| ACCOMPLICE | • accomplice n. (Law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory. • accomplice n. (Rare) A cooperator. • ACCOMPLICE n. one associated with another esp. in wrongdoing, also COMPLICE. |
| BICYCLICAL | • bicyclical adj. Bicyclic. • BICYCLICAL adj. having two rings of atoms in a molecule, also BICYCLIC. |
| BLACKCOCKS | • blackcocks n. Plural of blackcock. • black␣cocks n. Plural of black cock. • BLACKCOCK n. the male of the black grouse. |
| CALCICOLES | • calcicoles n. Plural of calcicole. • CALCICOLE n. a plant thriving on limy soil. |
| CALESCENCE | • calescence n. Growing warmth; increasing heat. • CALESCENCE n. an increase in heat. |
| CATALECTIC | • catalectic adj. (Poetry) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. • catalectic adj. Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. • catalectic n. (Poetry) A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. |
| CHALCOCITE | • chalcocite n. (Mineralogy) Cuprous sulfide, Cu2S, an important ore of copper. • CHALCOCITE n. a greyish-black mineral, native copper sulphide. |
| CHOCAHOLIC | • chocaholic n. Alternative spelling of chocoholic. • CHOCAHOLIC n. one addicted to chocolate, also CHOCOHOLIC. |
| CICATRICLE | • cicatricle n. (Biology) The germinating point in the embryo of a seed. • cicatricle n. (Biology) The point in the yolk of an egg at which development begins. • CICATRICLE n. a white spot, the germinating point in the yolk of an egg, also CICATRICHULE, CICATRICULA. |
| CLOCKFACES | • clockfaces n. Plural of clockface. • clock␣faces n. Plural of clock face. • CLOCKFACE n. the face of a clock. |
| COMPLICACY | • complicacy n. The state of being complex; entanglement. • complicacy n. That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication. • COMPLICACY n. a state of being complicate or intricate. |
| COXCOMICAL | • coxcomical adj. Alternative form of coxcombical. • COXCOMICAL adj. foppish, vain, also COXCOMBIC, COXCOMBICAL. |
| CYCLICALLY | • cyclically adv. In a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically. • CYCLICAL adv. relating to a cycle. |
| CYCLONICAL | • CYCLONICAL adj. of or like a cyclone, a circular storm, also CYCLONIC. |
| CYCLORAMIC | • cycloramic adj. Of or pertaining to cyclorama. • CYCLORAMIC adj. of or like a cyclorama, a circular panorama. |
| ENCYCLICAL | • encyclical n. A papal letter, intended for general circulation in the Catholic Church. • encyclical adj. Intended for general circulation. • ENCYCLICAL n. a letter sent by the pope to multiple bishops, also ENCYCLIC. |
| GONOCOCCAL | • gonococcal adj. (Medicine) Of, or pertaining to, gonococcus. • GONOCOCCAL adj. relating to gonococci. |
| LACCOLITIC | • laccolitic adj. Of or relating to laccoliths. • LACCOLITIC adj. of or like a laccolite, a mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds. |
| MACROCYCLE | • macrocycle n. (Chemistry) a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule. • macrocycle n. In sports training, an annual plan that works towards peaking for the goal competition of the year. • MACROCYCLE n. a macrocyclic organic molecule or compound. |
| OCHLOCRACY | • ochlocracy n. Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy. • OCHLOCRACY n. government by the mob. |