Anacathartic :: Anacathartic (a.) Producing vomiting or expectoration.

Anacathartic :: Anacathartic (n.) An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.

Anglo-catholic :: Anglo-Catholic (a.) Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the English Reformation; Anglican; -- sometimes restricted to the ritualistic or High Church section of the Church of England.

Anglo-catholic :: Anglo-Catholic (n.) A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman..

Anticathode :: Anticathode (n.) The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge.

Catharical :: Catharical (a.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.

Catharical :: Catharical (a.) Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid..

Catharine Wheel :: Catharine wheel () See catherine wheel.

Catharist :: Catharist (n.) One aiming at or pretending to a greater purity of like than others about him; -- applied to persons of various sects. See Albigenses.

Catharsis :: Catharsis (n.) A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc..

Cathartic :: Cathartic (a.) Alt. of Catharica.

Cathartic :: Cathartic (n.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.

Cathartin :: Cathartin (n.) The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid; -- called also cathartic acid, and cathartina..

Cathay :: Cathay (n.) China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the Khitans.).

Cathead :: Cathead (n.) A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured..

Cathedra :: Cathedra (n.) The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority..

Cathedral :: Cathedral (n.) The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne..

Cathedral :: Cathedral (a.) Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service..

Cathedral :: Cathedral (a.) Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative..

Cathedral :: Cathedral (a.) Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks..

Cathedralic :: Cathedralic (a.) Cathedral.

Cathedrated :: Cathedrated (a.) Relating to the chair or office of a teacher.

Catheretic :: Catheretic (n.) A mild kind caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.

Catherine Wheel :: Catherine wheel () Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine-wheel window.

Catherine Wheel :: Catherine wheel () A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name.

Catheter :: Catheter (n.) The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine..

Catheterism :: Catheterism (n.) Alt. of Catheterizatio.

Catheterization :: Catheterization (n.) The operation of introducing a catheter.

Catheterize :: Catheterize (v. t.) To operate on with a catheter.

Catheterized :: Catheterized (imp. & p. p.) of Catheteriz.

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