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changeful
  • a  such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change
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cucurbitaceous
  • a  of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae
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censurable
  • s  deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
    censurable misconduct
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celibate
  • n  an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
  • s  abstaining from sexual intercourse
    celibate priests
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cell-free
  • s  lacking cells
    cell-free systems
    a cell-free homogenate of the thyroid
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cellular
  • a  relating to cells
    cellular walls
    cellular physiology
  • a  characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
    the cellular construction of a beehive
    any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular
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celluloid
  • n  highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
  • n  a medium that disseminates moving pictures
    theater pieces transferred to celluloid
  • s  artificial as if portrayed in a film
    a novel with flat celluloid characters
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