| ANCHORITIC | • anchoritic adj. Of or pertaining to an anchorite. • ANCHORITIC adj. of or like an anchorite, also ANCHORITICAL. |
| BACITRACIN | • bacitracin n. (Pharmacology) A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis… • BACITRACIN n. an antibiotic used for treating bacterial skin infections. |
| CANTATRICI | • cantatrici n. Plural of cantatrice. • CANTATRICE n. (Italian) a female singer. |
| CARCINOIDS | • carcinoids n. Plural of carcinoid. • CARCINOID n. a benign or malignant tumour arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. |
| CARCINOSIS | • carcinosis n. Carcinomatosis. • CARCINOSIS n. the spread of cancer in the body. |
| CARIOGENIC | • cariogenic adj. Of, or relating to cariogenesis. • cariogenic adj. Producing dental caries. • CARIOGENIC adj. causing dental cavities. |
| CINNABARIC | • cinnabaric adj. Relating to, or resembling, cinnabar. • CINNABARIC adj. of or like cinnabar, an ore of mercury. |
| CIRCASSIAN | • Circassian prop.n. A North Caucasian language group spoken in Circassia in North West Caucasus Russia. • Circassian prop.n. The Adyghe, Kabardian, Ubykh languages. • Circassian n. A native or inhabitant of Circassia (historical) (nowadays shared by Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and… |
| CIRCENSIAL | • Circensial adj. Obsolete form of Circensian. • CIRCENSIAL adj. (obsolete) of or pertaining to, or held in, the Circus, in Rome, also CIRCENSIAN. |
| CIRCENSIAN | • circensian adj. Alternative form of Circensian. • Circensian adj. Of, relating to, or held in, the Circus Maximus of Ancient Rome. • CIRCENSIAN adj. of or pertaining to, or held in, the Circus, in Rome, also CIRCENSIAL. |
| COCHAIRING | • cochairing v. Present participle of cochair. • co-chairing v. Present participle of co-chair. • COCHAIR v. to serve jointly as chairman. |
| CONCILIARY | • conciliary adj. Of or relating to a council, particularly with respect to municipal government; issued by a council. • CONCILIARY adj. of or pertaining to (esp. ecclesiastical) councils, also CONCILIAR. |
| DIACHRONIC | • diachronic adj. Occurring over or changing with time. • diachronic adj. Of, pertaining to or concerned with changes that occur over time. • DIACHRONIC adj. of the study of a subject (esp. a language) through its historical development, as opposed to synchronic. |
| MUSCARINIC | • muscarinic adj. Of or pertaining to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, usually with regard to agonism or antagonism… • muscarinic adj. (Original (etymonic) sense but not the usual sense) Of or pertaining to muscarine. • muscarinic n. A muscarinic drug: one that modulates (enhances or blocks) the activity of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. |
| PRACTICIAN | • practician n. A practitioner; someone who practises a particular profession, especially medicine. • PRACTICIAN n. a practiser or practitioner. |
| PRACTICING | • practicing v. Present participle of practice. • practicing adj. Actively engaged in a profession. • practicing adj. Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion. |
| SCRAICHING | • SCRAICH v. (Scots) to screech, shriek, also SCRAIGH, SCREECH, SCREICH, SCREIGH, SCRIECH, SCRITCH, SKREEGH, SKREIGH, SKRIECH, SKRIEGH. |
| STRACCHINI | • STRACCHINO n. (Italian) a type of soft whole-milk Italian cheese. |
| UNCRITICAL | • uncritical adj. Lacking critique or critical examination; undiscriminating. • uncritical adj. Having a disregard for critical standards or procedures. • uncritical adj. Slow to criticize. |
| VICARIANCE | • vicariance n. (Biology) The separation of a group of organisms by a geographic barrier, resulting in differentiation… • vicariance n. (Geology) The geological event which produces such a barrier (volcano, earthquake, etc). • vicariance n. (Psychology, colloquial) The act of experiencing an event by proxy through an empathic link with the… |