crybaby

a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining ; a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy ;

crybaby tree

small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered ;

cryesthesia

hypersensitivity to cold ;

crying

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" ;

cryoanaesthesia

insensibility resulting from cold ;

cryoanesthesia

insensibility resulting from cold ;

cryobiology

the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms ;

cryocautery

application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it ; an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it ;

cryogen

a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant ;

cryogenics

the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures ;

cryogeny

the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures ;

cryolite

a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine ;

cryometer

a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures ;

cryonics

the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life; "cryonics is more science fiction than serious science" ;

cryopathy

destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene ;

cryophobia

a morbid fear of freezing ;

cryoscope

a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points ;

cryostat

a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures ;

cryosurgery

the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers) ;

crypt

a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church) ;

cryptacanthodes

a genus of Stichaeidae ;

cryptacanthodes maculatus

eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth ;

cryptanalysis

the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms ;

cryptanalyst

decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms ;

cryptanalytics

the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms ;

cryptic coloration

coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape ;

cryptobiosis

a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill ;

cryptobranchidae

large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders ;

cryptobranchus

type genus of the Cryptobranchidae ;

cryptobranchus alleganiensis

large salamander of North American rivers and streams ;

cryptocercidae

a family of Blattodea ;

cryptocercus

cockroaches ;

cryptococcosis

a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system ;

cryptocoryne

any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia ;

cryptogam

formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi ;

cryptogamia

in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi ;

cryptogram

a piece of writing in code or cipher ;

cryptogramma

sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae ;

cryptogramma acrostichoides

rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley ;

cryptogramma crispa

fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley ;