| ACROPHOBIC | • acrophobic adj. Of or pertaining to or suffering from acrophobia. • acrophobic n. A person who has acrophobia. • ACROPHOBIC adj. suffering from acrophobia, fear of heights. |
| ACROPHONIC | • acrophonic adj. Conforming to acrophony. • ACROPHONIC adj. relating to acrophony, the use of a word starting with a letter of the alphabet as the name of the letter, also ACROPHONETIC. |
| ASCOSPORIC | • ascosporic adj. Relating to, or composed of, ascospores. • ASCOSPORIC adj. of or like an ascospore, one of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. |
| AUTOSCOPIC | • autoscopic adj. Relating to autoscopy. • AUTOSCOPIC adj. relating to autoscopy, hallucination of an image of one's body. |
| BAROSCOPIC | • baroscopic adj. Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope. • BAROSCOPIC adj. relating to a baroscope, a weatherglass. |
| CACOPHONIC | • cacophonic adj. Discordant. • cacophonic adj. Unmusical. • CACOPHONIC adj. of or like a cacophony, also CACOPHONICAL, CACOPHONIOUS, CACOPHONOUS. |
| CACOTOPIAN | • CACOTOPIAN adj. of or like a cacotopia, a state in which everything is as bad as it can be. |
| CACOTOPIAS | • cacotopias n. Plural of cacotopia. • CACOTOPIA n. a state in which everything is as bad as it can be. |
| CACOTROPHY | • cacotrophy n. (Medicine, obsolete) Disordered or defective nutrition. • CACOTROPHY n. bad or inadequate diet. |
| CAPICOLLOS | • CAPICOLLO n. (Italian) a traditional Italian cold cut of pork, also CAPICOLLA. |
| COCHAMPION | • cochampion n. Joint champion. • COCHAMPION n. a joint champion. |
| COMPACTION | • compaction n. The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted. • COMPACTION n. the act of compacting. |
| COMPACTORS | • compactors n. Plural of compactor. • COMPACTOR n. one who compacts, also COMPACTER. |
| CORNUCOPIA | • cornucopia n. (Greek mythology) A goat’s horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever… • cornucopia n. A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things. • cornucopia n. An abundance or plentiful supply. |
| CYCLOSPORA | • Cyclospora prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Eimeriidae – described by Schneider, certain chromists including… • Cyclospora prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ceramiaceae – described by Agardh, certain red algae, now in Carpoblepharis. |
| LACTOSCOPE | • lactoscope n. An instrument for estimating the amount of cream in milk, based on its relative opacity. • LACTOSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring the purity or richness of milk. |
| MONOCARPIC | • monocarpic adj. (Botany) (of a plant) That flowers and bears fruit only once before dying. • MONOCARPIC adj. having only one ovary; producing one fruit, also MONOCARPOUS. |
| OCCUPATION | • occupation n. An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service… • occupation n. The act, process or state of possessing a place. • occupation n. The control of a country or region by a hostile military and/or paramilitary force. |
| PORNOCRACY | • pornocracy prop.n. (Roman Catholicism, historical, sometimes capitalized) The period of the papacy known as the saeculum… • pornocracy n. (Derogatory, often figuratively) A government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons. • pornocracy n. (Derogatory) A societal culture dominated by pornography. |
| PROCACIOUS | • procacious adj. Bold, forward, insolent. • PROCACIOUS adj. bold; impertinent. |