| ANECDYSES | • ANECDYSIS n. a period between moults in arthropods. |
| ANECDYSIS | • ANECDYSIS n. a period between moults in arthropods. |
| ASYNDETIC | • asyndetic adj. (Grammar) Not connected by a conjunction. • asyndetic adj. (Psychiatry) Relating to asyndesis. • ASYNDETIC adj. not connected by conjunctions, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. |
| CADDYSSES | • CADDYSS n. (Shakespeare) a worsted ribbon or braid, also CADDICE, CADDIS. |
| CATALYSED | • catalysed v. Simple past tense and past participle of catalyse. • CATALYSE v. to act as a catalyst, also CATALYZE. |
| CHLAMYDES | • chlamydes n. Plural of chlamys. • CHLAMYS n. (Greek) a horseman's loose cloak. |
| CLEPSYDRA | • clepsydra n. A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world. • CLEPSYDRA n. (Greek) an instrument which measures time by trickling water. |
| COPYREADS | • copyreads v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyread. • COPYREAD v. (US) to subedit. |
| CYSTIDEAN | • cystidean n. (Zoology, obsolete) Any of the Cystidea, a class of extinct echinoderms now known as the Cystoidea. • cystidean n. (Zoology) A stage in the development of many crinoids after the free-swimming larva attaches to a surface… • CYSTIDEAN n. a cystoid, an extinct echinoderm. |
| DECASTYLE | • decastyle n. A portico with ten columns. • DECASTYLE n. a portico with ten columns in front. |
| DECAYLESS | • decayless adj. Undecaying, imperishable. • DECAYLESS adj. without decay. |
| DIACETYLS | • DIACETYL n. a chemical flavour enhancer. |
| DICASTERY | • dicastery n. A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical. • dicastery n. A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts. • DICASTERY n. a court of justice; a judgment hall. |
| DYARCHIES | • dyarchies n. Plural of dyarchy. • DYARCHY n. government by two powers, also DIARCHY, DINARCHY, DUARCHY. |
| ECDYSIAST | • ecdysiast n. (Uncommon) An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a form of entertainment; a stripper. • ECDYSIAST n. a striptease performer. |
| LYCAENIDS | • lycaenids n. Plural of lycaenid. • LYCAENID n. any member of the Lycaenidae, a family of butterflies. |
| SECONDARY | • secondary adj. Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc. • secondary adj. Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body. • secondary adj. (Organic chemistry) Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals. |
| SKYJACKED | • skyjacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of skyjack. • SKYJACK v. to hijack an airplane. |
| SYNDICATE | • syndicate n. A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common… • syndicate n. The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a body or council of syndics. • syndicate v. (Intransitive) To become a syndicate. |