| ACCORDANCES | • accordances n. Plural of accordance. • ACCORDANCE n. agreement, also ACCORDANCY. |
| ACROCENTRIC | • acrocentric adj. (Genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm… • acrocentric n. A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm. • ACROCENTRIC n. a rod-shaped chromosome. |
| CACODEMONIC | • cacodemonic adj. Demonic. • CACODEMONIC adj. like a cacodemon, an evil spirit. |
| CATENACCIOS | • CATENACCIO n. (Italian) a defensive system of play in football. |
| CHALCEDONIC | • chalcedonic adj. Of or pertaining to chalcedony. • CHALCEDONIC adj. of or like chalcedony. |
| COADJACENCY | • coadjacency n. The condition of being coadjacent. • COADJACENCY n. the state of being coadjacent. |
| COALESCENCE | • coalescence n. The act of coalescing. • coalescence n. (Phonology) The merging of two segments into one. • COALESCENCE n. the act of coalescing. |
| COMPLACENCE | • complacence n. (Archaic) Being complacent; a feeling of contentment or satisfaction; complacency. • complacence n. (Obsolete) Delight, pleasure. • complacence n. (Obsolete) Complaisance; a willingness to comply with others’ wishes. |
| COMPLACENCY | • complacency n. A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. • complacency n. Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation. • COMPLACENCY n. self-satisfaction esp. when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies, also COMPLACENCE. |
| CONCEPTACLE | • conceptacle n. (Obsolete) A cavity or receptacle, especially in the body. • conceptacle n. (Phycology) A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs. • conceptacle n. (Botany) A pericarp of one valve; a follicle. |
| CONCERNANCY | • concernancy n. (Obsolete, rare) Relevance. • CONCERNANCY n. (Shakespeare) bearing, relevancy. |
| CONCORDANCE | • concordance n. Agreement; accordance; consonance. • concordance n. (Grammar, obsolete) Agreement of words with one another; concord. • concordance n. (Biblical) An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal… |
| CONDUCTANCE | • conductance n. (Physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance. • CONDUCTANCE n. a conductor's power of conducting electricity, the reciprocal of the resistance. |
| CONNASCENCE | • connascence n. (Obsolete) The birth of two or more things at the same time; A simultaneous coming into being. • connascence n. The state of being born into the same family, race, or group; a commonality of heritage or birthright. • connascence n. (Obsolete) The act of growing or developing together. |
| CONNASCENCY | • connascency n. Alternative form of connascence. • CONNASCENCY n. the state of being connascent, also CONNASCENCE. |
| CYCLAZOCINE | • cyclazocine n. (Pharmacology) A particular narcotic. • CYCLAZOCINE n. a synthetic drug protecting against the addictive effects of the morphine group. |
| GYNECOCRACY | • gynecocracy n. (Government, sociology) Government or rule by women, or a society with such leadership. • GYNECOCRACY n. government by women, also GYNAECOCRACY. |
| OCCUPANCIES | • occupancies n. Plural of occupancy. • OCCUPANCY n. the act or fact of occupying, also OCCUPANCE. |
| TECHNOCRACY | • technocracy n. A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise. • TECHNOCRACY n. government by technical experts. |