| ACCOUCHEMENT | • accouchement n. Delivery in childbed; parturition. • ACCOUCHEMENT n. (French) childbirth; a confinement. |
| CATACHRESTIC | • catachrestic adj. Constituting or related to catachresis. • CATACHRESTIC adj. relating to catachresis, the misuse of words, also CATACHRESTICAL. |
| CATAPHRACTIC | • cataphractic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cataphract. • CATAPHRACTIC adj. of or like a cataphract, a suit of mail; a soldier in full armour. |
| CATECHETICAL | • catechetical adj. Of or pertaining to catechesis. • CATECHETICAL adj. relating to catechism, also CATECHETIC. |
| CHALCOLITHIC | • chalcolithic adj. Synonym of Eneolithic. • CHALCOLITHIC adj. of or relating to a period characterized by the use of both stone and bronze implements. |
| CHIROPRACTIC | • chiropractic n. (Alternative medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other… • chiropractic adj. Relating to chiropractics. • CHIROPRACTIC n. the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of mechanical disorders of the joints, esp. of the spine. |
| CHLOROACETIC | • chloroacetic adj. Of or pertaining to chloroacetic acid and its derivatives. • CHLOROACETIC adj. an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid, also CHLORACETIC. |
| CICATRICHULE | • CICATRICHULE n. a white spot, the germinating point in the yolk of an egg, also CICATRICLE, CICATRICULA. |
| COELACANTHIC | • COELACANTHIC adj. (jocular) old but worth keeping. |
| CYCLOTHYMIAC | • cyclothymiac adj. Related to, or affected by cyclothymia. • cyclothymiac n. A person affected by cyclothymia. • CYCLOTHYMIAC n. one suffering from cyclothymia. |
| CYTOCHEMICAL | • cytochemical adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to cytochemistry. • cytochemical n. (Biochemistry) Any chemical compound that is found only in cells. • CYTOCHEMICAL adj. relating to cytochemistry. |
| SCRATCHBACKS | • scratchbacks n. Plural of scratchback. • SCRATCHBACK n. a backscratcher. |
| SCRATCHCARDS | • scratchcards n. Plural of scratchcard. • scratch␣cards n. Plural of scratch card. • SCRATCHCARD n. a type of lottery card covered with an opaque film which is scratched off to reveal numbers or symbols which may entitle the holder to a prize. |
| SPATCHCOCKED | • spatchcocked adj. Pertaining to spatchcocking. • spatchcocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |
| TACHYCARDIAC | • tachycardiac adj. Of, pertaining to or afflicted with tachycardia. • TACHYCARDIAC adj. related to tachycardia, quick heart-rate. |
| TECHNOCRATIC | • technocratic adj. Of, or relating to a technocrat or technocracy. • TECHNOCRATIC adj. of, relating to, or suggestive of a technocrat or a technocracy. |