| ACHIOTES | • achiotes n. Plural of achiote. • ACHIOTE n. (Nahuatl) the seeds of the annatto tree. |
| ACROLITH | • acrolith n. (Historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs. • ACROLITH n. (Greek) a statue with a wooden trunk and stone head and extremities. |
| ACTORISH | • actorish adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor. • ACTORISH adj. like an actor. |
| ANORTHIC | • anorthic adj. (Crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely. • ANORTHIC adj. of crystals, triclinic, referable to three unequal oblique axes. |
| ATROPHIC | • atrophic adj. (Medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy. • ATROPHIC adj. relating to atrophia. |
| CATHODIC | • cathodic adj. (Anatomy) Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent. • cathodic adj. (Physics) Of or pertaining to a cathode. • CATHODIC adj. relating to a cathode, also CATHODAL, CATHODICAL, KATHODAL, KATHODIC. |
| CATHOLIC | • catholic adj. Universal; all-encompassing. • catholic adj. Alternative letter-case form of Catholic. • catholic adj. (Obsolete) Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent. |
| CHARIOTS | • chariots n. Plural of chariot. • CHARIOT v. to ride in a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle. |
| CHITOSAN | • chitosan n. (Biochemistry) An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat. • CHITOSAN n. a compound derived from chitin. |
| COHABITS | • cohabits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit. • COHABIT v. to dwell together as husband and wife. |
| ETHANOIC | • ethanoic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having the group CH3COO-. • ETHANOIC adj. as in ethanoic acid, the same as acetic acid. |
| HARICOTS | • haricots n. Plural of haricot. • HARICOT n. (French) a kind of bean or pea. |
| HOACTZIN | • hoactzin n. Alternative form of hoatzin. • HOACTZIN n. (Nahuatl) a South American bird; the young have clawed wings, also HOATZIN. |
| INCHOATE | • inchoate adj. Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature. • inchoate adj. Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling. • inchoate adj. (Law) Of a crime, imposing criminal liability for an incompleted act. |
| ISOTACHS | • isotachs n. Plural of isotach. • ISOTACH n. a line connecting points of equal wind velocity. |
| KATHODIC | • kathodic adj. Dated form of cathodic. • KATHODIC adj. relating to a kathode, the positive terminal of a battery, also CATHODAL, CATHODIC, CATHODICAL, KATHODAL. |
| THORACIC | • thoracic adj. (Anatomy) Of the thorax. • thoracic n. (Zoology) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins. • THORACIC adj. of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest, also THORACAL. |
| TOISEACH | • TOISEACH n. (Irish) a Celtic nobleman, also TOISECH, TOSHACH. |
| TOVARICH | • tovarich n. Alternative form of tovarish. • TOVARICH n. (Russian) friend, comrade, also TOVARISCH, TOVARISH. |
| TROCHAIC | • trochaic adj. Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. • trochaic n. A poetical composition of this kind. • TROCHAIC adj. of or like a trochee, in prosody, a foot of one long syllable, one short. |