| ANTICHOLINERGIC | • anticholinergic adj. That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site. • anticholinergic n. (Medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning… • ANTICHOLINERGIC adj. blocking nerve impulses, in order to control intestinal spasms. |
| ARCHGENETHLIACS | • ARCHGENETHLIAC n. (Browning) in derogatory sense, the greatest of genethliacs or astrologers. |
| BACKSCRATCHINGS | • BACKSCRATCHING n. the act of scratching another's back. |
| CHALCOGRAPHISTS | • chalcographists n. Plural of chalcographist. • CHALCOGRAPHIST n. one who practises chalcography, the art of engraving on copper or brass. |
| CHARTOGRAPHICAL | • CHARTOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to the drawing of maps, also CARTOGRAPHIC, CARTOGRAPHICAL, CHARTOGRAPHIC. |
| CHROMATOGRAPHIC | • chromatographic adj. (Analytical chemistry) Of or pertaining to chromatography. • CHROMATOGRAPHIC adj. relating to chromatography. |
| CHRONOGRAMMATIC | • chronogrammatic adj. Relating to, or containing a chronogram. • CHRONOGRAMMATIC adj. of or like a chronogram, an inscription whose letters form a Roman numeral date. |
| CINEMATOGRAPHIC | • cinematographic adj. Of or pertaining to cinematography. • CINEMATOGRAPHIC adj. relating to cinematography. |
| COUNTERCHANGING | • counterchanging v. Present participle of counterchange. • COUNTERCHANGE v. to interchange, transpose. |
| COUNTERCHARGING | • countercharging v. Present participle of countercharge. • COUNTERCHARGE v. to bring a charge forward in opposition to another charge. |
| COUNTERCHARMING | • countercharming v. Present participle of countercharm. • COUNTERCHARM v. to destroy or dissolve the effects of (another charm). |
| COUNTERMARCHING | • countermarching v. Present participle of countermarch. • countermarching n. A countermarch. • COUNTERMARCH v. to march or cause to march back or in a direction opposite to a former one. |
| CRYPTOGRAPHICAL | • cryptographical adj. Relating to cryptography; cryptographic. • CRYPTOGRAPHICAL adj. of, relating to, or using cryptography, also CRYPTOGRAPHIC. |
| PHARMACOGNOSTIC | • pharmacognostic adj. Relating to pharmacognosy. • PHARMACOGNOSTIC adj. relating to pharmacognosy. |
| PSYCHOGERIATRIC | • psychogeriatric adj. Relating to psychogeriatrics. • PSYCHOGERIATRIC adj. relating to the study of the psychological problems of old age. |
| SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |