| ACCOUPLEMENT | • accouplement n. (Rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union. • accouplement n. (Rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace. • ACCOUPLEMENT n. a timber joist or beam that serves as a tie or support. |
| CAPROLACTAMS | • caprolactams n. Plural of caprolactam. • CAPROLACTAM n. a white crystalline cyclic amide used esp. in making one type of nylon. |
| CLEPTOMANIAC | • cleptomaniac n. Alternative spelling of kleptomaniac. • CLEPTOMANIAC n. a person having an obsessive urge to steal, also KLEPTO, KLEPTOMANIAC. |
| COMPLACENTLY | • complacently adv. In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled. • COMPLACENT adv. marked by complacency. |
| COMPLICATING | • complicating v. Present participle of complicate. • COMPLICATE v. to combine esp. in an involved manner. |
| COMPLICATION | • complication n. The act or process of complicating. • complication n. The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity. • complication n. A person who doesn’t fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper. |
| COMPLICATIVE | • complicative adj. Having a tendency to complicate. • COMPLICATIVE adj. tending to complicate. |
| COSMOPLASTIC | • cosmoplastic adj. Pertaining to or concerned with the formation of the universe or world; cosmogonic. • cosmoplastic adj. Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; world-forming. • COSMOPLASTIC adj. moulding or shaping the universe. |
| MALPRACTICES | • malpractices n. Plural of malpractice. • MALPRACTICE n. an evil or improper practice; professional misconduct. |
| MICROPLASTIC | • microplastic n. Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products… • microplastic adj. Exhibiting microplasticity. • MICROPLASTIC n. very small particles of plastic debris persisting as waste material in the environment following the breakdown of rubbish. |
| PRACTICALISM | • practicalism n. A system of government where all major policy decisions are voted upon directly by the people, or where… • PRACTICALISM n. devotion to what is practical. |
| PREECLAMPTIC | • preeclamptic adj. Of or pertaining to preeclampsia. • preeclamptic adj. Before eclampsia. • preeclamptic n. An individual who has preeclampsia. |
| RECEPTACULUM | • receptaculum n. (Anatomy) A receptacle. • RECEPTACULUM n. (Latin) a receptacle. |
| ULTRACOMPACT | • ultracompact adj. Extremely compact; of utmost compactness. • ULTRACOMPACT adj. extremely compact. |
| UNCOMPLACENT | • uncomplacent adj. Not complacent. • UNCOMPLACENT adj. not complacent. |