| ACATALECTICS | • acatalectics n. Plural of acatalectic. • ACATALECTIC n. a poetic line having a complete number of syllables. |
| ACCEPTANCIES | • ACCEPTANCY n. the act of accepting, also ACCEPTANCE. |
| ACCIACCATURE | • acciaccature n. Plural of acciaccatura. • ACCIACCATURA n. (Italian) a grace-note performed quickly before an essential note of a melody. |
| ACROCENTRICS | • acrocentrics n. Plural of acrocentric. • ACROCENTRIC n. a rod-shaped chromosome. |
| CAPACITANCES | • capacitances n. Plural of capacitance. • CAPACITANCE n. in electricity, the ability to store an electric charge; measure of such ability. |
| CATACHRESTIC | • catachrestic adj. Constituting or related to catachresis. • CATACHRESTIC adj. relating to catachresis, the misuse of words, also CATACHRESTICAL. |
| CATECHETICAL | • catechetical adj. Of or pertaining to catechesis. • CATECHETICAL adj. relating to catechism, also CATECHETIC. |
| CHLOROACETIC | • chloroacetic adj. Of or pertaining to chloroacetic acid and its derivatives. • CHLOROACETIC adj. an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid, also CHLORACETIC. |
| CICATRICHULE | • CICATRICHULE n. a white spot, the germinating point in the yolk of an egg, also CICATRICLE, CICATRICULA. |
| CIRCUMJACENT | • circumjacent adj. (Archaic, literary) Lying or located in the area around something. • CIRCUMJACENT adj. bordering on every side. |
| CIRCUMSTANCE | • circumstance n. Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event. • circumstance n. An event; a fact; a particular incident. • circumstance n. Circumlocution; detail. |
| CLIMACTERICS | • climacterics n. Plural of climacteric. • CLIMACTERIC n. a supposedly critical stage in human life, esp. occurring at ages that are multiples of seven years. |
| COELACANTHIC | • COELACANTHIC adj. (jocular) old but worth keeping. |
| CONCENTRICAL | • concentrical adj. Alternative form of concentric. • CONCENTRICAL adj. having a common center, also CONCENTRIC. |
| CONCOMITANCE | • concomitance n. Occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence. • concomitance n. A concomitant. • concomitance n. (Christianity) The Roman Catholic doctrine of the existence of the entire body of Christ in the Eucharist… |
| CYTOCHEMICAL | • cytochemical adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to cytochemistry. • cytochemical n. (Biochemistry) Any chemical compound that is found only in cells. • CYTOCHEMICAL adj. relating to cytochemistry. |
| ECCLESIASTIC | • ecclesiastic adj. Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical. • ecclesiastic n. A cleric. • ECCLESIASTIC adj. relating to the church or to the clergy. |
| ECLECTICALLY | • eclectically adv. In an eclectic manner. • ECLECTIC adv. selecting and employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles. |
| GYNECOCRATIC | • gynecocratic adj. Of or relating to gynecocracy. • GYNECOCRATIC adj. relating to gynecocracy. |
| TECHNOCRATIC | • technocratic adj. Of, or relating to a technocrat or technocracy. • TECHNOCRATIC adj. of, relating to, or suggestive of a technocrat or a technocracy. |