| ACATALECTIC | • acatalectic adj. (Poetry, prosody) Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot. • acatalectic n. (Poetry, prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables. • ACATALECTIC adj. having a complete or full number of syllables. |
| ACCOMPLICES | • accomplices n. Plural of accomplice. • ACCOMPLICE n. one associated with another esp. in wrongdoing, also COMPLICE. |
| CACHECTICAL | • cachectical adj. Alternative form of cachectic. • CACHECTICAL adj. relating to cachexy, severe wasting of the body, also CACHECTIC, CACHEXIC. |
| CATALECTICS | • catalectics n. Plural of catalectic. • CATALECTIC n. a line of verse lacking one syllable in the last foot. |
| CATAPLECTIC | • cataplectic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, cataplexy. • CATAPLECTIC adj. relating to cataplexy. |
| CHALCEDONIC | • chalcedonic adj. Of or pertaining to chalcedony. • CHALCEDONIC adj. of or like chalcedony. |
| CHALCOCITES | • chalcocites n. Plural of chalcocite. • CHALCOCITE n. a greyish-black mineral, native copper sulphide. |
| CHLORACETIC | • chloracetic adj. Alternative form of chloroacetic. • CHLORACETIC adj. an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid, also CHLOROACETIC. |
| CICATRICLES | • cicatricles n. Plural of cicatricle. • CICATRICLE n. a white spot, the germinating point in the yolk of an egg, also CICATRICHULE, CICATRICULA. |
| CLIMACTERIC | • climacteric adj. Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person’s life. • climacteric adj. Critical or crucial; decisive. • climacteric adj. (Medicine) Relating to a period of physiological change during middle age; especially, menopausal. |
| CYCLAZOCINE | • cyclazocine n. (Pharmacology) A particular narcotic. • CYCLAZOCINE n. a synthetic drug protecting against the addictive effects of the morphine group. |
| CYCLOPAEDIC | • cyclopaedic adj. Alternative form of cyclopedic. • CYCLOPAEDIC adj. encyclopaedic, also CYCLOPEDIC. |
| ECCENTRICAL | • eccentrical adj. Eccentric. • ECCENTRICAL adj. (archaic) eccentric, also ECCENTRIC. |
| ECCLESIARCH | • ecclesiarch n. An official of the Eastern Church, resembling a sacrist in the Western Church. • ECCLESIARCH n. (archaic) a church ruler. |
| ENCYCLICALS | • encyclicals n. Plural of encyclical. • ENCYCLICAL n. a letter sent by the pope to multiple bishops, also ENCYCLIC. |
| EPICYCLICAL | • epicyclical adj. Of or pertaining to an epicycle. • EPICYCLICAL adj. pertaining to or having the motion of, an epicycle, also EPICYCLIC. |
| LEUCOCRATIC | • leucocratic adj. (Geology, of igneous rock) Light in color, containing at least 90% felsic minerals. • LEUCOCRATIC adj. of igneous rocks, light in colour, due to a low content of iron and magnesium. |
| PENTACYCLIC | • pentacyclic adj. (Chemistry) having five rings, especially five fused rings as in many triterpenoids. • PENTACYCLIC adj. having five whorls. |
| TETRACYCLIC | • tetracyclic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having four rings. • tetracyclic adj. (Medicine) Describing any pharmaceutical based upon tetracycline. • tetracyclic n. Any drug derived from tetracycline. |