| ASCETICALLY | • ascetically adv. In an ascetic manner. • ASCETICAL adv. practising severe abstinence or austerity, esp. for religious or spiritual reasons, also ASCETIC. |
| CALYCANTHUS | • calycanthus n. Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs. • CALYCANTHUS n. the Carolina allspice or strawberry shrub, a North American shrub. |
| CATACLYSMAL | • cataclysmal adj. As destructive as a cataclysm. • CATACLYSMAL adj. relating to cataclysm, also CATACLYSMIC. |
| CATACLYSMIC | • cataclysmic adj. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic. • CATACLYSMIC adj. relating to cataclysm, also CATACLYSMAL. |
| CAUSTICALLY | • caustically adv. In a caustic manner. • CAUSTICAL adv. burning, also CAUSTIC. |
| COCATALYSTS | • cocatalysts n. Plural of cocatalyst. • COCATALYST n. a substance that acts in tandem with another as a catalyst. |
| CONSULTANCY | • consultancy n. A consultant or consulting firm. • consultancy n. The services offered by a consultant. • CONSULTANCY n. an agency which provides professional advice; the post or work of a consultant. |
| CYCLISATION | • cyclisation n. Alternative spelling of cyclization. • CYCLISATION n. the formation of a ring in a chemical compound, also CYCLIZATION. |
| CYTOPLASMIC | • cytoplasmic adj. (Cytology) Of or pertaining to cytoplasm. • CYTOPLASMIC adj. relating to cytoplasm. |
| CYTOPLASTIC | • cytoplastic adj. Relating to a cytoplast. • CYTOPLASTIC adj. of or relating to a cytoplast, the intact cytoplasm of a single cell. |
| FLYCATCHERS | • flycatchers n. Plural of flycatcher. • FLYCATCHER n. one of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing. |
| PYROCLASTIC | • pyroclastic adj. (Volcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption. • pyroclastic n. A rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin. • PYROCLASTIC adj. of rocks, formed of fragments thrown out by volcanic action. |
| SCEPTICALLY | • sceptically adv. (British spelling) Alternative form of skeptically. • SCEPTICAL adv. inclined to questioning and disbelief, also SKEPTICAL. |
| STICHICALLY | • STICHIC adv. relating to verse composed in homogeneous and recurrent lines, as in recitative poetry. |
| SYNTACTICAL | • syntactical adj. Syntactic, related to syntax. • SYNTACTICAL adj. relating to syntax, also SYNTACTIC. |
| SYNTECTICAL | • syntectical adj. Relating to syntexis. • SYNTECTICAL adj. (obsolete) pertaining to syntexis, liquefaction, also SYNTECTIC. |