| ACCLIMATING | • acclimating v. Present participle of acclimate. • ACCLIMATE v. (US) to habituate to a climate not native, also ACCLIMATIZE. |
| ACCUSTOMING | • accustoming v. Present participle of accustom. • ACCUSTOM v. to make familiar. |
| ACROMEGALIC | • acromegalic adj. (Pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly. • acromegalic n. (Pathology) A person affected by acromegaly. • ACROMEGALIC adj. relating to acromegaly. |
| BACKCOMBING | • backcombing v. Present participle of backcomb. • back-combing v. Present participle of back-comb. • BACKCOMB v. to comb back e.g. the hair. |
| CALCIMINING | • calcimining v. Present participle of calcimine. • CALCIMINE v. to whitewash with this. |
| CAMOUFLAGIC | • camouflagic adj. Providing or relating to camouflage. • CAMOUFLAGIC adj. relating to camouflage. |
| CHASMOGAMIC | • chasmogamic adj. Exhibiting or relating to chasmogamy. • CHASMOGAMIC adj. related to chasmogamy, the opening of a flower in order to be fertilized, also CHASMOGAMOUS. |
| CHECKMATING | • checkmating v. Present participle of checkmate. • CHECKMATE v. in chess, to put (a player's king) in checkmate; to defeat or render incapable of counterattack. |
| CHEMURGICAL | • chemurgical adj. Relating to chemurgy. • CHEMURGICAL adj. relating to chemurgy, industrial organic chemistry, also CHEMURGIC. |
| CHIMICHANGA | • chimichanga n. (US) A deep-fried wet burrito. • CHIMICHANGA n. (Spanish) a tortilla wrapped round a filling, as of meat, and deep fried. |
| CRYPTOGAMIC | • cryptogamic adj. Of or pertaining to the cryptogams. • CRYPTOGAMIC adj. of or like a cryptogam, also CRYPTOGAMIAN. |
| CYMOGRAPHIC | • cymographic adj. Of or relating to the cymograph. • CYMOGRAPHIC adj. relating to a cymograph. |
| CYTOMEGALIC | • cytomegalic adj. Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly. • CYTOMEGALIC adj. having greatly enlarged cells. |
| GEOCHEMICAL | • geochemical adj. Of or pertaining to geochemistry. • GEOCHEMICAL adj. relating to geochemistry. |
| GIMCRACKERY | • gimcrackery n. Tastelessness. • GIMCRACKERY n. the state of being gimcrack. |
| MACROPHAGIC | • macrophagic adj. Of or pertaining to macrophages. • MACROPHAGIC adj. of or like a macrophage. |
| MISCHANCING | • mischancing v. Present participle of mischance. • MISCHANCE v. to happen amiss. |
| MYCOLOGICAL | • mycological adj. Of or pertaining to mycology or to fungi. • MYCOLOGICAL adj. of or relating to mycology, the study of fungi, also MYCOLOGIC. |