| ALPHABETICAL | • alphabetical adj. Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet. • alphabetical adj. According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet. • alphabetical adj. (Obsolete) literal. |
| AMPHISBAENIC | • amphisbaenic adj. (Mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena. • AMPHISBAENIC adj. of or like an amphisbaena. |
| ANALPHABETIC | • analphabetic adj. (Not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic. • analphabetic adj. (Comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write. • analphabetic n. An illiterate person. |
| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BATHYPELAGIC | • bathypelagic adj. (Oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep. • BATHYPELAGIC adj. found in the depths of the sea, down to 4000 metres below sea level. |
| BICARPELLARY | • bicarpellary adj. Having two carpels. • BICARPELLARY adj. of an ovary, having two carpels. |
| BUPIVACAINES | • BUPIVACAINE n. a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks. |
| CANCERPHOBIA | • cancerphobia n. Inordinate dread of developing cancer. • CANCERPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCEROPHOBIA. |
| CAPABILITIES | • capabilities n. Plural of capability. • CAPABILITY n. the state of being capable. |
| DISPLACEABLE | • displaceable adj. Capable of being displaced. • DISPLACEABLE adj. capable of being displaced. |
| HYPERCARBIAS | • HYPERCARBIA n. hypercapnia, also HYPERCAPNIA. |
| INAPPLICABLE | • inapplicable adj. Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant. • INAPPLICABLE adj. not applicable. |
| INCOMPARABLE | • incomparable adj. So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed. • incomparable adj. (Rare) Not able to be compared. • incomparable n. Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison. |
| PALEOBOTANIC | • paleobotanic adj. Alternative form of paleobotanical. • PALEOBOTANIC adj. relating to paleobotany, also PALEOBOTANICAL. |
| PAPERBACKING | • paperbacking v. Present participle of paperback. • PAPERBACK v. to bring out in paperback. |
| PARTICIPABLE | • participable adj. Capable of being participated in or shared. • PARTICIPABLE adj. capable of being participated in or shared. |
| PREFABRICATE | • prefabricate v. (Transitive) To manufacture (A building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site. • PREFABRICATE v. to make standardized parts of beforehand, for assembling later. |
| PROCARBAZINE | • procarbazine n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • PROCARBAZINE n. an antineoplastic drug used esp. in the palliative treatment of Hodgkin's disease. |
| UNAPPLICABLE | • unapplicable adj. Not applicable. • UNAPPLICABLE adj. not applicable. |
| UNCAPSIZABLE | • uncapsizable adj. Not capsizable. • UNCAPSIZABLE adj. not capsizable. |