| CALORESCENCE | • calorescence n. (Dated, physics) The absorption of infrared radiation and subsequent emission of visible light. • CALORESCENCE n. the transmutation of heat rays into luminous rays. |
| CHLOROACETIC | • chloroacetic adj. Of or pertaining to chloroacetic acid and its derivatives. • CHLOROACETIC adj. an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid, also CHLORACETIC. |
| COALESCENCES | • coalescences n. Plural of coalescence. • COALESCENCE n. the act of coalescing. |
| COELACANTHIC | • COELACANTHIC adj. (jocular) old but worth keeping. |
| COMPLACENCES | • complacences n. Plural of complacence. • COMPLACENCE n. self-satisfaction esp. when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies, also COMPLACENCY. |
| COMPLICACIES | • complicacies n. Plural of complicacy. • COMPLICACY n. a state of being complicate or intricate. |
| CONCENTRICAL | • concentrical adj. Alternative form of concentric. • CONCENTRICAL adj. having a common center, also CONCENTRIC. |
| CONCEPTACLES | • conceptacles n. Plural of conceptacle. • CONCEPTACLE n. (obsolete) a receptacle, a reproductive cavity. |
| CYCLAZOCINES | • cyclazocines n. Plural of cyclazocine. • CYCLAZOCINE n. a synthetic drug protecting against the addictive effects of the morphine group. |
| CYTOCHEMICAL | • cytochemical adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to cytochemistry. • cytochemical n. (Biochemistry) Any chemical compound that is found only in cells. • CYTOCHEMICAL adj. relating to cytochemistry. |
| ENTEROCOCCAL | • enterococcal adj. Relating to, or produced by, an enterococcus. • ENTEROCOCCAL adj. relating to enterococcus. |
| HYPOCALCEMIC | • hypocalcemic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, hypocalcemia. • HYPOCALCEMIC adj. relating to hypocalcemia, also HYPOCALCAEMIC. |
| NECTOCALYCES | • nectocalyces n. Plural of nectocalyx. • NECTOCALYX n. the swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. |
| OCHLOCRACIES | • ochlocracies n. Plural of ochlocracy. • OCHLOCRACY n. government by the mob. |
| PNEUMOCOCCAL | • pneumococcal adj. Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium. • PNEUMOCOCCAL adj. of or like a pneumococcus, a bacterium that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung. |