| 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. |
| ADIATHERMIC | • adiathermic adj. Impervious to heat. • ADIATHERMIC adj. impervious to radiant heat. |
| ANHIDROTICS | • anhidrotics n. Plural of anhidrotic. • ANHIDROTIC n. a substance that suppresses sweating. |
| CANTHARIDIC | • cantharidic adj. Related to, composed of, or derived from cantharides. • CANTHARIDIC adj. of or like a cantharid, also CANTHARIDAL, CANTHARIDIAN. |
| CANTHARIDIN | • cantharidin n. (Organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly. • CANTHARIDIN n. a bitter crystalline compound that is the active blister-producing ingredient of cantharides. |
| DIAPHORETIC | • diaphoretic adj. (Pharmacology) Generating sweat or perspiration. • diaphoretic n. (Pharmacology) A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration. • DIAPHORETIC adj. promoting sweating. |
| DIASTROPHIC | • diastrophic adj. Relating to diastrophism. • DIASTROPHIC adj. relating to diastrophism. |
| 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. |
| DISPATCHING | • dispatching n. The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose. • dispatching n. (Informal) burial. • dispatching v. Present participle of dispatch. |
| DITHYRAMBIC | • dithyrambic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm. • dithyrambic n. A dithyramb. • DITHYRAMBIC adj. like a dithyramb, wildly enthusiastic in statement or writing. |
| ETHANEDIOIC | • ETHANEDIOIC adj. designating a type of acid. |
| GLOCHIDIATE | • glochidiate adj. (Botany) Having barbs. • GLOCHIDIATE adj. like a glochidium, the larva of a freshwater mussel that develops as a parasite on fish. |
| HAGGADISTIC | • Haggadistic adj. Of or relating to the Haggadah. • HAGGADISTIC adj. relating to the haggadah. |
| HINDCASTING | • hindcasting n. Testing by use of hindcasts. • HINDCAST v. to test a mathematical model by inputting known or closely estimated data for past events to see how well the output matches the known results. |
| HUDIBRASTIC | • hudibrastic adj. Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic. • Hudibrastic adj. Of, or relating to a style of English verse that mocks heroic verse. • HUDIBRASTIC adj. boastful. |
| HYPOACIDITY | • hypoacidity n. (Pathology) The condition of having less than the normal amount of acidity in the stomach. • HYPOACIDITY n. abnormally low acidity, as of the contents of the stomach. |
| ICHTHYOIDAL | • ichthyoidal adj. Like a fish; ichthyoid. • ICHTHYOIDAL adj. fishlike, also ICHTHYOID. |
| KITCHENMAID | • kitchenmaid n. (Archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen. • KITCHENMAID n. a maid who works in the kitchen. |
| MITHRADATIC | • MITHRADATIC adj. antidotal, also MITHRIDATIC. |
| MITHRIDATIC | • mithridatic adj. (Historical) Of or related to mithridates, universally curative against all poisons. • mithridatic adj. Of or related to mithridatism, the gradual acquisition of immunity to poison through repeated exposure. • mithridatic n. (Medicine, archaic) Synonym of antidote: a treatment which functions like a mithridate. |