2-Letter Words Ending in C

Saints

HALOPHILE

""HALOPHYTE A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.""

Concerned with self-gratification

Devoted to pleasure

Pleasure-seeking

""Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms.""

Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.

""Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or afflicted with hemophilia; hemophiliac.""

Styptic

HERMAE herma

HEROIC an epic verse

Arranged in order of rank

Classified according to various criteria

Rich Archie upset about order of importance

Pl. histologies The anatomical study of the microscopic structure of animal and plant tissues.

This ironic novel is melodramatic

Of acting; dramatic

Like a ham's performance

Wholly or distinctively vegetable.

Like John Singer Sargent's "Male Nudes Wrestling"

Like much of Shakespeare's and Sappho's love poetry

Disliking or fearing homosexuals to an unreasonable degree.

HOMOPHONE A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another.

Cultural

""Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a humorist.""

Water

Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water.

Growing without soil

HYDROSOL an aqueous solution of a colloid

HYDROXYL the group containing oxygen and hydrogen

""Of, pertaining to, or using a pressure that is greater than normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric chamber, where divers may decompress slowly to avoid the bends.as, a hyperbaric chamber, where divers may decompress slowly to avoid the bends.""

Over the top

Type of geometry

Like some geometric curves

HYPERGOL a rocket fuel

MANIC one who is affected with mania

Abnormally deep or rapid breathing.

Faster than Mach 5

Very much faster than sound

Why person ice-skating circles very fast (wordplay)

""Having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution; -- of an aqueous solution. Increasing the concentration of dissolved solids increases the osmotic pressure, and thus the tonicity of a solution. Opposite of hypotonic and contrasting with isotonic.hypotonic and contrasting with isotonic.""

Leading to sleep; applied to the illusions of one who is half asleep.

Variant of hypnagogic .

Like a flu shot

Type of syringe

Kind of needle

STATIC random noise produced in a radio or television receiver

TACTIC a manoeuvre for gaining an objective

Of or pertaining to hysteresis.

Clip of fool in 2 down in charge of disease with no known cause

Discordant

Dissonant

Isomorphous.

ISOPLETH a type of {isogram=n}

Adjective (-ic)

Having an affinity for lipids; -- of chemical substances or parts of molecules. Contrasted to lipophobic or polar.lipophobic or polar.

Rocky, light and cool, I suspect

""Excessive, uncontrollable, or incoherent talkativeness""

See Mathematical. Mathematical.

Like Stonehenge

""MEGAPHONE A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.""

MESOPHYTE

Like "chariot of fire" for the sun

Not literal

Figurative way to omit chapter where model disappears

Philosophical groundwork

In what orchestras make, the pay varies - there's no universal system of thought

METATE a stone used for grinding grains

Containing one replaceable atom of hydrogen.

Immovably massive

Monumental record ignited this as the Romans said

Like most 1950s recordings

Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.

""Of, relating to, or recorded in myths or mythology.""

Of or relating to the making of myths.

NAPHTHENE A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian petroleum.

English word

NEPHELINE

*Believing in nothing

Believing in nothing

Rejecting all values

NOMOTHETE A lawgiver.

Relating to rule by a few

Of a tightknit ruling group

Chimp loath to get hit about the eye

Located in the region of the eye

Regarding the eyes, doubly hard to claim pension, initially, after surgery

The study of the physical geography of mountains and mountain ranges.

Certain kind of shoe or brace

Like some shoes

Back in the USA? One could have such a problem

""PARACHUTE A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.""

Causing disease

Notice gap in organisation - hospital cuts could cause disease

Route around soldier in charge may carry infectious consequences

Of or relating to pathology.

PEDOPHILE A person who has pedophilia.

""Sessile organisms, such as algae and small crustaceans, that live attached to surfaces projecting from the bottom of a freshwater aquatic environment.""

""PHAGOCYTE A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.""

Spectral tailless rodents seen by parking area in southern county

Eerie

PHENOTYPE

Drunken hack almost lit pile of stamps

Relating to postage stamps

For stamp collectors

Being thus makes the GP calm, I fancy

Precarious plight came without emotion

Calm on pitch with game left in the air

""Of or pertaining to phlogiston, or to belief in its existence.""

PHONEME a unit of speech

Pl. phonologies The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation.

""Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus, phosphoric acid, or phosphates; as, phosphatic nodules. as, phosphatic nodules.""

The acid in Coca Cola

Relating to a particular element

Liable to be shot (wordplay)

Pretty as a picture (wordplay)

Welcome adjective for screen hopefuls.

""Decaying the breakdown of matter or materials under the influence of light. ; photolytic , adj . Light ()""

Rendering the skin susceptible to damage by light. Used of certain medications and cosmetics.

Poisonous to plants.

Having the property of pleochroism.

Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.

PHASIC relating to a phase

Having a multiplicity of sounds.

Of or pertaining to the pronephros.

Like artificial body parts

Peg cheers German man with facial twitch

Like Captain Hook's hook

PYROPE a variety of garnet

Like some electrical resistors

""SAXOPHONE A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.""

Causing division in the RC Church

Favouring separation from a church

Singular elegance about theory volunteers rejected being fractious (wordplay)

Relating to education

Pedant and stoic clash violently

Clash with stoic could be academic

""A disease of the sebaceous glands characterized by excessive secretion of sebum or an alteration in its quality, resulting in an oily coating, crusts, or scales on the skin.""

Pertaining to a second-year student (US)

Like a lot of humor in this puzzle, maturity-wise, admittedly

Of or pertaining to the viscera; visceral.

