| ACUPUNCTURISTS | • acupuncturists n. Plural of acupuncturist. • ACUPUNCTURIST n. one who practices acupuncture. |
| CATADIOPTRICAL | • catadioptrical adj. Catadioptric. • CATADIOPTRICAL adj. relating to or employing both reflection and refraction, as in the construction of some long-focal-length photographic lenses, also CATADIOPTRIC. |
| CONTRACEPTIONS | • contraceptions n. Plural of contraception. • CONTRACEPTION n. deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation. |
| CONTRACEPTIVES | • contraceptives n. Plural of contraceptive. • CONTRACEPTIVE n. something intended to prevent conception. |
| CRYOPROTECTANT | • cryoprotectant n. (Biology) Any substance (typically a polyhydric alcohol) that prevents cell damage on freezing. • CRYOPROTECTANT n. a cryoprotective substance. |
| CRYPTAESTHETIC | • CRYPTAESTHETIC adj. of or relating to supernormal perception, also CRYPTESTHETIC. |
| ECOCATASTROPHE | • ecocatastrophe n. An ecological catastrophe, especially a man-made disaster that affects the environment. • ECOCATASTROPHE n. a major destructive upset in the balance of nature esp. when caused by the action of humans. |
| IMPRACTICALITY | • impracticality n. The state or quality of being impractical. • impracticality n. Something which is impractical. • IMPRACTICALITY n. the state of being impractical. |
| PANCREATECTOMY | • pancreatectomy n. (Surgery) The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas. • PANCREATECTOMY n. surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas. |
| PARATACTICALLY | • paratactically adv. In terms of or by means of parataxis. • PARATACTICAL adv. of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis, also PARATACTIC. |
| POCOCURANTISTS | • pococurantists n. Plural of pococurantist. • POCOCURANTIST n. one who is habitually uninterested. |
| PRACTICABILITY | • practicability n. The state of being practicable; feasibility. • PRACTICABILITY n. the state of being practicable. |
| PRACTICALITIES | • practicalities n. Plural of practicality. • PRACTICALITY n. the state of being practical. |
| PRECONTRACTING | • precontracting v. Present participle of precontract. • PRECONTRACT v. to contract in advance. |
| SPECTACULARITY | • spectacularity n. The condition of being spectacular. • SPECTACULARITY n. the state of being spectacular. |
| ULTRAPRACTICAL | • ultrapractical adj. Extremely practical. • ULTRAPRACTICAL adj. extremely practical. |
| UNPRACTICALITY | • unpracticality n. The quality of being unpractical. • UNPRACTICALITY n. not practicality. |