| BRACHYCEPHALIC | • brachycephalic adj. (Of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). • brachycephalic n. A brachycephalic person or creature. • BRACHYCEPHALIC adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
| CATACHRESTICAL | • catachrestical adj. Catachrestic. • CATACHRESTICAL adj. relating to catachresis, the misuse of words, also CATACHRESTIC. |
| CATECHETICALLY | • catechetically adv. In a catechetical manner; by question and answer. • CATECHETICAL adv. relating to catechism, also CATECHETIC. |
| CATECHUMENICAL | • catechumenical adj. Of or pertaining to catechumens. • CATECHUMENICAL adj. of or like a catechumen, also CATECHUMENAL. |
| CHLOROCALCITES | • CHLOROCALCITE n. a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium. |
| CONCENTRICALLY | • concentrically adv. In a concentric manner. • CONCENTRICAL adv. having a common center, also CONCENTRIC. |
| CONVALESCENCES | • convalescences n. Plural of convalescence. • CONVALESCENCE n. recovery from illness, also CONVALESCENCY. |
| COSMECEUTICALS | • cosmeceuticals n. Plural of cosmeceutical. • COSMECEUTICAL n. a product which overlaps the cosmetics and drugs industries. |
| CYCLANTHACEOUS | • cyclanthaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae. • CYCLANTHACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a tropical South American family of plants related to the screw-pines. |
| ECCLESIASTICAL | • ecclesiastical adj. Of or pertaining to the church. • ECCLESIASTICAL adj. of or relating to a church esp. as an established institution, also ECCLESIASTIC. |
| ENCYCLOPEDICAL | • encyclopedical adj. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of encyclopaedical. • ENCYCLOPEDICAL adj. of or relating to an encyclopedia; comprehensive; full of information, also ENCYCLOPAEDIC, ENCYCLOPAEDICAL, ENCYCLOPEDIC. |
| HYPERCALCAEMIC | • hypercalcaemic adj. Alternative form of hypercalcemic. • HYPERCALCAEMIC adj. relating to hypercalcaemia, an excess of calcium in the blood. |
| MICROCEPHALICS | • microcephalics n. Plural of microcephalic. • MICROCEPHALIC n. someone with a very small head. |
| PSYCHOCHEMICAL | • psychochemical adj. Relating to psychochemistry. • psychochemical n. Any chemical having a psychological effect on the brain. • PSYCHOCHEMICAL n. a psychoactive chemical. |
| RECALCITRANCES | • recalcitrances n. Plural of recalcitrance. • RECALCITRANCE n. the state of being recalcitrant, also RECALCITRANCY. |
| SACROCOCCYGEAL | • sacrococcygeal adj. (Medicine) Having to do with the sacrum and coccyx. • SACROCOCCYGEAL adj. relating to the sacrum and the coccyx. |
| SCAPHOCEPHALIC | • scaphocephalic adj. (Anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or affected with scaphocephaly. • SCAPHOCEPHALIC n. someone having an abnormally long narrow skull. |
| TRICHLORACETIC | • trichloracetic adj. Alternative form of trichloroacetic. • TRICHLORACETIC adj. as in trichloracetic acid. |