| ACANTHOCEPHALAN | • acanthocephalan n. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. • acanthocephalan adj. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. • ACANTHOCEPHALAN adj. belonging to the Acanthocephala, a division of parasitic worms with spiny proboscis. |
| ACCOMPANIMENTAL | • accompanimental adj. Relating to or serving as an accompaniment. |
| AMPHITHEATRICAL | • amphitheatrical adj. Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre. • AMPHITHEATRICAL adj. relating to an amphitheater, also AMPHITHEATRIC. |
| APPENDICULARIAN | • appendicularian adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates. • appendicularian n. (Zoology) A member of this class. • APPENDICULARIAN n. a member of the Appendicularia, a genus of ascidians. |
| ASCLEPIADACEOUS | • asclepiadaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the milkweeds. • ASCLEPIADACEOUS adj. belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed and swallowwort family. |
| HYPERCALCAEMIAS | • hypercalcaemias n. Plural of hypercalcaemia. • HYPERCALCAEMIA n. an excess of calcium in the blood, also HYPERCALCEMIA. |
| MACRENCEPHALIAS | • MACRENCEPHALIA n. the condition of having an abnormally large brain, also MACRENCEPHALY, MACROCEPHALIA. |
| MALACOPTERYGIAN | • malacopterygian n. (Archaic) (zoology) Any of the obsolete order of fish Malacopterygii. • MALACOPTERYGIAN adj. belonging to the Malacopterygii, a soft-finned suborder of bony fishes, including herrings and salmon. |
| OCEANOGRAPHICAL | • oceanographical adj. Of or pertaining to oceanography, the science of oceans. • OCEANOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to oceanography, also OCEANOGRAPHIC. |
| PALAEOANTHROPIC | • palaeoanthropic adj. Alternative spelling of paleoanthropic. • PALAEOANTHROPIC adj. of or relating to the earliest types of man, also PALAEANTHROPIC. |
| PALAEOBOTANICAL | • palaeobotanical adj. Alternative spelling of paleobotanical. • PALAEOBOTANICAL adj. relating to palaeobotany, the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANIC. |
| PALAEOGRAPHICAL | • palaeographical adj. Of or pertaining to palaeography. • palæographical adj. Obsolete spelling of paleographical. • PALAEOGRAPHICAL adj. related to palaeography, the study of ancient writings, also PALEOGRAPHIC. |
| PARADOXICALNESS | • paradoxicalness n. The state or quality of being paradoxical. • PARADOXICAL n. of the nature of a paradox, also PARADOXAL. |
| PARAGENETICALLY | • paragenetically adv. In terms of paragenesis. • PARAGENETIC adv. relating to paragenesis. |
| PARASITICALNESS | • parasiticalness n. The state or quality of being parasitical. • PARASITICAL n. of or like a parasite, also PARASITIC. |
| PHARISAICALNESS | • pharisaicalness n. (Chiefly Christianity) The quality of being pharisaical. • PHARISAICAL n. characterized by hypocritical self-righteousness; putting emphasis on strict observance of rituals unrelated to the spirit or meaning of the ceremony, also PHARISAIC. |
| PHARMACEUTICALS | • pharmaceuticals n. Plural of pharmaceutical. • PHARMACEUTICAL n. a medicinal drug, also PHARMACEUTIC. |
| PLANTAGINACEOUS | • plantaginaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Plantaginaceae of plantains and close relatives. • PLANTAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the plantain family. |
| PRAGMATICALNESS | • pragmaticalness n. The quality or state of being pragmatical. • PRAGMATICALNESS n. the state of being pragmatical. |
| THALAMENCEPHALA | • thalamencephala n. Plural of thalamencephalon. • THALAMENCEPHALA plural of thalamencephalon (which has sixteenletters), the part of the diencephalon of the brain that includes the thalamus, pineal gland, and adjacent structures. |