All English words - page 1296

Meanings of Cutwaters:

noun

The forward edge of a ship's prow.

Usage examples:

Although her hull was wood, it was completely protected by armor plates above the waterline and cop…

Meanings of Cutwork:

noun

Embroidery in which parts of the fabric ground are cut out and the edges oversewn or elaborately stitched.

Usage examples:

A linen blouse with cutwork

Meanings of Cutworm:

noun

A moth caterpillar that lives in the upper layers of the soil and eats through the stems of young plants at ground level.

Usage examples:

The product works as either a preventive or curative control for fire ants, mole crickets, sod webw…

Meanings of Cutworms:

noun

A moth caterpillar that lives in the upper layers of the soil and eats through the stems of young plants at ground level.

Usage examples:

The product works as either a preventive or curative control for fire ants, mole crickets, sod webw…

Meanings of Cuvee:

noun

A type, blend, or batch of wine, especially champagne.

Usage examples:

The judicious addition of good-quality pinot meunier to a cuvée is indispensable

Meanings of Cuvette:

noun

A straight-sided clear container for holding liquid samples in a spectrophotometer or other instrument.

Usage examples:

A paddle cuvette stirrer was placed in the quartz cuvette containing the liposome suspension.

Meanings of Cuvettes:

noun

A straight-sided clear container for holding liquid samples in a spectrophotometer or other instrument.

Usage examples:

A paddle cuvette stirrer was placed in the quartz cuvette containing the liposome suspension.

Meanings of Cv:

abbreviation

Cultivated variety.

noun

A brief account of a person's education, qualifications, and previous occupations, typically sent with a job application.

Usage examples:

If you feel that you have these skills then please send us your cv

adjective

Cardiovascular.

Meanings of Cwm:

noun

(especially in wales) a steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside; a cirque.

Usage examples:

There is a dusting of snow in cwm glas mawr

Meanings of Cwms:

noun

(especially in wales) a steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside; a cirque.

Usage examples:

There is a dusting of snow in cwm glas mawr

Meanings of Cwo:

abbreviation

Chief warrant officer.

noun

Abbreviation for cash with order: a method of doing business in which a customer make payment for goods at the same time as they give their order

Usage examples:

Our payment terms are cwo.

Meanings of Cwt:

abbreviation

Hundredweight.

Usage examples:

A lorry carrying 100 cwt of potatoes

noun

A unit of weight equal to 112 lb avoirdupois (about 50.8 kg).

Meanings of Cy:

suffix

Denoting state or condition.

Usage examples:

Bankruptcy

abbreviation

Cyprus (international vehicle registration).

Meanings of Cyan:

noun

A greenish-blue colour which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to red.

Usage examples:

That of a primary colour will be a mixture of the two other primaries: the additive complement of r…

adjective

A primary subtractive color for light

Meanings of Cyanamid:

noun

A weakly acidic crystalline compound made as an intermediate in the production of ammonia.

Usage examples:

Under this scenario, dormancy-breaking chemicals (such as hydrogen cyanamide, hc) enhance budbreak …

Meanings of Cyanamide:

noun

A weakly acidic crystalline compound made as an intermediate in the production of ammonia.

Usage examples:

Under this scenario, dormancy-breaking chemicals (such as hydrogen cyanamide, hc) enhance budbreak …

Meanings of Cyanate:

noun

A salt or ester of cyanic acid.

Usage examples:

Makeup salt consists of a precise mixture of sodium and potassium cyanides that are oxidized by aer…

Meanings of Cyanates:

noun

A salt or ester of cyanic acid.

Usage examples:

Makeup salt consists of a precise mixture of sodium and potassium cyanides that are oxidized by aer…

Meanings of Cyanic:

adjective

Of cyanogen.

Usage examples:

It is thought that this property is due to the presence of a non-toxic cyanic compound called pruna…

Meanings of Cyanide:

noun

A salt or ester of hydrocyanic acid, containing the anion cn− or the group —cn. the salts are generally extremely toxic.

Meanings of Cyanides:

noun

A salt or ester of hydrocyanic acid, containing the anion cn− or the group —cn. the salts are generally extremely toxic.

Meanings of Cyanite:

noun

A blue or green crystalline mineral consisting of aluminium silicate, used in heat-resistant ceramics.

Usage examples:

Outside we saw large tables covered high with specimens of kyanite in quartz.

Meanings of Cyanites:

noun

A blue or green crystalline mineral consisting of aluminium silicate, used in heat-resistant ceramics.

Usage examples:

Outside we saw large tables covered high with specimens of kyanite in quartz.

Meanings of Cyano:

combining form

Representing cyanide.

Relating to the colour blue, especially dark blue.

Usage examples:

Cyanosis

Meanings of Cyanoacrylate:

noun

Any of a class of compounds which are cyanide derivatives of acrylates. they are easily polymerized and are used to make quick-setting adhesives.

Usage examples:

This adhesive is based on cyanoacrylates which spontaneously polymerizes in moist air.