| ACCOUCHEMENTS | • accouchements n. Plural of accouchement. • ACCOUCHEMENT n. (French) childbirth; a confinement. |
| BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| BACKSCRATCHER | • backscratcher n. A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed… • back␣scratcher n. Alternative spelling of backscratcher. • BACKSCRATCHER n. a person who practises backscratching. |
| BACKSCRATCHES | • backscratches n. Plural of backscratch. • backscratches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| CATECHISTICAL | • catechistical adj. Pertaining to a catechism. • CATECHISTICAL adj. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTIC. |
| CHIROPRACTICS | • chiropractics n. The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic. • CHIROPRACTIC n. the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of mechanical disorders of the joints, esp. of the spine. |
| CHRYSOCRACIES | • CHRYSOCRACY n. the rule of wealth; plutocracy. |
| CICATRICHULES | • CICATRICHULE n. a white spot, the germinating point in the yolk of an egg, also CICATRICLE, CICATRICULA. |
| CINCHONACEOUS | • cinchonaceous adj. Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that produce it. • CINCHONACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cinchona genus of trees, that yield quinine. |
| COSMOCHEMICAL | • cosmochemical adj. Of or pertaining to cosmochemistry. • COSMOCHEMICAL adj. relating to cosmochemistry. |
| CYCLOTHYMIACS | • cyclothymiacs n. Plural of cyclothymiac. • CYCLOTHYMIAC n. one suffering from cyclothymia. |
| PTOCHOCRACIES | • ptochocracies n. Plural of ptochocracy. • PTOCHOCRACY n. government by the poor. |
| SACCHAROMYCES | • saccharomyces n. Any of many single-celled fungi of the genus Saccharomyces, which lack a true mycelium; especially the yeasts. • Saccharomyces prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae – many yeasts, especially those involved in fermentation. • SACCHAROMYCES n. any of a genus of usually unicellular yeasts. |
| SPATCHCOCKING | • spatchcocking n. The practice of making spatchcocked fowl, poultry, birds, in food preparation. • spatchcocking v. Present participle of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCI | • staphylococci n. Plural of staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCUS n. a bacteria causing infection in wounds etc. |
| SYNECDOCHICAL | • synecdochical adj. Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using something spoken of as the whole… • SYNECDOCHICAL adj. relating to synecdoche, also SYNECDOCHIC. |
| TECHNOCRACIES | • technocracies n. Plural of technocracy. • TECHNOCRACY n. government by technical experts. |