| ADENOCARCINOMA | • adenocarcinoma n. (Oncology) Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue. • ADENOCARCINOMA n. a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium. |
| AEROMECHANICAL | • aeromechanical adj. Of or pertaining to aeromechanics. • AEROMECHANICAL adj. relating to aeromechanics. |
| ANACARDIACEOUS | • anacardiaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs. • ANACARDIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Anacardiaceae, the cashew-nut family. |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL | • archaeological adj. Relating to the science or research of archaeology. • archæological adj. Archaic form of archaeological. • ARCHAEOLOGICAL adj. relating to archaeology. |
| ARCHIDIACONATE | • archidiaconate n. Archdeaconry. • ARCHIDIACONATE n. the office of archdeacon. |
| CAMPANULACEOUS | • campanulaceous adj. (Botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell. • CAMPANULACEOUS adj. belonging to the bellflower family. |
| CAPPARIDACEOUS | • capparidaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives. • CAPPARIDACEOUS adj. of the Capparidaceae family of plants, related to the crucifers, and including the caper. |
| CARPOMETACARPI | • carpometacarpi n. Plural of carpometacarpus. • CARPOMETACARPUS n. in birds, a bone of the wing formed by fusion of some of the carpals with the metacarpals. |
| CYANOACRYLATES | • cyanoacrylates n. Plural of cyanoacrylate. • CYANOACRYLATE n. any of several liquid acrylate monomers that readily polymerize as anions and are used as adhesives in industry and in closing wounds in surgery. |
| CYANOBACTERIAL | • cyanobacterial adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the cyanobacteria. |
| EXTRACANONICAL | • extracanonical adj. Outside of canon. • EXTRACANONICAL adj. not part of the canon of the Bible. |
| HYPOCALCAEMIAS | • hypocalcaemias n. Plural of hypocalcaemia. • HYPOCALCAEMIA n. a deficiency of calcium in the blood, also HYPOCALCEMIA. |
| MACROCEPHALIAS | • MACROCEPHALIA n. the condition of having an abnormally large brain, also MACRENCEPHALIA, MACRENCEPHALY. |
| NARCOCATHARSES | • NARCOCATHARSIS n. hypnoanalysis when narcotics are used in producing the hypnotic state. |
| PALAEOCLIMATIC | • palaeoclimatic adj. Alternative spelling of paleoclimatic. • PALAEOCLIMATIC adj. of or relating to a palaeoclimate. |
| SCLEROMALACIAS | • scleromalacias n. Plural of scleromalacia. • SCLEROMALACIA n. thinning of the sclerotic coat resulting from inflammation. |