| ACATALECTIC | • acatalectic adj. (Poetry, prosody) Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot. • acatalectic n. (Poetry, prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables. • ACATALECTIC adj. having a complete or full number of syllables. |
| ACETOACETIC | • acetoacetic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetoacetic acid or its derivatives. • ACETOACETIC adj. as in acetoacetic acid, a weak acid which is an intermediate in the catabolism of fatty acids and amino acids. |
| CACHECTICAL | • cachectical adj. Alternative form of cachectic. • CACHECTICAL adj. relating to cachexy, severe wasting of the body, also CACHECTIC, CACHEXIC. |
| CACOGASTRIC | • cacogastric adj. (Rare) Troubled with bad digestion. • CACOGASTRIC adj. of or relating to an upset stomach. |
| CACOGRAPHIC | • cacographic adj. Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both. • CACOGRAPHIC adj. relating to cacography, bad handwriting or spelling, also CACOGRAPHICAL. |
| CAPACITANCE | • capacitance n. (Physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge… • capacitance n. (Physics, countable) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance. • CAPACITANCE n. in electricity, the ability to store an electric charge; measure of such ability. |
| CATACAUSTIC | • catacaustic n. A caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface. • catacaustic n. (Mathematics) the envelope of all rays that emanate from a specified point (the radiant point) and reflect… • CATACAUSTIC adj. relating to or denoting a caustic curve or caustic surface formed by reflection. |
| CATACLASMIC | • CATACLASMIC adj. relating to or of the nature of a cataclasm. |
| CATACLASTIC | • cataclastic adj. (Petrology) describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high… • CATACLASTIC adj. of metamorphism, taking place in an environment where intense pressure. |
| CATACLYSMIC | • cataclysmic adj. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic. • CATACLYSMIC adj. relating to cataclysm, also CATACLYSMAL. |
| CATALECTICS | • catalectics n. Plural of catalectic. • CATALECTIC n. a line of verse lacking one syllable in the last foot. |
| CATALLACTIC | • catallactic adj. Relating to catallactics. • CATALLACTIC adj. pertaining to commercial exchange. |
| CATAPLECTIC | • cataplectic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, cataplexy. • CATAPLECTIC adj. relating to cataplexy. |
| CATENACCIOS | • CATENACCIO n. (Italian) a defensive system of play in football. |
| CICATRICIAL | • cicatricial adj. Caused by a scar. • CICATRICIAL adj. of or like a cicatrice. |
| CICATRICULA | • cicatricula n. (Biology) The point, in the yolk of an egg, from which the embryo is formed. • CICATRICULA n. a white spot, the germinating point in the yolk of an egg, also CICATRICHULE, CICATRICLE. |
| CLAIRSCHACH | • clairschach n. Obsolete spelling of clarsach. • CLAIRSCHACH n. (Gaelic) a Scottish folk harp, also CLARSACH. |
| CLIMACTICAL | • climactical adj. Climactic. • CLIMACTICAL adj. relating to a climax, also CLIMACTIC. |