| BLASTOCYST | • blastocyst n. (Biology) The mammalian blastula. • BLASTOCYST n. a mammalian blastula in which some differentiation of cells has occurred. |
| CATACLYSMS | • cataclysms n. Plural of cataclysm. • CATACLYSM n. a great flood or other major disaster. |
| CATALYSERS | • catalysers n. Plural of catalyser. • CATALYSER n. an agent that catalyzes, also CATALYZER. |
| CLAYSTONES | • claystones n. Plural of claystone. • CLAYSTONE n. a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles. |
| CRYSTALISE | • crystalise v. Non-Oxford British spelling spelling of crystallize. • CRYSTALISE v. to form a crystal, also CRYSTALLISE, CRYSTALIZE, CRYSTALLIZE. |
| CYMBALISTS | • cymbalists n. Plural of cymbalist. • CYMBALIST n. one who plays the cymbals, also CYMBALEER, CYMBALER. |
| CYTOPLASMS | • cytoplasms n. Plural of cytoplasm. • CYTOPLASM n. the protoplasm of a cell surrounding the nucleus. |
| CYTOPLASTS | • cytoplasts n. Plural of cytoplast. • CYTOPLAST n. the intact cytoplasm of a single cell. |
| DACTYLISTS | • dactylists n. Plural of dactylist. • DACTYLIST n. a writer of dactylic verse. |
| DECASTYLES | • decastyles n. Plural of decastyle. • DECASTYLE n. a portico with ten columns in front. |
| DYSPLASTIC | • dysplastic adj. Relating to or exhibiting dysplasia. • dysplastic n. An individual with an unproportionate body shape. • DYSPLASTIC adj. suffering from dysplasia, abnormal tissue development. |
| OCTASTYLES | • octastyles n. Plural of octastyle. • OCTASTYLE n. an octastyle building, also OCTOSTYLE. |
| PYROCLASTS | • pyroclasts n. Plural of pyroclast. • PYROCLAST n. ash and other debris ejected by a volcano. |
| SLAPSTICKY | • slapsticky adj. (Informal) Characterised by slapstick. |
| SYMPLASTIC | • symplastic adj. Relating to a symplast. • SYMPLASTIC adj. relating to a symplast, a continuous network of protoplasts. |
| SYNCLASTIC | • synclastic adj. (Of a surface) curved toward the same side in all directions. • synclastic adj. (Mathematics) of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is positive at all points. • SYNCLASTIC adj. curved in all directions towards a single point. |
| SYNDACTYLS | • syndactyls n. Plural of syndactyl. • SYNDACTYL n. an animal with digits joined together. |
| TACTLESSLY | • tactlessly adv. In a tactless manner; in a manner intentionally inconsiderate of another’s feelings. • TACTLESS adv. without tact. |