| 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. |
| AUTOCEPHALIC | • autocephalic adj. Autocephalous. • AUTOCEPHALIC adj. of a bishop, independent of any higher governing body, also AUTOCEPHALOUS. |
| 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. |
| CONCEPTUALLY | • conceptually adv. In a conceptual manner. • CONCEPTUAL adv. relating to concepts. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PLUTOCRACIES | • plutocracies n. Plural of plutocracy. • PLUTOCRACY n. rulership by the wealthy. |
| 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. |
| SCAPULOMANCY | • scapulomancy n. Alternative form of scapulimancy. • SCAPULOMANCY n. divination involving a shoulder blade which has been charred or cracked from a fire, also SCAPULIMANCY. |
| SCOLOPACEOUS | • scolopaceous adj. (Zoology) Resembling a snipe. • SCOLOPACEOUS adj. snipelike. |
| 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. |
| ULTRACOMPACT | • ultracompact adj. Extremely compact; of utmost compactness. • ULTRACOMPACT adj. extremely compact. |
| UNCOMPLACENT | • uncomplacent adj. Not complacent. • UNCOMPLACENT adj. not complacent. |