| AUTOCHTHONIC | • autochthonic adj. Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous. • AUTOCHTHONIC adj. indigenous, aboriginal, also AUTOCHTHONAL, AUTOCHTHONOUS. |
| BATHOCHROMIC | • bathochromic adj. (Physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a lower frequency. • BATHOCHROMIC adj. denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
| CATCHPHRASES | • catchphrases n. Plural of catchphrase. • catch-phrases n. Plural of catch-phrase (alternative spelling of catchphrases). • catch␣phrases n. Plural of catch phrase (alternative spelling of catchphrases). |
| CHALCANTHITE | • chalcanthite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral form of copper sulfate, CuSO4. • CHALCANTHITE n. native hydrated copper sulphate, a blue triclinic mineral usually occurring as tabular crystals. |
| CHALCOLITHIC | • chalcolithic adj. Synonym of Eneolithic. • CHALCOLITHIC adj. of or relating to a period characterized by the use of both stone and bronze implements. |
| CHALICOTHERE | • chalicothere n. Any of various odd-toed ungulates of the family Chalicotheriidae, from the Eocene and Pleistocene periods… • CHALICOTHERE n. an extinct three-toed ungulate. |
| CHITCHATTING | • chitchatting v. Present participle of chitchat. • chit-chatting v. Present participle of chit-chat. • CHITCHAT v. to indulge in small talk. |
| CHURCHIANITY | • Churchianity n. (Derogatory) Any practices of Christianity that place a larger emphasis on the habits of church life… • CHURCHIANITY n. a usually excessive or narrowly sectarian attachment to the practices and interests of a particular church. |
| CROSSHATCHED | • crosshatched v. Simple past tense and past participle of crosshatch. • cross-hatched v. Simple past tense and past participle of cross-hatch. • CROSSHATCH v. to shade with intersecting sets of parallel lines. |
| CROSSHATCHES | • crosshatches n. Plural of crosshatch. • crosshatches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crosshatch. • cross-hatches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cross-hatch. |
| HECTOGRAPHIC | • hectographic adj. Relating to hectography. • HECTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to a hectograph. |
| HYGROCHASTIC | • HYGROCHASTIC adj. showing hygrochasy, dehiscence on moistening. |
| ICHTHYOCOLLA | • ichthyocolla n. (Archaic) Fish glue, isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds (swimming bladders) of various fishes. • ICHTHYOCOLLA n. fish-glue; isinglass. |
| PSYCHOPATHIC | • psychopathic adj. Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath. • psychopathic n. (Dated) A psychopath. • PSYCHOPATHIC adj. relating to psychopathy. |
| STOMACHACHES | • stomachaches n. Plural of stomachache. • stomach␣aches n. Plural of stomach ache. • STOMACHACHE n. pain in or in the region of the stomach. |
| TACHYGRAPHIC | • tachygraphic adj. Of or relating to tachygraphy; written in shorthand. • TACHYGRAPHIC adj. relating to tachygraphy, shorthand, also TACHYGRAPHICAL. |
| XANTHOCHROIC | • xanthochroic adj. Pertaining to people or races with light hair and pale complexions. • XANTHOCHROIC adj. exhibiting xanthochroism, a condition in which all pigments other than yellow disappear, also XANTHOCHROOUS. |