| ACETYLS | • acetyls n. Plural of acetyl. • ACETYL n. the radical of acetic acid. |
| CASTORY | • castory n. (Obsolete) An extract from the glands of a beaver, reputed to have medicinal value. • castory n. (Obsolete) A plant (probably the castor bean), or a preparation from this plant, reputed to have medicinal value. • castory n. (Obsolete) The color of castory extract. |
| CRAYEST | • CRAY adj. (colloq.) crazy. |
| CRYSTAL | • crystal n. (Countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged… • crystal n. (Countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass. • crystal n. (Uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it. |
| CYATHUS | • cyathus n. (Historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent… • cyathus n. Synonym of ladle, especially (historical) a small one used for serving wine in ancient Greece and Rome. • cyathus n. (Historical) Synonym of kyathos, an ancient ladle and serving beaker. |
| CYTASES | • cytases n. Plural of cytase. • CYTASE n. an enzyme that breaks down cellulose. |
| DACTYLS | • dactyls n. Plural of dactyl. • DACTYL n. (Greek) a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long syllables. |
| ECSTASY | • ecstasy n. Intense pleasure. • ecstasy n. A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control. • ecstasy n. A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation. |
| EUSTACY | • eustacy n. Alternative spelling of eustasy. • EUSTACY n. (Greek) a worldwide change in the sea level, also EUSTASY. |
| SATYRIC | • satyric adj. Of or pertaining to a satyr. • SATYRIC adj. of satyrs; having a chorus of satyrs, also SATYRICAL. |
| SCANTLY | • scantly adv. In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided. • scantly adv. Barely; hardly; scarcely. • SCANT adv. scarce. |
| SCYTALE | • scytale n. (Historical) A cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which a message is written, used… • Scytale prop.n. Agkistrodon, a genus of venomous pit vipers. • SCYTALE n. (Greek) a Spartan form of secret writing on a strip wound round a stick. |
| SECTARY | • sectary n. A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian. • sectary n. (Christianity) A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist. • sec'tary n. (Contraction) secretary. |
| SNATCHY | • snatchy adj. In snatches or glimpses. • SNATCHY adj. irregular, in snatches. |
| STACHYS | • Stachys prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – numerous flowering plants, including hedgenettle, heal-all… • STACHYS n. (Greek) a labiate plant. |
| STARCHY | • starchy adj. Of or pertaining to starch. • starchy adj. Containing starch. • starchy adj. Having the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched. |
| TESTACY | • testacy n. (Law) The condition of being testate, of having left a valid will at one’s death. • TESTACY n. the state of being testate. |