| ACCELERATINGLY | • acceleratingly adv. In an accelerating manner. • ACCELERATING adv. ACCELERATE, to bring about at an earlier time. |
| ANTICARCINOGEN | • anticarcinogen n. (Medicine) Any substance that reduces the occurrence or severity of cancers. • ANTICARCINOGEN n. a substance designed to counter the effect of carcinogens. |
| ANTICARIOGENIC | • anticariogenic adj. That counters cariogenesis. |
| ARCHGENETHLIAC | • ARCHGENETHLIAC n. (Browning) in derogatory sense, the greatest of genethliacs or astrologers. |
| BACKSCATTERING | • backscattering n. (Physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source. • backscattering v. Present participle of backscatter. • BACKSCATTERING n. the act of backscattering. |
| BACKSCRATCHING | • backscratching v. Present participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCHING n. the act of scratching another's back. |
| BACTERIOPHAGIC | • bacteriophagic adj. Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGIC adj. of or like a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria, also BACTERIOPHAGOUS. |
| CARTOGRAPHICAL | • cartographical adj. Pertaining to cartography. • CARTOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to cartography, also CARTOGRAPHIC, CHARTOGRAPHIC, CHARTOGRAPHICAL. |
| CHALCOGRAPHIST | • chalcographist n. Synonym of chalcographer. • CHALCOGRAPHIST n. one who practises chalcography, the art of engraving on copper or brass. |
| CHARACTERISING | • characterising v. Present participle of characterise. • CHARACTERISE v. to give a character to, also CHARACTERIZE. |
| CHARACTERIZING | • characterizing v. Present participle of characterize. • CHARACTERIZE v. to describe the character or quality of, also CHARACTERISE. |
| CHARACTEROLOGY | • characterology n. (Psychology) The study or attempted deduction of character in individuals. • CHARACTEROLOGY n. the study of the development of character. |
| CIRCUMNAVIGATE | • circumnavigate v. (Transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail. • circumnavigate v. (Transitive) To circumvent or bypass. • circumnavigate v. (Intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHIC | • dactylographic adj. Of or relating to dactylography. • DACTYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to dactylography, the study of fingerprints. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTIC | • megakaryocytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes. • MEGAKARYOCYTIC adj. of or like a megakaryocyte. |
| REACCELERATING | • reaccelerating v. Present participle of reaccelerate. • REACCELERATE v. to accelerate again. |
| RECALCITRATING | • recalcitrating v. Present participle of recalcitrate. • RECALCITRATE v. to show strong objection to. |
| TACHYGRAPHICAL | • TACHYGRAPHICAL adj. relating to tachygraphy, shorthand, also TACHYGRAPHIC. |
| TRAGICOMICALLY | • tragicomically adv. In a tragicomic manner. • TRAGICOMICAL adv. part tragic, part comic, also TRAGICOMIC. |