| ACCLIMATED | • acclimated adj. Accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment. • acclimated v. (Chiefly US) simple past tense and past participle of acclimate. • ACCLIMATE v. (US) to habituate to a climate not native, also ACCLIMATIZE. |
| ACCLIMATES | • acclimates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate. • ACCLIMATE v. (US) to habituate to a climate not native, also ACCLIMATIZE. |
| ACCUMULATE | • accumulate v. (Transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively). • accumulate v. (Intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. • accumulate v. (Education, dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual. |
| CACOMISTLE | • cacomistle n. The Bassariscus sumichrasti. • CACOMISTLE n. (Nahuatl) a North American carnivore, about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons, also CACOMIXL, CACOMIXLE. |
| CATACLASMS | • cataclasms n. Plural of cataclasm. • CATACLASM n. (Greek) disruption; breaking down. |
| CATACLYSMS | • cataclysms n. Plural of cataclysm. • CATACLYSM n. a great flood or other major disaster. |
| CATACUMBAL | • catacumbal adj. Of or relating to a catacomb. • CATACUMBAL adj. relating to a catacomb. |
| CLIMATICAL | • climatical adj. Alternative form of climatic. • CLIMATICAL adj. relating to climate, also CLIMATIC. |
| COELOMATIC | • coelomatic adj. Alternative form of coelomic. • COELOMATIC adj. of or like a coelom, a fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. |
| COMICALITY | • comicality n. The state of being comical. • comicality n. Something comical. • COMICALITY n. the quality of being comical. |
| COMPLACENT | • complacent adj. Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one’s achievements; smug. • complacent adj. Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem. • COMPLACENT adj. marked by complacency. |
| COMPLICANT | • COMPLICANT adj. overlapping. |
| COMPLICATE | • complicate v. (Transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult. • complicate v. (Transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter. • complicate adj. (Obsolete) Intertwined. |
| COSMETICAL | • cosmetical adj. Alternative form of cosmetic. • COSMETICAL adj. imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion, also COSMETIC. |
| CYCLAMATES | • cyclamates n. Plural of cyclamate. • CYCLAMATE n. any of a number of very sweet substances derived from petrochemicals. |
| ECOCLIMATE | • ecoclimate n. (Ecology) The climate (or, more often, the microclimate) of a particular habitat. • ECOCLIMATE n. a local climate regarded as an ecological factor. |
| MALOLACTIC | • malolactic adj. (Winemaking) Describing a type of fermentation in which malic acid is converted into lactic acid. • MALOLACTIC adj. relating to the conversion of malic acid to lactic acid in the production of wine. |
| MATCHLOCKS | • matchlocks n. Plural of matchlock. • MATCHLOCK n. an early form of gun. |