| ACCEPTANT | • acceptant adj. Accepting; receiving. • acceptant n. One who accepts something. • ACCEPTANT n. one who accepts. |
| ANTARCTIC | • antarctic adj. Alternative spelling of Antarctic. • Antarctic adj. Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions. • Antarctic adj. (Figuratively) Opposite, contradictory. |
| ATARACTIC | • ataractic adj. (Pharmacology) That has a tranquilizing effect. • ataractic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that is used to tranquilize; a tranquilizer. • ATARACTIC adj. able to calm or tranquillize. |
| CATABATIC | • catabatic adj. Alternative form of katabatic. • CATABATIC adj. moving downhill, sinking (of winds), also KATABATIC. |
| CATALATIC | • catalatic adj. (Biochemistry) Related to a catalase. • CATALATIC adj. of or like catalase, an enzyme that reduces hydrogen peroxide. |
| CATALYTIC | • catalytic adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to a catalyst; having properties facilitating chemical reaction or change. • CATALYTIC adj. acting as a catalyst, also CATALYTICAL. |
| CATARACTS | • cataracts n. Plural of cataract. • CATARACT n. a waterfall. |
| CATATONIC | • catatonic adj. (Medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state… • catatonic adj. (Figuratively) Motionless and unresponsive, as from shock; withdrawn. • catatonic n. (Medicine) A patient in a state of catatonia. |
| CATHARTIC | • cathartic adj. Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis. • cathartic adj. That which releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience. • cathartic n. (Medicine) A laxative. |
| COARCTATE | • coarctate adj. (Medicine) Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed. • coarctate adj. (Entomology) (of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium. • coarctate v. (Obsolete) To press together; to crowd. |
| STACCATOS | • staccatos n. Plural of staccato. • STACCATO n. (Italian) a musical passage with each note detached. |
| STALACTIC | • stalactic adj. (Geology) Having, or relating to, stalactites. • STALACTIC adj. of or like a stalactite, also STALACTITIC, STALACTITICAL. |
| STOCCATAS | • stoccatas n. Plural of stoccata. • STOCCATA n. (Italian) a straight thrust with a rapier, also STOCCADO. |
| TACTICIAN | • tactician n. A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics. • TACTICIAN n. one skilled in tactics. |
| TOCCATINA | • toccatina n. (Music) A short or simple toccata. • TOCCATINA n. a short toccata, a quick, fantasia-like musical composition. |