| ACTINOMYCOTIC | • actinomycotic adj. Of or pertaining to actinomycosis. • ACTINOMYCOTIC adj. relating to actinomycosis, a parasitic disease in men and cattle resulting in inflammation of the jaw. |
| ARCHITECTONIC | • architectonic adj. Relating to or characteristic of architecture, design and construction. • architectonic adj. (Figuratively) Foundational, fundamental; supporting the structure of a morality, society, or culture. • architectonic adj. Relating to the scientific systematization of the totality of knowledge. |
| CALCIFICATION | • calcification n. The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally… • CALCIFICATION n. the act of calcifying. |
| CHIROPRACTICS | • chiropractics n. The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic. • CHIROPRACTIC n. the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of mechanical disorders of the joints, esp. of the spine. |
| COCCIDIOSTATS | • coccidiostats n. Plural of coccidiostat. • COCCIDIOSTAT n. an agent which builds up a resistance by the host to coccidia by retarding the latter's life-cycle, etc. |
| CODICOLOGICAL | • codicological adj. Of or pertaining to codicology. • CODICOLOGICAL adj. relating to codicology, the study of manuscripts. |
| DICHLORACETIC | • DICHLORACETIC adj. as in dichloracetic acid. |
| MACCHERONCINI | • MACCHERONCINI n. a type of macaroni. |
| MACROCLIMATIC | • macroclimatic adj. Relating to macroclimate. • MACROCLIMATIC adj. relating to climate on a large scale. |
| MICROCEPHALIC | • microcephalic adj. Having an abnormally small head. • microcephalic n. A person with an abnormally small head. • MICROCEPHALIC adj. having a very small head, also MICROCEPHALOUS. |
| MICROCHEMICAL | • microchemical adj. Of or pertaining to microchemistry. • MICROCHEMICAL adj. relating to microchemistry. |
| MICROCLIMATIC | • microclimatic adj. Of or pertaining to a microclimate. • MICROCLIMATIC adj. relating to microclimate, the climate of a very small area. |
| MICROCOSMICAL | • microcosmical adj. Alternative form of microcosmic. • MICROCOSMICAL adj. of or like a microcosm, also MICROCOSMIC. |
| MICROCRACKING | • microcracking v. Present participle of microcrack. • MICROCRACKING n. microscopic cracking. |
| MICROSCOPICAL | • microscopical adj. Pertaining to the microscope; achieved by means of a microscope. • microscopical adj. (Now rare) Only visible by means of a microscope; very small, microscopic. • MICROSCOPICAL adj. able to be seen only though a microscope, also MICROSCOPIC. |
| PUCCINIACEOUS | • pucciniaceous adj. (Mycology) Belonging to the family Pucciniaceae of fungis. • PUCCINIACEOUS adj. belonging to the genus Puccinia, a genus of rust-fungi. |