wing political party in Bavaria. CSW The station code of Cheung Sha Wan in Hong Kong. CSX CSX Transportation, an American Class I freight railroad that operates in the eastern United States and in the southern parts of Ontario and Québec. Its chief competitor is the Norfolk Southern Railway. This railroad formed from a merger with the Chessie System and Seaboard System railroads in the nineteen eighties. ct A CT scan. CTC Install or convert to Centralized Traffic Control. CTCF A transcription factor that in humans is encoded by the CTCF gene. ctenacanthid Any extinct fish of the genus Ctenacanthus ctenacanthiform Any extinct fish of the order †Ctenacanthiformes ctenacanthoid Relating to the ctenacanthids ctenanthe Any flowering plant of the genus Ctenanthe, family Marantaceae, native to Central and South America; commonly cultivated as an indoor plant. ctene A band of fused cilia on the bodies of ctenophores, used for locomotion. ctenid Any spider in the family Ctenidae. ctenidial Relating to ctenidia ctenidium A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs cteniform Comb-shaped. ctenitoxin Any of a group of toxic peptides present in spiders of the genus Ctenus. ctenius A small spine or spinule. ctenizid Any spider in the family Ctenizidae. ctenochasmatid Any pterosaur of the family Ctenochasmatidae ctenochasmatoid Any pterosaur of the clade Ctenochasmatoidea ctenocheyid Any fish of the genus Ctenochaetus ctenocyst A sensory organ of the ctenophores (comb jellies). It is a black speck in the depression on the aboral side of the body. ctenocystoid Any fossil ctenoid echinoderm of the class Ctenocystoidea ctenodactylid Any of the several rodents of the family Ctenodactylidae. ctenodactyline Any beetle of the tribe Ctenodactylini ctenodactyloid Any member of the Ctenodactyloidea superfamily of rodents. ctenodont Having hinges with many teeth transverse to the margin. ctenoid Having a toothed margin, usually fish scales ctenoidean Relating to the former group of fish Ctenoidei; ray-finned. ctenomyid Any rodent of the family Ctenomyidae. ctenophoral Relating to a ctenophore. ctenophoran Any comb jelly of the phylum Ctenophora ctenophore Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. ctenophoric Of or relating to the ctenophores. ctenophorous Of or relating to the ctenophores. ctenoplanid Any comb jelly in the family Ctenoplanidae ctenoplectrid Any bee of the tribe Ctenoplectrini (especially when the latter is, as formerly by some, regarded as the family Ctenoplectridae). ctenopod Any crustacean of the suborder Ctenopoda ctenopoma Any of the genus Ctenopoma of climbing gouramies, native to Africa, including certain members of the genus Microctenopoma, which was part of Ctenopoma in the past. ctenosaur Any iguana of the genus Ctenosaura ctenosauriscid Any archosaur in the family Ctenosauriscidae. ctenosquamate Of or from the section Ctenosquamata of bony fish. ctenostomatid Any bryozoan of the order Ctenostomatida ctenostomatous Of or relating to a ctenostome. ctenostome Any bryozoan of the order Ctenostomata ctenostylid Any fly of the family Ctenostylidae.