| ALICYCLIC | • alicyclic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure. • alicyclic n. Such an organic compound. • ALICYCLIC 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 CYCLOALIPHATIC. |
| CALCULARY | • calculary adj. (Medicine) Of or relating to calculus (stony concretions). • CALCULARY adj. of or pertaining to calculi, stonelike concretions that form in certain vessels of the body, also CALCULOSE, CALCULOUS. |
| CALYCINAL | • calycinal adj. (Botany) Alternative form of calycine. • CALYCINAL adj. of or pertaining to a cup or calyx, also CALYCATE, CALYCEAL, CALYCINE. |
| CALYCULAR | • calycular adj. (Botany) Pertaining to, or resembling, the bracts of a calycle. • CALYCULAR adj. of or like a calycule, a row of small bracts at the base of the calyx. |
| CALYCULES | • calycules n. Plural of calycule. • CALYCULE n. a cuplike structure. |
| CALYCULUS | • calyculus n. (Zoology) Any cup-shaped structure. • calyculus n. (Botany, Britain) A group of bracts resembling an outer calyx. • CALYCULUS n. a small, cup-shaped structure. |
| CIVICALLY | • civically adv. In a civic manner. • CIVIC adv. pertaining to a city. |
| COMICALLY | • comically adv. In a comical manner. • COMICAL adv. amusing, also COMIC. |
| CONICALLY | • conically adv. In a conical manner. • CONICAL adv. shaped like a cone. |
| CRUCIALLY | • crucially adv. In a crucial manner. • CRUCIAL adv. very important. |
| CUBICALLY | • cubically adv. In a cubic manner. • CUBICAL adv. shaped like a cube. |
| CYCLICALS | • CYCLICAL n. stock whose earnings fluctuate with the economy. |
| CYCLOIDAL | • cycloidal adj. Pertaining to or resembling a cycloid, or a circle. • CYCLOIDAL adj. of or like a cycloid, a curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls along a straight line. |
| CYNICALLY | • cynically adv. In a cynical manner. • CYNICAL adv. distrusting. |
| FLACCIDLY | • flaccidly adv. In a flaccid manner. • FLACCID adv. limp. |
| SALICYLIC | • salicylic adj. Derived from salicin. • SALICYLIC adj. as in salicylic acid, a bitter-tasting derivative of phenol that is used in making aspirin and dyes and as a fungicide. |