| APRACTIC | • apractic adj. (Neurology) Relating to apraxia. • APRACTIC adj. unable to perform voluntary bodily movements, also APRAXIC. |
| APRICATE | • apricate v. (Intransitive, rare) To bask in the sun. • apricate v. (Transitive, also figuratively, rare) To disinfect and freshen by exposing to the sun; to sun. • APRICATE v. to expose to sunlight. |
| ASPARTIC | • aspartic adj. Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives. • ASPARTIC adj. as in aspartic acid, an amino acid found in young sugarcane, etc., and formed by the hydrolysis of asparagine. |
| AUTOCARP | • AUTOCARP n. a fruit produced by self-fertilization. |
| BRATPACK | • bratpack adj. (Informal, film) Of or relating to the Brat Pack. • Brat␣Pack prop.n. (Informal, film, historical) A group of young actors who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented… • Brat␣Pack prop.n. (Informal, literature, historical) A group of young authors who emerged on the East Coast in the 1980s. |
| CALTRAPS | • caltraps n. Plural of caltrap. • CALTRAP n. a device with four metal points so arranged so that one points upward as a hazard, also CALTHROP, CALTROP. |
| CALYPTRA | • calyptra n. (Botany) In bryophytes, a thin, hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing… • calyptra n. (Botany) any cap-like covering of a flower or fruit, such as the operculum over the unopened buds of… • calyptra n. (Botany) Any of various coverings at the tips of structures, in the terminology of various authors;… |
| CANTRAIP | • cantraip n. Alternative form of cantrip. • CANTRAIP n. (Scots) a charm; an incantation, also CANTRAP, CANTRIP. |
| CANTRAPS | • cantraps n. Plural of cantrap. • CANTRAP n. (Scots) a magic spell, also CANTRIP, CANTRAIP. |
| CAPRATES | • caprates n. Plural of caprate. • CAPRATE n. a salt of capric acid. |
| CAPROATE | • caproate n. (Organic chemistry) A hexanoate. • CAPROATE n. a salt of caproic acid. |
| CATAPHOR | • cataphor n. (Medicine) Semicoma. • cataphor n. (Medicine) Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness. • CATAPHOR n. (Greek) the use of an expression which refers to or stands for a later word or group of words, also CATAPHORA. |
| CATNAPER | • catnaper n. Alternative spelling of catnapper. • CATNAPER n. one that steals cats, usually to sell them for research, also CATNAPPER. |
| CHAMPART | • champart n. (Historical) The division of the produce of land, the right of the feudal lord. • CHAMPART n. the division of the produce of land, the right of the feudal lord. |
| CLAPTRAP | • claptrap n. Empty verbiage or nonsense. • claptrap n. (Historical) A device for producing a clapping sound in theaters. • claptrap n. A device or trick to gain applause; a humbug. |
| PLACATER | • placater n. One who placates. • PLACATER n. one who placates. |
| RACEPATH | • racepath n. A path used for racing. • RACEPATH n. a course for races. |
| RAPACITY | • rapacity n. The quality of being rapacious; voracity. • RAPACITY n. the quality of being rapacious. |
| RATPACKS | • rat␣packs n. Plural of rat pack. • RATPACK n. a show-business clique. |
| TRACKPAD | • trackpad n. Touchpad. • TRACKPAD n. part of a laptop computer functioning like a mouse, also TOUCHPAD. |