| ARCHETYPICAL | • archetypical adj. In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative. • ARCHETYPICAL adj. of or like an archetype, also ARCHETYPAL. |
| BRACHYCEPHAL | • BRACHYCEPHAL n. a short-headed person. |
| CHALCOPYRITE | • chalcopyrite n. (Mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS2. • CHALCOPYRITE n. copper pyrites, a yellow double sulphide of copper and iron. |
| CYCLOPROPANE | • cyclopropane n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes… • CYCLOPROPANE n. a flammable gaseous saturated cyclic hydrocarbon sometimes used as a general anesthetic. |
| DESPOTOCRACY | • despotocracy n. Government by a despot. • DESPOTOCRACY n. rulership by despots or tyrants. |
| MACROCEPHALY | • macrocephaly n. (Medicine) A condition in which the head is abnormally large. • macrocephaly n. (Geography) The excessive concentration of population and development in a single centre, to the detriment… • MACROCEPHALY n. largeness, or abnormal largeness, of the head. |
| MICROCEPHALY | • microcephaly n. A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth. • MICROCEPHALY n. the state of having a small head. |
| OVERCAPACITY | • overcapacity n. A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed. • OVERCAPACITY n. excessive capacity for production or services in relation to demand. |
| PEDANTOCRACY | • pedantocracy n. Government by pedants. • PEDANTOCRACY n. government by pedants or strict rule-bound scholars. |
| PERSPICACITY | • perspicacity n. Acute discernment or understanding; insight. • perspicacity n. The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly. • perspicacity n. (Obsolete) Keen eyesight. |
| PRECIPITANCY | • precipitancy n. Suddenness; excessive haste. • PRECIPITANCY n. the quality of being precipitate, also PRECIPITANCE. |
| PREOCCUPANCY | • preoccupancy n. The act or right of taking possession before another. • PREOCCUPANCY n. an act or the right of taking possession before another. |
| PYROCATECHIN | • pyrocatechin n. (Obsolete, organic chemistry) pyrocatechol. • PYROCATECHIN n. another name for catechol, also PYROCATECHOL. |
| PYROCATECHOL | • pyrocatechol n. (Organic chemistry) A dihydric phenol, benzene-1,2-diol, present in some tars. • PYROCATECHOL n. another name for catechol, also PYROCATECHIN. |
| PYROCHEMICAL | • pyrochemical adj. (Chemistry) Of, related to, or produced by chemical reactions at elevated temperatures. • PYROCHEMICAL adj. relating to chemical changes at high temperatures. |
| RECIPROCALLY | • reciprocally adv. In a reciprocal manner; by way of returning (e.g. a favour, insult, etc). • RECIPROCAL adv. acting in return. |
| TRACHEOSCOPY | • tracheoscopy n. (Medicine) examination of the interior of the trachea using a tracheoscope. • TRACHEOSCOPY n. inspection of the trachea. |