| 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. |
| BRACHYDACTYLIC | • brachydactylic adj. Relating to brachydactyly. • BRACHYDACTYLIC adj. having abnormally short fingers and toes, also BRACHYDACTYL. |
| CACOPHONICALLY | • cacophonically adv. In a cacophonous manner; in a manner that produces harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds. • CACOPHONICAL adv. of or like a cacophony, also CACOPHONIC, CACOPHONIOUS, CACOPHONOUS. |
| CATECHETICALLY | • catechetically adv. In a catechetical manner; by question and answer. • CATECHETICAL adv. relating to catechism, also CATECHETIC. |
| CONCENTRICALLY | • concentrically adv. In a concentric manner. • CONCENTRICAL adv. having a common center, also CONCENTRIC. |
| CONTRACYCLICAL | • contracyclical adj. (Economics) Tending to counteract the effects of the business cycle. • CONTRACYCLICAL adj. of an economic policy, offsetting fluctuation cycles in the economy by reducing taxes during a recession and raising them during a boom. |
| COXCOMBICALITY | • coxcombicality n. The quality of being coxcombical. • COXCOMBICALITY n. the state of being coxcombical. |
| 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. |
| CYCLOALIPHATIC | • cycloaliphatic adj. (Organic chemistry) Relating to a cycloalkane or a cycloalkyl radical. • CYCLOALIPHATIC adj. denoting organic compounds that are both aliphatic and cyclic, i.e. aliphatic in chemical behaviour but having their carbon atoms in a ring, also ALICYCLIC. |
| 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. |
| PSYCHOCHEMICAL | • psychochemical adj. Relating to psychochemistry. • psychochemical n. Any chemical having a psychological effect on the brain. • PSYCHOCHEMICAL n. a psychoactive chemical. |
| SACROCOCCYGEAL | • sacrococcygeal adj. (Medicine) Having to do with the sacrum and coccyx. • SACROCOCCYGEAL adj. relating to the sacrum and the coccyx. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCAL | • staphylococcal adj. Relating to staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCAL adj. relating to staphylococci. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCIC | • staphylococcic adj. Relating to staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCIC adj. relating to staphylococci. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCUS | • staphylococcus n. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia… • Staphylococcus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylococcaceae – the staphylococcus bacteria. • STAPHYLOCOCCUS n. a bacteria causing infection in wounds etc. |