| ACCEPTANCES | • acceptances n. Plural of acceptance. • ACCEPTANCE n. the act of accepting, also ACCEPTANCY. |
| ACCOMPLICES | • accomplices n. Plural of accomplice. • ACCOMPLICE n. one associated with another esp. in wrongdoing, also COMPLICE. |
| CACOEPISTIC | • cacoepistic adj. Of or relating to mispronounced words. • CACOEPISTIC adj. relating to cacoepy, incorrect pronunciation. |
| 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. |
| CATAPLECTIC | • cataplectic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, cataplexy. • CATAPLECTIC adj. relating to cataplexy. |
| CLEPTOCRACY | • cleptocracy n. Alternative form of kleptocracy. • CLEPTOCRACY n. rule by thieves, also KLEPTOCRACY. |
| 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. |
| COMPLACENCY | • complacency n. A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. • complacency n. Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation. • COMPLACENCY n. self-satisfaction esp. when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies, also COMPLACENCE. |
| 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. |
| CYCLOPAEDIC | • cyclopaedic adj. Alternative form of cyclopedic. • CYCLOPAEDIC adj. encyclopaedic, also CYCLOPEDIC. |
| ECPHRACTICS | • ecphractics n. Plural of ecphractic. • ECPHRACTIC n. a drug that removes obstructions. |
| EPICYCLICAL | • epicyclical adj. Of or pertaining to an epicycle. • EPICYCLICAL adj. pertaining to or having the motion of, an epicycle, also EPICYCLIC. |
| OCCUPANCIES | • occupancies n. Plural of occupancy. • OCCUPANCY n. the act or fact of occupying, also OCCUPANCE. |
| PATCHCOCKES | • PATCHCOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHOCKE. |
| PENTACYCLIC | • pentacyclic adj. (Chemistry) having five rings, especially five fused rings as in many triterpenoids. • PENTACYCLIC adj. having five whorls. |