| ACETYLSALICYLIC | • acetylsalicylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated. • ACETYLSALICYLIC adj. as in acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin. |
| BRACHIOCEPHALIC | • brachiocephalic adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the arm and the head. • BRACHIOCEPHALIC adj. relating to the arms and head. |
| BRACHYCEPHALICS | • brachycephalics n. Plural of brachycephalic. • BRACHYCEPHALIC n. a short-headed person. |
| CATECHISTICALLY | • CATECHISTICAL adv. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTIC. |
| CEPHALOTHORACIC | • cephalothoracic adj. (Anatomy) Relating to or resembling a cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORACIC adj. relating to the cephalothorax. |
| CHEMOTACTICALLY | • chemotactically adv. By chemotaxis. • CHEMOTACTIC adv. exhibiting chemotaxis. |
| CLIMACTERICALLY | • CLIMACTERICAL adv. relating to a climacteric. |
| DECALCIFICATION | • decalcification n. The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones. • DECALCIFICATION n. the removal or loss of calcium or calcium compounds (as from bones or soil). |
| ENCYCLOPAEDICAL | • encyclopaedical adj. Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae. • encyclopædical adj. Archaic spelling of encyclopaedical. • ENCYCLOPAEDICAL adj. of or relating to an encyclopedia; comprehensive; full of information, also ENCYCLOPEDIC, ENCYCLOPEDICAL. |
| HYPERCATALECTIC | • hypercatalectic adj. (Poetry) Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse). • HYPERCATALECTIC adj. having an additional syllable or half-foot after the last complete dipody. |
| MECHANOCHEMICAL | • mechanochemical adj. Of or pertaining to mechanochemistry. • MECHANOCHEMICAL adj. of or relating to mechanochemistry, the branch of science that deals with the relation between mechanical and chemical phenomena and the interconversion of these forms of energy. |
| RECALCITRANCIES | • recalcitrancies n. Plural of recalcitrancy. • RECALCITRANCY n. the state of being recalcitrant, also RECALCITRANCE. |
| SCAPHOCEPHALICS | • SCAPHOCEPHALIC n. someone having an abnormally long narrow skull. |