| ACCLIMATES | • acclimates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate. • ACCLIMATE v. (US) to habituate to a climate not native, also ACCLIMATIZE. |
| ASCETICISM | • asceticism n. The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity. • ASCETICISM n. the state of being ascetic. |
| CACOMISTLE | • cacomistle n. The Bassariscus sumichrasti. • CACOMISTLE n. (Nahuatl) a North American carnivore, about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons, also CACOMIXL, CACOMIXLE. |
| CATECHISMS | • catechisms n. Plural of catechism. • CATECHISM n. a form of instruction by means of questions and answers. |
| CERAMICIST | • ceramicist n. A person who makes ceramics, such as pottery. • CERAMICIST n. one who works with ceramics. |
| CHIASMATIC | • chiasmatic adj. (Anatomy) Of or relating to the optic chiasma. • chiasmatic adj. (Genetics) Relating to or characterized by a chiasma (the contact point between the two chromatids of… • CHIASMATIC adj. relating to chiasma. |
| CHROMATICS | • chromatics n. (Music) Chromatic harmonies or notes. • chromatics n. (Optics) The science of colours; the branch of optics that deals with the properties of colours. • CHROMATICS n. the science of colors; that part of optics which treats of the properties of colors. |
| COSMETICAL | • cosmetical adj. Alternative form of cosmetic. • COSMETICAL adj. imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion, also COSMETIC. |
| DOCIMASTIC | • docimastic adj. (Dated) of, or relating to an experiment, test or assay. • DOCIMASTIC adj. proving by docimasy, experiments or tests. |
| MACCHIATOS | • macchiatos n. Plural of macchiato. • MACCHIATO n. (Italian) espresso coffee served with a dash of hot or cold milk. |
| MATCHSTICK | • matchstick n. A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match. • matchstick n. (Chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece. • match␣stick n. Alternative spelling of matchstick. |
| MESOCRATIC | • mesocratic adj. Relating to mesocracy, or rule by the middle class. • mesocratic adj. (Mineralogy) Neither leucocratic nor melanocratic; having a more or less even mixture of light and dark constituents. • mesocratic n. (Ecology) The second stage of interglacial forest development (Early-Temperate), characterized by a… |
| PRACTICUMS | • practicums n. Plural of practicum. • PRACTICUM n. (Latin) a course of practical work undertaken to implement academic studies. |
| SCHEMATICS | • schematics n. Plural of schematic. • SCHEMATIC n. the representation of something by a diagram, plan etc. |
| SCHISMATIC | • schismatic adj. (Religion) Of or pertaining to a schism. • schismatic adj. (Music) Of or pertaining to a schisma. • schismatic adj. Divisive. |
| SCIOMANTIC | • SCIOMANTIC adj. relating to sciomancy, divination with the help of ghosts. |
| STOMACHICS | • stomachics n. Plural of stomachic. • STOMACHIC n. a stomachic medicine. |