| ACCLAMATORY | • acclamatory adj. Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation. • ACCLAMATORY adj. expressing acclamation. |
| ACCUSTOMARY | • accustomary adj. Usual; customary. • ACCUSTOMARY adj. made familiar by custom. |
| ACTINOMYCES | • actinomyces n. A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces. • Actinomyces prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Actinomycetaceae – filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria that includes… • ACTINOMYCES n. a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi, also ACTINOMYCETE. |
| ACTINOMYCIN | • actinomycin n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria… • ACTINOMYCIN n. any of various antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria. |
| ANTIMYCOTIC | • antimycotic adj. That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal. • antimycotic n. An antimycotic agent. • ANTIMYCOTIC adj. antifungal. |
| ASCOMYCETES | • ascomycetes n. Plural of ascomycete. • Ascomycetes prop.n. Former name of Ascomycota, division of Fungi. • ASCOMYCETE n. one of the main divisions of the Fungi. |
| COENZYMATIC | • coenzymatic adj. Relating to, or using coenzymes. • COENZYMATIC adj. relating to a coenzyme. |
| COMPACTEDLY | • compactedly adv. In a compacted manner; close together. • COMPACTED adv. COMPACT, to pack closely together. |
| CONTUMACITY | • contumacity n. Alternative form of contumacy. • CONTUMACITY n. stubborn disobedience. |
| CRANIECTOMY | • craniectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial… • CRANIECTOMY n. surgical opening of the cranium. |
| CRITHOMANCY | • crithomancy n. Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice. • CRITHOMANCY n. divination by strewing meal over sacrificial animals. |
| CRYPTOGAMIC | • cryptogamic adj. Of or pertaining to the cryptogams. • CRYPTOGAMIC adj. of or like a cryptogam, also CRYPTOGAMIAN. |
| CYCLOTHYMIA | • cyclothymia n. (Medicine) A chronic mental disturbance characterized by mood swings and depression. • CYCLOTHYMIA n. a mental condition of alternating moods of euphoria and depression. |
| CYTOMEGALIC | • cytomegalic adj. Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly. • CYTOMEGALIC adj. having greatly enlarged cells. |
| CYTOPLASMIC | • cytoplasmic adj. (Cytology) Of or pertaining to cytoplasm. • CYTOPLASMIC adj. relating to cytoplasm. |
| MACRODACTYL | • macrodactyl n. One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes. • MACRODACTYL n. one of a group of wading birds. |
| MACROPHYTIC | • macrophytic adj. Relating to macrophytes. • MACROPHYTIC adj. relating to a macrophyte. |
| MERITOCRACY | • meritocracy n. Rule by merit and talent. • meritocracy n. A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition. • MERITOCRACY n. government by the meritorious. |