Skillful in guessing or conjecturing.

""SYNCHRO a type of remote-control device, also SELSYN""

Of or pertaining to syphilis; of the nature of syphilis; affected with syphilis.

The study of the conditions and processes by which organisms become fossilized.

More than sensitive (wordplay)

Always in one's thoughts (wordplay)

Like a meeting of the minds (wordplay)

Like some communication

Long-distance, for instance.

Fish beginning to ruin style of provincial ruler

Ruling in the name of a god

Like Aztecan society

Of government by the clergy

""Of or pertaining to a theopany; appearing to man, as a god.""

THERMION an ion emitted by a heated body

THOLEIITE

""Pl. thromboses (-s z) The formation, presence, or development of a thrombus.""

TRIBRACH a type of metrical foot

GLYPHIC pertaining to a {glyph=n}

""GRAPHIC a painting, print, illustration or diagram""

MORPHIC pertaining to form

ATHLETIC relating to vigorous physical exercise

EMPHATIC stressed forcibly

Dirty, wretched guy in niche

So unclean, it's a likely cause of disease

RHYTHMIC the science of rhythm

Office fixture (wordplay)

Sleep-deprived employee, maybe

Labour fanatic (wordplay)

XENOLITH a fragment of rock in another rock

Disliking foreigners

Hating foreigners

XEROPHYTE

ZOOMORPH a God symbol with an animal form

Of or pertaining to achondrite.

ACIDOPHILE

Larval fruit flies with this gene never leave their eggshells

ALCHEMIST One who practices alchemy.

Of or pertaining to an algorithm.

Of or pertaining to an allograph.

Of or pertaining to allomorphism.

Abnormal suppression or absence of menstruation.

AMPHIPATH

AMPHIPHILE

Lacking grammatical sequence.

A knockout in the theatre!

Laughing gas, for example

A person could well be put out by it

Like one wanting to overthrow government

""Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; as, anthracitic formations. as, anthracitic formations.""

Stimulant of desire

Substance that makes you hot

Something that stimulates desire

""Pertaining to an apostrophe, grammatical or rhetorical.""

Michael's maybe going to help bar change licensee

""Formation of atheromatous deposits, especially on the innermost layer of arterial walls.""

'Hi!' to campers (anagram)

Armpits echo (anagram)

Of air; conveying special mood

AUTOGRAPH That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.

""Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, and certain bacteria. It is opposed to parasitism or saprophytism.""

AUXOTROPH

BAROGRAPH An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure.

Of or pertaining to a batholith.

The measurement of the depth of bodies of water.

MORPHEMIC Of or pertaining to a morpheme.

BIORHYTHM

Of or pertaining to calisthenics.

""CATECHIST One who instructs by question and answer, especially in religions matters.""

Of or pertaining to chalcedony.

""CHAMELEON A lizardlike reptile of the genus Cham\'91leo, of several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is covered with fine granmulations; the tail is prehensile, and the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back. Cham\'91leo, of several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is covered with fine granmulations; the tail is prehensile, and the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back.""

Having compelling charm

Able to attract and inspire people

1999 2 out of 3 winner

The characteristic movement or orientation of an organism or cell along a chemical concentration gradient either toward or away from the chemical stimulus.

CHERNOZEM

Suppression of biliary flow.

""Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; as, cholesteric acid. as, cholesteric acid.""

CHOLINE an alcohol found bile

CHROMATIN Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes.

""Containing, or capable of forming, chromogen; as, chromogenic bacteria. as, chromogenic bacteria.""

CHROMOMERE

Arranged in order of time of occurrence.

Of or pertaining to cyclothymia.

Relating to the structure of populations

Population-related

Relating to the statistical study of populations

A medicine or agent which promotes perspiration.

""Geology the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. ; diastrophe , n . ; diastrophic , adj . Earth""

Having or exhibiting two colors.

""Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous.""

""An abnormality in an otherwise normal rhythmic pattern, as of brain waves being recorded by an electroencephalograph.""

Skinny

ECTOTHERM

Adjective (-ic)

""ENDOMORPH A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz.""

(Of a reaction) absorbing heat

Adjective (-ic)

EPIPHYTE a plant growing on another plant

""Belonging to, or designed for, an epithalamium.""

Adjective (-ic)

Of Holy Communion

Like consecrated bread

Devotedly thankful

Chromosomal material that is genetically active and stains lightly with basic dyes.

Using less embarrassing wording

Using a milder term for something taboo

Using milder words for unpleasant terms

EURYTHERM

""FELDSPATH A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in crystalline form, and all silicates of alumina with either potash, soda, lime, or, in one case, baryta. They occur in crystals and crystalline masses, vitreous in luster, and breaking rather easily in two directions at right angles to each other, or nearly so. The colors are usually white or nearly white, flesh-red, bluish, or greenish.""

FETISHIST

Of or relating to the pseudo force caused by the earth's rotation.

""A kind of hard artificial stone, used for pavements.""

GRANOPHYRE

HAGGADIST

""HAGIOSCOPE An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; called, in architecture, a squint. squint.""

Adjective (-ic)

""A type of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms, senseless laughter, delusions, hallucinations, and regressive behavior.""

A telescope equipped to measure small angular distances between celestial bodies.

Responding to sunlight

(Of plant) moving in response to sunlight

The science encompassing the medical study of the blood and blood-producing organs.

Having the two ends modified with unlike planes; said of a crystal.

""HEMISPHERE A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center.""