| AEROTACTIC | • aerotactic adj. Relating to aerotaxis. • AEROTACTIC adj. relating to or showing aerotaxis. |
| ANAPTYCTIC | • anaptyctic adj. (Phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word. • ANAPTYCTIC adj. relating to anaptyxis, the insertion of a vowel between two consonants for ease of pronunciation, also ANAPTYCTICAL. |
| ASYNTACTIC | • asyntactic adj. Not syntactic. • ASYNTACTIC adj. loosely put together, irregular, ungrammatical. |
| ATARACTICS | • ataractics n. Plural of ataractic. • ATARACTIC n. a tranquillizing drug, also ATARAXIC. |
| AUTOCRATIC | • autocratic adj. Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government. • autocratic adj. (Derogatory) Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat. • AUTOCRATIC adj. of, relating to, or being an autocracy, also AUTOCRATICAL. |
| CANTATRICE | • cantatrice n. A professional female singer. • CANTATRICE n. (Italian) a female singer. |
| CANTATRICI | • cantatrici n. Plural of cantatrice. • CANTATRICE n. (Italian) a female singer. |
| CAPACITATE | • capacitate v. (Transitive) To make capable of functioning in a given capacity. • capacitate v. (Transitive, zoology) To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs. • capacitate v. (Transitive, mathematics) To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network. |
| CATALECTIC | • catalectic adj. (Poetry) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. • catalectic adj. Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. • catalectic n. (Poetry) A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. |
| CATALEPTIC | • cataleptic adj. Pertaining to, or affected by, catalepsy. • cataleptic n. A person experiencing catalepsy. • CATALEPTIC adj. afflicted with catalepsy. |
| CATAPULTIC | • catapultic adj. Pertaining to a catapult or catapults. • catapultic adj. Characteristic of or resembling the propulsive motion of a catapult. • CATAPULTIC adj. of or like a catapult. |
| CATATONICS | • catatonics n. Plural of catatonic. • CATATONIC n. one suffering from catatonia. |
| CATHARTICS | • cathartics n. Plural of cathartic. • CATHARTIC n. something which is used to clean one's bowels. |
| CHAVTASTIC | • chavtastic adj. (Derogatory, slang) Very much related to chavs. • chavtastic adj. (Derogatory, slang) Both fantastic and chavvy. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • CHAVTASTIC adj. suitable for use by a chav. |
| PARATACTIC | • paratactic adj. Pertaining to or using parataxis. • PARATACTIC adj. of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis, also PARATACTICAL. |
| STIACCIATO | • STIACCIATO n. (Italian) very low relief, as on coins. |
| TACTICALLY | • tactically adv. In a tactical manner; in a manner calculated to achieve some end. • tactically adv. Using tactics. • TACTICAL adv. relating to tactics. |
| TACTICIANS | • tacticians n. Plural of tactician. • TACTICIAN n. one skilled in tactics. |
| TOCCATINAS | • toccatinas n. Plural of toccatina. • TOCCATINA n. a short toccata, a quick, fantasia-like musical composition. |