| ACCEPTANTS | • acceptants n. Plural of acceptant. • ACCEPTANT n. one who accepts. |
| ACCOMPTANT | • accomptant n. (Obsolete) An accountant. • ACCOMPTANT n. an accountant, also ACCOUNTANT. |
| ANAPTYCTIC | • anaptyctic adj. (Phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word. • ANAPTYCTIC adj. relating to anaptyxis, the insertion of a vowel between two consonants for ease of pronunciation, also ANAPTYCTICAL. |
| 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. |
| CATALEPTIC | • cataleptic adj. Pertaining to, or affected by, catalepsy. • cataleptic n. A person experiencing catalepsy. • CATALEPTIC adj. afflicted with catalepsy. |
| CATAPHRACT | • cataphract n. (Military, historical) Defensive armour covering the entire body of a soldier and often the soldier’s… • cataphract n. (Ichthyology, by extension, obsolete) An outer covering of some fish resembling armour or plate. • cataphract adj. (Nautical, historical) Of a galley such as a trireme: with the upper tier of rowers shielded rather than exposed. |
| CATAPULTIC | • catapultic adj. Pertaining to a catapult or catapults. • catapultic adj. Characteristic of or resembling the propulsive motion of a catapult. • CATAPULTIC adj. of or like a catapult. |
| CATOPTRICS | • catoptrics n. The branch of optics dealing with reflection. • CATOPTRICS n. the branch of optics which is concerned with reflected light. |
| COMPACTEST | • compactest adj. Superlative form of compact: most compact. • COMPACT adj. closely fitted together. |
| COPYCATTED | • copycatted v. Simple past tense and past participle of copycat. • COPYCAT v. to imitate. |
| CYTOPATHIC | • cytopathic adj. That damages or destroys cells. • CYTOPATHIC adj. producing pathological changes in cells. |
| HYPOTACTIC | • hypotactic adj. Of or relating to hypotaxis. • HYPOTACTIC adj. relating to hypotaxis, a dependent or subordinate relationship of clauses with conjunctions. |
| PARATACTIC | • paratactic adj. Pertaining to or using parataxis. • PARATACTIC adj. of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis, also PARATACTICAL. |
| PRECONTACT | • precontact adj. Describing a period before contact was established (especially with an indigenous people). • PRECONTACT n. prior contact. |