| ADIACTINIC | • adiactinic adj. (Chemistry) Not transmitting the actinic rays. • ADIACTINIC adj. denoting a substance that does not transmit radiation affecting photochemically sensitive materials, such as a safelight in a photographic darkroom. |
| APODEICTIC | • apodeictic adj. Affording proof; demonstrative. • apodeictic adj. Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain. • apodeictic adj. (Logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly… |
| CADUCITIES | • caducities n. Plural of caducity. • CADUCITY n. the quality of being transitory or perishable. |
| CARYATIDIC | • caryatidic adj. Of or relating to a caryatid. • CARYATIDIC adj. of or like a caryatid, a draped female figure supporting an entablature, also CARYATIC, CARYATIDAL, CARYATIDEAN. |
| CICATRISED | • cicatrised v. Simple past tense and past participle of cicatrise. • CICATRISE v. to form a scar, also CICATRIZE. |
| CICATRIZED | • cicatrized v. Simple past tense and past participle of cicatrize. • CICATRIZE v. to form a scar, also CICATRISE. |
| CLADISTICS | • cladistics n. (Systematics) An approach to biological systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon synapomorphies… • CLADISTICS n. taxonomic theory distinguishing by common ancestor. |
| DIACAUSTIC | • diacaustic adj. Relating to the caustic curves formed by the refraction of light. • diacaustic n. A refracting lens, which can be used to cauterise. • diacaustic n. The curve or surface formed by the intersection of refracted light rays. |
| DIACOUSTIC | • diacoustic adj. Relating to diacoustics. • DIACOUSTIC adj. pertaining to the refraction of sound. |
| DIACRITICS | • diacritics n. Plural of diacritic. • DIACRITIC n. a mark or sign serving to distinguish different values or sounds of the same letter e.g. an acute accent. |
| DIALECTICS | • dialectics n. (Philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions… • dialectics n. Plural of dialectic. • DIALECTIC n. the art of arriving at the truth by disclosing the contradictions in the opponent's argument and overcoming them. |
| DIAZEUCTIC | • diazeuctic adj. (Music, obsolete) Disjoining two fourths. • DIAZEUCTIC adj. relating to diazeuxis, the separation of two tetrachords by a whole tone. |
| DICACITIES | • dicacities n. Plural of dicacity. • DICACITY n. (archaic) raillery, banter. |
| DIDACTICAL | • didactical adj. Didactic. • DIDACTICAL adj. designed or intended to teach, also DIDACTIC. |
| DOCIMASTIC | • docimastic adj. (Dated) of, or relating to an experiment, test or assay. • DOCIMASTIC adj. proving by docimasy, experiments or tests. |
| FLACCIDITY | • flaccidity n. The condition of being flaccid. • FLACCIDITY n. the state of being flaccid. |
| UNDIDACTIC | • undidactic adj. Not didactic. • UNDIDACTIC adj. not didactic. |