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chromatin.noun
a complex
of
nucleic
acids and proteins in the
cell-nucleus that stains readily with basic
dyes and condenses to form chromosomes
during cell division chromatinic.adjective
crass,
crasser,
crassest.adjective
so crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination
and sensibility
crassitude or crassness.noun
crassly.adverb
comply,
complied,
complying,
complies.intransitive
verbs
to act in accordance with another's command, request,
rule, or wish (the patient complied with the physician's orders)
compliant.adjective
disposed or willing to comply;
submissive
compliantly.adverb
compliance.noun
the act of complying with
a wish, request, or demand;
acquiescence;
flexibility
Caesar.noun
the family name of Julius Caesar and of the next
eleven rulers of Rome, who were emperors. The emperors of Germany and Russia
in modern times adapted the word Caesar into titles for themselves — Kaiser
and Czar
cuneiform.adjective
being a character or characters formed by the
arrangement of small wedge-shaped elements and used in ancient Sumerian,
Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian writing;
consistent.adjective
in agreement; compatible (the testimony was consistent
with the known facts); being in agreement with itself; coherent
and uniform (a consistent pattern of behavior); reliable; steady (demonstrated
a consistent ability to impress the critics)
consistently.adverb
consistency.noun,
plural.consistencies
agreement or logical.coherence
among things or parts (a rambling argument that lacked any consistency;
compatibility; uniformity of successive
results or events (pitched with remarkable consistency throughout the season);
degree
or texture of density, firmness, or viscosity
coddle,
coddled,
coddling,
coddles.transitive
verbs
to cook in water just below the boiling point:
coddle eggs; to treat indulgently; baby; pamper
coddler.noun
contiguous.adjective
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring;
adjacent;
connecting without a break (the 48 contiguous states); connected in time;
uninterrupted (served two contiguous terms in office
contiguously.adverb
contiguousness.noun
circa.preposition.Abbreviation
ca, c., C.
in approximately; about (born circa 1900); compare
era
contemplate,
contemplated,
contemplating,
contemplates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
look at attentively and thoughtfully so as to find out about, as opposed
to thinking, which extends contemplation
to creating something new in the mind; see; think about; to consider carefully
and at length; meditate on or ponder.(contemplated
the problem from all sides); contemplated the mystery of God; to have in
mind as an intention or possibility (contemplate marriage; contemplate
retirement)
intransitive verb use.to
ponder; meditate
contemplator, contemplation.nouns
the act or state of contemplating; thoughtful
observation or study; meditation on spiritual matters; intention or expectation
(sought further information in contemplation of a career change)
cleft.verbs
a past tense and a past participle of cleave
cleft.adjective
divided; split
cleft.noun
a crack, crevice, or split; a split or indentation
between two parts, as of the chin
cleave,
cleft
or cleaved or
clove,
cleft
or cleaved or
cloven,
cleaving,
cleaves.verbs
transitive verb use.to
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; to pierce or penetrate
intransitive verb use.to
split or separate, especially along a natural line of division; to make
one's way; penetrate
cleavable.adjective
cajole, cajoled,
cajoling,
cajoles.transitive
verbs
to urge with
gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery;
wheedle
cajoler, cajolery.noun
cajolingly.adverb
congratulate, congratulated,
congratulating,
congratulates
transitive
verbs
to express joy or acknowledgment, for good things
another is experiencing
congratulator.noun
congratulatory.adjective
congratulation.noun
the act of expressing joy or acknowledgment, as
for the achievement or good fortune of another; often congratulations;
an expression of such joy or acknowledgment
captious.adjective
marked
by a disposition to find and
point out trivial faults; critical;
intended
to entrap or confuse, as in an
argument.(a
captious question)
captiously.adverb
captiousness.noun
carp, carped,
carping,
carps.intransitive
verbs
to find fault in a disagreeable way; complain
fretfully;
quibble
carper.noun
carping.adjective
naggingly.critical
or complaining
carpingly.adverb
confidential.adjective
done or communicated in confidence;
secret; entrusted with the confidence
of another (a confidential secretary); denoting
confidence or intimacy.(a
confidential tone of voice)
confidentiality.or.confidentialness.noun
confidentially.adverb
confidant.noun
one to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed;
a character in a drama or fiction,
such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing
the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character
convex.adjective
having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges
outward, as the exterior of a sphere
convexly.adverb
convoluted.adjective
having numerous overlapping coils or folds (a
convoluted seashell); intricate;
complicated.(convoluted
legal language; convoluted reasoning)
convolute.adjective
rolled or coiled together in overlapping whorls,
as certain leaves, petals, or shells
convolute, convoluted,
convoluting,
convolutes.intransitive.&
transitive
verbs
to coil or fold or cause to coil or fold in overlapping
whorls
convolutely.adverb
convolution.noun
a form or part that is folded or coiled; one of
the convex folds of the surface of the brain
convolutional.adjective
convolve, convolved,
convolving,
convolves.verbs
transitive verb use.to
roll together; coil up
intransitive verb use.to
form convolutions
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