| ACETOACETIC | • acetoacetic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetoacetic acid or its derivatives. • ACETOACETIC adj. as in acetoacetic acid, a weak acid which is an intermediate in the catabolism of fatty acids and amino acids. |
| 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. |
| CACOEPISTIC | • cacoepistic adj. Of or relating to mispronounced words. • CACOEPISTIC adj. relating to cacoepy, incorrect pronunciation. |
| CATENACCIOS | • CATENACCIO n. (Italian) a defensive system of play in football. |
| CHALCOCITES | • chalcocites n. Plural of chalcocite. • CHALCOCITE n. a greyish-black mineral, native copper sulphide. |
| CHEMOTACTIC | • chemotactic adj. Relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis. • CHEMOTACTIC adj. exhibiting chemotaxis. |
| CHLORACETIC | • chloracetic adj. Alternative form of chloroacetic. • CHLORACETIC adj. an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid, also CHLOROACETIC. |
| CICATRICOSE | • cicatricose adj. (Biology) apparently scarred. • CICATRICOSE adj. like a cicatrix. |
| CLEPTOCRACY | • cleptocracy n. Alternative form of kleptocracy. • CLEPTOCRACY n. rule by thieves, also KLEPTOCRACY. |
| COCKATRICES | • cockatrices n. Plural of cockatrice. • COCKATRICE n. a fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. |
| COCKMATCHES | • cockmatches n. Plural of cockmatch. • COCKMATCH n. a cockfight. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| COWCATCHERS | • cowcatchers n. Plural of cowcatcher. • cow␣catchers n. Plural of cow catcher. • COWCATCHER n. a device on the front of a train for clearing obstacles off the track. |
| 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. |
| PATCHCOCKES | • PATCHCOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHOCKE. |
| 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. |