| BECCACCIA | • BECCACCIA n. (Italian) a woodcock. |
| CACHECTIC | • cachectic adj. Having cachexia; wasting away from a disease or chronic illness. • CACHECTIC adj. relating to cachexy, severe wasting of the body, also CACHECTICAL, CACHEXIC. |
| BECCACCIAS | • BECCACCIA n. (Italian) a woodcock. |
| CACHECTICAL | • cachectical adj. Alternative form of cachectic. • CACHECTICAL adj. relating to cachexy, severe wasting of the body, also CACHECTIC, CACHEXIC. |
| CARBOCYCLIC | • carbocyclic adj. (Organic chemistry) describing a ring, all of whose atoms are carbon. • CARBOCYCLIC adj. being or having an organic ring composed of carbon atoms. |
| MACROCYCLIC | • macrocyclic adj. (Chemistry, of an organic compound) having a closed ring of more than about twelve atoms. • macrocyclic adj. (Chemistry) of, or relating to a macrocycle. • MACROCYCLIC adj. containing or being a chemical ring that consists usually of 15 or more atoms. |
| MICROCOCCAL | • micrococcal adj. Of, pertaining to, or caused by a micrococcus. • MICROCOCCAL adj. of or like a micrococcus. |
| ACCIACCATURA | • acciaccatura n. (Music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by… • ACCIACCATURA n. (Italian) a grace-note performed quickly before an essential note of a melody. |
| ACCIACCATURE | • acciaccature n. Plural of acciaccatura. • ACCIACCATURA n. (Italian) a grace-note performed quickly before an essential note of a melody. |
| ACCIACCATURAS | • acciaccaturas n. Plural of acciaccatura. • ACCIACCATURA n. (Italian) a grace-note performed quickly before an essential note of a melody. |
| CIRCUMJACENCY | • circumjacency n. An area circumjacent to another; surroundings, environs. • CIRCUMJACENCY n. the state of being circumjacent, lying around. |
| CONCYCLICALLY | • CONCYCLIC adv. lying or situated on the circumference of the same circle. |
| COCARCINOGENIC | • cocarcinogenic adj. Being or relating to a cocarcinogen. • COCARCINOGENIC adj. of or like a cocarcinogen, an agent that aggravates the carcinogenic effects of another substance. |
| CONTRACYCLICAL | • contracyclical adj. (Economics) Tending to counteract the effects of the business cycle. • CONTRACYCLICAL adj. of an economic policy, offsetting fluctuation cycles in the economy by reducing taxes during a recession and raising them during a boom. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCIC | • staphylococcic adj. Relating to staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCIC adj. relating to staphylococci. |
| CIRCUMJACENCIES | • circumjacencies n. Plural of circumjacency. • CIRCUMJACENCY n. the state of being circumjacent, lying around. |
| COUNTERCYCLICAL | • countercyclical adj. (Public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy. • countercyclical adj. (Economics) Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy. • COUNTERCYCLICAL adj. calculated to check excessive developments in a business cycle. |