| AUTOCORRECTS | • autocorrects v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocorrect. • AUTOCORRECT n. a function that attempts to correct errors made by the user when entering text into an electronic device. |
| BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
| CHIAROSCUROS | • chiaroscuros n. Plural of chiaroscuro. • CHIAROSCURO n. (Italian) the quality of being veiled or partly in shadow. |
| CIRCUMROTATE | • circumrotate v. (Intransitive) To revolve. • CIRCUMROTATE v. to rotate as a wheel. |
| COCURRICULAR | • cocurricular adj. Accompanying an educational curriculum. • COCURRICULAR adj. being outside of but usually complementing the regular curriculum. |
| CONTRACTURAL | • contractural adj. (Pathology) Of or pertaining to contractures. • CONTRACTURAL adj. relating to contracture, a permanent shortening of a muscle or tendon. |
| CONTRACTURES | • contractures n. Plural of contracture. • CONTRACTURE n. a permanent shortening (as of muscle, tendon, or scar tissue) producing deformity or distortion. |
| COUNTERBRACE | • counterbrace v. (Nautical, transitive) To brace in opposite directions. • counterbrace v. (Engineering, transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| COUNTERCHARM | • countercharm n. That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell. • countercharm v. To destroy the effect of a charm upon. • COUNTERCHARM v. to destroy or dissolve the effects of (another charm). |
| COUNTERMARCH | • countermarch n. A march back along the same route. • countermarch v. To march back along the same route. • COUNTERMARCH v. to march or cause to march back or in a direction opposite to a former one. |
| COUNTERSCARP | • counterscarp n. (Architecture) The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch. • COUNTERSCARP n. a narrow earth band on the outer wall of a defensive ditch. |
| CRYOSURGICAL | • cryosurgical adj. Of or pertaining to cryosurgery. • CRYOSURGICAL adj. relating to cryosurgery. |
| MACRONUCLEAR | • macronuclear adj. Of or pertaining to a macronucleus. • MACRONUCLEAR adj. of or like a macronucleus. |
| PRECANCEROUS | • precancerous adj. (Oncology) Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer. • pre-cancerous adj. Alternative spelling of precancerous. • PRECANCEROUS adj. tending to become cancerous. |