| AUTOCEPHALIC | • autocephalic adj. Autocephalous. • AUTOCEPHALIC adj. of a bishop, independent of any higher governing body, also AUTOCEPHALOUS. |
| CACOPHONIOUS | • cacophonious adj. Cacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical. • CACOPHONIOUS adj. relating to a cacophony, also CACOPHONIC, CACOPHONICAL, CACOPHONOUS. |
| CAPILLACEOUS | • capillaceous adj. Resembling hair. • capillaceous adj. Having hair-like filaments. • CAPILLACEOUS adj. hairlike. |
| CAPRICIOUSLY | • capriciously adv. In a capricious manner; without caution or concern. • CAPRICIOUS adv. subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. |
| CONDUPLICATE | • conduplicate adj. (Botany) Of leaves: folded (doubled) lengthwise. • CONDUPLICATE adj. folded lengthwise with the upper surface inwards, e.g. on a leaf folded along the midrib. |
| INOCCUPATION | • inoccupation n. Absence of occupation; lack of anything to do. • INOCCUPATION n. lack of occupation. |
| MICROCAPSULE | • microcapsule n. (Medicine) A very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed). • MICROCAPSULE n. a tiny capsule containing material (as an adhesive or a medicine) that is released when the capsule is broken. |
| NUCLEOCAPSID | • nucleocapsid n. (Biology) The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein. • NUCLEOCAPSID n. the nucleic acid and surrounding protein coat in a virus. |
| OCCUPATIONAL | • occupational adj. Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense). • OCCUPATIONAL adj. related to occupation. |
| OCTUPLICATES | • octuplicates n. Plural of octuplicate. • OCTUPLICATE n. one of eight corresponding things. |
| OPTOACOUSTIC | • optoacoustic adj. (Physics) Describing any of several interactions between light and sound. • OPTOACOUSTIC adj. relating to or combining both vision and hearing. |
| PECTINACEOUS | • pectinaceous adj. Relating to pectin. • PECTINACEOUS adj. of, relating to, or containing pectin. |
| PERVICACIOUS | • pervicacious adj. (Possibly rare) Extremely stubborn or headstrong; wilful, obstinate. • PERVICACIOUS adj. very stubborn. |
| PLUTOCRACIES | • plutocracies n. Plural of plutocracy. • PLUTOCRACY n. rulership by the wealthy. |
| PUNDITOCRACY | • punditocracy n. A group of political pundits who are thought to have too much influence. |
| REOCCUPATION | • reoccupation n. (Uncountable) The condition of being reoccupied. • reoccupation n. (Countable) The act of reoccupying. • REOCCUPATION n. the act of reoccupying. |
| STAUROSCOPIC | • stauroscopic adj. Relating to the stauroscope. • STAUROSCOPIC adj. of or like a stauroscope, an instrument for studying the structure of crystals with polarised light. |
| SUBOCCIPITAL | • suboccipital adj. (Anatomy) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput. • suboccipital n. (Anatomy, colloquial) Any of the group of suboccipital muscles. • SUBOCCIPITAL adj. below the occiput. |