| CACOPHONIES | • cacophonies n. Plural of cacophony. • CACOPHONY n. the harsh joining of sounds. |
| CEPHALALGIC | • cephalalgic adj. (Medicine) Relating to, or affected with, headache. • cephalalgic n. A remedy for the headache. • CEPHALALGIC n. a headache remedy. |
| CEROGRAPHIC | • cerographic adj. Of or relating to cerography. • CEROGRAPHIC adj. relating to cerography, writing or printing on plates spread with wax, also CEROGRAPHICAL. |
| DIPHYCERCAL | • diphycercal adj. (Zoology) Describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip. • DIPHYCERCAL adj. of fishes, etc., having the tail symmetrical about the vertebral column. |
| ECPHRACTICS | • ecphractics n. Plural of ecphractic. • ECPHRACTIC n. a drug that removes obstructions. |
| EMPHRACTICS | • EMPHRACTIC n. a substance that stops the pores of the skin. |
| HYPERCAPNIC | • hypercapnic adj. Exhibiting or relating to hypercapnia. • HYPERCAPNIC adj. relating to hypercapnia. |
| IPECACUANHA | • ipecacuanha n. (Medicine, pharmaceutics) The root of Carapichea ipecacuanha, used as an emetic or purgative; a preparation… • ipecacuanha n. (Medicine, pharmaceutics) The flowering plant Carapichea ipecacuanha. • IPECACUANHA n. (Portuguese) the dried root of various South American plants, used as a purgative, expectorant and emetic, also IPECAC. |
| METAPSYCHIC | • metapsychic adj. Being or pertaining to something (for example, telepathy) that is outside the realm of orthodox psychology… • METAPSYCHIC adj. relating to metapsychics, the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology, also METAPSYCHICAL. |
| MICROCEPHAL | • MICROCEPHAL n. someone having a very small head. |
| OPHICALCITE | • ophicalcite n. (Mineralogy) ophite; verd antique. • OPHICALCITE n. a kind of marble, containing green serpentine. |
| OXYCEPHALIC | • oxycephalic adj. Of or relating to oxycephaly. • OXYCEPHALIC adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALOUS. |
| PACHYDERMIC | • pachydermic adj. (Medicine) Characterized by or characteristic of pachydermy. • pachydermic adj. Pertaining to the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata. • pachydermic adj. Pertaining to or involving elephants. |
| PHYLACTERIC | • phylacteric adj. Of or relating to phylacteries. • PHYLACTERIC adj. of or like a phylactery, a slip of parchment inscribed with certain passages of Scripture, worn in a box on the left arm or forehead by Jewish men, also PHYLACTERICAL. |
| PINACOTHECA | • pinacotheca n. An art gallery (especially a picture gallery). • PINACOTHECA n. a picture-gallery. |
| PROCEPHALIC | • procephalic adj. (Zoology) Relating to, or forming, the front of the head. • PROCEPHALIC adj. pertaining to the front of the head. |
| ZOOCEPHALIC | • zoocephalic adj. Having the head of an animal. • ZOOCEPHALIC adj. animal-headed. |