| ABACTERIAL | • abacterial adj. Not caused by bacteria; characterized by a lack of bacteria. • ABACTERIAL adj. not caused by or characterised by the presence of bacteria. |
| ACATALEPSY | • acatalepsy n. Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge… • ACATALEPSY n. the sceptic doctrine that knowledge cannot be certain. |
| ACETABULAR | • acetabular adj. Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped. • acetabular adj. Related to the acetabulum. • ACETABULAR adj. cup-shaped; saucer-shaped. |
| ALCATRASES | • ALCATRAS n. (Arabic) a kind of large water bird. |
| ANAPAESTIC | • anapaestic adj. Alternative spelling of anapestic. • anapaestic n. Alternative spelling of anapestic. • ANAPAESTIC adj. in the form of an anapaest, two short metrical syllables followed by one long one. |
| APLACENTAL | • aplacental adj. (Zoology) Lacking a placenta; belonging to the Aplacentata. • APLACENTAL adj. having no placenta. |
| ATACAMITES | • atacamites n. Plural of atacamite. • ATACAMITE n. an oxy-chloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals. |
| ATTACHABLE | • attachable adj. Able to be attached. • ATTACHABLE adj. that can be attached. |
| ATTACKABLE | • attackable adj. Which may be attacked. • ATTACKABLE adj. capable of being attacked. |
| CABALETTAS | • cabalettas n. Plural of cabaletta. • CABALETTA n. (Italian) a simple operatic song or melody in rondo form. |
| CAPACITATE | • capacitate v. (Transitive) To make capable of functioning in a given capacity. • capacitate v. (Transitive, zoology) To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs. • capacitate v. (Transitive, mathematics) To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network. |
| CARBAMATES | • carbamates n. Plural of carbamate. • CARBAMATE n. a salt or ester of carbamic acid, esp. as used as a pesticide, also CARBARYL. |
| CATACLASES | • cataclases n. Plural of cataclasis. • CATACLASIS n. the deformation of rocks by crushing and shearing. |
| CATAFALQUE | • catafalque n. A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate. • CATAFALQUE n. (French) a temporary tomb used in funerals and processions, also CATAFALCO. |
| CATAMENIAL | • catamenial adj. Of or relating to the menses or menstruation. • CATAMENIAL adj. pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges. |
| CATANANCHE | • CATANANCHE n. any plant of the South European genus Catananche, some of which are grown for their blue and white flowers. |
| CATASTASES | • catastases n. Plural of catastasis. • CATASTASIS n. the part of drama where action is at its height. |
| CATENARIAN | • catenarian adj. Catenary; like a chain. • CATENARIAN adj. of or pertaining to chains. |
| METACARPAL | • metacarpal adj. Of the metacarpus. • metacarpal n. Any of the bones of the metacarpus. • METACARPAL n. a bone of the metacarpus. |
| SACCHARATE | • saccharate n. A salt or ester of saccharic acid. • saccharate n. A metallic derivative of a sugar, usually with a bivalent metal - especially sucrate (not used systematically). • SACCHARATE n. a salt of saccharic acid. |