| ACHONDRITIC | • achondritic adj. (Geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite. • ACHONDRITIC adj. of or like an achondrite, a stony meteorite without rounded grains. |
| ACIDOPHILIC | • acidophilic adj. Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile. • acidophilic adj. Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin. • ACIDOPHILIC adj. easily stained by acid dyes; thriving in acid environment. |
| ADHOCRACIES | • adhocracies n. Plural of adhocracy. • ad-hocracies n. Plural of ad-hocracy (alternative form of adhocracies). • ad␣hocracies n. Plural of ad hocracy (alternative form of adhocracies). |
| ARACHIDONIC | • arachidonic adj. Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives. • ARACHIDONIC adj. as in arachidonic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid occurring in animal cells. |
| ARCHDIOCESE | • archdiocese n. (Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also… • ARCHDIOCESE n. the diocese of an archbishop. |
| CHALCEDONIC | • chalcedonic adj. Of or pertaining to chalcedony. • CHALCEDONIC adj. of or like chalcedony. |
| CHANCROIDAL | • chancroidal adj. Relating to chancroid. • CHANCROIDAL adj. of or like a chancroid, a type of venereal sore. |
| CHARACINOID | • CHARACINOID adj. of or like a characin. |
| CLARICHORDS | • clarichords n. Plural of clarichord. • CLARICHORD n. an old keyboard stringed instrument in which the tangent striking the string and producing the sound also determines the vibrating length, also CLAVICHORD. |
| CLAVICHORDS | • clavichords n. Plural of clavichord. • CLAVICHORD n. an old keyboard stringed instrument, also CLARICHORD. |
| DICHROMATIC | • dichromatic adj. Having two colors. • dichromatic adj. (Pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished. • dichromatic adj. (Zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye. |
| HYDNOCARPIC | • HYDNOCARPIC adj. denoting a type of acid. |
| HYDROCYANIC | • hydrocyanic adj. Of or pertaining to hydrocyanic acid or its compounds. • HYDROCYANIC adj. denoting an acid (prussic acid) composed of hydrogen and cyanogen. |
| HYDROTACTIC | • hydrotactic adj. Relating to hydrotaxis. • HYDROTACTIC adj. relating to hydrotaxis, movement towards or away from water. |
| SACCHAROIDS | • saccharoids n. Plural of saccharoid. • SACCHAROID n. a marble or quartzite of fine to medium grain. |