| ACCEPTANCES | • acceptances n. Plural of acceptance. • ACCEPTANCE n. the act of accepting, also ACCEPTANCY. |
| ACCOUCHEUSE | • accoucheuse n. (Rare) A midwife. • ACCOUCHEUSE n. (French) a female midwife. |
| ACCRESCENCE | • accrescence n. (Rare) Continuous growth; an accretion. • ACCRESCENCE n. growing together. |
| ACESCENCIES | • ACESCENCY n. the act of turning sour, acetous fermentation, also ACESCENCE. |
| 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. |
| BACKCHECKED | • backchecked v. Simple past tense and past participle of backcheck. • BACKCHECK v. in ice hockey, to return from attack to defence. |
| CALESCENCES | • CALESCENCE n. an increase in heat. |
| CANDESCENCE | • candescence n. Incandescence. • CANDESCENCE n. a candescent state. |
| CANESCENCES | • CANESCENCE n. greyness, hoariness. |
| CATECHETICS | • catechetics n. Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation. • catechetics n. (Archaic) The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers. • CATECHETICS n. the art or practice of teaching by question and answer; that part of theology which deals with catechesis. |
| COALESCENCE | • coalescence n. The act of coalescing. • coalescence n. (Phonology) The merging of two segments into one. • COALESCENCE n. the act of coalescing. |
| COMPLACENCE | • complacence n. (Archaic) Being complacent; a feeling of contentment or satisfaction; complacency. • complacence n. (Obsolete) Delight, pleasure. • complacence n. (Obsolete) Complaisance; a willingness to comply with others’ wishes. |
| CONCEPTACLE | • conceptacle n. (Obsolete) A cavity or receptacle, especially in the body. • conceptacle n. (Phycology) A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs. • conceptacle n. (Botany) A pericarp of one valve; a follicle. |
| CONNASCENCE | • connascence n. (Obsolete) The birth of two or more things at the same time; A simultaneous coming into being. • connascence n. The state of being born into the same family, race, or group; a commonality of heritage or birthright. • connascence n. (Obsolete) The act of growing or developing together. |
| ECCENTRICAL | • eccentrical adj. Eccentric. • ECCENTRICAL adj. (archaic) eccentric, also ECCENTRIC. |
| ECCLESIARCH | • ecclesiarch n. An official of the Eastern Church, resembling a sacrist in the Western Church. • ECCLESIARCH n. (archaic) a church ruler. |
| LACTESCENCE | • lactescence n. The state or quality of producing milk, or milky sap. • lactescence n. Resemblance to milk; a milky colour. • lactescence n. (Botany) The latex of certain plants. |
| MARCESCENCE | • marcescence n. (Botany) Retention (by a plant) of dead organs (such as leaves) that normally are shed. • MARCESCENCE n. the state of being marcescent. |